Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

Agriculture is a fundamentally important human activity that intrinsically depends on nature and at the same time poses a threat to it. Agriculture depends on healthy ecosystems and ecosystem services, such...

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) was formed in 1997 to promote economic partnerships among countries in Central and West Asia and nearby East Asia...

Although the once booming tea industries in Azerbaijan and Georgia have long been in decline, interest in revitalizing the sector is gaining steam in both countries. Tea has...

Addressing climate change and transforming agri-food systems are key to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach to managing landscapes that addresses the interlinked...

For smallholder farmers, risks like diseases and malnutrition due to drought could kill their animals—and impact their livelihoods. Livestock insurance helps to cushion the blow, increasing...

IFAD’s Near East, North Africa and Europe (NEN) Division operates across 21 countries spread across three continents. The economies, agricultural ecosystems, climates...

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach aiming to transform and reorient agricultural systems, in a way to support the development and ensure food security in the face of climate change. The CSA approach...

Budget support has played a major role in the EU’s global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing it to react quickly, coordinate with other partners and maintain a strong...

Promoting sustainable investment in Georgia’s agri-food value chain is crucial to ensure broad-based economic growth, support rural development and maintain competitiveness in international markets. This chapter...