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The primary aim of IFAD’s work in Zambia is to increase the income and food security of poor rural people through sustainable, diversified and climate-resilient rural livelihoods. We do...

This report summarizes the main findings from the seven reports the Panel has published between 2017-2020 into one piece, thereby providing a very practical guide to support efforts...

Also known as livestock manure, it is organic matter, mostly derived from animal faeces and urine, but normally also containing plant material (often straw), which...

Waste products excreted by livestock: or a mixture of litter and waste products excreted by livestock, even in processed form. EEC, 1991, Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December...

Animals such as cattle and sheep which are kept on the holding or otherwise for agricultural production. FAO, 1996, 'Conducting agricultural censuses and surveys', FAO Statistical Development...

The future roles of livestock and alternative proteins are heavily contested. The IPES-Food report “The Politics of Protein: Examining claims about livestock, fish, ‘alternative proteins’...

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...