Oct 7, 2020 – 09:00 am to 10:30 am EDT Africa West Africa Nigeria Webinar Agriculture Production Agricultural Extension Poverty Nutrition Opening new business doors for ag transformation: Youth entrepreneurship in farm value chains and rural development As entrepreneurs, young people can play a major role in the transformation of […]

Country: Yemen Source: World Food Programme More than 20 million people are food-insecure with 13 million requiring WFP aid to meet daily needs. Another three million are at risk of worsening hunger as COVID-19 sweeps unchecked across Yemen.

People continue to eat the meat of wild animals for various reasons. Some in poor rural communities in the developing world do so for sustenance. Others in better-off societies feast on so-called bushmeat for culinary reasons. Others still eat wild animals because they forage on their crops. An international team […]

The global COVID-19 outbreak has encouraged widespread orders to protect renters and owners of commercial and residential real property. In this 50 state-by-state survey we offer a summary of cities and states that have enacted policies or implemented moratoriums for evictions or foreclosures due to COVID-19. Click here for the full […]

Research Post September 22, 2020 Promoting nonfarm businesses in Papua New Guinea can improve rural diets Gracie Rosenbach Emily Schmidt A study provides insights into gender differences and welfare benefits in a wide array of enterprises.

Countries: Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Niger, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, World, Zimbabwe Source: International Rescue Committee The International Rescue Committee has been responding to COVID-19 as well as the two outbreaks and is now calling for a rapid increase in funding to scale up its response and […]