Why is agricultural marketing so crucial for the farmer? Agriculture and allied sectors accounted for only 17.7 per cent of the GDP of India in 2020.

The Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is the largest non-profit public agricultural research group globally.

Agricultural support policies cost more than US$800 billion per year in transfers to the farm sector worldwide.

يعتبر القمح من السلعالرئيسية في السودان وغذاء أساسي للملايين،وي أتي في المرتبة الثانية بعد الذرة الرفيعة كمصدر رئيسي للسعرات الحرارية.

Wheat is an essential commodity in Sudan and a staple for millions. It is second only to sorghum as a key source of calories.

We look at the prioritisation of agricultural value chains (VCs) for the allocation of R&D resources that maximise development outcomes (poverty, growth, jobs and diets) in Senegal.

Systematic modeling of food demand and supply began in the 1990s with initiatives from IFPRI - International Food Policy Research Institute - and other global organizations.

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Ethiopia’s rivers and streams (Figure 1) and its ground water potential of 2.6 billion m3 of groundwater potential (Awulachew et al., 2008) is estimated to have a potential to irrigate 5.3 million hectares of land.

We review findings from the emerging microeconomic literature on observed changes in food insecurity associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Remarkable achievements in global food security have been made in the past several decades. Food production has grown significantly and outpaced the population growth.

Russia rejoined the UN Black Sea Grain Initiative on Wednesday after pausing its participation over the weekend when its Black Sea Fleet was attacked off the Crimean city of Sevastopol.

Animal pollination supports agricultural production for many healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes, which provide key nutrients and protect against non-communicable diseases.

Crop traders are important actors in the mid-stream of Myanmar’s food supply chains serving as the essential link between farms and food processors, exporters, commodity exchange centers, and urban food markets.

The need for industrial development in Africa has become more pressing than ever.

A shift from agriculture to manufacturing was one of the hallmarks of job creation, poverty reduction, and rapid growth in low-income countries during the latter half of the 20th century.

Relative to the literature on live animal production and trade, research on the meat processing sector in Africa is particularly sparse.

Agriculture and the agrifood processing sector play an important role in many African economies.

Agriculture is a vital source of livelihoods for more than 60 percent of Africa’s population.

Adequate supplies of healthy foods available in each country are a necessary but not sufficient condition for adequate intake by each individual.