This study surveys the panorama of research on the importance of aspirations of farming
communities, identifies research gaps and prospects for future research. The analysis of 22 …

This scoping paper presents the results of a review of the landscape of research on gender
and agricultural and pastoral livelihoods in select countries in west and east Africa (Burkina …

Despite substantial growth in global agricultural production, food and nutritional insecurity is
rising in Sub-Saharan Africa. Identification of underutilised indigenous crops with useful food …

Rural development is a political topic in which debate has been more focussed on externally
identified needs than on demands or aspirations of the rural population and polarised …

Advancing women's empowerment and gender equality in agriculture is a recognised
development goal, also within crop breeding. Increasingly, breeding teams are expected to …

In this editorial introduction to the Special Issue “Rural aspirations—Livelihood decisions
and rural development trajectories”, we outline current views on aspirations and their …

The model between business networks, entrepreneurial orientation (EO), business
performance and family livelihood in challenging contexts is yet an underexploited potential …

Crop breeding for development has a relatively long tradition of including the perspectives of
women and men farmers. However, the lack of adoption and development impacts of …

Food trees contribute substantially to the food and nutrition security of millions of rural
households in Africa. Farming communities prioritize tree and shrub species on farms based …

While attention has been paid largely to forest restoration, meeting global land restoration
pledges will require scalingup restoration of ecosystem services on agricultural land. This …