Agenda 2030

To meet the challenges of sustainable development in a globally coordinated manner, in 2015 the international community adopted “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.

The Agenda includes economic, ecological and social aspects. The 17 global sustainability goals of the 2030 Agenda, the so-called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are addressed to all: to governments worldwide, but also to industry, civil society and the scientific community. Germany has committed itself to an ambitious implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

 

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The BMEL’s commitment to Africa: ensuring food security and promoting growth

The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has made the cooperation with Africa a focus of its international engagement. It is in our interest to support the economic develop-ment of our neighbouring continent with its rapidly growing population and to shape our common future based on strengthened partnership.

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Global Food Security

Achieving food security for the global population in the 21st century requires a sustainable transformation of global agricultural and food systems. This includes not only a sustainable increase in agricultural production but also a just distribution and an integrated approach that includes the quality of the food. The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is currently endangering our food systems worldwide and also the human right to adequate food. This is exacerbated by the consequences of the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity.

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Promoting Food Security and Nutrition together – the Bilateral Trust Fund with the FAO

Since 2002, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture (BMEL) supports projects of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to erradicate hunger and malnutrition through a Bilateral Trust Fund (BTF).

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Using innovative research cooperation to provide impetus for food security and nutrition worldwide

The Federal Government of Germany would like to increase the contribution of the German agricultural and nutritional research to improve food security and nutrition worldwide. At the same time, the Government aims at a better integration of German agricultural and nutritional research into international networks.

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The Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure of Land

The "Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests", unanimously adopted by the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS) are a historical milestone of international development policy.

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The Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems

On 15 October, the member states of the Committee on World Food Security at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) unanimously adopted the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems.

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Recommendations

Price fluctuations (volatility) on commodity futures markets for agricultural raw materials (topic:trade-and-export)

Price fluctuations and price spikes on global commodity markets have increasingly come to the forefront of public attention since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Food supply is massively at risk at times of high uncertainty due to low supply and high demand as well the resulting high prices, especially in countries of the Global South that are dependent on imports. In Germany and the EU, food prices have also significantly increased as a consequence of the war in Ukraine.

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Forests and forest management contribute to the Federal Government’s sustainability goals  (topic:agenda-2030)

Forest management contributes to achieving the Federal Government’s sustainability goals. Like no other area, forest management is geared towards the needs of future generations.

 

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Certified sustainable palm oil in Germany – Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil (topic:sustainability)

The aim is for all palm oil used in Germany to be from sustainable production. This is the express aim of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). The successful work carried out by the Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil (FONAP), which is supported by the BMEL, was commended at the forum's annual general meeting on 27 April 2023. Parliamentary State Secretary Ms Müller emphasised in her speech to the AGM what challenges the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products holds and how important the role of FONAP is for its implementation.

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