The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are immersed in the difficult task of recovering our agrifood systems hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this complex situation, tropical race 4 of the Musaceae fusarium wilt is undoubtedly the greatest challenge facing the banana and plantain agribusiness in our region....

European and national policymakers, experts and leading organisations of the organic seed sector get together in Zagreb (Croatia) from 18 to 21 October to discuss the roadmap to 100 % organic seed and plant breeding in Croatia and EU. Also, at the meeting, LIVESEEDING was launched, a Horizon Europe-funded strategic...

En este documento compartimos la experiencia de juntanza entre mujeres indígenas, afrodescendientes y mestizas del sur de La Guajira, para reflexionar y actuar frente a nuestro derecho a una vida libre de violencias. Estos encuentros tuvieron lugar a partir del espacio Círculo de la Palabra de las Mujeres (en adelante...

Use of biocontrol fungi (BF) such as Trichoderma spp. minimizes fungicide input and increases both plant nutrition and protection from disease. Thus, the introduction of BF by novel inoculants in crop management is an excellent strategy to promote sustainable antagonism activity. Within these strategies, encapsulation in polymeric matrices such as...

An empathetic biography of Daniel Pauly tells the story of a scientist committed to the study and protection of the oceans. Daniel Pauly and I met on the second day of my marine studies in Kiel, back in late 1969 and we’ve been friends ever since. Little did I know then...

1,000 Aldeas Digitales es una iniciativa de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) que promueve la transformación digital de mil pueblos y ciudades pequeñas a lo largo de todo el mundo. En América Latina y el Caribe, esta iniciativa ha puesto foco en el turismo...

Small-scale farmers in low- and middle-income countries face vastly different realities, which translate into diverse challenges and opportunities. Some businesses, governments and development agencies have been promoting smallholder inclusion in global value chains and smallholder commercialisation as an essential part of addressing challenges and creating opportunities. This is happening against...

Agroecology is a holistic and integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agriculture and food systems. The transition to agroecology can support the concurrent achievement of multiple sustainability objectives – economic, environmental, social, nutritional, health and cultural – holistically...

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...

In the semi-arid lands of southern Kenya, a dynamic process of farmer-led irrigation has developed over the past two decades. It is characterised by short-term agreements to access land and water. Resident and migrant farmers, capital providers and local landowners have engaged in diverse partnerships to benefit from water and...

En este documento compartimos la experiencia de juntanza entre un grupo de mujeres del pueblo Wiwa, para reflexionar sobre la defensa del derecho a una vida libre de violencias. Estos encuentros tuvieron lugar a partir del Círculo de la Palabra de las Mujeres, desarrollado por el Centro de Investigación y...

The number of farmers receiving advice and having access to training in the EU increased in the period 2014-2020 compared to 2007-2013, according to the evaluation of the CAP’s impact on knowledge exchange and advisory activities published today. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) introduced a number of instruments and measures...

Irene Chief’s words are stark as she describes what spurred her and her colleague Kama Ateca to do something about unhealthy diets in their island nation of Fiji. Seeing co-workers in their thirties or forties dying of heart attacks “will leave you traumatised,” she says. “We go to more and...

La Asociación Cultural para el Desarrollo Integral (ACDI) -organización que tiene más de 30 años de trabajo en Argentina - impulsó un proyecto, financiado por IKI Small Grants, que se centró en promover en las comunidades rurales el uso de prácticas agroecológicas mediante el uso de las tics; el acompañamiento...

La fiche technique suivante présente les matériaux et les étapes nécessaires à la fabrication d’une combinaison apicole complète comprenant un voile amovible. Cette combinaison offre une bonne protection de l’apiculteur lors de la manipulation des abeilles d’agressivité moyenne à élevée. Protégeant tout le corps de l’apiculteur elle facilite ainsi le...

On the Ugandan shores of the largest lake in Africa, fishers were increasingly coming up empty-handed. Lake Victoria once boasted 500 species of fish but in recent years overfishing and poor fishing practices have taken a heavy toll on fish stocks, the environment and the communities who depend on them. ...

The 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is the most comprehensive report ever completed and the first intergovernmental project of its kind. Compiled by 145 experts over three years, it assesses changes in biodiversity over the past five decades, providing important biodiversity loss statistics and a...

They are dotted with riverine vegetation, palm and hardwood trees. They are speckled with salt flats, savanna and mangrove creeks. At the first glance, the forests and the woodlands of the Gambia, tinged in different shades of green, look menacing and breathtaking in equal measure. Adorned with an array of prominent...

When Doctor Manoj Kumar Shahi became a veterinarian 10 years ago, he took an oath: “to use my skills for the benefit of farmers and society.” It wasn't a difficult promise to keep until he was appointed as a veterinary officer in Darchula, a district 950 kilometers north of Kathmandu,...

Climate change is a global challenge that requires comprehensive and cross-sectoral action, including across agrifood systems. Such action needs to be taken in full consideration of international goals and agreements, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its universally agreed Sustainable Development Goals, the Rio Declaration on Environment...