This article examines the effect of remittance income on deforestation in Nepal during 2001–2010 using satellite-based land use data and a nationwide household survey.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the midstream (processors, wholesalers and wholesale markets, and logistics) segments of transforming value chains have proliferated rapidly over the past several decades in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Smallholder farmers in developing countries face substantial constraints that limit their ability to reach their production potential. Two constraints—risk exposure and limited access to liquidity—pose particular challenges.

Smallholder farmers in developing countries face several different constraints limiting their ability to reach their production potential.

The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in the role of mechanization in agricultural development.

Structural transformation in Southeast Asia poses challenges to the regions' food security and inclusive agricultural growth agenda.

Extreme weather causes substantial damage to livelihoods of smallholder farmers globally and are projected to become more frequent in the coming decades as a result of climate change.

Extreme weather events cause considerable damage to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers globally.

the April–June 2020 quarter, the nation's agricultural sector, somewhat surprisingly, seems to have done remarkably well.

Propelled by urbanization, rising incomes, and changing diets, food markets have been expanding in Africa and South Asia, creating the vast potential for job and income opportunities along food supply chains and, hence, for poverty reduction.

This report describes the present state of agricultural value chain finance in Indonesia and suggests policies that could help expand its availability where formal financial services have been unable to meet value chain actors’ needs.

Technology adoption has been advocated as an important way to improve agricultural productivity and welfare of farmers in the semi-arid regions across the globe.

Agrochemicals are overused in China. One strategy to reduce agrochemical use is to increase farm size because of the potential effect of economy of scale.

Improving smallholder farmers’ access to high-quality seeds is among the key objectives of CGIAR. Achieving this goal requires a conducive policy and regulatory environment.

In Bangladesh, mechanization—particularly tractor use for land preparation—has grown, despite the country’s having one of the smallest average farm sizes in the region and a historically large rural labor force.

Despite small landholdings, a high degree of land fragmentation, and rising labor costs, agricultural production in China has steadily increased. If one treats the farm household as the unit of analysis, it is difficult to explain the conundrum.

Evidence from Asia indicates that mechanization can play a vital role in poverty-reducing small-scale agricultural and rural development.

Farmers’ organizations (FOs), such as associations, cooperatives, self-help and women’s groups, are common in developing countries and provide services that are widely viewed as contributing to income and productivity for small-scale producers.