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The World Resources Institute has released Version 1.0 of the Carbon Opportunity Cost Calculation Tool, a Microsoft Excel-based resource designed to help companies and entities calculate land occupation (LO) and carbon opportunity cost (COC) for agricultural products.

A briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics detailing how consecutive seasonal climate extremes in the UK between 2022 and 2025—including droughts and a wet winter—have increased farmgate lamb prices and consumer grocery bills.

The Global Subnational Agricultural Production (GSAP) database, developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute, is the first standardized global database providing subnational agricultural production data for key crops. It aims to fill a critical information gap by collecting high-resolution data from national statistical offices to improve food security, climate adaptation, and agricultural research.

This discussion brief introduces the Clean and Green framework, a tool developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to manage waste-related risks and resources in Burkina Faso. The framework aims to expand sanitation and hygiene efforts beyond human excreta to include animal excreta, food hygiene, and water management, while promoting the safe reuse of nutrients and organic matter to improve agricultural production and environmental sustainability.

This research paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security across Africa, highlighting how economic shocks and trade disruptions exacerbated hunger. It analyzes the varying vulnerability of different income groups and regions, the role of protectionist policies, and the potential for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) to build long-term resilience by increasing intra-continental food trade.

This executive summary analyzes the state-level implementation of Brazil's Forest Code (Law no. 12,651/2012), focusing on the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Compliance Program (PRA). It evaluates the progress of various Brazilian states in regulating and executing these instruments to align agricultural growth with natural resource protection.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) is facilitating a joint call for the Food Security and Climate Change Collaborative Research Action (CRA), organized by the Belmont Forum and the European Commission. The initiative seeks to fund inter- and transdisciplinary research projects that assess the impacts of climate change on food systems, markets, and value chains, with a specific regional focus on Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe.

This executive summary provides a comparative legal analysis of forest protection and land use legislation across seven major agricultural exporting countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, and the United States. The study specifically examines riparian buffer zones and biodiversity conservation policies on private lands to contextualize the stringency of the Brazilian Forest Code (Law No. 12.651/2012).

This research paper evaluates the effectiveness of the Brazilian government's 'Priority Municipalities' (MPs) policy, implemented in 2008 to combat illegal deforestation in the Amazon. The authors find that blacklisting municipalities significantly reduced deforestation, primarily through intensified monitoring and law enforcement rather than economic sanctions. Crucially, the study concludes that this reduction in deforestation did not negatively impact agricultural production or credit concessions in the affected areas.

This research paper examines the factors influencing the climate change adaptation strategies of smallholder farmers in the semi-arid Nguru Local Government Area of Nigeria, utilizing a stepwise multiple linear regression model based on data from 250 households.

This report analyzes foreign investment in agricultural land and production within the MERCOSUR member countries, focusing on Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It examines three investment models: state-level cooperation agreements, direct private land purchases, and foreign direct investment in production via contract farming. The document highlights a general lack of reliable data on land ownership across the region, though it notes that foreign investors—primarily from within MERCOSUR—play a significant role. It further details the legislative responses of these governments to regulate foreign land acquisition, driven by global concerns over 'land-grabs' and domestic debates on food security and national sovereignty.

This report analyzes foreign investment in agricultural land and production within the MERCOSUR member states (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay). It examines three investment models: state-to-state cooperation agreements, direct land purchases by private investors, and foreign direct investment in agricultural production (primarily through contract farming). The document highlights a general lack of robust data on foreign land ownership, though it notes significant regional trends, such as the expansion of Argentine agricultural firms into Brazil and Paraguay, and the high percentage of foreign-owned land in Paraguay. It also details the varying legislative responses of these nations to restrict foreign land acquisition to protect national sovereignty and food security.

This report analyzes public policy responses to the 2007-2008 food crisis in Latin America, focusing on the shift toward protecting vulnerable populations, the conceptual debate between food security and food sovereignty, and the introduction of new legislative frameworks for government intervention.

This fact sheet from the Climate Policy Initiative argues that Brazil possesses the necessary policy tools to combat deforestation in the Amazon without compromising agricultural production, highlighting a historical decrease in deforestation rates alongside increasing agricultural GDP.