In the Face of COVID-19, Farmers in Ecuador Innovate a Whole New Food System
There was no way for small-scale farmers in Ecuador to anticipate the COVID-19 pandemic more than a year ago when they started diversifying the products they grew and mapping efficient paths to get them to hungry urban markets. But when the
How Blended Finance Can Help Farmers and Agribusinesses in the COVID-19 Era
Public funding alone is not enough to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Meeting these ambitious objectives – from ending poverty and hunger to building a more equitable, healthier and greener world – calls for a combination of
Crop Loss Assessment Monitor: A Multi-Model and Multistage Decision Support System
Study shows how the Crop Loss Assessment Monitor - a decision support system - could help improve loss assessment and make crop insurance more efficient. Farming has often been quoted as one of the noblest professions, shouldering the responsibility of feeding
Building Resilient Climate Smart Agricultural Systems For Smallholder Farmers
Editor's Note: This article was shared with us by One Acre Fund. One Acre Fund provides farm inputs, finance, and training to over 1.1 million families in six African countries per year, and reaches 1 million more families through partnerships. Big
Learning to grow vegetables: A novel way to transfer knowledge in Hoima, Uganda
Fresh vegetables are key to better nutrition and health around the world. Teaching farmers the best way to grow vegetables is essential. This article explores how Ugandan farmers develop best practices through experimentation, innovation, and exchange of local knowledge. Growing vegetables
Today’s Challenges Affect Our Future Plate: Climate Change and Its Impact on Food
In case we need any more evidence of the reality of climate change, besides the hundreds of scientific reports published over the last few decades, we can simply observe the changes in the seasons and weather. These shifting weather patterns
Eradicating hunger and climate change in Uganda: The role of crop trees
With increasing demand for land for settlement, agriculture and industrial development has resulted in the destruction of natural resources and forests are no exception. The FAO estimates that global net forest loss is 3.3 million hectares per year, much of which
The International Agri-Food Network: Creating Opportunities for Farmers in Food Policy
This article is part of our Editorial Series called "GFAR impakters". This is done in partnership with GFAR - The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation - For more follow on Twitter: #GFARImpakters or view here. The UN Committee on World
Resurgence of Oyster farming in Greater New York City area
“He was a very valiant man who first adventured on eating of oysters.” James VI & I is noted for keenly describing the first nutritional human interaction with the rather brutish looking bivalve. Oyster consumption, cultivation, and distribution have been