This book is an output of a regional experts’ consultation meeting on “UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF): Formulating Strategies and Action Plan to Strengthen Smallholder Family Farmers in South Asia”, 5-6 November 2020 organized by SAARC Agriculture Center (SAC), Bangladesh in collaboration with Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA), Philippines, and the International Cooperative Alliance...

The next West African Organic Conference (WAOC) will be held between 23-26 November 2021 at the Ouaga 2000 International Conference Centre in Burkina Faso. The West African Organic Conference (WAOC) is a biennial initiative of the West Africa Organic Network (WAfrONet) which serves as a platform for sharing knowledge, experiences, and views...

This study, which builds on the analysis carried out by North African Network for Food Sovereignty (NAFSN) and others, examines the intersections between Covid-19 and food systems across the North African region. It looks at how the dominant ‘food security' paradigm increased vulnerability to the economic dislocation wrought by the...

São Tomé and Príncipe have been building an important and internationally recognized path in the promotion of agroecology, which can be illustrated with almost a quarter of its entire agricultural area allocated to organic production.   The study “São Tomé and Príncipe in the construction of a national pact for agroecology ”, arises...

NAPPC's mission is to encourage the health of resident and migratory pollinating animals in North America. This year, NAPPC partners will gather virtually from throughout North America and beyond on 19-21 October 2021. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: 1. ABRAM BICKSLER, PH.D., FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS The intersection of sustainable food systems and pollinator...

本议题文件（第 3 版更新）应世界粮食安全委员会（粮安委）主席的要求 于 2020 年编写并于 2021 年进一步更新，旨在为应对 COVID-19 疫情的粮食和 营养安全影响献计献策，为粮安委成员的审议，包括 2021 年联合国粮食体系 峰会的任何后续活动出谋划策。 2020 年 3 月，粮食安全和营养问题高级别专家 组（高专组）就 COVID-19 对粮食安全和营养的影响发布了一份临时专题文件 ，2020 年 6 月，第 15 份报告介绍了疫情 对粮食安全和营养的最新影响。 该文件提出的建议之一是 ''扶持基于生态农业和其他可持续食物生产形式的更具韧性的食物生产 体系''。 加强粮食体系韧性对于有效应对 COVID-19 疫情至关重要。由于 COVID19 使国际供应链紧张，推动食物生产的重新本地化或设法更好平衡进口粮食和 本地产粮食，是增强稳固性和韧性的合理策略。例如，生态农业是善用农田间生 态交互作用的科学，旨在提高作物产量，尽量减少投入成本和浪费。生态农业可以有力应对 COVID-19 造成的粮食安全和营养危机，因为 这是一项提高国内食物产量的可持续战略，各类农民无论贫富均可掌握 。 具体建议包括： • 投资开展更符合生态农业标准的研究行动项目和计划，推动营养敏感型农 业发展。 • 支持各国农业学校开设生态农业课程。 • 鉴于大多数农业发展援助项目扶持传统或工业化农业方法，设法支持更多 鼓励生态农业和其他可持续农业形式的项目。 • 支持着眼于营养的个人和社区应对措施，例如家庭和社区菜园。 • 确保可持续渔业和水产养殖以及畜牧生产和林业纳入 COVID-19 政策 响应，充分发挥其在营养和生计领域的潜力。  ©FAO...