The Malabo Montpellier Panel report Byte by byte: policy innovation for transforming Africa’s food system with digital technologies examines what seven African countries at the forefront of progress on digitalization of the agriculture sector have done right, from apps such as FarmCrowdy and FarmDrive using Big Data to help farmers access loans to Rwanda’s construction […]
Featured Resources: Week of May 27
A report from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and the Global Knowledge Initiative identifies 12 innovations that could improve access to safe and nutritious foods in emerging markets and are ready to be deployed at scale within the next five years. The report also provides a methodology for screening and prioritizing innovations. Additional highlights […]
Featured Resources: Week of April 29
The 2019 Global Food Policy Report launches in Malawi and Bangladesh—two Compact2025 focal countries—highlight the importance of and options for revitalizing rural areas in each country. The Bangladesh launch event featured an address by Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Minister of Agriculture and Compact2025 Leadership Council member. Additional highlights from this week’s Compact2025 News in Brief include: […]
Featured Resources: Week of August 13
Current global food production could meet human nutrition needs in 2050—if access to the global food supply is significantly improved and populations make radical changes to dietary choices finds a quantitative analysis by researchers at Lancaster University. Required diet changes include replacing most meat and dairy with plant-based alternatives, and greater acceptance of human-edible crops […]
Featured Resources: Week of February 26
What are the cost and benefits of ending hunger and undernutrition? A brief from IFPRI researchers examines the differences among alternative approaches and quantifies them. Estimates produced by several recent model simulations and frameworks range from US$7 billion to US$265 billion per year. Additional highlights from this week’s Compact2025 News in Brief include: The Applied […]
