The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted urban and rural households throughout Papua New Guinea (PNG). Looking ahead, policy makers and development practitioners must continue to mitigate COVID-19 impacts on PNG households, as well as monitor other potential agricultural production shocks (such as El Niño, African Swine Fever, etc.) that could substantially decrease household income and food consumption. Our recent study simulates the
In our hyper-connected world, it should come as no surprise that recent years have shown a major uptick in the spread of transboundary pests and diseases. Integrated approaches have been effective in sustainably managing these border-jumping threats to farmers’ livelihoods and food security. But a truly integrated approach accounts for not just the “cure,” but also how it can be
By Frans Schapendonk and Giulia Caroli. Projects that support greater food security must look at challenges through the lens of gender. At CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security, we recognise that for communities to have sustainable access to nutritious food, it’s essential that sustainable development goal five ‘gender equality’ is achieved. We apply a gender perspective to accurately assess how climate shocks can impact women and men differently, depending on multiple social factors. Co-sponsored by Canada and Germany, the Climate and Security: An Emerging Context in a New Era
For centuries, people across Mexico and Central America have been using a traditional method, known as nixtamalization, to process their maize. Now carried out both at household and industrial levels, this technique offers a range of nutritional and processing benefits. It could easily be adopted by farmers and consumers in other parts of the world.
WorldFish researchers are working alongside small-scale aquatic food producers and value chain actors in Myanmar to strengthen the resilience of aquatic food-based livelihoods impacted by both COVID-19 and widespread pollution. Aquatic foods caught and harvested in inland waters like lakes and rivers are a vital source of income and nutrition for many of Myanmar’s rural communities. Small fish are often
For World Meteorological Day, we’re looking at how seasonal climate forecasts have been developed in East Africa and how that process is evolving. In 1997-1998, Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) were established throughout Africa to reduce drought impacts on smallholder agriculture. However, gaps between farmers’ needs and how RCOF seasonal forecasts are presented have limited their usability. The Regional Climate
Watch our latest video to learn what goes on behind the scenes to conserve of some of the world’s most diverse collections of beans, cassava, forages and bananas
The month of March hosts several gender-based celebrations, including International Women’s Day (IWD). IITA is a gender-inclusive Institute that sees gender equality as very important in improving livelihoods in society and creating an enabling work environment for staff. Knowing that achieving this goal is improbable in unequal, marginalized, and vulnerable groups, IITA developed a policy to ensure a gender-balanced workplace and formed