Under the Emergency Food Security Project (EFSP), funded by the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a large‑scale seed commercialization...
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Despite the growing interest in neglected and underutilized species around the world, recent research highlights the need for more West African studies on how policies and governance can...
Key findings: NUS are nutritious local crops, adapted to the climatic conditions of the Sahel and essential for food security, rural incomes and climate resilience. Integrating NUS...
Background Agroecology integrates ecological agricultural production with community self-reliance, deeply rooted in indigenous knowledge. This study investigates how and why women in Zimbabwe contribute to seed...
This study explores the factors associated with the cultivation of neglected and underutilized crop species (NUS) and agroecology adoption (crop rotation with legumes) amid the climate crisis in rural Lebanon...
Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are central to food security, nutrition, and rural livelihoods in Eastern Africa, providing affordable protein and income to millions of smallholder farmers...
Farmer-managed seed systems (FMSS) represent a critical yet undervalued component of Africa's agricultural landscape, with smallholder farmers—predominantly women—supplying 80-90% of all seeds planted across...
The Food Balance Sheet (FBS) is a detailed record of food supply and utilization of a given country over a specified period, compiled using rigorous analytical and statistical methods...
Highlights: Initial rapid growth in tilapia production in Ghana is partly due to improved strain. Recent stagnation is largely due to challenges with low seed quality and availability...
