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This report by Zero Carbon Analytics examines the role of smallholder farmers in global food security, their productivity, and their adoption of sustainable agricultural practices. It highlights that small-scale farms, particularly those between two and five hectares, produce a significant portion of the world's food and often exhibit higher land productivity and biodiversity than larger farms. The document emphasizes the importance of integrating smallholders into modern agrifood supply chains and providing financial resources to scale climate-smart agricultural practices, especially in Africa.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) evaluates the impact of the ABC Cerrado project on the adoption of sustainable pasture management in Brazil. The study finds that while training alone is effective for large-scale producers, small-scale producers require the addition of technical assistance to successfully implement sustainable practices. The document suggests a cost-effective policy approach of providing universal training while focalizing expensive technical assistance on smallholders.

This Stockholm Environment Institute briefing examines the barriers to gender equality in the agricultural sectors of South and Southeast Asia. It argues that Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) strategies, which focus on market access and productivity, often fail to achieve true gender equality because they ignore systemic patriarchal norms and power imbalances. The document provides evidence from rice value chains and home gardening projects in Cambodia, Pakistan, and Vietnam to illustrate how women remain marginalized as secondary labor with limited control over resources, and recommends a shift toward transformative approaches that address the root cultural and political causes of inequality.

This case study describes AquaMnara, a startup supported by FSD Africa's 'Triggering Exponential Climate Action' (TECA) programme to build climate resilience for aquaculture farmers in Kenya, specifically around Lake Victoria in Kisumu.