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Alliance-supported community seed banks in Kenya (since 2019) and Uganda (since 2010) have maintained 72 crop and tree species and more than 600 varieties. Up to September...

Women in developing countries are often characterized by lower social status, less input into decision-making, lack of access to resources, and lower mobility, while their inclusion...

Highlights: The report focuses on eight of the SDGs (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14 and 15). At the mid-point of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, there is...

Food insecurity in the African context is a critical issue; yet total food losses are estimated at 15.9% and 17.2% in quantity and in caloric value, respectively (FAO, 2019)...

The report focuses on eight of the SDGs (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14 and 15). Contrary to early expectations, the COVID-19 pandemic kept its grip...

The purpose of this document is to provide agriculture development practitioners and policy makers globally, with guidance, tools and examples of successful integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) into climate...

Throughout the years, the gender gap has been persistent at all levels of science and technology across the world. Though there has been remarkable progress towards...

Trying to understand the links between gender equality and food security is a complicated effort— especially at a global level. FAO’s 2010-2011 report on the State of Food and Agriculture was...

In 2015, leaders from 193 countries agreed to the Sustainable Development Goals—the SDGs. These were big, bold objectives we wanted to achieve by 2030, everything from ending...

Highlights This study provides a systematic review of literature on women's status and their role in improving food security. Previously a number of review studies were published...