Agriculture

The majority of farms worldwide are small farms. New FAO research sheds a light on these farms and their contribution to world food supply.

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Agriculture

Using an innovative approach, the Pan African Bean Research Alliance PABRA is combatting malnutrition in Burundi and at the same time improving food security, boosting the private sector and empowering women. Swiss…

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Agriculture

A new meta-study confirms that nitrous oxide emissions can be reduced by boosting nitrogen productivity, crop yield and use of “4Rs” - right source, right timing, right placement and right application.

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Agriculture

In 2020, a group of African and European NGOs published the research report “False Promises” to fill the gap of publicly not available impact studies of AGRA’s activities in combating hunger with a “Green Revolution”…

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Agriculture

In this book, experts offer the latest research in the field of agricultural development. They provide an overview of key emerging issues facing developing-country agriculture today and explore strategies for developing…

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Agriculture

Wild tea that grows in Laos’ rugged landscape is harvested by smallholder farmers. Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) is assisting them to strengthen their organisational capacities and agroecological knowledge, thereby…

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Agriculture

The 2020 edition of the annual SOFA report focuses on water. To achieve the SDGs, more productive and sustainable use of freshwater and rainwater in agriculture must be ensured, the report states.

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Agriculture

The coronavirus has severely affected the lives of people who survive on hand to mouth all over the world, especially in countries where entire communities live this way. In Burkina Faso, agricultural and livestock…

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Agriculture

The concentration of nitrous oxide– also known as “laughing gas” - in the atmosphere is rising sharply and driving climate change. After methane and CO2, it is the third most important greenhouse gas freed by human…

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Agriculture

The Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research - CGIAR - launched the Excellence in Agronomy 2030 Initiative – EiA - at the African Green Revolution Forum in September to improve outcomes for smallholder…

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