Highlights We document trends in food security during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. We see a sharp increase in food insecurity during the...

Countries in crisis requiring external assistance for food are expected to lack the resources to deal with reported critical problems of food insecurity. The list below covers crises...

International wheat and maize prices decreased in June, reflecting seasonally increased availabilities of wheat in Northern Hemisphere exporters and of maize in Southern Hemisphere exporters. By contrast, strong...

The Farmer Field School (FFS) approach, based on group experimentation of innovative practices and/or farming systems, is in line with participatory farm advisory efforts. This approach has...

In response to the growing awareness of the negative impacts of conventional intensive agriculture on the environment and living conditions of farmers and rural families, alternative production systems based on agroecological principles...

Designing innovative cropping systems is an active field of agricultural research challenged by the agroecological transition. One of the challenges is to adapt cropping systems to the diversity of farms and contexts. For instance...

This paper informs on how locally developed social innovations can strengthen enabling environments for soil restoration. It draws on experiences of TMG’s collaborative work with partners...

L’avis du PREGEC résume les principaux messages clés de la réunion du Dispositif régional de prévention et de gestion des...

Background Dry spells are serious obstacles to rainfed agriculture in Sahelian countries. Various water harvesting techniques are used by farmers to reduce the impact of...

Integrating nutrition interventions into antenatal care (ANC) requires adapting global recommendations to fit existing health systems and local contexts, but the evidence is limited on the process of tailoring...