School meal programs improve children’s nutrition, food security, and mental well-being. When meals are produced locally, these programs also build more robust economies.
By converting nutrient-dense millets into convenient food products produced by local, women-led enterprises, ICRISAT’s Nutri-Food Basket model established a scalable value chain that significantly reduced child malnutrition and anaemia across tribal communities in India.
When farmers participate in crop breeding as citizen scientists, their knowledge and experience can shape which varieties are advanced and released. But participation can also strengthen farmers’ own knowledge, agency and leadership...
Plantain is a major food and income-generating crop in Cameroon, cultivated on about 303,000 hectares. Plantain farmers face challenges including pests and diseases, declining soil fertility, limited access to quality planting materials, low productivity, and climate variability.
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.
By aligning targeted public investment, streamlined seed policies, and digital advisory platforms, Pakistan successfully scaled biofortified zinc wheat from 64,000 to over 3.1 million hectares, boosting smallholder yields and delivering crucial micronutrients to more than 20 million consumers.
Carbon credits can supplement (but not fund) Colombia’s cacao agroforestry transition. Research shows farmers need upfront grants, affordable credit and other support to bridge years of costs before cacao, timber and carbon revenues materialise.