Publications

Employment

Unlocking Africa's economic potential is vital as its young, skilled workforce grows. This report highlights that by 2050, 85 per cent of the global working-age population increase will take place in Africa. Despite…

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Food security

This edition of the Right to Food and Nutrition WATCH focuses on the causes, impacts and responses to the food, climate and ecological crises during 2023.

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Agriculture

This report analyses trends in the drivers of agricultural commodity supply and demand, projects the shifts in production and consumption locations, and assesses the resulting changes in international agricultural trade…

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Women

This report highlights key constraints that need to be addressed to enable young women to significantly increase their productivity and contribution to Africa’s economic growth by 2030.

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Migration

Overall numbers in forced displacement rose to 120 million people by May 2024. The largest increase in displacement figures came from people fleeing conflict who remain in their own country, up almost 50 per cent over…

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Fisheries

World fisheries and aquaculture production has hit a new high, with aquaculture production of aquatic animals surpassing capture fisheries for the first time. Record production of aquatic foods underlines the sector’s…

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Food security

In the face of growing challenges posed by unhealthy diets, all forms of malnutrition and environmental constraints, this year’s Global Food Policy Report underscores the importance of transforming complex global food…

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Ecosystems

Degradation of Earth’s extensive, often immense natural pastures and other rangelands due to overuse, misuse, climate change and biodiversity loss poses a severe threat to humanity’s food supply and the wellbeing or…

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Biodiversity

The Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) is a collaborative initiative dedicated to synthesising and translating available knowledge on biodiversity into actionable measures for sustainable ecosystem…

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Youth

Young people will be pivotal to transforming Africa’s agrifood systems, says a new report. Innovative youth policies can unlock the continent’s employment, growth and health goals.

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