Recycling organic waste into soil amendments and animal feed through a transdisciplinary approach – this is what the RUNRES project, launched in four sub-Saharan African countries four years ago, seeks to achieve. Now…
Many innovations have been developed in recent years in the field of biomass conversion technologies that enable food waste and agricultural surpluses to be converted into various valuable products. This article presents…
Per capita growth had slowed down in Africa years before the Covid crisis and the war in Ukraine. Also, the number of people going hungry has been on the rise again for some years. These and other factors have to be…
Governments across the Global South invest heavily in agricultural development to combat poverty and hunger. But while crucial for improving the livelihoods of millions, agricultural development can undermine…
In many South Asian countries, rice straw burning is a common practice, resulting in bad air quality. In addition, agricultural production is often characterised by the overuse of natural resources as well as gender…
Biodiversity is critical for life on Earth. But human activity is damaging essential habitats. Our author looks at how invasive woody weeds are harming biodiversity in East Africa and how sustainable weed control…
The world has reached a tipping point: up to 783 million people faced hunger in 2022; more than 3.1 billion were unable to afford a healthy diet. While our current agri-food systems fail to ensure access to sufficient…
Whenever the implementation of (international) development agendas is at issue, the need to improve the coherence of policy interventions is stressed. But what exactly does this refer to? And what are the challenges…
Since 2010, the Monitoring and Analysing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) programme of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has been assisting countries in sub-Saharan Africa in strengthening the…
Women and girls in poorer countries are affected in particular ways by the multiple crises the world is currently facing. Uncovering the linkages between gender, resilience and food security, our authors look at ways to…
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