After 20 years of neglect by international donors, agriculture is now again in the headlines
because high food prices are increasing food insecurity and poverty. In the coming years, it …

The fundamental role that agriculture plays in development has long been recognized. In the
seminal work on the subject, agriculture was seen as a source of contributions that helped …

There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While
that is an achievement, continuing progress for poor people is far from assured. Inequalities …

Wheat is fundamental to human civilization and has played an outstanding role in feeding a
hungry world and improving global food security. The crop contributes about 20% of the total …

Low adoption of modern agricultural production technologies amongst farmers in Ghana has
been identified as one of the main reasons for the low agricultural productivity in the country …

Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

This report is FAO's latest assessment of the long-term outlook for the world's food supplies,
nutrition and agriculture. It presents the projections and the main messages. The projections …

The available evidence suggests that the poor in developing countries typically do share in
the gains from rising aggregate affluence, and in the losses from aggregate contraction. But …

While the incidence of extreme poverty fell dramatically in China over 1980–2001, progress
was uneven over time and across provinces. Rural areas accounted for the bulk of the gains …

This paper uses small-scale farm survey data from five countries of eastern and southern
Africa to highlight four under-appreciated issues:(i) how land distribution patterns constrain …