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The two-faced challenge of the credit constraints limiting smallholder farmers’ irrigation investments

Many smallholder farmers, especially women and other marginalized groups, face difficulty in accessing loans and other forms of credit.

Climate change and hunger: Estimating costs of adaptation in the agrifood system

Focusing on offsetting climate change impacts on hunger through investment in agricultural research, water management, and rural infrastructure in developing countries.

The transformational role of science for the UNFSS agenda

Food systems at the global level and in many countries and regions are still failing to end hunger and malnutrition. With COVID-19 disproportionately impacting poor and food-insecure populations, levels of undernourishment continue to rise.