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In recent years, great strides have been made in the innovation of financial systems for agriculture and environment projects. These include hybrid public and private financial mechanisms...

This annual report monitors and evaluates agricultural policies spanning all six continents, including the 37 OECD countries, the five non-OECD EU Member States, and 12...

Latin American agroecology proposes a transformation of conventional agri-food systems. It is driven by social movements that have succeeded in forming coalitions that have promoted its integration...

Land use is central to many of the environmental and socio-economic issues facing society today. This report examines on-going challenges for aligning land-use policy with climate, biodiversity and food...

The banana is a staple food in Mexico, with production aimed primarily at the local market. The banana sector, comprising a host of small growers, only developed into exports late on...

This study is part of a larger effort by The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEBAgFood), from the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), which has been “designed to provide...

Structural transformation involves the reallocation of resources from less to more productive uses. It involves growth in agricultural productivity and generation of higher productivity jobs in other sectors...

Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) provides trusted open-source data on agricultural research systems across the developing world. Led by the International Food Policy Research...

The cactus Opuntia has been used in Mexico from pre-Hispanic times, and along with maize (Zea mays) and agave (Agave spp.), played a major role in the agricultural economy...