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Achieving SDG2 (zero hunger) in a situation of rapid global population growth requires a continued focus on food production. Farming not merely needs to sustainably produce...

Highlights: The Knowledge contains in this knowledge review on CSA has been extracted, organised, and synthesized from a selection of 60 recent publications on the subject. The focus is on smallholder agriculture in...

Gender productivity gaps in agriculture are large around the world, even though women comprise 40–50 percent of the agricultural labor force in developing countries. Gender...

The Knowledge Review aims to inform policymakers and practitioners about the capacity of digital technologies and digital hubs to transform agricultural and food value chains to achieve sustainable food...

Gender inequality remains a pervasive challenge, not only from a development perspective but also from a human rights perspective. Recent years have seen a renewed interest in empowering...

This online resource monitors digital developments for innovative agricultural solutions and provide data, insights, and impact metrics to help focus investments towards agricultural transformation in low-...

BoosT-AE aims to facilitate the production and sharing of knowledge and methodologies required to carry out the Agro-ecological Transition (AET) in the tropical areas by: identifying, listing, delivering knowledge...

This study provides a broad perspective on the main trends regarding the use of pesticides in developing countries and their impacts on human health and food security. Information is provided on the challenges...

After several major famines in the 1950s and 1960s, the main focus of agricultural development during the following two decades was on achieving food security and preventing hunger...

The report assesses the relationship between land size and performance in the developing world. Farm and plot performance data were gathered through an exhaustive review of mostly peer-reviewed...