Food and Agriculture
FREXUS Project // Riding out the Multicrisis – the Paris Peace Forum 2022 Tackles Global Governance Challenges in a Polarized World
By Shinta Sander & Ronja Grimmer, GIZ. Under the headline “Riding out the multicrisis”, the Paris Peace Forum (PPF) took place from 11-12 November in…
Report // The State of Food and Agriculture 2022: Leveraging agricultural automation for transforming agrifood systems
Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The State of Food and Agriculture 2022 looks into the drivers of…
Research Article // Determination of water requirement and crop coefficient for strawberry using lysimeter experiment in a semi-arid climate
By Ata Amini and colleagues. This research is aimed at measuring the water requirement, crop coefficient, and strawberry canopy coverage for…
News // Application of tangible WEFE Nexus nature-based solutions in 6 pilot farms in Jordan and Palestine is underway under the MENA Matchmaker II project
The Union for the Mediterranean and SIDA funded ‘MENA Water Matchmaker II' project which is implemented by GWP-Med, is applying innovative…
Research Article // Appraising the Water-Energy-Food Nexus from a Sustainable Development Perspective: A Maturing Paradigm?
By Adam P Hejnowicz and colleagues. The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is a prominent approach for addressing today’s sustainable development…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme MENA // Water-Energy-Food-Nexus Farming Conclusion of Policy Dialogue Sessions in Cairo
In the past two month, a series of policy dialogue sessions took place in Egypt. The dialogues dedicated to discussing the challenges and gaps that…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme MENA // WEF Nexus Training under the framework of UNESCWA initiative for Capacity Building of Syrian Experts
On 29th Nov -1st Dec, NRD MENA contributed to the UNESCWA initiative for Capacity Building of Syrian Experts by providing a Water-Energy-Food Nexus…
Job Posting // Conseiller(ère)Technique pour le compte du Programme de Dialogues Régionaux ABN / NEXUS au Niger
La GIZ-Niger a mis en place un cluster dans le domaine del’Appui à l’Autorité du Bassin du Niger. C’est dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre de ce…
Research Article // Investment priorities for research and innovation in urban agri-food systems: Toward more resilient cities in the Global South
By Gordon Prain and colleagues. Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is widely distributed throughout the Global South. Despite urban population…
Research Article // Analyzing the water-energy-environment nexus of irrigated wheat and maize production in Albania
By Kledja Canaja and Andi Mehmeti. This paper analyzed the water-energy-environmental interactions in conventional wheat and maize production on a…
COP 27 // Side Event on “Nexus Solutions for climate resilient water-energy-food-Environment security” shows importance of the Nexus approach for climate change
The COP27 took place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, holding a side event on November 14th on: “Nexus solutions for climate-resilient water, energy, food…
Nexus Regional Dialogues Programme // Towards the future of the Nexus - Executive Steering Committee took stock of the Nexus Regional Dialogues
The 6th Executive Steering Committee Meeting of the Nexus Regional Dialogues (NRD) Programme was held on 11th - 12th October 2022. The main objective…
Research Article // Circularity in the Urban Water-Energy-Nutrients-Food nexus
By M.C.G. Haitsma Mulier and colleagues. During WEF Nexus research at urban farms, two types of ‘food’ were indicated to be relevant for urban…
Frexus Project // Workshop for the mapping of animal corridors in the municipality of Bellen
In the municipality of Bellen in Mali, old animal crossing corridors are no longer usable due to the uncontrolled expansion of cultivation plots. A…
Research Article // Production of biogas from food waste in laboratory scale dry anaerobic digester under mesophilic condition
By Mahbub Alam and colleagues. The objective of this study was to manage the food waste generated in Bangladesh University of Professionals by…