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This document begins with a description of how farmers’ seed systems and formal systems interact, then discusses some of the challenges facing farmers’ seed systems including climate...

Climate change has been a significant threat to sustainable agriculture impacting trade and food security. This research investigates the impacts of climate change on agricultural trade and food...

Bhutan’s economy has recovered from the series of shocks resulting from the COVID-19pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. After experiencing contractions of 2.5 percent and3.3 percent in FY19/20 and FY20/21...

El Niño-linked drought has caused widespread crop damage and wilting in Southern Africa, with 2024 harvests expected at below-average levels. Import requirements forecast to increase...

The Global Report on Food Crisis (GRFC) 2024 estimated that about 281.6 million people in 59 food crisis countries and territories faced high levels of acute...

Using a resilient food system and a demand-led agriculture value chain approach, WFP aims to support Bhutan’s national pathways for food systems development in key areas...

To develop stronger national resilience to disasters and the climate crisis, WFP supports the Royal Government of Bhutan’s emergency preparedness and response initiatives in governance and coordination, data preparedness...

By empowering national responders and promoting collaboration and partnerships among stakeholders in Bhutan to address potential logistics constraints, WFP aims for effective humanitarian assistance during disasters...

In Bhutan, WFP partners with the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), the Ministry of Health (MoH), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) to create an enabling environment for healthier school...

South Asia is expected to remain the world’s fastest-growing region, thanks to robust growth in India. However, this strong outlook is deceptive. For most countries, growth is still below...