New briefing report. The United Nations adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas in 2018 and enshrined the right to seeds in international human rights law.

SWISSAID has initiated an emergency relief initiative to distribute seeds and food packages in Chad, which has been devastated by the heaviest downpours in three decades, stripping the people of their homes, farmlands, and crops. New seeds are needed to secure the upcoming harvest.

An article from Swissaid examines the findings of the food report published by the Sufosec Alliance on the occasion of World Food Day.

An article from Swissaid on emergency aid project in the south of Niger. The farmers in need have received food packages and have been able to plant fast-growing seeds for almost immediate consumption. Beyond the emergency, the project has allowed a conversion to more resistant and quality crops for fight against the climate change.

An article from Swissaid describes a project launched by the Colombian alliance “Guardianas de los Páramos”, of which SWISSAID is a member, which aims to protect the ecosystems of six municipalities in the Boyacá region.