Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

Climate change and its impacts on natural and human systems are increasingly evident globally. Africa is highly vulnerable and is experiencing the burden of climate change impacts of climate...

The programme will build, strengthen and scale up the resilience and adaptive capacities of smallholder farmers and rural communities of seven least developed countries (LDCs) in this region. It will...

Climate change impacts globally have increased the urgency for ambitious action on adaptation. This is especially the case in the world’s most vulnerable regions, including Africa. This report covers...

Highlights: This report by the Malabo Montpellier Panel summarizes key findings from case studies conducted in four countries: Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The report reviews these...

Each year, Africa loses half of its harvest to pests (insects, pathogens, nematodes, weeds). To offset these losses and improve food security, pest management...

Foodborne diseases (FBD) are an important externality of agriculture and food systems, but only since 2015 have they risen up the development agenda. In the first part of this Review, I...

The article proposes five pathways to shape and transform Africa's food systems, based on ideas discussed at a session at the Adaptation Futures Conference in 2023. Develop food systems...

The African Union and the European Union alongside a number of implementing partners have launched the Consortium Europe-Africa on Research and Innovation for Food Systems Transformation. The project brings together...

The Asia-Pacific region has seen rapid poverty reduction, having lifted 1.5 billion people out of extreme poverty in a few generations. Yet, millions continue...

Highlights: This report presents legume-centered agroecological strategies to drive policy transformation, research, and strategic partnerships in Africa. Contemporary scholarship underscores the widespread adoption of industrialized agriculture...