Climate change poses a threat to smallholder farmers worldwide, impacting livelihoods and agricultural pro duction. At the same time, agrifood systems account for about one-third of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Information and communications technology (ICT) in low- and middle-income countries has changed significantly over the past seven decades, starting with radio and newspapers and transforming almost daily with the rise of smartphones and mobile Int
Lack of access to information is an important barrier affecting women farmers’ adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices and technologies.
Strict lockdown measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic had extensive impacts on agriculture, and especially on women farmers. These effects were worsened by a lack of reliable and timely access to agricultural extension.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can support the collection of agricultural data.
The topic of family farms has been gaining prominence in the academic, policy, and donor communities in recent years.
Para disminuir el hambre en una época de globalización, ¿deberíamos acaso mejorar primero la gobernabilidad al nivel global o nacional? Mejorar la gobernabilidad a nivel global frecuentemente se presume ser de mayor necesidad.
Whose responsibility is it to assure food security in an age of globalization? Is improved governance at the international level our greatest need, or are governance deficits most severe at the national level?
Developing Asia as a whole has taken remarkable strides since the food crises of the 1960s. Improvements in food security, poverty reduction, and per capita income initiated by the Green Revolution have been substantial and lasting.
La meta principal de la investigación agrícola ha sido incrementar la producción, especialmente en regiones con alto potencial agrícola.
The primary goal of agricultural research has been to increase agricultural production, particularly in high-potential areas.
During the last half century, a number of individuals and institutions, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IFPRI, have engaged in projections of future food demand, supply, and related variables.
Siempre ha habido especulaciones y predicciones acerca de la capacidad del mundo para alimentarse.
The challenge for agriculture over the coming decades will be to meet the world’s increasing demand for food in a sustainable way. Declining soil fertility and mismanagement of plant nutrients have made this task more difficult.
Dans le monde entier, les agriculteurs et les organisations de développement local utilisent et encouragent de nombreuses de technologies afin d'augmenter la production alimentaire mais le coût élevé des engrais chimiques et autres produits c