FAO’s 2020/21 forecasts continue to point towards a tight market situation for oilseeds and oilseed products, with resumed production growth foreseen insufficient to meet world demand. In 2020/21, global oil crop production is expected to recover fro...

Agriculture policies and strategies designed, purposefully, to address malnutrition are considered nutrition-sensitive and are a critical component of global efforts to address malnutrition in all its forms. However, limited evidence exists on extent...

World Food Day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in an exceptional moment as countries around the world deal with the widespread effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a time to look...

World Food Day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in an exceptional moment as countries around the world deal with the widespread effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a time to look...

World Food Day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in an exceptional moment as countries around the world deal with the widespread effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a time to look...

What defines a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention? Like other food-based approaches, a nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention looks toward food to improve nutrition instead of toward fortification or supplementation. A nutrition-se...

This article is focusing on the change in gender roles in various communities in Malawi. The gender norms of women being the only caretakers of children, have slowly begun to eradicate. This is because of several factors limiting woman availabilit...

This special issue which aims to enrich knowledge of the sector all over the African continent, covers the value and contributions of diverse aquatic systems to food security, nutrition and livelihoods. The editorial quantifies the significance of th...

Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) are used to promote and maintain healthy eating in a population, by providing country-specific guidance. However, many African countries like Ethiopia do not have FBDGs. This paper describes the methodology for t...

In Nigeria, the consumption of soybean has increased over the years driven by the poultry, fishery and edible oil industries. Between 2012 and 2020, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture of Nigeria forecasted a growth of 51% for the fishery industry...

Two new research initiatives have commenced in Ghana. These are ‘Stories of Change in Nutrition in Ghana’, and ‘Leveraging Food Systems for Improved Nutrition in Ghana’. Both have been initiated by the International Food Po...

This brief summarizes nutrition-relevant policies, strategies, and action plans in West Africa. With a focus on the six nutrition challenges that make up the World Health Assembly global targets, we examine: i) nutrition context, policy objectives...