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Climate change has been a significant threat to sustainable agriculture impacting trade and food security. This research investigates the impacts of climate change on agricultural trade and food...

Highlights: Global evidence suggests that land institutions and policies will be critical to help African countries respond to the challenges of climate change, urban expansion, structural...

Improving nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa under increasing climate risks and population growth requires a strong and contextualized evidence base. Yet, to date, few studies...

Drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs) offer hope as an adaptation strategy for farmers facing increasing frequency of droughts in sub-Saharan Africa. Adoption of these varieties also offers...

Highlights Root, tuber and banana (RT&B) systems are prevalent in Central Africa, yet there is limited knowledge of climate change impacts on these systems. Adapted...

Individual farmer investments have the potential to fill the gap in public investments and be more cost-effective than large-scale irrigation. However, this development primarily occurs outside of formal...

This report addresses key policy issues around the access and use of genetic resources and their up-scaling for direct use and commercialization. It analyzes the current policy environment...

National governments across Sub-Saharan Africa include climate-smart agriculture (CSA)—context-specific interventions that support resilience, productivity, and climate mitigation—in plans, policies, and strategies to jointly address...

WFP and partners have undertaken an analysis of climate risks in 9 countries and recommended programmes to address identified risks. Climate change is driving global hunger. WFP...

LoCAL (The LoCAL Climate Adaptive Living Facility) has shown that performance-based grants for climate resilience can build local government capacities to handle climate...