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Highlights: Integrating agriculture-forestry-livestock (AFL) systems for SDGs lacks clarity in developing countries. The study explores AFL synergies, trade-offs in Bangladesh for SDGs and suggests solutions. AFL...

Nitrogen (N) plays a dual role in the agri-food system: it is an essential nutrient for all life forms, yet also an environmental pollutant causing a range of environmental...

This study aimed to examine the correlations between the agroecological status of farms and their viability in agro-sylvo-pastoral systems located in the savannah areas of West Africa. The methodology is based on farm...

Highlights: Farmer-herder conflicts threaten Nigeria’s agriculture and livelihoods. Conflicts reduce animal-source foods (ASF) consumption in households. Livestock diversification mitigates impacts of conflicts on ASF...

One of the great challenges facing the agricultural sector worldwide is the availability of fertile land for the establishment of crops for human and animal feed. Grass pastures used for animal feed...

Agriculture plays an important role in African economies, despite low productivity compared to other continents and lagging participation in global value chains. There is also an unmet...

Highlights: Using household survey data from rural Bangladesh, we examine whether ownership of dairy cows is associated with a greater likelihood of consuming dairy products and with child...

Crop yields, livestock productivity, and food nutritional content ar e all negatively impacted by climate change. Breeding resilient crops and livestock is crucial to address...

Reducing methane emissions from livestock: A focus on reducing methane emissions from the livestock sector, improving sustainability. 1.3 billion people rely on livestock for their livelihoods and food...

Understanding the global economic importance of farmed animals to society is essential as a baseline for decision-making about future food systems. Researchers with the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme...