This report presents the results of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) stock-take on agroecology. The study is based on a systematic desk review of all 207 IFAD-supported projects completing...

While Southern Africa contributes only 1 percent to global carbon emissions, their temperatures are rising at double the global rate and climate impacts such...

WFP has extensive experience integrating climate risk insurance solutions as an element of financial and social protection. This factsheet provides a summary of the evidence on how WFP-supported microinsurance...

This annual report monitors and evaluates agricultural policies in 54 countries, including the 38 OECD countries, the five non-OECD EU Member States, and 11 emerging economies...

This briefing investigates the ‘driving forces’ or ‘trends’ shaping southern African food systems. The analysis is intended to raise awareness of the potential to shape future outcomes in this complex multi-faceted...

Selected experiences with GMOs in industrialized and developing countries show that the promise of bioengineering for strengthening food security cannot materialize unless and until GMOs are accepted by the vast...

The 2008 global food price crisis, and the resurgence of food prices in 2010–2011, caused both widespread concern and expectations. On the one hand, countries whose food supply...