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Food Security Standard (FSS) National Food Security Assessment (NaFSA) tool 1.1
(2020-04-01)
The Food Security Standard (FSS) provides practicable and measurable criteria and tools to ensure the Right to Food on sustainably certified agricultural production sites. The National Food Security Assessment (NaFSA) tool ...
Redeemed, reborn, forgiven: local processes of forgivenessand reconciliation in post-civilwar evangelical communities Inayacucho, Peru
(2020-12)
During the Peruvian civil war in the 1980s and 90s, evangelical and especially pentecostal churches experienced an enormous growth in the Andean regions highly affected by the violence. Drawing on field research, this ...
Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 A Review of Quantitative Assessments of Synergies and Tradeoffs amongst the UN Sustainable Development Goals: A paper from the Scientific Group of the UN Food Systems Summit 26 May 2021
(2021-05-26)
The Sustainable Development Goal 2 “Zero hunger” (SDG2) sets clear global targets for ensuring access to sufficient food and healthy nutrition for all by 2030, while keeping food systems within sustainable boundaries and ...
Farm Mechanization in Indian Agriculture with Focus on Tractors
(2020-09)
Our analysis shows that farm mechanization in India, especially the use of tractors, has made commendable progress. With major policy changes, entry of private farm machinery manufacturing companies and foreign collaborations, ...
Decentralized Seed Services in Africa: An Assessment of Tanzania and Uganda
(2021-03)
The overall goal of decentralizing seed services is to increase the availability and accessibility of quality seed to farmers. The governments of Uganda and Tanzania have endeavoured to enhance access to improved seed for ...
Targeting Small-Scale Irrigation Investments using Agent-Based Modeling: Case Studies in Mali and Niger
(2020-10)
Small-scale irrigation has been identified as a potential adaptation strategy for climate change and boosting food security and livelihoods in dry regions. This study presents the analysis of the potential adoption of ...
Quantification and benefits of reducing post-harvest losses: Evidence for vegetables in Senegal
(2020-10)
This study examines on-farm post-harvest losses (PHL) for three vegetable crops (onion, tomato, and pimento) in Senegal and the potential economic benefits associated with reducing PHL for these three vegetables. Household ...
Food Security Standard: Principles, Criteria and Indicators
(2020-06)
International demand for agricultural commodities is growing due to population growth, changes in consumption patterns and the current shift from petroleum-based to bio-based economies. This can have adverse effects, ...
Investing Sustainably in African Livestock Development: Opportunities and Trade-Offs
(2020-08)
The production and consumption of animal source foods is central to the ongoing discussion of global food systems. The objectives of this report are first to describe the patterns and changing structures of the Sub-Saharan ...
Role of Farmers’ Organizations in Agricultural Transformation in Africa: Overview of Continental, Regional, and Selected National Level Organizations
(2021-02)
This study analyzes the critical role played by farmers’ organizations (FOs) in transforming agriculture
in Africa. Specifically, it provides an overview of the state of continental and regional FOs in Africa. It
also ...