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 …

Abstract South and Southeast Asia host almost half of the world's undernourished people.
Food and agricultural systems in these regions are highly dependent on the production and …

Most food in sub-Saharan Africa is produced on small farms. Using large datasets from
household surveys conducted across many countries, we find that the majority of farms are …

CONTEXT The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented global disruption and continues
to wreak havoc. Dire predictions were made about the risks to smallholder farmers in lower …

Rollout of development interventions using a one-size-fits-all model can achieve economies
of scale but neglects to account for variability in farm and farmer characteristics. A data …

Of the world's 570 million farmers, 72% work on two hectares or less, and women's labor
comprises at least 50%(FAO, 2014). Small farms are responsible for 80% of world food …

Context Agronomic data such as applied inputs, management practices, and crop yields are
needed for assessing productivity, nutrient balances, resource use efficiency, as well as …

Inland valleys (IVs) in West African countries have increasingly been used for crop
production, including rice cultivation. Though it is widely assumed that IVs have a high …

CONTEXT Sustainable intensification is one approach to increasing food production without
undermining sustainability goals. In recent years new tools and indicators have been …

This study assesses the effect of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technology adoption on the
welfare status of households in a subsistence mixed farming system in the Geshy …