The dominance of a few staple crops (maize, rice, and wheat) in most agricultural systems hampers the application of interventions to improve food security and nutrition. Research and development attention...
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Myanmar’s agrifood system has proven surprisingly resilient in the face of multiple crises—COVID 19, the military coup, economic mismanagement, global price instability, and widespread conflict—with...
In Ethiopia, large scale land investments have been expanding into pastoral regions. However, little is known about the consequences of these investments on the food security of the pastoral...
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Irrigation is crucial for food security and climate resilience
We assess the link between agricultural intensification of smallholder farms and personal daily incomes from farming...
Developing countries have been affected by the land rush phenomenon for several years. This paper investigates the effect of a land rush on food security during the period 2000–2018...
With the current Second Growth and Transformation Plan (2015-2020), the Government of Ethiopia expects the agro-industrial sector to play key role in economic growth of the Country. Accordingly, the creation of Integrated...
Since its domestication some 9,000 years ago, maize ( Zea mays L.; corn) has played an increasing and diverse role in global agri-food systems...
Faced with climate change and having to keep pace in the race to feed the world’s growing population, farmers of staple crops like wheat are under pressure to constantly increase...
Background
Crop yields are lowest in sub-Saharan Africa compared to other regions, and this is true even for such an important staple crop as maize. Persistence of patches of...
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We decompose the origins of crop variety misclassification into misreporting and misperception.
Crop variety misclassification in our data is mostly driven by misperception.
We highlight...