The conventional method of measuring agricultural productivity overlooks long-term effects such as soil degradation. An alternative approach is needed to incentivise and reward sustainable farming practices.

Development cooperation is better than the conventional wisdom admits

Credit and savings from the village savings and loan schemes are used by Malawians for several purposes. For many, it provides money for common groceries in times when agriculture harvests decline.

What purposes our Digital Monthly serves, and how it differs from the print issue

Burundi tries to fight the worst hunger and keep youngsters in school by providing school meals

Glaciers, snow and permafrost are undergoing rapid transformation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, with disastrous consequences for water and food security

Homelessness is a considerable problem in Brazil. Very young children are affected too, and their rights are massively violated

In the last harvest season, a flood destroyed most of the crops in the Machinga district in the southern region of Malawi

Grasshoppers are a protein-rich popular food in Uganda, but their numbers are dwindling

Two letters from readers deal with rural development in Nepal, agriculture in China and the variety of natural ecosystems