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Food Systems: Definition, Concept and Application for the UN Food Systems Summit
(2021-03-05)
The UN Food System Summit seeks to alter food systems to be healthier, safer, more sustainable, more efficient, and more equitable. This paper aims to inform the public and stakeholders interested in the Food Systems Summit ...
Yield effects of selected agronomic innovation packages in maize cropping systems of six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2018-05)
Implementation of suitable innovation packages into cropping systems is required to address the issues of food security and improvement of the crop yield in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, quantification of the effects of ...
Harvesting Solar Power in India
(2016-09)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set an ambitious target of 100,000 MW of solar power capacity to be achieved by 2022, when India celebrates 75 years of her independence. This is a grand vision for ushering in a sort of ...
Frontier analysis and agricultural typologies
(2018-03)
PARI’s main goal is to contribute to sustainable agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India by supporting the scaling of proven innovations in the agri-food sector in collaboration with all relevant actors. ...
Regional trade and volatility in staple food markets in Africa
(2015-06)
This paper deals with the role of regional trade in fostering the resilience of domestic food markets. Using country production and trade data from FAOSTAT database, a series of simple indicators are calculated that shed ...
The Vital Roles of Blue Foods in the Global Food System: Food Systems Summit Brief Prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit April 15, 2021
(2021-04-15)
Blue foods – fish, invertebrates, algae and aquatic plants captured or cultured in freshwater and marine ecosystems – play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the ...
The complementarity of education and productive inputs among smallholder farmers in Africa
(2019-04)
This study seeks to assess the complementarity of education and use of use of agricultural inputs–improved seeds, fertilizers, access to credit facilities (loans)), and the incremental effects of education on intermediate ...
Mechanization in African Agriculture: A Continental Overview on Patterns and Dynamics
(2018-06)
This study provides an overview on the patterns and dynamics of mechanization in African agriculture over the 10 year period (2005-2014). Farm level and value chain related mechanization are considered. This study looks ...
Change in crop management strategies could double the maize yield in Africa
(2017-07)
Change in cropping practices is required to address the food security issues in Africa. Yet, testing of the performance of such changes, in particular at large scales, often needs significant investments. Crop models are ...
Advance Equitable Livelihoods: A paper on Action Track 4
(2021-03)
Food systems transformation provides the opportunity to shift current trends in all forms of malnutrition, prioritizing nutritious food availability and affordability for all – from shifting priorities in agricultural ...