Agriculture

Countries could reduce the dangerous dependence on fluctuating world market prices by building up buffer stocks. Public food stocks such as those in Brazil stabilise prices and markets. Initiatives are fighting for food sovereignty worldwide. 

Food prices have been fluctuating wildly for twenty years. Speculation on financial markets and rising energy costs continue to drive prices up. In 2022, almost 800 million people worldwide were affected by chronic hunger.

Bread connects people and cultures worldwide. Around the world, bread has played a pivotal role in shaping history, culture, society and religion. A glance at history highlights just how often riots and uprisings have been ignited by rising bread prices.

The widespread promotion of synthetic fertilizer as a solution to Africa’s food-security challenges is a flawed approach that has consistently failed to address the root causes of hunger and malnutrition on the continent. It is time for policymakers and stakeholders to embrace a more transparent and evidence-based approach.

Our Policy Brief provides recommendations on fossil fuel-based and ‘green’ fertilizer production and use in Africa.

By emphasizing a multi-stakeholder approach to political decision-making, international institutions have enabled corporate actors to dominate the conversation about how and what we eat. But addressing hunger and malnutrition requires a strategy that focuses on human rights and government accountability.

The German government has announced it will implement an export ban on certain hazardous pesticides. The legal opinion examines the potential scope of such an export ban and if it could be compatible with the law of the European Union as well as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) of the World Trade organization (WTO).