The FAO-IFPRI study, focuses on the use of tractors because they are among the most versatile farm mechanization tools and are universal power sources for all other driven implements and equipment in agriculture, with significant potential to repl

Food systems are at the center of a brewing storm consisting of a rapidly changing climate, rising hunger and malnutrition and significant social inequities.

Investing in farmers – or agriculture human capital – is crucial to addressing challenges in our agri-food systems.

The book has been prepared by authors from different international organizations – including FAO, IFPRI, UNCTAD and ECLAC, as well as legislators and academics from prestigious Latin American universities – seeking to foster reflections for the Gl

A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of effects on developmental outcomes and effect modifiers for children age 6-24 months.

Haku Wiñay/Noa Jayatai (“Let’s grow together” in the Quechua and Shipibo-Conibo languages respectively) is one of the few government programmes that work with poor rural households in subsistence agriculture.

Haku Wiñay/Noa Jayatai (“Vamos a crecer” en quechua y shipibo-conibo, respectivamente) es uno de los pocos programas gubernamentales que trabajan con hogares rurales pobres en economías de subsistencia.

Structural change is a cornerstone of long-term economic development, according to economic theory and as borne out by international experience. Urbanization and industrial growth are key features of structural change.

This working paper takes stock of Pakistan's water resource availability, delineating water supply system and its sources including precipitation and river flows, and the impact of increasing climatic variability on the water supply system.

Although there is growing evidence on the role of preconception nutrition for birth outcomes, very few studies have evaluated the long-term effects of nutrition interventions during the preconception period on offspring cognitive outcomes.

While there is growing evidence on the role of preconception nutrition for birth outcomes, very few studies have evaluated the effects of nutrition interventions during the preconception period on child development.

Despite much nutrition research conducted in Ethiopia, none has described existing opportunities for synergy or possible missed opportunities to use research to inform policy and program decisions to foster accelerated progress.

Child stunting and linear growth faltering have declined over the past few decades and several countries have made exemplary progress.

Frontline workers (FLWs) deliver essential nutrition services to reduce maternal undernutrition in India, but coverage and quality remain sub-optimal.

Interventions to improve maternal nutrition are poorly integrated into antenatal care (ANC) services in India.

Global attention to reducing childhood stunting has increased the demand for guidance on translating policies into impact.

Administrative Data (AD) are a key component of nutrition data systems, but little is known about how AD are used or can be reshaped for accountability and action.

Implementation research can support iterative program improvement, yet limited examples of such dynamic experiences exist.

Bangladesh's National Nutrition Services aims to deliver nutrition services to pregnant women and children through the primary health care system.

Biofortification is a promising approach to increase micronutrient intakes, especially among populations that are hard to reach with other interventions.