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....

2019冠状病毒病大流行正在对全球经济产生深远影响，并发生在气候迅速变化的背景下。今年预计将成为有记录以来天气第二热的年份。2020年的天气预报显示，极端天气很有可能对许多国家的粮食生产带来不利影响。这份简报以历史为依据，表明在全球经济衰退期间，由恶劣天气事件造成的国家粮食供给减少的幅度往往要大得多。对于较贫穷的粮食净进口国家来说，这种双重威胁带来的风险尤其高。采取行动在短期内减轻这些不利影响，同时建设农业食品体系抵御未来冲击的能力，对于避免粮食供给大幅收缩及相关的粮食不安全风险至关重要。

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...