The agriculture sector in Zambia supports the livelihoods of nearly 85 percent of the population, which includes 17 million people located across three agroecological zones...(more)

The promotion and enforcement of land ownership rights, in particular community lands, remains a contentious policy issue in Kenya, due in part to legislative and institutional capacity...(more)

With the Fall Armyworm (FAW) pest affecting over 80 crop species in Rwanda in 2017 alone, many farmers saw their yields decrease and incomes depleted. Despite pest management and containment efforts, FAW in Rwanda has remained active since...(more)

Given that up to 70 percent of Ghana’s population is rural, lives under the national poverty line and predominantly depends on agricultural activities as their main source of income, there is a strong linkage between agricultural development and innovation...(more)

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly contagious transboundary animal disease (TAD), which affects not only animals, but also livelihoods and markets through severe economic impacts...(more)

As a net food importer and remote atoll island nation with limited land and soils of low fertility, Tokelau has faced increasingly complex challenges in ensuring a reliable, sufficient and diversified local production...(more)

In recognition of the importance of multidimensional food and nutrition security and poverty reduction, the Government of Viet Nam has approved two National Target Programmes...(more)

In Liberia, access to accurate and reliable data for planning and programming processes remains a challenge. The key focal institution for statistics and geo-information services is the Liberia Institute of Statistics...(MORE)

In the Islamic Republic of Iran, 23 million people in rural areas (30 percent of the population) depend for their income on the agriculture sector...(more)

In the Islamic Republic of Iran, more frequent extreme climate events, such as floods, drought and frosts, are adversely affecting agricultural production in the country...(more)