Driven to contribute to achieving the SDGs, I am improving access to renewable energy in rural Africa as managing director of the Foundation Rural Energy Services (FRES. Before I pioneered in SDG-benchmarking by setting up the Access to Seeds Index.
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An important part of the legacy of Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, was showing the world that it makes sense to set shared global targets for development. During his term in office, the UN adopted the Millennium Development Goals, a set of eight targets to be achieved by 2015. An evaluation in 2013 pointed out that a lot of progress was made, albeit not enough. One of the major lessons drawn…
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25 Food and Agriculture Leaders to Watch in 2019
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Benchmarking to unlock potential for sustainable development
Securing a sustainable food future is one of the main focus areas of the World Benchmarking Alliance An important part of the legacy of Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, was showing the world that it makes sense to set shared global targets for development. During his term in office, the UN adopted the Millennium Development Goals, a set of eight targets to be achieved by 2015. An evaluation in 2013 pointed…
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A farmers’ perspective on food system transformation
On 7 and 8 November 2019, WBA organized a Farmer Roundtable in Kathmandu, Nepal to discuss with farmers and companies from South and Southeast Asia how they can collaborate on food system transformation. This is the concluding statement: This week bought together over 1200 delegates and 70 nationalities from governments, academia, civil society, private sector and others to Kathmandu for the SUN Global Gathering. This flagship event, titled “Nourishing people and planet together”, gave members…