Cop29 live: negotiators work around clock as summit builds towards climax

Day nine of the climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, with progress slow for negotiatorsActivists have been out at the conference in Baku this morning trying to put pressure on negotiators to agree a deal on climate finance.Alliance of Champions calls on governments and financial institutions at COP29 to prioritise climate finance for food systemsIn Brazil, a National Program for Productive Forests (Programa Nacional de Florestas Produtivas) to promote sustainable agroforestry practices, enhance food production, generate employment, and restore degraded areas. The program's initial phase targets the state of Pará and supports Brazil's wider commitments to restore 12 million hectares by 2030 and create up to 2.5 million jobs.In Cambodia, the deployment of 1,600 agriculture officers in agricultural communes across the country, developing modern agricultural cooperatives to improve access to markets, capital and water, whilst also increasing the economic efficiency and sustainability of smallholders;In Norway, an annual policy dialogue with farming unions to negotiate policy measures that are tailored to farmers' needs, delivering a 'bottom up' participatory approach that is designed to deliver against the country's national and international commitments;In Rwanda, a commitment by 2030 to halve per capita food waste at the retail and consumer levels and to reduce food losses in farm production and along supply chains, including post-harvest losses.In Sierra Leone, the implementation of the national flagship 'Feed Salone' strategy is sustainably driving local food production by making agriculture more competitive for investment, decreasing food imports and supporting smallholder farmers, especially women and youth. Continue reading...