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The spice of life: the fundamental role of diversity on the farm and on the plate
… The implications for human health and the resilience of our food systems are significant. Agricultural landscapes are becoming … a small number of modern ones – a pattern which holds true for both food crops and animal breeds. Coinciding with the threat to agricultural … for livelihoods, and for nutrition. It also undermines the ability of agriculture to adapt to climate change. This synthesis paper discusses …
Publication, 01 May 2018
Roasted coffee beans.
World Food Day: how do you keep co-operatives competitive?
… world’ ... chosen to highlight the role of cooperatives in improving food security and contributing to the eradication of hunger [PDF] … as THE answer…again?  I was surprised to see this World Food Day statement from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). We all know of failed co-operatives, …
Insight, 15 October 2012
Many crops today are grown in monocultures like this soybean field (Photo: via Pixabay)
We need to safeguard biodiversity and promote diverse diets
… – which are essential to human health. However, global shifts in food production and dietary patterns are threatening agricultural … Today 30 crops supply 95% of the calories that people obtain from food, and only four crops – maize, rice, wheat and potatoes – supply … long-term risks for biodiversity. It also undermines the ability of agriculture to adapt to climate change, because many local crop …
Insight, 22 May 2018
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Financing agriculture and rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa: progress, challenges and the way forward
… Sub-Saharan African countries lag in supplying financial services for agriculture and rural areas. New products, delivery channels, and … Food and agriculture … Financing agriculture and rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa: progress, challenges …
Publication, 01 March 2015
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Reframing the debate on urbanisation, rural transformation and food security
… in urban areas. Growing numbers of people in rural areas buy more food than they sell. Our food security narratives are outdated: urban dwellers are not all ‘over … producers. For effective policymaking, the production-based debate on food security must adapt to consider how consumption and urbanisation …
Publication, 01 February 2015
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Costing agriculture’s adaptation to climate change
… Climate change poses a major challenge to agriculture. Rising temperatures will change crop growing seasons. And … and researchers alike acknowledge the need for adaptation within agriculture. But what action should be taken? And, more importantly, how … Food and agriculture … Costing agriculture’s adaptation to climate change …
Publication, 01 November 2011
UN food treaty on plant genetic resources must protect farmers’ rights
News, 14 March 2011
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Africa's evolving food systems - drivers of change and the scope for influencing them
… on this analysis, it sketches four plausible scenarios for African food systems and discusses how policy choices will influence which of … Food and agriculture … Africa's evolving food systems - drivers of change and the scope for influencing them …
Publication, 01 October 2014
People sit around tables in animated and detailed discussions.
How Ekiti State is advancing transition-ready investment decision making
… for hill, is endowed with rich land, natural resources and beauty . Agriculture is the backbone of the economy. Cash crops include cocoa, palm oil and timber, while subsistence food crops include cassava, yam and rice. Supporting climate-responsive …
Insight, 27 May 2025
With food and climate change, policymakers risk betting on the wrong horse
… to traditional knowledge and address the threats posed by commercial agriculture and intellectual property rights. The paper includes case … seed corporations ahead of the public interest of sustaining food and agriculture.” … spread of hybrids at the expense of local landraces for most staple food crops in China,” says Dr Yiching Song, of the Centre for Chinese …
News, 31 October 2011