Poverty Reduction

The countries in the Horn of Africa face multiple challenges in terms of food security. An example from Ethiopia emphasises that peacebuilding and the promotion of livelihoods must go hand in hand in order to overcome them.

The global food system is not only environmentally harmful, but also makes poverty worse in rural areas of emerging markets and developing countries.

Toni Morrison’s short story about two girls – one black, one white – gives no clue about which is which.

Among the low-income earners the chapati has taken a distinct identity as a staple food.

Recent study assesses hopes and attitudes of the youth in the Middle East and North Africa – with sobering insights.

Multiple negotiations with different sets of creditors are too cumbersome to help an ailing economy fast and decisively.

Due to multiple shocks like skyrocketing of prices of seeds, pesticides and fertilisers, many Malawian smallholder farmers are giving up tobacco growing.

Officials strain the social fabric when they take private money to deliver public services – and even more when they sell illegitimate personal favours.

More and more Pakistani vacationers are discovering the remote mountainous region in the country’s north-east. The trend is bringing in buying power and creating jobs, but it also harbours the risk of social and ecological conflict.

In spite of high growth rates, masses of Indians are being left behind – and young people in particular struggle to find good jobs.