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This research paper by the Institute for Security Studies examines the stagnation of African agricultural productivity since independence, highlighting the roles of poor policy, land tenure issues, conflict, and climate change in maintaining a significant yield gap compared to the rest of the world.

This executive summary describes a research project investigating how coffee farmers in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Costa Rica respond to extreme weather, pests, diseases, and price volatility since 1997. The study evaluates coping strategies and the effectiveness of government and non-government programs to develop tools for vulnerable growers facing global change.

This research paper examines how coffee producers in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Costa Rica respond to extreme weather events, pests, diseases, and price volatility since 1997. It identifies the drivers of vulnerability and evaluates the effectiveness of individual and group adaptation strategies to mitigate the impacts of global change.

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law and Earthjustice supporting the High Commissioner's report on climate change, specifically emphasizing the link between fossil fuels, agrochemicals, and food security.

This policy brief by the South African Institute of International Affairs outlines the systemic challenges facing food production in Africa and proposes specific interventions for the G20 to help the continent avoid missing the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and AU Agenda 2063 targets.

This report examines the agricultural potential and challenges of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) leading up to 2050, highlighting a significant gap between the country's vast arable land and its current food insecurity and import dependence.

This guide, published by WWF South Africa in 2020, introduces the 'One Food' approach to sustainable agriculture. It promotes agroecology and rangeland management to create a resilient food system that integrates human, animal, and environmental health, specifically focusing on biodiversity and climate adaptation for farmers.

This research paper analyzes the adoption, costs, and benefits of sustainable land management (SLM) practices among farmers in western Kenya, concluding that simple practices like manuring and intercropping offer the highest immediate economic returns, while high-cost practices like agroforestry require longer time horizons and policy support to be viable.

This research paper examines the diffusion of the Direct Planting System (DPS) in Brazil, a high-productivity agricultural technique that reduces soil erosion and greenhouse gas emissions. The authors argue that while DPS offers higher revenues and lower costs without significant upfront financial barriers, its adoption is hindered by the need for site-specific adaptation. Using data from the 2006 Brazilian agricultural census and soil maps, the study demonstrates that geographic soil heterogeneity acts as a barrier to social learning, reducing adoption rates most significantly at intermediate levels of technology penetration.

This policy brief examines 'evergreen agriculture' in Zambia, focusing on the integration of specific tree species into annual food crop systems to combat soil degradation and climate change vulnerability. It highlights the success of maize agroforestry and conservation agriculture with trees in increasing yields and sequestering carbon, while discussing the institutional and financial challenges of scaling these practices across Africa.

The Report of the CRN-I Program details the outcomes of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research's (IAI) Collaborative Research Network (CRN) program, which operated from 1999 to 2003. The program invested approximately US$10 million across 14 grants to foster multidisciplinary, international research networks focused on global change phenomena in the Americas, with a strong emphasis on scientific capacity building and policy relevance.

This report by Friends of the Earth International examines how mega-mergers and the rise of 'big data' are increasing power concentration within the global industrial food chain, threatening small-scale producers and food sovereignty.

This policy brief describes a research project by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) focused on nitrogen cycling in Latin America. The project aims to provide scientific evidence to support policies for sustainable nitrogen management in agriculture and wastewater treatment to prevent soil degradation, water pollution, and threats to food security.

This report evaluates the state of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in Niger, identifying potential technologies, their impacts on soil fertility and crop yields, and the socio-economic constraints hindering their widespread adoption in rural areas.

A joint study by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and World Resources Institute analyzing the condition of global agroecosystems, finding that food production growth has occurred at the expense of biodiversity, water quality, carbon storage, and soil health.