agriculture

Innovative technologies for African farmers: Improving smallholder productivity

Past event / Smallholder farmers are under increasing pressure to grow more and better-quality food in a sustainable manner. What innovations can help them achieve that?

Comparing the impact of future cropland expansion on global biodiversity and carbon storage across models and scenarios

Journal article / This paper identifies improvements needed in models and scenarios incorporating land-use change in biodiversity impact assessments.

UN food and agriculture agencies set to learn from SEI on climate adaptation and risk management

Feature / SEI research projects on adaptation provide crucial insights for organizations working to alleviate poverty and increase food security.

One size doesn’t fit all: How to design a user-friendly climate insurance

Perspective / Weather-index insurance can shield smallholder farmers from climate-related disasters, but it's mainly the wealthy who can afford it. How to change that?

4 ways to harness data to stop deforestation in supply chains

Perspective / The Data Revolution can radically alter how we combat tropical deforestation – but it's not just about generating new data.

Improving the co-production of climate services for agriculture: a case study from Nigeria

SEI brief / Climate services can help agriculture in African countries adapt to climate change.

Using supply chain data to monitor zero deforestation commitments: an assessment of progress in the Brazilian soy sector

Journal article / Evaluating Zero Deforestation Commitments (ZDCs) for global supply chains of Brazilian soy.

Clean and Green

Project / Piloting an innovative rural sanitation framework with the aim to strengthen health and food security.

Agroecology and Safe Food System Transitions in Southeast Asia

Project / This project aims to make food and agricultural systems in Southeast Asia more sustainable, safer, and inclusive through agroecology.