This study identifies gaps and entry points to inform policy recommendations and strategic planning to make rural advisory services (RAS) more responsive to smallholders’ livelihood needs. It explores the status of RAS from a pluralistic and market-oriented system perspective, considering the three dimensions of service demand, service supply and the enabling envir...

he release of the 2022 African Economic Outlook comes against a backdrop of two major global crises: the lingering COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia–Ukraine conflict. The latter erupted as Africa’s economy was on a path of recovery from the ravaging impact of the pandemic, and it threatens to set back the continent’s promising economic prospects. The continent risks...

Child labour remains a persistent problem worldwide. This paper analyses the factors contributing to the use of child labour within the context of small-scale agriculture in Viet Nam; identifies the consequences and risks associated with child labour in agriculture; and proposes recommendations to address this issue.

This book provides guidance for the development of an antimicrobial resistance surveillance plan for foodborne bacteria. The guidelines underscore the importance of harmonized data generation, collation and reporting for antimicrobial susceptibility testing and laboratory-based monitoring.