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The semiarid lands of Northeast Brazil represent one of the most densely populated regions of the country. Rainfall variability together with land degradation and large-scale poverty in rural areas...

Obesity has been characterized as an ongoing pandemic. This swift and continuous weight increase cannot be explained solely by individual factors. High availability of Ultra Processed...

Ancestral knowledge, centered in Mother Nature, is in the indigenous discourse and international forums. Caliata, a resilient community in Ecuador’s central highlands faces internal structural problems and external...

On 23 September 2021, the Food Systems Summit convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, was held. Latin America and the Caribbean played an essential role...

The brief focuses on the achievements of the following three global biodiversity targets from the CBD post-2020 framework (CBD/WG2020/3/3), by 2030 and 2050: Enhance the integrity of all ecosystems, “with an...

Animal pollination services provide multiple benefits to humanity as they contribute to 35% of global food production and directly account for up to 40% of the dietary nutrient supply to humanity...

The authors of this book delve into the diagnoses, but above all, they propose solutions, conceived from the Latin American and Caribbean experience, in dialogue with the vast and sometimes cacophonous world debate...

1) Wheat production in Brazil is insufficient to meet domestic demand and falls drastically in response to adverse climate events. 2) Multiple regression models were used...

Several rural public policies formulated and implemented in Brazil have achieved international attention, inspiring a number of cooperation projects. Exploring Brazil’s relations with Mozambique as a case...

In 2020, the WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger in Brazil underwent major changes, but activities to support countries in building resilient and sustainable solutions to fight hunger continued...