The Ontologies Community of Practice: A CGIAR Initiative for Big Data in Agrifood Systems by Elizabeth Arnaud, Marie-Angélique Laporte, Soonho Kim, Céline Aubert, Sabina Leonelli, Berta Miro, Laurel Cooper, Pankaj Jaiswal, Gideon Kruseman, Rosemary Shrestha, Pier Luigi Buttigieg, Christopher J. Mungall, Julian Pietragalla, Afolabi Agbona, Jacqueline Muliro, Jeffrey Detras, Vilma Hualla, Abhishek Rathore, Roma Rani Das, Ibnou Dieng, Guillaume Bauchet, Naama Menda, Cyril Pommier, Felix Shaw, David Lyon, Leroy Mwanzia, Henry Juarez, Enrico Bonaiuti, Brian Chiputwa, Olatunbosun Obileye, Sandrine Auzoux, Esther Dzalé Yeumo, Lukas A. Mueller, Kevin Silverstein, Alexandra Lafargue, Erick Antezana, Medha Devare, Brian King

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Uncovering the economic value of natural enemies and true costs of chemical insecticides to cotton farmers in China by Jikun Huang, Ke Zhou, Wei Zhang, Xiangzheng Deng, Wopke van der Werf, Yanhui Lu, Kongming Wu, Mark W Rosegrant

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Viewpoint – Sustainable and equitable growth in farmer-led irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: What will it take? by Nicole Lefore, Meredith Giordano, Claudia Ringler, Jennie Barron

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Existing knowledge on Zn status biomarkers (1963–2021) with a particular focus on FADS1 and FADS2 diagnostic performance and recommendations for further research by Marija Knez, Erick Boy

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Multiplying the efficiency and impact of biofortification through metabolic engineering by Dominique Van Der Straeten, Navreet K. Bhullar, Hans De Steur, Wilhelm Gruissem, Donald MacKenzie, Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Matin Qaim, Inez Slamet-Loedin, Simon Strobbe, Joe Tohme, Kurniawan Rudi Trijatmiko, Hervé Vanderschuren, Marc Van Montagu, Chunyi Zhang, Howarth Bouis

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Does economic shocks influence household's healthcare expenditure? Evidence from rural Nigeria by Adedoyin Mistura Rufai, Adebayo Isaiah Ogunniyi, Oyewale Daniel Abioye, Ahadi Bwihangane Birindwa, Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo

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Food safety regulatory systems in Europe and China: A study of how co-regulation can improve regulatory effectiveness by Kevin Chen, Xin-xin WANG, Hai-ying SONG

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Open distance learning for development: Lessons from strengthening research capacity on gender, crisis prevention, and recovery by Suresh Chandra Babu, Jenna Ferguson, Nilam Parsai, Rose Almoguera

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The gendered impacts of index-insurance on food-consumption: Evidence from southern Ethiopia by Anne G. Timu, Christopher R. Gustafson, Taro Mieno

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Sustainable land management, gender, and agricultural productivity by Kato, E, Mekonnen, D, Tiruneh, S, Ringler, C

“…The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provided technical assistance in collecting and analyzing data on these watersheds, including on the gendered differences in the adoption of and investment in SLM practices. …”

Rapid transformation in aquatic food value chains in three Nigerian states by Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Ayala Wineman, Mark Umunna Amadi, Ayuba Gona, Chukwuemeka Chinonso Emenekwe, Ming Fang, Ming Fang, Olawale Olunuga, Robert Ugochukwu Onyeneke, Sunday Norbert, Taiwo Mayomi Adenike, Thomas Reardon, Thomas Reardon, Ben Belton, Ben Belton

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Effects of Modern Food Retailers on Adult and Child Diets and Nutrition by Makaiko G. Khonje, Olivier Ecker, Matin Qaim

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Potassium (K)-to-magnesium (Mg) ratio, its spatial variability and implications to potential Mg-induced K deficiency in Nitisols of Southern Ethiopia by Fanuel Laekemariam, Kibebew Kibret, Hailu Shiferaw

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Irrigation systems management in Nepal: Women’s strategies in response to migration-induced challenges by Diana Suhardiman, Manita Raut, Prachanda Pradhan, Ruth Meinzen-Dick

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Sea level rise already delays coastal commuters by Mathew E Hauer, Valerie Mueller, Glenn Sheriff

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Adoption of climate-resilient groundnut varieties increases agricultural production, consumption, and smallholder commercialization in West Africa by Martin Paul Jr Tabe-Ojong, Jourdain C. Lokossou, Bisrat Gebrekidan, Hippolyte D. Affognon

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COVID-19 school closures and mental health of adolescent students: Evidence from rural Mozambique by Feliciano Chimbutane, Catalina Herrera-Almanza, Naureen Karachiwalla, Carlos Lauchande, Jessica Leight

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CONSERVATION AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES: DETERMINANTS AND EFFECTS ON SOIL HEALTH FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION IN NORTHERN GHANA by Gilbert DAGUNGA, Kamaru ABUBAKARI, Joseph AGEBASE AWUNI

“…Methods: Using cross-sectional data collected by the International food policy research institute from 1284 households, a multivariate probit model was first performed to identify the determinants of conservation agricultural practices while the inverse probability weighted regression adjustment was employed to establish the effect of conservation agricultural practices on soil health. …”
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Modernized Irrigation Technologies in West Africa by Hakan Büyükcangaz, Mohammed Alhassan, Jacqueline Nyenedio Harris

“…Information about irrigation systems in Ghana and Liberia were gathered through: 1) Irrigation development authorities in both countries, by reviewing past literatures, online publications, reports and files about irrigation in West Africa, specifically Ghana and Liberia; 2) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); 3) Collation of information, reports and data from Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) and 4) International Water Management Institute (IWMI). …”
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Leveraging farm production diversity for dietary diversity: evidence from national level panel data by Sayla Khandoker, Alka Singh, Shivendra Kumar Srivastava

“…To examine the effect of farm production diversity on household dietary diversity using nationally representative panel data of Bangladesh we have used Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS) data collected by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in 2011/12, 2015 and 2018/19. …”
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