Supporting policy with scientific evidence

Key findings: This Knowledge Note presents two sets of analytical work to further our understanding of the links between public support in the agrifood sector and healthy diets...

The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare...

Key findings: The Food, Agriculture, Biodiversity, Land-use, and Energy (FABLE) Consortium, an international network of researchers, has released a position paper that highlights the need for a sustainable food...

Highlights: India continues to contribute greatly to the global prevalence of undernutrition. Women’s self-help groups (SHGs)- an important platform for reaching women in India. Evidence on effectiveness of SHG-based...

Objectives: R5N was an agriculture-based resilience program to strengthen rural farming communities against shocks and to improve livelihoods. It was conducted by the World Food Programme...

Micronutrient deficiency, or hidden hunger, remains a significant problem affecting more than 2 billion people globally. Consuming a diet that is diverse in agricultural products is a primary way...

As part of efforts to promote common beans in Malawi, CIAT/PABRA and partners has been implementing research-based nutrition-sensitive agriculture interventions, conducting nutrition studies to design, implement...

Introduction While a number of studies have examined the nutritional impacts of agroecological interventions, few have examined impacts on child development, maternal and child anemia, and men’s...

Highlights: Identifying factors influencing NSA and their interplay requires a system approach. Failure frequently arose from not having/using context knowledge, could be avoidable...

The World Wide Fund for Nature defines a food system as “the complete set of people, institutions, activities, processes, and infrastructure involved in producing and consuming food for a given...