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Global hunger has increased recently, returning to levels observed a decade ago. Climate change is identified as a key factor contributing to these increases and is a significant cause...

A workshop among demography experts and policymakers to discuss the results of a global survey on the drivers of demographic change and the impact on policymaking.

Influencing global demographic trends is challenging. Response to demographic change should also focus on adapting policies to the consequences of demographic change, a new JRC report shows.

Many global trends - including economic, environmental, social and geopolitical trends - depend on the future of the world population. Effectively assessing the future world population...

Research is essential for improvement of agricultural productivity, resource use and resilience, and for food systems transformation more broadly. This article analyzes the drivers of past agricultural productivity growth...

Crop breeding programs have often focused on the release of new varieties that target yield improvement to achieve food security and reduce poverty. While continued investments...

The global food system is not broken. Apart from specific contexts, access to food has never been so easy as it is today. The global food system...

This staff working document aims at analysing the main drivers affecting food security from both the supply and demand sides. Relying on an evidence-based approach, this document provides a factual...

Spatio-temporal analyses from several cities in sub-Saharan Africa showed a mixed picture with inner-urban farmers shifting to the urban fringe, and increases in urban agriculture, as well as declining urban...