Publications

Climate change

As well as delivering on their “net zero by 2050” commitments, governments must also focus on reducing and managing the inevitable risk of further losses and damages from climate change.

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Nutrition

Poor diets and malnutrition are leading to increasing levels of preventable illness, deaths and damage to the planet, according to the report.

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Food security

To ensure food security our agrifood systems have to be made more resilient. This report offers solutions on how to deal with sudden shocks and guidance to governments on how they can improve resilience.

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Climate change

This report aims to support countries in making better-informed decisions and allow stakeholders to measure improvements in climate action more accurately.

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Climate change

Food production, distribution and consumption uses around 30 per cent of the world’s energy and is responsible for about one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Decoupling agri-food systems from fossil fuels can…

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Climate change

Climate change impacts will lead to large-scale migration across the African continent, according to this report. But green, inclusive and resilient development could reduce the scale of climate migration, the authors…

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Land management

Africa is by far the most targeted continent for large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs).This study reviews scientific literature on the microeconomic and social effects of large-scale land acquisitions in sub-Saharan…

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Food security

The number of people suffering from chronic hunger has been on the increase for many years. This publication aims to deepen our understanding of why producing more food under the for-profit industrial system isn’t a…

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Agriculture

This publication offers guidance to small-scale farmers when starting-up or expanding fruit and vegetable production.

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Trade

This report on African trade highlights opportunities and challenges for trade expansion, pointing out that the continent will face significant challenges in meeting the Malabo Declaration goal of tripling the value of…

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