CIMMYT has worked since 1975 with Colombian farmers and partners, fostering sustainable development in agriculture and particularly in the production of maize, a major crop in national agrifood systems. More...
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The Agri-NBSAPs Support Initiative: Supporting countries in their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) for the agrifood sectors, set to launch at the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity...
Lessons learned from city region food systems under multiple shocks and stresses: A synthesis report
Multiple shocks and stresses, such as climate change, pandemics and conflicts, have disrupted global agrifood systems, affecting food security, nutrition, and livelihoods. The COVID-19 pandemic...
This brief describes the Agroecological Transitions programme which empowers farmers in low- and middle-income countries to make climate-informed agroecological transitions. It does so by developing holistic...
This case study includes a description of the project, impact, and lessons learned with photos and relevant statistics. The Binational Climate Change Adaption Project aims to strengthen the climate adaptation...
Agroecology is highly promoted in research and development discourse as a holistic and effective response to climate change. The objective of this study is to contribute to the analysis of the existing evidence that agroecology enables climate...
The EcoFoodSystems project aims to enhance the health and climate resilience of urban and peri-urban food systems by adopting a systems-based approach for agroecological transitions. The project’s specific objectives are...
This publication showcases initiatives that have been successfully implemented to help youth build resilience in the agrifood system, despite the severe consequences of climate change and formidable social...
An entire generation of school-aged children and youth risk facing the ripple effects of the COVID crisis over their entire lifetime. Family income losses in combination with lack...
This book provides an analysis of the recent governance of the Amazon in Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Colombia with a particular focus on deforestation processes, demonstrating that current policies and political and socioeconomic dynamics...