Adolescence is a pivotal period for nutrition and health when young people begin to make more of their own decisions about what, where, and when to eat. Across low- and middle-income countries, adolescent development is now occurring alongside rapid changes in food environments—the places where people purchase and consume food—driven mainly by urbanization
Fertilizer subsidy programs remain a common policy tool for promoting food security and supporting agricultural livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), though they have serious downsides.
A shift to healthier and more sustainable food systems could dramatically change global agriculture by 2050. A new study published in Nature today found that combining healthier diets, sustainable agricultural intensification, and cutting food waste in half would reduce pressure on land and natural resources while still meeting food needs.
How do promising agricultural innovations move beyond pilots and reach the farmers who need them most?
'I realized that a healthy environment works like a jigsaw puzzle; fixing land degradation helps absorb climate carbon, which in turn improves rangelands regeneration and crop productivity, providing food for humans, livestock and wildlife and fights climate change.'
Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) are among the most widely studied and successful interventions targeting school enrollment and attendance in low- and middle-income countries.
Farmers from Baringo set out to learn how to manage their livestock better. They returned convinced that transforming their flocks begins with breeding, and that better genetics and better management must go together.
Researchers in the Indian Sundarbans are testing whether integrated mangrove aquaculture can restore degraded mangroves while sustaining shrimp farming, strengthening coastal resilience, supporting livelihoods and storing more carbon.