The Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative, SIANI is an open and inclusive network that supports and […]
INTRODUCTION This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security […]
Today, more than 821 million people regularly go to bed hungry, of whom 100-plus million suffer […]
Both governments and the private sector urgently require better estimates of the likely incidence of extreme […]
Nearly a quarter of damages wrought by natural disasters on the developing world are borne by […]
The Farm Risk Management for Africa (FARMAF) project aims to improve food security and livelihoods of […]
Food security is highly sensitive to climate risks in Senegal. Recent climate-related events, specifically the 2011/2012 drought, […]
aWhere, Inc. is a data management company who has created a web based location intelligence platform, […]
This report documents the CCAFS Regional Scenarios Workshop – Exploring Key Research Opportunities and Development – […]
Government strategies to promote social protection and agricultural development in Ethiopia are closely intertwined. Interventions such […]
Following the 2008 global food crises, the agricultural development agenda has gained renewed international attention. Though […]
With the ongoing food crisis, stagnating yields and burgeoning poverty, never has the need been greater […]
Anthropogenic global warming has significantly influenced physical and biological processes at global and regional scales. The […]
FAO and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) have jointly […]
Insect pests and plant diseases reduce cassava yields substantially, posing a threat to food security throughout […]
This report combines the historical view and a unique moment in the story of agriculture – […]
The increase in extreme climate events that is expected to accompany climate change will have farreaching […]
The increase in extreme climate events that are expected to accompany climate change will have far-reaching […]
Variation in water availability is a major source of risk for agricultural productivity and food security […]
This paper provides an overview of poverty levels, hydrology, agricultural production systems and water productivity in […]
Topics addressed in this presentation include: Overview of the agricultural sector; Phases of agricultural development; Decline […]
Subsistence-based and natural resource-dependent societies are especially vulnerable to climate change. In such contexts, food security […]
In September 2007, a group of experts from the genetic conservation, climate science, agricultural development, and […]
The objection of this project was to facilitate development of sweet potato cultivars with improved post-harvest […]
This media briefing provides details of the 12 grants awarded to projects under the SARID programme. […]
CCAFS carried out household baseline surveys in all its benchmark sites in 2010/2011. This report presents […]
Rakai District, in South Central Uganda, is predominantly agricultural, and people living here derive their livelihoods […]
This report summarizes the results of a baseline household-level survey, led by the Climate Change, Agriculture […]
This report presents the results of an analysis of the CCAFS baseline household survey carried out […]
Outputs from CPP cassava projects based in southern Tanzania (R6614, R7563) have been adopted by agricultural […]
The proceedings of the Second RALF Project Workshop held in Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 November 2005. Thirteen […]
Seasonality is a severe constraint to sustainable rural livelihoods, and a driver of poverty and hunger, […]
The CARE-Bangladesh/DFID Rural Livelihood Programme (RLP) was a consolidation of 3 projects: GO-INTERFISH (Greater Opportunities for […]
The aim of the survey was to collate information, opinions and expert feedback across a wide […]
The approach adopted here is to develop scenarios for East Africa to 2030 using a qualitative, […]
The purpose of the project was to promote the adoption of CBSD-tolerant varieties developed in earlier […]
This proposal was prepared by the team leading the CGIAR Challenge Program on Climate Change, Agriculture […]
This brief presents the vision, programme design, and research themes of CCAFS. It also outlines the […]
Growing attention to climate change around the world has led to a wide array of policy […]
In a bid to return the country to food self-sufficiency, the Government of Kenya has been […]
Within the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), PN37 (Nile basin livestock water productivity) […]
This press release announces new funding for research on rice genetics that will lead to the […]
This report attempts to provide answers to the following questions: 1. What is the evidence that […]
This presentation introduces the project, as outlined in its Project Proposal Document. The presentation was created […]
The purpose of the project was to develop and effectively promote strategies that improve food security […]
This issue of insights is the result of a collaborative process involving experts working in policy, […]
The goal of CCAFS is to overcome threats posed by a changing climate to achieving food […]
This report summarizes the results of a baseline household-level survey, designed by the CCAFS team and […]
Phenological development is the single most important attribute of crop adaptation to shifting climates. Climate change […]
This is a database of farmer organization (FO) support and training materials relevant to Malawi. The […]
The project purpose was to contribute to the sustainability of rural livelihoods in coastal areas of […]
To achieve food security for many in low-income and middle-income countries for whom this is already […]
This report investigates the climate of three target regions of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate […]
Pigeonpea is a major pulse crop of the dry tropics mainly cultivated under marginal conditions by […]
This paper reviews the state of current scientific knowledge on the links between climate change, agriculture […]
This study was coordinated by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security […]
Despite the achievements of smallholders in Asia during the green revolution, there is scepticism that Africa’s […]
Within the CCAFS programme, inter-organizational regional scenarios of the future are being developed. The development and […]
Global food security is under threat by climate change, and the impacts fall disproportionately on resource-poor […]
Mounting evidence that climate change will impact food security demonstrates the need to adapt food systems […]
This brief is produced by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), in partnership […]
AgClim Letters is a monthly analysis that introduces a key policy topic via an interesting recent […]
Drought is staring into the eyes of the rural people in almost all parts of the […]
The country is groaning with food stocks. The Food Corporation of India can neither store nor […]
Agriculture needs to feed 9 billion people by 2050. This will require a 70–100% increase in […]
This study systematically reviewed the literature to evaluate how suitable existing farm and farm household models […]
This brief two pager provides a background to the issue fo climate change and food security. […]
By 2050, the world’s population is likely to reach 9 billion. Most of these people are […]
