Although women play a central role in African agriculture, women’s contributions to agricultural innovation and entrepreneurship remain under-researched and under-recognised. Structural gender disparities, which are...
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Cameroon’s economy is mainly agriculture-based, with almost three quarters of the economically active population in rural areas employed in agricultural pursuits. Food availability per capita is declining, as is the level...
In Côte d’Ivoire, IFAD is committed to improving the livelihoods of rural households, particularly those living in poverty, by increasing their incomes, strengthening food security, and building resilience...
Overview: This publication explores the biodiversity, utilization, and conservation of traditional leafy vegetables (TLVs) in Africa, with a focus on five countries: Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Senegal, and Zimbabwe. The study...
The cultivation of diverse, nutritious, and climate-resilient crops, particularly neglected and underutilized crops (NUCs), offers an opportunity to help transform food systems sustainably. NUCs provide significant...
Highlights: We analyze gender wage gaps in agriculture, AFS, and outside AFS in 14 LMICs. We assess the implications of structural transformation on gender wage gaps...
Highlights: Using data from 8 countries, we study how diets change along the rural-urban continuum. To capture this continuum, we use data classifying 1-km...
This synoptic profile is a brief portrait of the socio-demographic, economic and industrial context of the region in relation to the agrifood sector and the food and nutritional security of its local populations during the period...
The Convergence Action Blueprint is a comprehensive detailed strategy that builds on robust national processes: the National Development Strategy 2030 and its declination for the rural sector which is the Rural...
The Global Report on Food Crisis (GRFC) 2025 estimates that about 295.3 million people in 53 food crisis countries and territories faced high levels of acute...