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Highlights: We analyze gender wage gaps in agriculture, AFS, and outside AFS in 14 LMICs. We assess the implications of structural transformation on gender wage gaps...

We examine the short-term dynamics of on-farm rural youth employment in Tanzania and Malawi and its implications for development policy. Employment dynamics are assessed as the mobility between...

Highlights: Contract farming has re-emerged in the last decade as a solution to land grabbing, assisting farmers to keep their land and access markets. The study found minimal...

Participation in contract farming has the potential to enhance farmers’ income and livelihoods both in developed and developing countries, yet the influence of literacy levels on such agri-systems remains...

This paper analyses national household surveys from ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America to shed light on the household-level relationship between monetary poverty and food insecurity...

This policy brief introduces a working paper conducted by FAO that sheds light on the household-level relationship between poverty and food insecurity in various countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Latin...

The main objectives of this study were to assess the prevalent and most challenging climate risks in the Zambezi River Basin countries, understand the role of digital technology in climate adaptation...

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...

There are a wide range of biotechnologies available and many of them have been, and are currently being, used in many situations and sectors worldwide to solve the myriad...

Highlights: Tanzania has made significant social and economic progress in recent decades. The economy has grown by an average of 6.1 percent per year since 2000, elevating Tanzania...