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Cocoa is one of Ecuador’s most emblematic and traditional export products. The cocoa sector is vital to the country's economy and is an essential source of livelihood for many households in rural areas...

This library synthesizes a large amount of scientific evidence to assess the effects of farming practices on sustainability outcomes, mainly regarding the environment, the climate, and agricultural productivity.

Climate change and variability is affecting the production of maize, a staple food in Zimbabwe, leading to the advocacy for production of traditional grains (sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet) as complementary...

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 69. This policy brief provides a snapshot of agricultural production, productivity and fertilizer use in the Comoros, a small island...

This study analyzes the costs, returns, and profitability of smallholder agriculture in Rwanda using a gross margin approach (definitions are provided below) and reveals that over 80 percent...

Building up the resilience of farming systems requires implementing short- and long-term climate adaptation strategies at different scales. At the farm level, sustainable cropping practices may ensure...

This study aimed to examine the correlations between the agroecological status of farms and their viability in agro-sylvo-pastoral systems located in the savannah areas of West Africa. The methodology is based on farm...

In the north-west of Vietnam, mixed farms integrating crop and livestock production are evolving in line with trends towards intensification of crop and livestock production systems (chemical fertilisers...

This study investigates sugarcane grower productivity and profitability in Uganda and whether and how they are influenced by institutional arrangements between sugarcane growers and millers. Analysis is based...

In Southeast Asia (SEA), the joint process of deforestation, agricultural land expansion, and intensification has led to vast soil erosion and a general decrease in soil and water quality...