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Local knowledge and practices among Tonga people in Zambia and Zimbabwe: A review

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December, 2022

There is increasing recognition of the role of Indigenous and local knowledge systems in sustainable land use and conservation practices. However, the evidence base remains fragmented, while local knowledge remains marginalised in many national biodiversity strategies and development plans. This applies to the Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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

LandLibrary Resource
December, 2022
China

China is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) and one of the countries most affected by climate change. China's food systems are a major contributor to climate change: in 2018, China's food systems emitted 1.09 billion tons of carbondioxide equivalent (CO2eq) GHGs, accounting for 8.2% of total national GHG emissions and 2% of global emissions.

Unbundling water and land rights in Kilifi County, Kenya: a gender perspective

LandLibrary Resource
December, 2022
Kenya

Feminist scholars and activists have drawn attention to the importance of
women’s land rights, and studies focused on irrigation have explored the gendered
relationships between land and water rights. Yet little of this work has focused
on the relationship between land and water rights for domestic and productive

Co-designing and scaling sustainable intensification of mixed farming systems in Laos

LandLibrary Resource
December, 2022
Germany

For over a decade, rural Lao households have been undergoing a transformation from subsistence-oriented production systems to agricultural commercialization, facilitated by a series of Lao government policies opening the economy to international markets coupled with improved connectivity.

2023 China and global food policy report: Promoting sustainable healthy diets for transforming agrifood systems

LandLibrary Resource
December, 2022
China

The current situation of global food and nutrition security is increasingly worrisome, and it is unfortunate that progress in eliminating hunger, food insecurity, and multiple forms of malnutrition has been hindered or even reversed by recent global events.

Groundwater irrigation for smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa – a synthesis of current knowledge to guide sustainable outcomes

LandLibrary Resource
December, 2022
Global

Groundwater irrigation for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing in extent and importance. This growth is primarily driven spontaneously by the farmers themselves, spurred by improved access to low-cost technologies for pumps and drilling services as well as market opportunities for produce.

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

LandLibrary Resource
December, 2022
Kenya

Agriculture is one of the fundamental pillars of the 2022–2027 Bottom-up Economic Transformation Plan of the Government of Kenya for tackling complex domestic and global challenges. Kenya's food system is crucial for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

What are people eating in Surkhet, Nepal? Food consumption, food security, food sources, and food perceptions

LandLibrary Resource
December, 2022
India

The Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) district agrifood systems assessment aims to provide a reliable, accessible, and integrated evidence base that links farm production, market access, dietary patterns, climate risk responses, and natural resource management with gender as a cross-cutting issue in rural areas of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal.

Food purchasing behavior in Rajshahi, Bangladesh: Shopping practices, food perceptions, and aspirations

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December, 2022
Global

The Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) district agrifood systems assessment aims to provide a reliable, accessible, and integrated evidence base that links farm production, market access, dietary patterns, climate risk responses, and natural resource management with gender as a cross-cutting issue in rural areas of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal.

Food purchasing behavior in Nalanda, India: Shopping practices, food perceptions, and aspirations

LandLibrary Resource
December, 2022
India

The Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) district agrifood systems assessments aims to provide a reliable, accessible, and integrated evidence base that links farm production, market access, dietary patterns, climate risk responses, and natural resource management with gender as a cross-cutting issue in rural areas of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal.