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It is noteworthy that Swedish investors account for around 34 per cent of all IFAD sustainable bond investments, highlighting the country’s central role in mobilizing private capital for rural transformation.

Being a woman in the world today  still means facing systemic inequality. This gap is not accidental; it is the result of deeply entrenched social norms and discriminatory laws that continue to limit women’s opportunities and freedoms.

Indigenous knowledge and practices such as wild foods, forest goods, rainwater harvesting and beekeeping are not just a way to sustain livelihoods, reaffirm identity, but a living guide to navigate modern polycrises.

The report, "Head in the Cloud" from IPES-Food , invites a critical rethinking of what “innovation” means in contemporary food systems.

We must confront a fundamental truth: pastoralists are not relics of the past but architects of global resilience whose knowledge and practices illuminate pathways toward more sustainable futures.

In the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, we, with Ildikó Asztalos Morell, Associate Professor at SLU, look at the challenges confronting Sámi Indigenous food systems and at how this traditional food revive ageing populations.

In this interview,  Maria Taddesse reflects on how cooperatives advance gender equality, ensure food security, and build climate resilience.

Africa’s agricultural sector holds immense potential, but progress is constrained by fragmented definitions of sustainability, under-investment, and the complex pressures shaping farming systems across the continent.

10th Agroforestry Symposium opened with powerful calls to scale climate-resilient farming, celebrating ten years of farmer–researcher collaboration and agroforestry’s impact on livelihoods, food security and land restoration.