 The organization’s mission is “to contribute, with emphasis on long-term measures, to promoting a fairer distribution of the world’s resources, supporting sustainable development and local participation aimed at promoting democracy and human rights, reducing poverty and safeguarding the environment.” The Development Fund addresses in particular the challenges of small scale farmers in the South in advancing food security and make for sustainable agricultural practices when facing the effects of climate change.Through local partners in Asia (Sri Lanka, Nepal), Africa (Ethiopia, Malawi) and Latin America (Honduras, Nicaragua), The Development Fund works with different development and environment projects related to such as food security, pastoralists in dry-land areas, and agricultural biodiversity.Utviklingsfondet has a related youth group, Spire.