The magnitude and urgency of the challenges facing agriculture and food systems demand
profound modifications in different aspects of human activity to achieve real transformative …

Conservation agriculture is claimed to be a panacea for the problems of poor agricultural
productivity and soil degradation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is actively promoted by …

ObjectiveThe association between farm production diversity and dietary diversity in rural
smallholder households was recently analysed. Most existing studies build on household …

This paper reviews available cross-disciplinary evidence on how culture affects food
security. We discuss the impact of culture on all four dimensions (availability, access and …

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses generally focus on intervention impacts or outcomes.
Less common, however, are reviews of the assumptions and theory underlying the pathways …

What does food sovereignty look like? Raj Patel Hannah Arendt observed that the first right,
above all others, is the right to have rights. In many ways, Via Campesina's call for food …

Innovation Platforms (IPs) are seen as a promising vehicle to foster a paradigm shift in
agricultural research for development (AR4D). By facilitating interaction, negotiation and …

The Asian green revolution trebled grain yields through agrochemical intensification of
monocultures. Associated environmental costs have subsequently emerged. A rapidly …

This study examines whether agroecological farming practices, when employed by highly
vulnerable households in sub-Saharan Africa, can improve food security and dietary …

Agricultural systems are embedded in wider social-ecological processes that must be
considered in any complete discussion of sustainable agriculture. Just as climatic profiles …