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Farmers in Northern and Central Malawi joined an SFHC project, the Malawi Farmer-to-Farmer Agroecology Project (MAFFA), to receive training in agroecology, experiment with practices and seeds, and participate in farmer...

In 2020, the global coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic posed new challenges to the initiatives and institutions supporting the farming communities and ecosystems that underpin Africa’s food systems. This year’s...

The likely effects of climate change are not fully consistent between each of Malawi’s three regions and 28 districts, or the crops assessed. However, several general...

This brief summarizes the recent assessment of the implementation of the Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education Training for Women Program (ATVET4Women) that aims to support women and their families with vocational training...

The double burden of malnutrition in children is a serious global public health problem, as upwards of 155 million children have stunted growth, 52 million show wasting...

In the IPC Acute Food Insecurity analysis conducted for the period of November to December 2020, about 2.55 million people (14% of the analysed population) faced high levels...

Salmonella is a major cause of foodborne disease globally. Pigs can carry and shed non-typhoidal Salmonella asymptomatically, representing a significant reservoir for these pathogens. To investigate Salmonella...

In this Policy Note, we examine both household and spatial factors that may drive participation by smallholder farming households in commercial value chains for pulses, legume crops...

By increasing their production for the market and realizing greater incomes, smallholder farming households can significantly accelerate local agricultural and rural economic development. The increased income...

The R4 Rural Resilience Initiative (R4) began as a strategic partnership between the World Food Programme (WFP) and Oxfam America in 2011 to build on the success of Oxfam America’s...