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Highlights: Advances in manure management boost nutrient recovery and methane reduction. Precision livestock farming lowers emissions and improves animal welfare. Renewable energy integration...

Highlights: Agroecology's potential is shaped by how it is defined and framed as a solution. We identified 3 cross-cutting narratives of agroecology held by food systems actors. Few...

Food systems must be transformed to feed the world without destroying the planet. Agroecological principles are central to creating and sustaining that change, but their transformative potential...

In Burkina Faso, smallholder farmers rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture, which is affected by climate change. The adoption of climate-smart practices is essential to strengthen the resilience of agricultural systems...

Digital agriculture, as an innovative paradigm that integrates modern information technology with agricultural production, holds strategic significance for global agricultural modernization through its developmental trajectory...

The United Nations declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP). Covering about half the world's land, Rangelands are home to unique biodiversity and pastoral...

When world prices of maize and wheat doubled between early 2020 and mid-2022, it was feared the increases would transmit to markets in the Global South, threatening...

Dry regions are primarily inhabited by smallholder farmers who have limited capacity to enhance agricultural productivity, particularly in crop production. These areas are...

Digital cash transfers can be delivered even in active conflict settings like Sudan and can significantly protect vulnerable households—especially in the most insecure areas—from worsening...

We study the relationship between the extent of participation in global agricultural value chains (GAVCs) and food prices at the country level. Using longitudinal data on a sample of 138...