At the conclusion of the 4th Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Summit on 21 January 2012, Ministers of Agriculture from 65 states of the world agreed on new strategies and closer cooperation in the fight against hunger.

Secure rights of access to land and other productive resources are of existential importance to the majority of people in rural areas. They are a key factor for the implementation of the right to food.

Since 2002, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture (BMELV) has supported several projects of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to eliminate hunger and malnutrition through a Bilateral Trust Fund (BTF).

Approximately one billion people currently suffer from hunger and chronic malnutrition. The economic and financial crisis, the consequences of climate change, and the decrease in the amount of usable agricultural land worldwide will all exacerbate the situation.