Sustainable agriculture in the digital era: Past, present, and future trends by bibliometric analysis
All CountriesJiahui Xu, Yanzi Li, Meiping Zhang, Shuhan Zhang

The digital era is reshaping agricultural practices, opening new avenues for sustainable growth, and proving indispensable in global challenges like food security and environmental conservation. However, a comprehensive understanding of this evolving...

Others
Monitoring food security in food crisis countries and territories with conflict situations
Central African Republic (CAR)FAO/WFP
Others

This is the twelfth update of the Monitoring food security in food crisis countries and territories with conflict situations, a twice-yearly report on the food crisis in countries and territories where conflict and insecurity are primary drivers...

Climate Change
WFP’s Updated Climate Change Policy - 2024
All CountriesWFP
Others

This Climate Change policy updates the 2017 version, aiming to guide the organization’s response to a worsening climate crisis. It focuses on WFP’s climate-specific and climate-relevant action in the context of chronic and acute food insecurity, with...

Livestock
Building Skills and Research-Extension Linkages for Sustainable Agricultural Transformation
NigeriaC.K. Daudu, A. Abdulhakeem, A. Usman, O. Fatunbi

This study analyzes strategies within agricultural research, extension, and educational institutions in Nigeria aimed at meeting multiple sustainability goals.

Mapping of Agroecology Interventions in Ghana
GhanaPARI, CSIR-STEPRI

This study maps agroecological interventions in Ghana and qualitatively analyzes their design and perceived impacts.

platforms in Kenya: A case study of Twiga Foods
KenyaW. Mulinge, C. Bett, S. Makokha O. Magenya, E. Thu...
Others

This study investigates the emergence and impacts of digital agricutural platforms in Kenya, using Twiga Foods as a case study.

Silicon Savannah and smallholder farming
All CountriesE. Njuguna, T. Daum, R. Birner, J. Mburu

This study examines to what extent digital solutions can effectively address the challenges faced by smallholder farmers.

Livestock
Is there Unrecognized Potential in Neglected Livestock Species in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan AfricaM. Oguche, J. Kariuki, R. Birner
Poultry

This paper presents a systematic review of the literature on four neglected species, which could contribute to meeting increasing demand for animal protein in Sub-Saharan Africa: grasscutter, guinea fowl, guinea pig, and rabbit.

Food Fortification
Productivity effects of agroecological practices in Africa: insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis
All CountriesM. E. Romero Antonio, A. Faye, B. Betancur-Corredo...

This notion is particularly true in the context of Africa, where agricultural productivity is low but levels of hunger and malnutrition are high.

Trade Facilitation and Agro-commodity Exchange
Opportunity or necessity? Youth agripreneurs in Benin, Ethiopia and Senegal
EthiopiaZ. Kubik, T. D. Getahun, P. Y. Adegbola, A. Beye,...
All

Based on primary data collected in Benin, Ethiopia and Senegal, it offers insights into the socio-demographic background of the youth entrepreneurs as well as a detailed account of the business units they run.

Food Business
Small-Scale Irrigation in the Sahel: Adoption Trends, Profitability, and Challenges
Sub-Saharan AfricaA. Faye, J. von Braun
Others

This paper analyzes the current uptake of small-scale irrigation (SSI), its profitability, and the constraints to its broader adoption in the Sahel using literature and survey data from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Senegal.

Food Safety
Impact of ongoing conflict and pathways to recovery in Sudan: Agricultural bounce-back, infrastructural investment, and social protection
SudanSiddig, Khalid; Thurlow, James; Ahmed, Mosab; Rand...
All

The study also seeks to identify effective recovery pathways that can mitigate the adverse impacts of the conflict, with a particular focus on the role of the agricultural sector.