Despite the potential importance of seed quality to agricultural productivity growth, many governments in sub-Saharan Africa lack the capacity to expand quality assurance systems even where there is expressed interest.

There is an enormous interest in development interventions aimed at reducing behavioural poverty traps, including by raising women's and girls' aspirations, or future-oriented goals.

Unprecedented growth in rice production in Bangladesh over the last four decades has outpaced the capacity of post-harvest operations, resulting in substantial grain losses.

Investing in farmers through public-private-producer partnerships Rural Empowerment and Agricultural Development Scaling-up Initiative in Indonesia.

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

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

This study expands on previous research within an international extension context with a particular focus on identifying the capacities associated with effective organizational functioning.

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

This case study report was written as a part of the Agriculture Human Capital Investment Study, funded by FAO Investment Centre and with the support of the International Food Policy Research Institute and the CGIAR Research Programme on Policies,

Invertir en agricultores, o en capital humano agrícola, es esencial para encarar los desafíos de nuestros sistemas agroalimentarios.

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.

Many smallholder farmers, especially women and other marginalized groups, face difficulty in accessing loans and other forms of credit.

To gain a better understanding of intrahousehold bargaining processes, surveys increasingly collect data from co-heads individually.

The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred interest in the use of remote data collection techniques, including phone surveys, in developing country contexts.

Trade flow among the countries determines the economic benefits countries gain from trade. For many Asian developing countries, agricultural and food trade is an important engine for agricultural growth.

Trade flow among the countries determines the economic benefits countries gain from trade. For many Asian developing countries, agricultural and food trade is an important engine for agricultural growth.

Trade flow among the countries determines the economic benefits countries gain from trade. For many Asian developing countries, agricultural and food trade is an important engine for agricultural growth.

Trade flow among the countries determines the economic benefits countries gain from trade. For many Asian developing countries, agricultural and food trade is an important engine for agricultural growth.