The global pandemic of COVID-19 has caused several health, economic, labor and food crises, which revealed pre-existing structural problems that are intensified by the current condition. At the same time, the magnitude of the phenomenon that humanity is still going through presents a crucial opportunity to review the causes of these...

Agroecology and organic are both systems of food production grounded in the principles of health, ecology, fairness, and care, which guide standards and inspire the development of best practices and sustainable production systems. This first of the three webinars of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) on agroecology presents the role of...

什么是微生物，它们是如何工作的？它们对农业系统有什么潜力？ 本次网络研讨会由粮农组织和国际肥料协会（IFA）共同举办，将提高人们对微生物作为农民可用来改善植物营养的工具的好处和潜力的认识。 请务必不要错过这次重要的讨论，今天就注册吧! 将提供法语、阿拉伯语和中文的同声传译。 议程: 13:00 –13:05 欢迎致辞 13:05 –13:15 开场致辞 - 夏敬源, 司长, 联合国粮食及农业组织, 植物生产及保护司 13:15 –13.35 小农户的固氮和营养增溶微生物: 科学, 机遇与挑战 - Manish Raizada, 教授, University of Guelph 13:35 –13:55 筛选优质微生物菌株并将其转化为农民解决方案的挑战 - Jean-Marc Sanchez, 全球技术营销总监, Lallemand Plant Care 13:55 –14:25 问答环节 14:25 –14:30 闭幕致辞 该会议将由国际肥料协会 (International Fertilizer Association, IFA) 公共事务总监Yvonne Harz-Pitre主持。 演讲嘉宾简介     夏敬源, 司长，植物生产及保护司 (NSP)，联合国粮食及农业组织 (FAO)  在担任现职之前，夏敬源博士在2015年至2019年担任联合国粮食及农业组织 (FAO) 意大利罗马总部的 国际植物保护公约 (IPPC) 秘书长。在加入FAO之前，2012年至2014年，在意大利罗马担任中国常驻联合 国粮农机构的代表兼特命全权公使。2001年至2011年，在北京担任中国农业部全国农业技术推广服务中 心 (NATESC) 主任及推广研究员。夏敬源博士拥有荷兰瓦赫宁根大学及研究中心昆虫学博士学位，菲律宾大学昆虫学硕士学位和华中农业大学农学学士学位。  Manish N. Raizada, 教授，圭尔夫大学 (University of Guelph) 植物农业系，加拿大 Manish Raizada博士是加拿大圭尔夫大学 (University of...

This compilation features field-tested practices, methodologies, and approaches to regenerating agriculture and associated ecosystems. Most of the experiences included are from across Asia. The compilation is based on publications generated through participatory writeshops, organized over thirty years featuring a wide range of stakeholders, disciplines, and donors. Participatory approaches in resource...

The COVID-19 pandemic has confirmed the place of women in the front line: as nurturers, caretakers, responsible for domestic tasks and education, their workload has increased tenfold due to state measures to fight the virus, and they have been more severely impacted than men have in economic terms. Questioning gender inequalities...

The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) has released a new report in collaboration with the ETC Group 'A Long Food Movement: Transforming Food Systems by 2045'. The report maps out two very different futures for food systems, people and the planet. First, what do the next 25 years have in store...