In 2007, global markets experienced significant and rapid fluctuations of varied duration in the prices of […]
World food prices have risen dramatically during the past year. Poor harvests caused by droughts and […]
The paper is organized into three main sections, with two parts to each section. The first […]
This report seeks to elevate discussion of the interconnected dimensions of sustainable agriculture, food security and […]
The 2000s were Africa’s “decade of growth.” Countries in Africa south of the Sahara reached milestones […]
The objective of this report is to catalyse thinking about the ways in which agriculture – […]
African countries are preparing for and responding to the potential consequences of climate change by building […]
Human induced change of ecosystems over the past 50 years has resulted in an unprecedented and […]
Key messages: Smallholder farmers can contribute significantly to climate change mitigation but will need incentives to […]
The agriculture sectors¹ are facing the enormous challenge of feeding the world’s growing population in the […]
People have always had to overcome impediments to secure food. Although technology has generally managed to […]
This presentation was made at the Symposium on “Growing food: New places, new technologies? hosted by […]
This is a proposal to “The G20 Global Agricultural Monitoring” initiative, held in May 2011. The […]
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is a premier national institution bringing together research programmes in […]
Rapid food price rises have highlighted serious concerns about food security globally and have had a […]
The ARC is entrusted with applied agricultural research on food and industrial crops, forestry, livestock and […]
This presentation was made at the “Using Satellites for Better Water and Environment Management?” training event […]
Aimed at supporting policy and decision-makers in the Member States of the region, adaptation and peacebuilding practitioners worldwide, […]
After the food price crisis in 2008, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) endorsed the establishment […]
ICARDA is an international organization undertaking research for development. We provide innovative, science-based solutions for countries […]
The two phases of the Rapid EFSA in Afghanistan were carried out in different districts of […]
The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is a leading pan-African research organization with a mission to contribute […]
Part 3, on page 85 of this workshop proceeding presents the research on “Rice-based production systems […]
This perspective for 2050 raises a number of important questions. Are current public and private investments […]
The world food situation is currently being rapidly redefined by new driving forces. Income growth, climate […]
The workshop organised by the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) […]
The October 2011 Crops Prospects and Food Situation provides an update on commodity price development, regional […]
While this SOFI doesn’t update the number of hungry people which for 2010 remains at 925 […]
Agricultural prices, along with the prices of primary commodities in general, have been both high and […]
Until the food price alarm went off, discussions on how to reduce hunger and malnutrition in […]
International food prices are spiking again for the second time in three years, igniting concerns about […]
Recent bouts of extreme price volatility in global agricultural markets portend rising and more frequent threats […]
Recent volatility of prices of major grains has generated a wide array of analyses and policy […]
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region is the largest grain importing region in the […]
South Asia is home to nearly 22% of the world’s population, including 40% of the world’s […]
This study aimed at drawing attention to empirical and conceptual evidence to demonstrate and make the […]
The dramatic surge in food prices from 2005 to 2008 seriously threatened the world’s poor, who […]
As the global population grows and incomes in poor countries rise, so too, will the demand […]
Climate change poses important challenges for agriculture and food security in Africa. It directly affects food […]
This is the collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Agricultural Risk and […]
This presentation details food price spikes and the policy responses to them. The presentation discusses whether […]
The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) was launched in 2010 by the G20, in response to […]
IFDC is an international organization addressing critical issues such as international food security, the alleviation of […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads […]
The main issues discussed in this report include greater climate variability which could affect pests, diseases, […]
A report of the Workshop on Reducing Food Insecurity Associated with Natural Disasters in Asia and […]
New thinking to recognize vulnerable farmers as critical partners in delivering solutions is needed to increase […]
The expert consultation meeting that this technical background paper details considered cross-sectoral linkages among climate change, […]
This presentation outlines and identifies common concerns in the food commodity trade and utilizes experiences from […]
In 2008, as the cost of foodstuffs reached record levels, FAO launched a series of input […]
The High-Level Task Force (HLTF) on the Global Food Security Crisis was formed in 2008 to […]
Food price spike and economic downturn increased the number of undernourished people from 850M in 2005 […]
The I4 Index Insurance Innovation Initiative is a response to the evidence that uninsured risk can […]
The State of Food and Agriculture aims at bringing to a wider audience balanced science-based assessments […]
The FAPRI 2010 U.S. and World Agricultural Outlook presents projections of world agriculturalproduction, consumption, and trade […]
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation that works to establish […]
The Information Network on Post-Harvest Operations (INPhO) was designed by FAO with the support and collaboration […]
FSP publishes its own series of Research Papers. They address researchers, policymakers, donor agencies, educators, and international development […]
Trade Observatory is a project of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a Minneapolis based nongovernmental […]
GIEWS Country Briefs provide up to date information on the food security situation of developing countries. […]
Amidst the food price crisis, speculation is a major contributor to extreme price volatility, which is […]
This presentation introduces the methodology developed for a pilot zone in Nicaragua and seeks to find […]
Climate change will affect all four dimensions of food security: food availability, food accessibility, food utilization […]
This report studies the food price instability and risk problem in low-income countries and investigates the […]
Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change and the research underlying this report provides detailed estimates […]
The main purpose of this report is to conceptualize an ex-ante risk management framework for weather […]
A report released periodically as an early warning report for Southern Africa. This issue of the […]