This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of various livestock interventions—feed, breeding, and health—and budget allocation strategies (balanced, feed-oriented, breeding-oriented, and healthoriented) in the context of Rwanda’s economic and livestock systems...
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This library synthesizes a large amount of scientific evidence to assess the effects of farming practices on sustainability outcomes, mainly regarding the environment, the climate, and agricultural productivity.
Highlights: Forestry, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture are marred by gender inequalities. Women's labor is concentrated in informal and less remunerative value chain nodes. Women typically...
It refers to all animals, birds and insects kept or reared in captivity mainly for agricultural purposes. This includes cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats and pigs, as well as poultry...
Repurposing public support to food and agriculture has gained significant global attention. However, resources allocated to support the food and agriculture sector may not be...
This annotated bibliography (AB) provides a research overview on the basis of 116 articles. The annotated bibliography was produced to support an evidence synthesis on gender norms in agri-food systems...
Variations in agricultural and energy prices have direct and cascading effects on economic and agri-food systems. In this study, we developed a dynamic general equilibrium model to simulate the impact...
The conversion and loss of rangelands is done in silence and attracts little public attention. Pastoralist and rangeland communities are often marginalised and have little influence over policies...
Highlights : The UN Global Methane Assessment (2021) shows that approximately 40 per cent of human-caused methane emissions come from the agriculture sector, mainly from livestock (32...
Academic and policy debates on agriculture emphasize a bimodal typology of ‘small-scale’ and ‘large-scale’ farms. In this article, we draw attention to the role and distinct characteristics of medium-scale monogastric livestock...