Related Blogs: Agriculture Production
Investment in agricultural research key to offsetting climate change impacts
Food systems face unprecedented challenges on multiple fronts, including increasing production while keeping the climate stable.
A focus on gender is key to climate adaptation
Climate shocks affect men and women differently—one of many reasons to integrate gender into climate policies and programs.
Benefits of interconnectedness: How addressing climate change can foster sustainable land and food security
Climate change mitigation can have many benefits for smallholder farmers.
The IFPRI-A4NH Diet Quality and Health of the Poor program: Has the research worked?
An impact assessment shows how research is shaping nutrition programs and policies.
Will genetic engineering contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit?
Emerging genetic engineering technologies have enormous potential for agriculture. But how to ensure the benefits reach farmers in middle- and low-income countries?
Can boosting yields slow the global palm oil expansion and ease its environmental impacts?
Modeling shows a way to address a major contributor to deforestation and climate change.
To tackle climate change we need to rethink our food system
The food industry is an enormous driver of climate change, a new UN report warns, and our current global food system is pushing our natural world to the breaking point.
How climate change will impact agricultural productivity in Central America and the Andean Region
Central America will be particularly hard-hit by declining yields of rainfed maize, modeling shows.
Can creation of a separate Indian Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries bring fresh momentum in growth?
India's new ministry can bring more policy focus and resources to bear on important, neglected industries—but also presents certain challenges.
Protect our food. Fund the seed.
The urgent need for more public investment in crop improvement programs in developing countries.