Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

This Legal Brief reviews the concept of sustainability and systems thinking in legislative efforts, as well as relevant guiding principles. It then reviews a number of legal tools and mechanisms...

Highlights: Modelling of fish supply and demand to 2030. Capture fish production expected to be stagnant in the future. Different scenarios for future aquaculture production. Aquaculture essential...

An enabling environment with clear, inclusive, and transparent seed laws, policies, regulations, and guidelines is the foundation for an efficient and effective seed sector. If well designed and implemented, the legal...

Aquaculture is a growing industry with an annual growth rate that is far superior to the population growth rate. Most production occurs in lower- and middle-income countries, and therefore, they can...

Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa do not have much choice of quality seed of vegetable cultivars adapted to local growing conditions and consumer demand. Only a handful...

Highlight: En période de crise, la spéculation alimentaire est en nette hausse et amplifie les variations de prix : en...

Gene-editing technologies represent a promising new tool for plant and animal breeding in low- and middle-income countries. They enhance precision and efficiency over current breeding methods...

The Good Food Institute describes government regulation of alternative proteins (including plant-based, cultivated and fermentation-derived foods) in several countries around the world (including China, Singapore...

Aflatoxins represent a global public health and economic concern as they are responsible for significant adverse health and economic issues affecting consumers and farmers worldwide. Produced...

Mycotoxigenic fungi and their toxins are a global concern, causing huge economic and health impacts in developing countries such as Ethiopia, where the mycotoxin control system...