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Highlights : The UN Global Methane Assessment (2021) shows that approximately 40 per cent of human-caused methane emissions come from the agriculture sector, mainly from livestock (32...

Measures that can improve livestock productivity while reducing greenhouse gas emission intensities from the sector are available right now for implementation. An enabling livestock policy...

Climate change poses a threat to smallholder farmers worldwide, impacting livelihoods and agricultural pro duction. At the same time, agrifood systems account for about one-third of all...

Low- and middle-income countries worldwide share the common challenge of achieving sustainable economic development while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This challenge is complex due...

The objective of this note is to map the global finance landscape that is relevant to the CGIAR Research Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems (the Project). The note is part of the initial research phase...

For food-wasting stakeholders to understand the benefits of waste reduction, the quantification of food waste in order to identify its lost financial value and hot spots for interventions are crucial.

The MitigatePlus: Low-Emission Food Systems Initiative aims to contribute to low-emission food systems development and reduce net annual greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) from food systems...

KEY MESSAGES Centering food systems transformation within climate change action is critical to cutting emissions and delivering on the target to limit global warming to 1.5°C...

Cropping is responsible for substantial emissions of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) worldwide through the use of fertilizers and through expansion of agricultural land and associated carbon losses. Especially in sub‐Saharan...