Located in the Lake Victoria Basin of the western region of Kenya, Vihiga county is ranked among the highly populated counties in Kenya with a population of 590,013 persons, a population density of 1,047 persons per square kilometer and an average household size of 4.1.
Women’s effective leadership and representation are key to achieving just and resilient agrifood systems.
Large language models (LLMs)—artificial intelligence systems trained on vast collections of text and other data that can interpret user prompts, summarize information, and generate natural-language outputs—hold the potential to give policymakers site-specific, up-to-date agricultural knowledge and insights.
In the recently launched Second Roadmap for Food Systems for Sustainable Development 2025–2030, Cambodia has continued its focus on placing fish and other aquatic foods at the heart of Cambodia’s nutrition agenda.
Cattle farming sits at the heart of one of the most difficult sustainability debates of our time. On the one hand, livestock supports the livelihoods of more than a billion people, contributes significantly to rural economies, and provides nutrient-dense food that is essential for human health. On the other, cattle production is often associated with deforestation, water pollution, biodiversity loss, and greenhouse gas emissions.
For more than a decade, Christella Ndayishimiye’s Totahara in Burundi, backed by SDC, Sall Family Foundation, Global Affairs Canada and the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT through PABRA and partners, has been scaling nutrient-rich bean porridge to reach 40,000 families monthly, create jobs, and improve nutrition access through market activation and stronger farmer linkages.
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts is a core element of global agrifood system transformation. Yet, while it represents an important opportunity for capital markets and investors, climate finance focused on agrifood systems has thus far been limited.
In Zambia, fish farmer Petronella Mumpangwe has seen how quickly things can change.