A Template for Inclusive Policymaking for Sustainable Agricultural Development — Farmers drawn from all over Kakamega County in western Kenya attended the First Governor’s Day with Farmers (GDF) held at the Bukura Agricultural Training Centre on 22nd February 2022. …

Written by Nicole Paganini and Victoria Redmond In early March, project teams from the Urban Food Futures programme gathered in Cape Town for a vibrant one-week workshop to reflect on the findings of the scoping phase and formulate action-research priorities. One of the core objectives of the partner exchange was…

The latest climate report on “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability”, released on 28 February 2022 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), emphasises the impact of global warming on increased and unpredictable transboundary pest outbreaks and the consequent need for improved governance to enhance resilience. The report, representing the work…

“The Horn of Africa is facing the worst desert locust crisis in over 25 years, and the most serious in 70 years for Kenya. The current situation […] is set to become a regional plague […] which represents an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods in the region and…

A platform for farmers to directly interact with policymakers to share their concerns, needs and interests — All any farmer really desires is the ability to sustainably produce and profitably market their crops or livestock. Such a simple aspiration, one might say, yet quite difficult to achieve. In Kenya, as in other parts of the world, the hard work of smallholder farmers often fails to pay off…

Profound transformations are needed to meet the many challenges the world faces. On the one hand, we need to transcend Paris Agreement targets for cutting emissions if we are to stay below planetary limits. But we must simultaneously step above the floor of economic and social entitlements set out in…

Contextualising a GFFA Expert Panel hosted by TMG Research Safeguarding legitimate land rights for local communities and implementing large-scale projects (including efforts to protect or restore degraded landscapes) are often viewed as mutually exclusive objectives. …

Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Side Event explores integrated valuation tools for food systems transformation — The food choices we make each day are determined by an array of factors, including our economic situation, cultural background, and personal preferences. When added up, these and other individual decisions have a profound impact on how food is produced and distributed, and ultimately, on our health, livelihoods, and the…

Two years into the global Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of discussion about the deeper psychological, social and economic impacts. …