Subsistence or small-scale farming remains the primary source of livelihood for households in rural areas. Numerous factors inhibit farmers’ access and participation in markets—farmers being too far…
Climate change alters or destroys ecosystems on land, oceans and coasts, leading species to extinction, forcing animals to migrate for survival and resulting in the emergence of non-native invasive…
Food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition persist globally, with 783 million people facing chronic hunger in 2023. Women are particularly affected, making up 60 percent of the food-insecure…
In 2023, 735 million individuals worldwide experienced hunger, and 258 million people across 58 countries and territories faced acute food insecurity at crisis or worse levels. With 60% of them…
Many countries have faced democratic backsliding or autocratization, especially in the past 30 years. With a staggering 72 percent of the world population living in autocracies (according to the V…
