Water and nutrition are linked in multiple ways, but few of these interlinkages are well understood. What is, for example, the exact relationship between water pollution and health or between water resource management and nutrition?
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This study examines when and why some informal workers pay these taxes and, in turn, how tax compliance affects political representation.
This report is the first attempt to map the agricultural transformation path of 117 countries over a 45-year period using an analytical framework with a global cluster analysis.
According to some estimates food production needs to increase 60% by 2050 to meet the expected demand and assure food security for all.
Tax competition
The world is facing a new round of international tax competition that may result in a ruinous race to the bottom, undermining the fiscal capacity of states to respond to global challenges and to implement the Agenda 2030.
During the last two decades agricultural trade has increased substantially. One consequence of this is that almost 20 percent of all calories consumed worldwide are provided by traded food.
Achieving a “sustainable food future” requires building food systems that, in line with the related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), support growth and employment, ensure social inclusiveness and equity, promote climate resilience and environ
Given the central role that agriculture plays in the rural economy of Africa, several countries have implemented supply– and demand-driven policies and programs to promote sustainable fertilizer use, with mixed results.
Pulses are an important source of complex carbohydrates and the main source of noncereal protein for most Indian families. The frequency of pulse consumption is higher than of any other source of protein among Indian consumers.
Many developing countries seem likely to see a substantial downturn in economic growth over the 2015–2030 implementation period of the SDGs, compared with the recent years of strong growth.
Farming is a threat to the natural environment in rich as well as poor countries, but the human stakes are now much higher in the developing world, where food needs are acute and growing rapidly.