FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Briefs
About the series (ISSN 2520-6540)
The FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Briefs series covers policy messages and recommendations from across the Agricultural Development Economics Division focusing on different themes, such as food security and nutrition global trends and governance; food security and resilience; sustainable markets, agribusinesses and rural transformations; and climate-smart agriculture
Policy brief, 2021
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief, No. 34.
Climate change is leading to a rise in global temperatures, which poses a major threat to agriculture production, and to the welfare of smallholder farmers. Identifying sustainable farming...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
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...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
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,...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
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...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
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)....
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
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...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
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,...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
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....
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
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...
Available in:English
Policy brief, 2020
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...
Available in:English