Sector Project Rural Development

Vietnamese landscape with forested mountains, fields and a small village. Copyright: © GIZ / Binh Dang Two hands pointing to something on a map. Copyright: © GIZ / Florian Kopp ...

Digital cold chain assistant for smallholder farmers

OBJECTIVES The measure aims to adapt and test a climate-sensitive digital cold chain assistant improve access to and use of climate-friendly cooling systems develop gender-sensible business models to increase the income of smallholder farmers and local SMEs reduce post-harvest losses In figures: 15 % more income for producers 10 % more turnover of SMEs 50 % less CO2...

Sustainability and Value Added in Agricultural Supply Chains

Two cotton farmers using the AI-based Pest Management App based by Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Copyright: © Welspun Foundation For Health And Knowledge. Project farmer Mr. Bhanudas Sarjerao Moharle from Ajgaon village in Wardha district...

International Forest Policy (IWP)

OBJECTIVE Improvement of forest-political aspects in the international and German development cooperation COUNTRYGlobal DURATION01 Oct 2016 - 30 Sep 2021 Commission AgencyBMZ CONTACT PERSON Mr. Herbert Christ herbert.christ@giz.de

Soil protection and rehabilitation for food security

OBJECTIVE Approaches for sustainable soil protection and soil rehabilitation have been implemented at scale in selected partner countries COUNTRYGlobal DURATION11 Nov 2014 - 31 Mar 2025 Commission AgencyBMZ CONTACT PERSON Dr. Anneke Trux anneke.trux@giz.de ...

Sustainable fisheries und aquaculture

OBJECTIVE Advice to the development policy in the fisheries sector and in the context of small-scale fishers and farmers to support sustainable forms of fisheries and aquaculture, and thereby contribute to food security, income generation and resource protection. COUNTRYGlobal DURATION01 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2022 Commission AgencyBMZ CONTACT PERSON Dr. Mark Prein mark.prein@giz.de

Support Project Conservation of Biodiversity on Land

German Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dr. Gerd Müller, Vera Scholz (GIZ), Dr. Matthias Vey (International Fragrance Association) und Eberhard Brandes (WWF) launching two initiatives (“Bioinnovation”, “Reducing the demand for ivory in China”) during a festive event (“Safeguarding the future – preserving biodiversity”) in Berlin in December...

Climate Policy Support Project

OBJECTIVE The integration of transformative approaches for emission-neutral and climate-proof development in line with the Paris Climate Agreement into German and international development cooperation is improved. COUNTRYGlobal DURATION01 Mar 2019 - 31 Aug 2023 Commission AgencyBMZ CONTACT PERSON Ms.Maria-Jose Poddey maria-jose.poddey@giz.de

Global project Food Security and Strengthening of Resilience

CONTEXT Around the world, almost 690 million people are undernourished and another two billion are chronically malnourished. Malnutrition is particularly widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, preventing individual human beings from developing their potential and affecting the development opportunities of entire countries. Inadequate provision of micronutrients such as iron, zinc and...