Scroll down for the German version Climate change, volatile markets, shifting dietary habits – agriculture is under pressure. More and more people in Germany are reducing their meat consumption, while demand for non-animal protein sources continues to grow. This raises a fundamental question for farms, particularly those focused on livestock: Continue as before? Or actively shape and benefit from the transition? This is exactly where the SoeTRA project comes in: it explores w

COP30 in Belém, Brazil, was not referred to as the “COP of implementation” without reason. A defining feature of this COP was that, for the first time, national governments and non-state actors were brought together under a common action agenda. This strengthened coordination represents an important step towards jointly advancing climate solutions. The Action Agenda, comprising more than one hundred practical, solution-oriented initiatives, highlighted the central role of int

The global agriculture commodities sector stands at a critical crossroads. The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), adopted in 2023, applies to a range of high-risk products — including cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy and certain timber products — and marks a significant turning point for sustainability requirements in global supply chains. In this context, we focus on coffee, which represents livelihoods for millions of smallholder farmers across trop

Based on the provision of technical support to several project applicants in the preparation of so-called project outlines on behalf of...

On the one hand, the contribution to global GHG emissions of SMEs - comprising MSMEs (incl. smallholder farmers) as micro enterprises are...

According to a very recent report by UN-Habitat from 2023 wastewater reuse, treatment and reclamation alone has been estimated to cause...