The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) technically plausible integrated approach for the livelihood recovery project helped flood-affected households in Pakistan not just increase their crop production but also increase income and nutritional outcomes.Read More

Benefit cost analysis helps assess the cost efficiency of a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project in Ethiopia during project implementation and arising from a single harvest.Read More

The small-scale irrigation component of Oxfam’s Sustainable Livelihoods project in Eritrea emphasized participation in design and implementation. Results showed increases in production.Read More

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) direct distribution of inputs like seeds, fertilizers, and tools helped typhoon-affected households in the Philippines restart their agricultural activities and produce food to meet self-sufficiency levels.Read More

Oxfam supported communities impacted by hailstorms in cultivating alternative crops like chickpeas to help them take advantage of the last cycle of the rainy season and reduce their crop losses.Read More

Evidence from Seed System Security Assessments (SSSAs) done in different contexts in Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Haiti, and Kenya shows that seed systems are relatively resilient to short-term crises. Various measures (including eight principles and 15 practical recommendations) are needed to strengthen formal and informal seed systems over the medium to long term to make them...Read More

Home garden programs are frequently used by households for surplus income generation and have a positive impact on household nutrition. Key factors for designing, implementing, and monitoring vegetable seed responses include assessing appropriateness of vegetable seed intervention in the project locations, seed systems assessment, designing the assistance package, and developing the right kind of indicators.Read More

The authors analyzed 10 case studies from interventions with a supply-side focus in eight countries (Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia) using the seed security conceptual framework parameters of seed access, availability, and seed quality. They added “information” to these parameters and conclude that much more documentation of...Read More

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) used vouchers to increase community access to seeds and improve food security.Read More

The article examines a series of practical actions for matching the type of the response more closely to the actual seed security problem.Read More