The Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University develops and maintains data to simulate 91 representative crop, dairy, and livestock operations in major production areas of 30 states. The chief purpose of this analysis is to project the economic viability of those farms by...

This report evaluates expenditure composition and examines budget allocation and execution in public agricultural spending within available data information, with a dedicated focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation. By assessing how closely resource allocations align with government...

The government of Bangladesh undertook National Agricultural Technology Program (NATP) for sustainable socio-economic development through common interest group (CIG) approach. This program aims to build farmers' capacity to embrace improved agricultural technologies with a view to improving...

The farm-level economic impacts of the FAPRI 2025 Baseline on representative crop and livestock operations are projected in this report, assuming provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill are in effect and continue throughout the 2025-2030 projection period. The current representative farm analysis...

This study investigates the transformation of livestock value chains in peri-urban areas of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, focusing on the dynamics of livestock production, land use, and downstream supply chains. Drawing on unique farm-level data and qualitative research, we...

The study aims to assess the socio-economic and environmental vulnerability of farming households using the Composite Index (CI), to identify key challenges faced by farmers across various sectors such as agriculture, water, and forests due to climate change, and to evluate barriers to...

In the era of globalization, the importance of the integrated analysis of the agricultural sector is justified, because it allows a more efficient adaptation of this sector to the conditions and requirements of the global market, while ensuring economic and food sustainability. Thus, this...

Due to the increasing cases of failed agricultural intervention projects in Benue State, as a result of corruption and sharp practices, this study was carried out to investigate the effect of endogenous measures used for stifling corruption within selected agricultural intervention projects in...

Many countries that have large surplus financial resources but contend with limited land and water resources use large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in foreign countries to ensure national food security and earn long-term returns on their investments. LSLAs can provide positive direct and...

Water scarcity is an important threat to food security in the Euphrates-Tigris river. Water scarcity is a huge worldwide problem that results from the rapid increase in water demand, which exceeds the amount of available water. The most significant problems currently affecting countries are food...

The global pandemic has accentuated inequalities, with vulnerable populations in developing countries fairing worst. In rural sub-Saharan Africa, restrictions on mobility to limit the spread of COVID-19 negatively impacted access to extension services and inputs by farmers. In response,...

Conventional agricultural extension services in rural India have been insufficient due to various constraints, including accessibility, finances, and lack of access to other resources. These services primarily depend on in-person visits and physical demonstrations of farming practices, making...

Climate change is making El Niños more frequent and intense. Therefore, understanding the effects of El-Niño-induced climatic events is essential to designing effective coping and adaptation strategies. We identify the impact of the 2015-16 El-Niño-induced large-scale drought on smallholder...

In the context of climate change, the Indian agricultural sector treads in a certain duality between promoting food security in response to the increasing population, but at the same time in ensuring environmental sustainability, and sustained economic growth, especially in developing countries...

Investments in infrastructure are necessary to achieve the objective of Sustainable Development Goal2 (SDG2), which is to "end hunger, ensure food security and promote sustainable agriculture" and to also create jobs in the Sahel region, specifically in Niger and Côte d'Ivoire. A significant...