There has been a flurry of positive news about the past year's performance of South Africa's agricultural sector. There have also been questions about whether the sector could remain on a positive growth path in 2022 given the excessive rains at the...
This deck is a deep dive into the methodology behind the Index and Typology, as well as in-depth analysis arising from their application, including a global ranking of food systems, food system performance benchmarks, and examples of food system perf...
State and Trends in Adaptation 2021 combines in-depth analyses, case studies, and viewpoints from those on the frontlines of climate change impacts in Africa. It presents a detailed blueprint for action: offering innovative adaptation and resilience...
A report commissioned by IUCN and the UNFCCC High Level Champions and steered by a working group of African partners ahead of Climate COP26 in Glasgow provides compelling, quantitative evidence of the positive impacts of regenerative agricultural pra...
This book finds that frontier agriculture is a viable complement to conventional agriculture in Africa and could meet many of the continent’s social, economic, environmental, and food security challenges. The book also shows that frontier agriculture...
In most sub-Saharan African countries, the agriculture and forestry industries are the primary sources of carbon emissions. If developed in an unsustainable way, emissions from these sectors may increase exponentially through unsustainable land explo...
The 8th edition of the Mozambique Economic Update (MEU): Getting Agricultural Support Right focuses its analysis on the potential offered by agriculture to promote a sustainable and more inclusive recovery, and outlines reform options to realign agri...
Since AGRA’s founding, the organization has sought to catalyze a farming revolution in Africa, underpinned by the belief that African farmers can change their lives, move out of poverty and contribute to sustainable development...
Harnessing the potential and the opportunities of a viable bioeconomy would allow African countries to expand and diversify their food supply, add value to their production, and create well-paying jobs. By incorporating areas such as biopharmaceutica...
This manual is developed to enhance production and productivity of ginger through capacity building of agriculture agents, extension workers and private investors on management of bacterial wilt and leaf spot diseases. A team of experts from differen...
This paper focuses on proposed intervention aimed at fighting micronutrient deficiencies to in increase micronutrient intake in South Sudan. The short-term goal is to provide micronutrient supplements to improve the health of recipients, and the long...
In this situation report, FAO assesses that globally 46 countries, including 33 in Africa, 10 in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance for food. Serious concerns also relate to East Africa...