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Agrifood value chains represent an important element of food systems and economies around the world. For example, intermediary agri-food value chain actors—those operating enterprises that transport...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched an initiative to assess the existing impediments for scaling innovation and technology in food and agriculture (AgTech) and to identify options to improve...

Agriculture is the mainstay of Uganda’s economy, contributing about 25% of the GDP, a third of the export earnings and almost all the country’s food requirements. Yet, the sector still faces...

Key Findings Global remittance trends Total remittances transferred in 2021 to LMICs are estimated at US$605 billion. By 2030, an estimated US$5.4 trillion...

This brief provides a country-level framework and insights for assessing the potential to develop and scale Digital Climate Advisory Services (DCAS). The framework is intended for service providers and other actors...

AGRICULTURE CONTRIBUTES HEAVILY TO THE GDP OF MANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND IT EMPLOYS MORE THAN HALF OF THE RURAL POPULATION ACROSS THE CONTINENT. Despite the positive effect of agriculture across...

Women in rural areas, and in particular female farmers, have significantly less access to financial services than their male counterparts. Such limited access is harmful to female...

As citizens of the world, we are all facing an extraordinary challenge. In the year 2050, an estimated 9 billion people need to be fed. Every single day...

Pervasive use of poor quality seed remains an important reason for low yields throughout the developing world. We explore ways to increase the quality of the local stock...