Es herrscht weitgehend Konsens, dass die Sicherstellung der Welternährung nicht ohne die Kleinbäuerinnen und Kleinbauern (nachfolgend Produzent*innen) in Afrika, Lateinamerika und Asien möglich sein wird. Dies sind bis zu 570 Millionen Betriebe bzw. 2 Milliarden Menschen. Schon aufgrund der...

Recent research has analyzed whether higher levels of farm production diversity contribute to improved dietary quality in smallholder households. We add to this literature by using different indicators, thus testing the robustness of previous findings and helping to better understand the...

Investments in agricultural modernization have resulted in remarkable progress in food production over the last century. As a consequence, the global number and the proportion of undernourished people has fallen significantly. Despite this progress, providing sufficient and nutritiously diverse...

This paper offers an overview toward assessing the implementation of the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) or Republic Act 8435, the country's landmark legislation on the sustainable and equitable development of its agriculture and fisheries. The study presents a Theory of...

Among other things, fertility control in Nigeria may not be feasible without recourse to socioeconomic issues such as micro-occupation classification and dominant family cultural traditions facing women and their relationship to fertility behaviour. Rural small-scale women farmers are a...