myAgro is combating food and economic insecurity among some of the world’s most vulnerable individuals by providing smallholder farmers with access to the resources they need to escape poverty. myAgro enables farmers to pay for seeds, fertilizer, and other resources in small increments as they save over the course of a year. In addition to providing farmers with wraparound support from planting to harvest, myAgro operates a successful social…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. The Infra Eurasia team in Sustainable Infrastructure is hiring an Analyst. The team is a leading provider of finance for infrastructure in 12 countries in the Eurasia region. It finances projects in both the private and public…

The Global Water Partnership’s 2020-2025 Strategy, lays out the great urgency to act collectively around water to deliver on global goals, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are currently off-track. Given the critical interlinkages between the water and food agendas, GWP aims to enhance in particular water solutions for food security and sustainable agriculture during this strategy period. The objective of the consultancy…

"The Age of Sustainable Development", instructed by Jeffrey Sachs, gives students an understanding of the key challenges and pathways to sustainable development - that is, economic development that is also socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable. Modules included are: What is Sustainable Development? Inequality Around the World. A Short History of Economic Development. The History of Inequality. The MDGs and the End of Extreme Poverty…

Curtin University strives to give high achieving students around the world the opportunity to pursue their ambitions and gain a world-class education. Through the Merit scholarship, Curtin welcomes eligible students who have citizenship in any country other than Australia. This scholarship category awards eligible students 25% off their first year of tuition. Curtin University acknowledges the importance of being one of Australia's most…

Established in 1994, the UNCCD is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres will convene a Food Systems Summit (FSS) to raise global awareness and land global commitments and actions that transform food systems to resolve not only hunger, but to reduce diet-related disease and heal the planet. It is expected that issues related to…

ICFFSA is to bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of Business Management and Social Innovation to a common forum. All the registered papers will be published by the World Research Library and will be submitted for review for indexing by Google Scholar etc. This Conference is sponsored by many International institutes. The conference would offer a large number of invited lectures from renowned speakers all over…

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) South Texas National Wildlife Refuge Complex facilitates conservation within the subtropical 4-county delta of the Rio Grande River, adjacent to northeastern Mexico. Habitat restoration is a key component for conservation here as land conversion to agriculture and urban development has led to more than 90% of the region’s natural cover being lost in the past century. Historically, much of this cover was…

The Commonwealth Secretariat and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification are organising a high-level side event in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly. The event will be an opportunity for member nations of the Commonwealth to explore new ways to deliver ambitious, coordinated and accelerated action that will help achieve a land-degradation neutral world and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and support…

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. The…

Tetra Pak is a multinational food packaging and processing sub-company of Tetra Laval. The company offers packaging, filling machines and processing for dairy, beverages, cheese, ice cream and prepared food, including distribution tools like accumulators, cap applicators, conveyors, crate packers, film wrappers, line controllers and straw applicators. Tetra Pak cartons have been criticized for being more difficult to recycle than tin cans and…

In this course, we will go on a journey to Africa and and discuss what are the challenges and outlooks for sustainable development on the continent. The course introduces you to the key approaches, policies and international frameworks that aim to unlock more sustainable patterns of consumption and production (SCP). We will cover a number of aspects and various thematic areas: from energy efficiency - to climate-smart agriculture, from SCP tools…

A food system encompasses the activities, people and resources involved in getting food from field to plate. Along the way, it intersects with aspects of public health, equity and the environment. In this course, we will provide a brief introduction to the U.S. food system and how food production practices and what we choose to eat impacts the world in which we live. We will discuss some key historical and political factors that have helped shape…

From scorched landscapes to melting ice caps and polluted oceans, the impacts of climate change are clear and immediate. Yet despite the warning signs, progress to limit global warming remains slow and inadequate. Now, as the world grapples with the disruption of Covid-19—a crisis that at once threatens climate action and reinforces the need for collective efforts—businesses and governments are realising that they can’t simply return to normal…

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people’s lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. With novel partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams…

Food insecurity and climate change are the two major global challenges humanity is facing. Climate change is increasingly being perceived as one of the greatest challenges for food security as productivity of food systems are reduced, harming the livelihoods of those already vulnerable. Conversely, agricultural activities including indirect effects through deforestation and other forms of land conversion account for about one third of total…