Evert-jan Quak
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Evert-jan Quak works for The Broker as a research editor on the themes Inclusive Economy and Food Security. He worked for years as a freelance journalist specialized in international economics, corporate social responsibility and trade issues. He has a degree in international economics and economic geography from the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. He has a mixed professional background, in both journalism and as policy advisor in international development. He is the author of the book Het onzichtbare label (The invisible label - KIT Publishers 2009) in which he tackles the question why current corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies don’t seem to work particularly in developing and emerging countries. He started his work in journalism as freelance reporter in the Dutch Parliament. Later he worked as policy advisor for a Dutch aid agency. To read more articles by the author, visit also his Global Issues website.
Financing the low carbon economy
Evert-jan Quak | 25 April 2013
Many trillions of US dollars are needed quickly to finance the investments for a low carbon economy. Where to find the capital and investors, what keeps them away from investing in more sustainable initiatives. Ingrid Holmes (E3G) spoke about that...
From local to global: prioritizing food security
Evert-jan Quak | April 17, 2013
To feed the world’s growing population in a sustainable and inclusive way with good quality food is one of the main tasks for our time. The solution lies partly at the local level: the livelihoods, and the cultural, socioeconomic, and environmenta...
Building resilient and inclusive food markets
Evert-jan Quak | April 17, 2013
To achieve maximum impact on food and nutrition security, knowledge and research policy should focus on local agriculture and food sectors. This means including small-scale farmers in regional food chains as well as making investments in the food...
Untangling the myth of the global land rush
Annelies Zoomers, Evert-jan Quak | April 01, 2013
The global land rush has not lifted small-scale farmers out of poverty, nor has it increased agricultural productivity and food security. Speculative land acquisitions often leave fertile land unused, and deprive local communities of vital resources.
Development strategies start with small-scale farming
Evert-jan Quak | 01 April 2013
The final report of the Tracking Development project concludes that successful development strategies focus on small-scale farmers and give them and small entrepreneurs the freedom and protection to build on a future rather than on industrialisation.
Development strategies start with small-scale farming
Evert-jan Quak | 01 April 2013
The final report of the Tracking Development project concludes that successful development strategies focus on small-scale farmers and give them and small entrepreneurs the freedom and protection to build on a future rather than on industrialisation.
What's happening on our food security debates?
Karlijn Muiderman, Evert-jan Quak | February 21, 2013
The Broker started several online debates on the Agri-Hub Forums in Rwanda and Uganda and on different LinkedIn Groups. Read here the update of what happens on these online platforms.
Food for thought
Karlijn Muiderman, Evert-jan Quak | February 21, 2013
In the four weeks since the food security debate started, international researchers, politicians, practitioners and entrepreneurs have fed the debate from many angles. They have shed light on what should be key strategies, and what should not be o...
Opening statement on food security
Evert-jan Quak | 13 January 2013
This consultation on food security should shed light on who are the key and new actors in the global food security debate and how can they be better included? Does existing knowledge exchange increase innovative capacity?
Our Food Security Dossier
Evert-jan Quak | January 16, 2013
The Broker dossier on food security is an interactive platform with the aim of publishing and debating innovative ways to secure good quality food and nutrition. It also identifies new actors in the food security debate and looks at how knowledge...