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The EU agricultural outlook, published once a year, presents the outlook for major EU agricultural markets until 2035. It is based on a set of assumptions regarding macroeconomic...

Introduction Access to high-quality seeds remains a key constraint to the intensification of crop production in low-income countries. In this study, we analyzed maize seed production and distribution systems...

Highlights Farmer Field Schools (FFS) are a participatory rural development approach that help farmers redesign their farming systems. We investigate farmers' implementation...

Around 17.2 million Afghans (40 per cent) are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, classified in Crisis or Emergency (IPC Phase 3 or 4)...

Worldwide agricultural intensification and the industrialisation of the horticultural farming sector, have accelerated the process of global change impacting ecosystem services (ES). The awareness of the impact of conventional industrial...

There is conflicting evidence on the association between farm production diversity and dietary diversity, worldwide. Notwithstanding this, farmer input subsidy programmes aimed at promoting both...

The Pilot Project - Developing a farmers’ toolbox for integrated pest management practices from across the Union, was commissioned by the European Commission - Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural...

Controlling pests that damage crops and plants is necessary both to safeguard food security and to ensure viable income to farmers for their production. This needs to be done while...

In the Fill the Nutrient Gap (FNG) analysis in Guinea-Bissau, crop diversification, improved agricultural practices and social protection interventions were examined alongside nutrition-specific interventions targeting...

FAO assesses that globally 46 countries, including 33 in Africa, 10 in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance...