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This OECD Working Paper investigates the biotechnology development in the European Union and the United States by comparing innovation performance and regulatory environments. The findings support policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic in designing policies that foster innovation, unlock the economic potential of biotechnology, and facilitate market entry to strengthen competitiveness.
This article presents new high-resolution maps of crop emissions, derived from a global collaboration between universities and international research institutions. It reveals that in 2020 alone, croplands emitted 2.5 GtCO2e, representing 4.2% of global net anthropogenic emissions. Spatial correlations between emission intensity and production efficiency show geographic trade-offs between mitigation potential and food production.
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This study analyses the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for sustainable intensification and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and more specifically: a) how different organic interventions enable farmers to practice organic agriculture; b) how organic agriculture comparatively performs in terms of productivity and profitability.
This study analyses the potential of organic agriculture (OA) for sustainable intensification and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and more specifically: a) how different organic interventions enable farmers to practice organic agriculture; b) how organic agriculture comparatively performs in terms of productivity and profitability.
Blue foods include thousands of species of aquatic plants and animals, many of them rich in protein and micronutrients. This vast diversity offers enormous potential. Sustainably harvested blue foods can help achieve the SDGs by alleviating hunger and malnutrition; improving health; reducing pressure on oceans, water, land and climate; and maintaining or creating decent livelihoods for hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
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The escalation of conflict in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East has sharply increased risks to global energy, fertilizer, and agrifood systems. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for oil, gas, and fertilizers, has already seen disruptions that are raising energy and agricultural input costs worldwide.
Multiple crises are threatening agriculture and food systems worldwide, with smallholder farmers in the Global South bearing the brunt of the impacts. In this context, agroecology is increasingly recognised as a multiple-win strategy that strengthens smallholder livelihoods while supporting biodiversity, soil health, climate adaptation and food security.
The past year has been a tumultuous one for the sector with unprecedented funding cuts impacting the scale and scope of humanitarian operations. The consequences for humanitarian data were unclear but the analysis in this report now shows that short-term mitigation measures and rapid reprioritization resulted in only a marginal decrease in data availability relative to the level of cuts.