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Highlights COVID-19 pandemic has had differentiated impacts for distinct types of farming systems. Small and medium scale entrepreneurial systems were the farming systems...

This factsheet presents recent data on the agricultural research system of Panama, primarily focusing on key financial, human resource, institutional, and output indicators, while also highlighting...

In this publication, we elaborate on the specific ways that CSA can contribute to various SDG targets, and explain how nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement are...

The impacts of climate variability and change are already visible in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). WFP is building the capacities of communities and governments to strengthen people’s climate resilience...

On 23 September 2021, the Food Systems Summit convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, was held. Latin America and the Caribbean played an essential role...

Maize is the main dietary cereal in Mexico and Central America, with annual per capita consumption between 25.5 and 116.34 kg. Unfortunately, maize is highly susceptible to fungal infestation...

The drafting of this White/Wiphala Paper was coordinated by the Global-Hub on Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and edited by a Technical Editorial Committee that summarised the main points received. The White/Wiphala Paper...

The assessment of water productivity in livestock supply chains has a critical role to play in developing productive and sustainable food production systems worldwide. In particular, the evaluation of water...

Key messages The EASAC Theory of Change aiming at scaling climate smart agriculture in SICA region is made up of 4 main routes to achieved the desired impact: 1...

The canicula is the reduction of rainfall during the rainy season, in July and August, which can mainly affect basic grains during the crop flowering and grain filling phases...