FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 33. Rainfed agriculture accounts for more than half of the world’s food production but is facing increasing precipitation variability, driven by climate change. Achieving zero hunger will require improvements...

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 32. Irrigation can facilitate adaptation to climate change, save labour and energy, and allow the growing of higher-value crops. However, to reach Zero Hunger in an increasingly water-scarce world,...

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 31. In the face of intensifying water constraints, growing demand for water and worsening inequalities in access to it, water accounting and auditing are crucial enabling factors for improved...

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 30. North Macedonia’s ambition to join the European Union (EU) makes it necessary to reform the agricultural sector, such that it aligns with the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)....

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 29. Coffee is one of the key agricultural commodities in the Government of Uganda’s pursuance of economic growth and job creation, especially for the rapidly expanding youth population. A...

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 28. This policy brief analyses some of the key agricultural public expenditure programs in Burkina Faso. It makes recommendations on levels and policy mixes that, based on the analysis,...

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 27. This brief explores the evidence on the relationships between food aid transfers and investments in climate adaptive agriculture using data from Ethiopia, Malawi and United Republic of Tanzania....

La pandémie de covid-19 pèse lourdement sur l’économie mondiale et s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une évolution rapide du climat. L’année en cours devrait être la deuxième la plus chaude de l’histoire. D’après les prévisions météorologiques...

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 26. In Bosnia and Herzegovina wheat is a key staple, yet domestic production is small and low quality. Current policy environment tends to disadvantage wheat producers and makes them...

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 25. Over the last 20 years, the Government of Uganda has implemented several policies to promote investments in commercial forest plantations. As a result of these policy efforts, the...