This book is intended to guide farmers, extension personnel, agriculture students in higher institutions, researchers, and other development projects on the improved varieties of legumes and cereals to use or promote in Northeast Nigeria, especially...

Boosting diaspora's contribution to agribusiness is one of the priorities of FAO’s work on rural migration. It aims to help migrants and diaspora contribute resources and skills to rural areas and support agro entrepreneurs through mentorship, coachi...

Addressing food fraud is crucial to ensure the safety, integrity and fairness of the global food supply chain – all of which are critical to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

IFPRI implemented the 2023 PNG Rural Household Survey which was designed to understand rural livelihoods and welfare across different areas of PNG (Schmidt et al., 2024).

The present edition of the report presents the latest analysis of the prevalence and trends in undernourishment, food insecurity, and malnutrition.

The indicators of progress towards global nutrition targets similarly show that the world is not on track to eliminate all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2). Billions of people still lack access to nutritious, safe and sufficient food.

FAO’s latest forecasts point to increased production and higher stocks for several basic foodstuffs. The summary section is available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish

A simple shift from refined grains to fortified whole grains would not only produce more nutritious food for billions of people without increasing production costs, but also help towards the reduction of malnutrition and hunger. This shift would save...

On 8 June 2023, participants of the Resilient Food Systems Programme Final Workshop visited field sites hosted by the Upper Tana-Nairobi Water Fund (RFS Kenya).

In 2022, the RFS programme made significant progress toward enhancing the long-term resilience and sustainability of smallholder farming systems.

The Food Security Support Project in the Louga, Matam and Kaffrine Regions (PASA/LMK), which started in 2014, has achieved appreciable results in economic, environmental and social terms at its various intervention sites thanks to the hydro-agricultu...

Background: Milk is a common infant food in peri-urban Kenya that can transmit diarrhea-causing enteric pathogens. Little is known about how contamination of milk at point of purchase and household handling of milk-based infant foods contribute to in...