The state of global food systems teeters at a critical juncture, warns Olivier De Schutter, co-chair of IPES-Food and UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Recent UN data paints a grim picture: 122 million more people face hunger than in 2019, and projections suggest nearly 600 million...

En prenant des mesures préventives pour prévenir les maladies et les ravageurs, en planifiant la récolte et en stockant les fruits correctement, les agriculteurs peuvent maximiser leur rendement et fournir des produits de qualité supérieure à leurs clients.Tuteurage ou Haubanage, quelle méthode choisir en fonction de l’implantation de sa parcelle...

In the new EU CAP Network, innovation, knowledge exchange and EIP-AGRI play a crucial role in sharing good practices and connecting people across EU agriculture, forestry and rural areas. The new edition of the Agrinnovation magazine offers inspiring stories, interviews, Operational Group updates and other news from across Europe.

Construit en partenariat entre Inter-Réseaux et la Fondation FARM, ce bulletin de veille se propose de faire un état des lieux du double enjeu de fertilité et de fertilisation des sols en Afrique de l’Ouest. Quel état des lieux peut-on dresser de la fertilité des sols ? Quel est l’usage...

This video highlights the advantages of agroforestry in the Sahel and explains how trees and shrubs can improve soil health and increase crop yields. The video's key points are as follows: Leaving trees and shrubs in place instead of burning them protects the soil from degradation and erosion, and enriches the soil. Agroforestry,...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

El proyecto Nodos Agroecológicos Territoriales (NAT), impulsado por la Dirección de Agroecología y coorganizado con la Sociedad Argentina de Agroecología y la Red Nacional de Municipios y Comunidades que fomentan la Agroecología, busca promover innovaciones institucionales que potencien el escalamiento de la agroecología en los territorios.

Parties to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’  Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) have agreed to strengthen efforts to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing by extending vessel inspections, exchanging global information and improving the capacity of developing states. The Fourth Meeting of the Parties, an event hosted by the...

Building resilience is important for agrifood systems – such as tropical fruit value chains – to prepare, withstand and adapt to a wide range of risks, including climate and non-climatic shocks and stresses. Resilience is also important to foster transformation of value chains, to both minimize the negative impacts of...

Esta guía presenta los procedimientos para llevar a cabo las compras públicas a la agricultura familiar por parte del Programa de Alimentación Escolar en Guatemala, apegada al marco de la Ley de Alimentación Escolar y su respectivo reglamento. La guía está dirigida a las organizaciones de padres de familia y...

Le Réseau des Femmes pour la Paix (REFEPA) travaille sur l’accès des femmes au foncier depuis plusieurs années. Dans ce cadre, une boite à images a été conçue, avec l’appui technique du RECA, pour susciter le débat au sein de groupes de femmes sur les possibilités d’accès au foncier. Elle apporte...

At the mid-point of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, there is an urgent need to understand where the world stands in eliminating hunger and food insecurity, as well as in ensuring sustainable agriculture. The new report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), titled Tracking...

Women are crucial to respond to climate change. This paper finds that investing in rural women helps achieve climate goals, while simultaneously addressing gender inequality and poverty. Climate-related projects and policies that involve women deliver better environmental outcomes. Funders and investors need to mobilize climate finance while addressing gender gaps and...

Para que se cumplan los objetivos del Decenio de la Agricultura Familiar, es importante estimular a los #agricultores jóvenes para interconectar los conocimientos tradicionales con ideas innovadoras para que se conviertan en agentes de desarrollo rural.  Te compartimos el #2Pilar del #PlanAcciónMundial, para mayor información te invitamos a ver el siguiente...

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). Millets’ diversity and ability to thrive on arid lands with minimal inputs make them a valuable contribution to healthy diets and nutrition in many countries. Each millet variety contributes different essential nutrients. They are an ideal...

SafeHabitusOpen link in new window is a Horizon Europe multi-actor project that aims to strengthen farm health and safety knowledge innovation systems (FHS KIS) and support the EU transition to social sustainability in farming. The project is developing a ‘Knowledge Hub’ offering a wealth of materials for everyone involved in farm...

Entre os dias 11 e 14 de dezembro acontece, em Brasília, a 6ª Conferência Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional com o lema: “Erradicar a fome e garantir direitos com comida de verdade, democracia e equidade”, que resultará em recomendações para a elaboração do 3º Plano Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e...

This video discusses agroforestry in the Sahel region and its benefits. Agroforestry involves integrating trees and bushes into agricultural fields. The video highlights several advantages of incorporating trees into crop fields, such as increasing yields by 100-800% in arid regions like the Sahel. It then focuses on a specific example farm...

Dans le nord du Sénégal, dans la région Sahélienne du Ferlo, AVSF s’est associée avec WeForest, l’Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA) et le Cirad  pour mener un projet de reforestation à grande échelle sur un horizon de 10 ans dans le Ferlo sénégalais autour du tracé de la Grande...

The Executive Director of the Biovision Africa Trust, David Amudavi, spoke at the first Eastern Africa agroecology conference in Nairobi about the issue of starvation facing millions of Kenyans despite the untapped potential of agricultural resources. He expressed disappointment that less than a quarter of the land is being used...