When climate disasters strike, farmers are among the first to feel the consequences. Now, index-based flood insurance (IBFI) could help the most vulnerable defend and recover faster.
Faster, cheaper and more precise than conventional testing, soil spectroscopy analysis gives giving agricultural producers at all scales vital information on how to improve and protect their soils.
12 useful indicators spanning governance, equity, food, and the circular economy, support the city to develop inclusive and resilient sustainable food systems.
An evaluation finds real change in three specific areas: demonstrating landscape approaches in ways that encourage farmers, the government, donors and NGOs to embrace these strategies; innovating with geospatial data; and promoting and removing barriers to conservation technologies.
The commission defined a universally healthy and sustainable diet, as predominantly plat-based with a lower weightage on meat and dairy components - and the recommendations are increasingly being adopted in national dietary guideline processes worldwide.
The policy - aligned with national, regional and global policies - sets the necessary mandates, with a roadmap for guaranteeing availability, access, consumption, quality and sustainable use of food for the city of Cali over the next 10 years.
How small-scale communal irrigation schemes are being transformed into profitable, equitable and economically sustainable schemes through investment in smart technologies, farmers, institutions and value chains.
Practical, multi-pronged interventions helped struggling farmers in Jhansi district to diversify and intensify crop production through agroforestry, and now it's being scaled-up to seven districts.
The work would influence the development of novel policies supporting carbon capture, improved water quality, habitat and connectivity for biodiversity and more, whilst recognizeing those services that benefit agriculture.
A huge benefit to smallholders, as it quickly and cost effectively measures and maps soil and plant properties, also matching soil problems with solutions.
In the struggle to produce more food, and on increasingly degraded lands, access to reliable and contextual information can help farmers make better informed decisions.
