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Farmers in the Barabanki Region of Uttar Pradesh started cultivating peppermint to improve their profits. Peppermint is a short-term cash crop that fits well with traditional farming systems such as paddy-mustard-peppermint and paddy-potato-peppermint without conflicting with the prevailing cropping system. However, there are some challenges associated with incorporating peppermint into farming practices. Proper management practices, including irrigation, fertilization, and pest

09 March 2023, India – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Bayer agreed to support and co-invest in a four-year project “Scale Direct” that aims to accelerate the global efforts of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on direct seeded rice (DSR) research and development for smallholder farmers in Asia and Africa. The Project got Launched through a

Scientists at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are helping to scale up wheat production and productivity in Malawi. The political conflict between Russia and Ukraine has disrupted food supply chains globally and Malawi’s wheat supply has been adversely affected. As a response, Pyxus Trading, the biggest agribusiness private company in Malawi, has endeavored to partner with CIMMYT

by Pavlo Martyshev,  Oleg Nivievsyi and Mariia Bogonos OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Russia’s all-out war on Ukraine has inflicted devastating impacts that continue to mount more than a year after the invasion. As of September 2022, even before Russia’s winter bombing campaign, the total damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure was an estimated $127 billion, equal to 64% of the country’s 2021 GDP.

Sweetpotato is vital for the food security and nutrition of millions in the tropics, and research has shown that there is great potential to enhance its capacity to nourish the world. Key to achieving that potential is sharing knowledge and raising awareness, which is why International Potato Center (CIP) principal scientist and World Food Prize… The post Awarding excellence for

In 2022, the CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT) started working on a case study to characterize the landscape for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) selling fruits and vegetables in Viet Nam. The study describes the modes and motivations for doing business, institutional structures that shape day-to-day activities, and barriers to providing sustainable nutritious

by Katrina Kosec and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo OPEN ACCESS | CC-BY-4.0 Since the COVID-19 pandemic, global income inequality has again started to rise—a trend exacerbated by the food and fertilizer crisis caused by Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine (The Economist 2022). Increasingly common disasters (many climate-related) across the globe – such as Pakistan’s devastating 2022 floods, ongoing severe drought in the

By Ignacio Madurga-Lopez, Leonardo Medina, and Grazia Pacillo Guatemala is among the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change in Latin America, and it is already experiencing severe consequences, especially in the agriculture sector. In recent years, an increase in the average temperature of 0.8°C has been observed, as well as a concentration of rainfall in fewer days