This technical brief provides an overview of the digital development gaps and challenges in Guatemala's agrifood systems.
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Farming Systems Analysis (FSA) is commonly used in CGIAR to assess ‘what works where, and for who?’. The findings are used to prioritize tailored/context-specific interventions and target investments for greater impact.
Achieving global food security, alongside other Sustainable Development Goals, will not be possible without massive increases in investment in agrifood research and innovation.
The policy brief presents a short summary of a study from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) that used an integrated irrigation-energy planning framework to identify groundwater irrigation development potentials in Ethiopia u
Interlinking the human rights to water and sanitation with struggles for food and better livelihoods
Safe and secure access to drinking water and sanitation are human rights that are vital to social, economic, and environmental wellbeing.
In addition to identifying gender gaps and other challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurship in agricultural growth and development, this brief focuses on potential for improvement in the key areas of (1) seed systems, (2) finance and market
The brief focuses on the achievements of the following three global biodiversity targets from the CBD post-2020 framework (CBD/WG2020/3/3), by 2030 and 2050:
Resource-poor people face multiple risks and disturbances across social, economic, health, political, and environmental spheres.
Cette synthèse résume les différentes approches et les résultats d’une recherche réalisée sur le genre et conduite par le programme du CGIAR sur les politiques, les institutions et les marchés (PIM).
El presente informe sintetiza los enfoques y las conclusiones de las investigaciones sobre género reali-zadas por el Programa de Políticas, Instituciones y Mercados (PIM) del CGIAR.
This brief synthesizes approaches and findings from gender research conducted by the CGIAR Program on Policy, Institutions, and Markets (PIM).
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and agricultural extension in developing countries
Our study focuses on a narrow class of ICT products and services: technologies related to mobile phones, services, and networks; portable devices; web-based portals, tools, and applications; and the data and information shared through these produc
Empowerment (https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-7660.00125) is the process by which people gain the ability to make strategic choices in their lives and to act upon them, when they previously could n
Water is an essential resource for all life, but is extremely difficult to manage productively, sustainably and equitably.
Agricultural extension provides the critical connection from agricultural innovation and discovery to durable improvements at scale, as farmers and other actors in the rural economy learn, adapt, and innovate with new technologies and practices.
Climate change represents a rapidly emerging challenge for central banks, particularly in developing economies.
Women migrant workers make significant contributions to the global economy, but face risks of being subject to forced labour and trafficking, heightened by COVID-19.
By 2050, the United Nations projects that 68 percent of the world population will live in cities (UN DESA 2019).
This brief looks at food system innovations and digital technologies as important drivers of productivity growth and improved food and nutrition security.
What works to achieve gender-equitable food systems & a review of consensus and gaps in the literature.