Face to Face Meeting of the A+RD Network
Revisit the F2F - Visit its Blog
A wealth of photos, live reporting and comments let you revisit the F2F Meeting of the A+RD Network. The lively meeting took place from 29 April to 3 May 2012 in Zollikofen, Switzerland. more »
A+RD Network Newsletter 04/2012
Now available online
Latest news on the international year of family farming, on agricultural innovation systems, a new web platform for agricultural videos, an SDC Call and a newspaper article on postharvest losses and much more »
A New Name for our Network
Visible soon on this website
In order to sharpen its profile and better align with the SDC Global Programme, the Agriculture and Rural Development Network will change its name into Agriculture and Food Security Network. The Network will get a new logo and in the coming weeks this website will be updated accordingly.
About the Agriculture and Rural Development (A+RD) Network
The first Millennium Development Goal strives for halving the proportion of hungry people between 1990 and 2015, yet we are nowhere near meeting that target. In 2010, an inacceptable 925 million starving people are still waiting for a famine free era. Reason enough for the international development community to rethink their approaches and investments. The world cannot avoid paying more attention to agriculture, food security and rural development.
The A+RD Network is the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s thematic network for issues related to development cooperation in agriculture, food security and rural development. The A+RD network promotes knowledge exchange and sharing of practical experiences among development practitioners with links to SDC’s activities. more »
