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Unexploited economic and environmental benefits from cultivated forages in Zambia

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December, 2022
Zambia

Abstract Livestock production is critical for improved food and nutrition security, sustainability of ecosystems, and resilience. Zambia, like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, aspires to increase livestock’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product and generate economic opportunities.

Agricultural Livelihood Types and Type-Specific Drivers of Crop Production Diversification: Evidence from Aral Sea Basin Region

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December, 2022
Global

Understanding the factors driving the farmers’ decisions to diversify their crop production is important for management strategies and policies promoting climate-smart agricultural development. Options for diversification and its associated drivers might be shaped by livelihood context, and it remains as a general gap in knowledge.

An index for enabling socially inclusive digital innovation processes in food, land, and water systems

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December, 2022
Global

Currently metrics for assessing digital inclusivity focus on evaluating the outcomes of digital innovation rather than the process of developing such innovations. Digital inclusivity has five different dimensions, spanning both technical and social aspects, and therefore requires a holistic approach to attain.

Modeling genotype × environment × management interactions for a sustainable intensification under rainfed wheat cropping system in Morocco

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December, 2022
Morocco

Under the conditions of Moroccan rainfed agricultural areas, wheat cropping systems—the population’s basic staple food—are subject to a set of limitations that seasonally impact crop production and farmers’ incomes, thus national food security.

Brainstorming workshop and experts consultation on soil salinity monitoring and mapping: perspectives from Global South

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December, 2022
India

This workshop was hosted and organized by CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center) with support from ICARDA (International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas), Egypt. The workshop was supported by ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research and ISRO-SAC (Indian Space Research Organization-Space Applications Centre), India.

Sustainable intensification of small-scale aquaculture production in Myanmar through diversification and better management practices

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December, 2022
Myanmar

Small-scale aquaculture systems can contribute significantly to food and nutritional security, poverty alleviation, and rural development, especially in developing countries. However, the intensification of aquaculture systems often has negative environmental outcomes. The adoption of diversification practices (e.g.

Review of Nationally Determined Contributions (NCD) of Vietnam from the perspective of food systems

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December, 2022
Global

Over the past decades, Vietnam has significantly progressed and has transformed from being a food-insecure nation to one of the world’s leading exporters in food commodities, and from one of the world’s poorest countries to a low-middle-income country. The agriculture sector is dominated by rice and plays a vital role in food security, employment, and foreign exchange.

Urban agriculture during economic crisis: lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine

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December, 2022

Economic crises take different forms and occur for various reasons, such as political conflicts and pandemics. What all these crises have in common is that they cause disruption to rural-urban food supply chains, resulting in food shortages for the urban poor, with the most direct impact being an increase in food prices.