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Forage production in West Africa is essential for the region's agricultural economies and livestock systems but is greatly affected by climate variability, land degradation and increasing demographic pressures. Understanding...

In a bold step to revolutionize sustainable food systems, the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Deutsche...

The territorial (or place-based) food system approach is a strategic response to the challenges of food and nutrition security, crucial in the context of rapid demographic growth and uneven economic development...

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...

Across Africa, a transition towards sustainable smallholder farming systems is urgently needed. Yet, climate, demographic and market drivers create uncertainty and stakeholders diverge on the desired...

Quinoa is a highly nutritious and abiotic stress-tolerant crop that can be used to ensure food security for the rapidly growing world population under changing climate conditions...

Farms of less than 1 ha globally account for more than 70% of all farms in the world. The vast majority of the world food is produced by small-scale family farms and are...

In this article we analyse the resilience of food systems' actors exposed to violent conflicts, using primary data collected in the Yagha province of Burkina Faso. The different resilience...

While there is a consensus on the need to transition towards more sustainable food systems, moving from a conceptual approach to a more operational understanding of food systems remains a research...

Low- and medium-income countries face several interlinked sustainability challenges. In particular, food systems must provide food and nutrition security, decent jobs and incomes, and adapt...