Malnutrition and climate change are deeply interconnected and threaten food security worldwide. In Bangladesh, where agriculture faces extreme weather risks and 28% of children under five suffer from stunted growth, ICARDA’s biofortified lentil variety, BARI MASUR-8 (BM8), offers a sustainable solution.  BM8 boosts nutrition, restores soil health, and provides higher yields...

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, faces intertwined challenges of poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks, and conflict, particularly in the northeast, where over two million people have been displaced. In this context, communication is crucial for resilience and inclusive recovery, and this factsheet examines Nigeria’s media landscape to inform effective, context-sensitive...

  Product code:22677IIED   About IIED's publications Agroforestry is increasingly recognised as a means of solving, in one integrated approach, three global challenges: poverty and hunger, climate change and biodiversity loss. Agroforestry mixes trees and other woody plants together with crops and livestock. By doing so, it diversifies what is cultivated, multiplies economic options, increases...

Forests cover almost one-third of the Earth’s land area, providing crucial benefits for both people and the environment. They protect soil and water, regulate the climate and safeguard biodiversity. Trees and other woody plants - shrubs, bamboos and rattans - supply people with essential raw materials, such as wood and fibres,...

Climate change has intensified desertification and droughts, directly impacting agriculture and livestock. To promote sustainability in Colombian grasslands, AGROSAVIA developed a bioinoculant comprising a synthetic bacterial consortium of three rhizobacteria (Herbaspirillum sp. AP21, Azospirillum brasilense D7, and Rhizobium leguminosarum T88) with plant growth-promoting properties and drought resilience. This study evaluated the co-culture fermentation of these...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Faba bean, a staple part of diets and crop rotations in West Asia, North and East Africa region and a quiet overachiever for millennia - providing protein-rich food for millions, fixing soil nitrogen, and boosting subsequent crop yields - is finally getting the scientific attention it deserves due to its...

Duncan Macqueen looks at how support for women planting small backyard gardens can grow into extensive agroforestry systems, climate-resilient landscapes and improved livelihoods.

Latin America faces increasing challenges due to climate change, with drought and desertification. In this context, AGROSAVIA selected three Bacillus strains (XT13, XT14, and XT17) with plant growth-promoting effects and potential in mitigating water-deficit stress. A culture medium for the three strains was developed by assessing 6 liquid media (Landy, DSM, GYS,...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Kampala, Uganda – [August 2025] — The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) is proud to announce the launch of its new podcast, “The Battle for African Agriculture” hosted by AFSA General Coordinator, Dr. Million Belay. This bold new series pulls back the curtain on the enduring legacies of colonialism in Africa’s...

The article highlights how beekeeping supports biodiversity and community livelihoods in southern Belize, particularly in the Golden Maya Landscape, part of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. Through traditional practices such as the milpa system and new agroforestry techniques, producers like Eventir Cal combine home-based crops with the management of hives, including...

Hailing from Viacha, in the Andes of Peru, IFAD Recipes for Change chef Waldir Maqque is a content creator and advocate for traditional Andean cooking. He traveled with IFAD to the Peruvian Amazon, where he cooked a meal with Ruth, an Indigenous farmer from the Awajún community supported by the IFAD-financed Avanzar Rural project.

Dalbulus maidis is a pest of great importance for corn in America and Colombia, due to its potential for transmitting pathogens that cause plant diseases and result in large crop losses. Environmental conditions are considered among the main factors in the geographic distribution of pests. Objective: To identify the climatic...

Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a high-value aromatic crop with growing global demand, and optimizing its yield under tropical conditions is critical for sustainable agriculture. This study aimed to (1) quantify basil crop coefficient (Kc) andevapotranspiration (ETc) via lysimeters and (2) characterize soil physical chemical variability across three Tolima (Colombia)...

Policy coherence is key to effectively address the interdependent crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. This paper presents tangible case studies of coherent policy action for biodiversity and climate. It showcases entry points and lessons learned for enhancing coherence across different levels of governance, as well as success factors...

Researchers from FiBL and Agroscope recently published an article entitled "Fodder trees: a supplementary forage resource for livestock" in Swiss Agricultural Research. Swiss Agricultural Research is an open access publication produced by Agroscope, the Agridea advisory centre, FiBL Switzerland and the School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (HAFL).

El evento organizado por el PNUD, con la participación de la CEPAL, mostrará cómo Rosario y Belo Horizonte impulsan la seguridad alimentaria y la resiliencia climática a través de la agroecología urbana..

Silvopastoral systems (SPS) are recognized for their potential to sequester carbon (C) and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in livestock production. However, the extent to which small-scale dairy farms in the Andean region can offset emissions through SPS remains unclear. This study assessed the C capture of SPS to mitigate...

 This study evaluated the effects of contamination of the beef cattle diet with mycotoxins and the use of yeast cell wall extract based mycotoxin adsorbent(YCWE) on the ruminal and fecal microbial communities. Methods: Eight rumen-cannulated Nellore steers [initial body weight (BW) = 417 ± 42 kg; ± 36 month of age] were...