PUBLICATION | 2025Agroecology and Public Development Banks: Transforming Development Finance for Equity and Resilience - Scoping Study Report Highlights: Principal Findings: The analysis highlights instances in which Public Ddevelopment Bank (PDB) investments align with agroecological principles, particularly among institutions that have deliberately...
PUBLICATION | 2026Operationalising the food, trade, climate and infrastructure nexus in Africa Africa’s food security, climate resilience, infrastructure and trade agendas are increasingly connected at the continental policy level, but implementation remains fragmented. The main challenge is not...
PUBLICATION | 2026Assortative Matching on Income We analyze marital matching on income using an extremely rich Dutch data set containing all income tax files over seven years. We...
PUBLICATION | 2026African corridors for investment, food security and climate action: a framing paper This framing paper is a key output for the joint AUDA-NEPAD and ECDPM initiative to assist African countries and regions in integrating climate and food policies and translating them into investment pipelines...
PUBLICATION | 2024What agroecology brings to food security and ecosystem services: a review of scientific evidence Highlights: This knowledge brief aims to provide a set of evidence regarding the outcomes and impacts of agroecology. There is a strong theoretical basis and empirical evidence that food security outcomes...
PUBLICATION | 2026Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Standards under the Kampala CAADP Declaration: Enhancing Awareness and Reducing the Cost of Compliance - Kampala Policy Brief Series Issue #16 Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) standards are designed to ensure safe and healthy food systems while facilitating cross-border trade. However, compliance-related challenges often turn...
PUBLICATION | 2026The quality of meta-analyses in agricultural sustainability has been increasing, but weaknesses persist Meta-analyses (MAs) are needed to inform agricultural policies on sustainable farming practices (FPs). This study assesses the quality against established criteria of 570 MAs published...
PUBLICATION | 2026Futures of EU democracy: a foresight exploration of challenges, opportunities and tensions This report presents a comprehensive foresight study on the future of democracy in the EU, examining the complex interplay between emerging issues concerning the impact of artificial intelligence, citizen engagement...
