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Sustainable but hungry? Food security outcomes of certification for cocoa and oil palm smallholders in Ghana

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Dezembro, 2020
Ghana

Cocoa and oil palm are the major commodity crops produced in Ghana and livelihood options for hundreds of thousands of rural households. However, their production has negative environmental and socioeconomic impacts. Certification standards have been promoted as a market-led mechanism to ensure their sustainable production.

The potential of agarwood as a climate- resilient livelihood option in Indonesia

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Dezembro, 2020
Indonesia

Agarwood resin, produced by certain evergreen tree species native to Southeast Asia, is used for making incenses, medicines and fragrances. A precious commodity for centuries, it has a current market value of USD 32 billion, projected to reach USD 64 billion by 2029 (Ash and Nguyen 2020). However, high trading frequency has led to agarwood species being threatened with extinction in the wild.

Rigorous monitoring is necessary to guide food system transformation in the countdown to the 2030 global goals

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Dezembro, 2020
Global

Food systems that support healthy diets in sustainable, resilient, just, and equitable ways can engender progress in eradicating poverty and malnutrition; protecting human rights; and restoring natural resources. Food system activities have contributed to great gains for humanity but have also led to significant challenges, including hunger, poor diet quality, inequity, and threats to nature.

Training workshop report on good agricultural practices for the production and conservation of seed potato in the West, Adamawa, and Northwest regions. Workshop report.

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Dezembro, 2020

The International Potato Center (CIP), in collaboration with the Green Innovation Centers for the Food and
Agriculture sector (ProCISA), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER), and the Institute of
Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), organized and facilitated training workshops for seed growers on

Forage-fed insects as food and feed source: Opportunities and constraints of edible insects in the tropics

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Dezembro, 2020
Global

Farmed insects can provide an alternative protein source for humans, livestock, and fish, while supporting adaptation to climate change, generating income for smallholder farmers, and reducing the negative impacts of conventional food production, especially in the tropics. However, the quantity, nutritional quality and safety of insects greatly relies on their feed intake.

Perceived social norms and agripreneurial intention among youths in eastern DRC

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Dezembro, 2020
Global

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country with a high agricultural productivity potential; however, the agribusiness sector remains unattractive to youths. This study examined the extent to which perceived social norms and psychological capital affect youths’ intentions to pursue agribusiness opportunities in the Eastern DRC. Data was collected on a sample of 600 youths.