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This article explores linkages between food security, food sovereignty and foodways within the context of poor urban populations in Southeast Asia. We situate the study within...

Key Findings Thailand’s economy has shown resilience to recent global shocks, with output surpassing its pre-pandemic level in the third quarter of 2022. Economic growth...

Fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) in middle-income countries is one of today’s major development issues. It is commonly assumed that poorer countries are more prone to FCV...

Highlights We analyze agrarian change associated with hybrid maize farming in Myanmar. Larger farmers tend to profit more from hybrid maize than smaller...

Food loss and waste (FLW) is one of the key areas under SP4 and BN4 as well as the MPI on Resilient Food Systems in RAP. FAO is well positioned as a global...

In the past three decades, Thailand has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty, though inequality remains high. Driven by high growth rates and structural transformation...

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the food supply chain, retailers and consumers owing to infection awareness. This study evaluated the impacts COVID-19 on animal-source food retailers’ businesses and consumers’...

This report reviews the main global trends in land and water uses, policies and investments that have taken place over the last decade and identifies the institutional arrangements that have...

The report showcases ten food-focused initiatives that have taken action to promote human, ecological, and animal health and well-being. Case studies of initiatives in Brazil, Canada, France...

Southeast Asia is a major rice-producing region with a high level of internal consumption and accounting for 40% of global rice exports. Limited land resources, climate change and yield...