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Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) [4]
A new partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and CIMMYT, a CGIAR Research Center, has marked a milestone through the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) initiative to ...
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Global Policy Agenda White Paper
Vision for Adapted Crops & Soils (VACS) Global Policy Agenda White Paper: Value Chain Development for Opportunity Crops
[2024}, CIMMYT
Opportunity crops, as their name refers, offer a significant opportunity to address some of the world’s most pressing issues, including malnutrition, climate change, and improving biodiversity and livelihoods1. Developing ...
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Action Paper
Empower producers and policymakers to maximize sustainable land management and enable long-term sustainable production of nutritious foods
[2024}, CIMMYT
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the value of sustainable land management and action needed to catalyze greater engagement and impact by supporting increased adoption by producers globally. The paper focuses on ...
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Policies
Improving healthy diets in a changing climate. Policies for mainstreaming the inclusion of neglected ‘opportunity crops’ in seed systems
[2024}, CIMMYT
Executive summary Food insecurity and malnutrition undermine human health, livelihoods, and aspirations. In 2023, 2.8 billion people, more than a third of the world’s population, could not afford a healthy diet, while 733 ...
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Policy Brief
Managing soil health for food and nutrition security
2024, CIMMYT
Achieving global food security requires attention to soil security (Pozza & Field, 2020). This is because soil is the backbone of food production, essential for human survival and it is important in the current era of ...
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