DAKAR, Senegal, Apr 18 2025 (IPS) - In my country, Senegal, almost 70 percent of our land is used to graze livestock. Here and across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems ...

The global risk landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, posing significant threats to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As extreme weather, macroeconomic shocks, conflict, ...

Back in the day when the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ran a de-facto state in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, alcohol consumption was closely monitored, and sternly frowned upon.

In a quiet corner of Medina Gounass, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, one man has taken it upon himself to breathe new ...

Last year, 343 million people were experiencing acute food insecurity, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). That’s 10 ...

In an interview with IPS, a smallholder farmer and youth leader speaks about the role people like him play in the food systems chain.

Youth Forum’s theme is “Youth at the Forefront: Leveraging Science and Social Inclusion for Sustainable Development”, bringing together government representatives, young leaders and policymakers among ...

More than 13,600 participants from around the world registered for the inaugural CGIAR Science Week at the UN Complex, ...

The World Bank set its US ‘dollar-a-day’ poverty line using its 1990 data. Despite many doubts and criticisms, its poverty numbers fell until the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.

Good Food for All is the motto of The Chef's Manifesto, a project that brings together more than 1,500 chefs to explore how ...

Climate change is outpacing science and farmers are paying the price. Agricultural research innovations need to reach farmers ...

With rain, hail, and frost coming at the wrong time, a group of Andean farmers living 3,000 meters above sea level have turned to agroecological practices.