Concilier revenus décents pour les producteurs.trices, modes de production résilients et alimentation accessible : telle est la difficile équation à résoudre lorsqu’il s’agit de parler de commerce à l’heure du développement durable. Dans ce troisième numéro de Transition(s) Farm, nous posons trois grandes questions : les règles du commerce sont-elles compatibles...

L’installation de systèmes de collecte d’urine dans les zones urbaines au sud du Sahara rendrait ces collectes plus durables. C’est ce que prouve une étude menée par quatre chercheurs du Cirad, de l’IRD, de l’université Boubacar Ba de Tillabéri (Niger) et de Joseph K. Zerbo, de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), publiée...

IFPRI’s 2022 Annual Report presents highlights from our research work in low- and middle-income countries and on global challenges. In 2022, IFPRI provided critical analysis on the food systems impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and related food, fertilizer, and fuel price crisis, as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Work...

It is difficult to identify farm management practices that consistently provide greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement at different locations because effectiveness of practices is greatly influenced by climates and soils. We address this knowledge gap by identifying practices that provide abatement in eight case studies located across diverse conditions in Australian’s...

The eleventh session of the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) was held virtually from 25 to 27 April 2022. The SAG considered the outcomes of the work carried out by various joint Working Groups (WG) between 2019 and 2022 and their recommendations to...

Proper feed optimization is vital for the health and growth of goats, with fodder quality being a central factor. This study evaluated the impact of feeding goats guinea grass mixed with various tree legumes on their growth and feed consumption. Nine upgraded goats were used for this research, divided equally...

Mixed crop–livestock systems, the world’s most widespread farming systems, promote farm resilience through diversification and allow for crop–livestock integration (CLI). Intensification and specialization challenge these systems. In Northwest Vietnam, the standard farm model is based on mixed crop–livestock family farms but is shifting towards more specialized farming systems. The aim...

This video focuses on the three basic pillars of agroecological approaches, a pest control strategy embedded in integrated pest management (IPM) which focusses on: (i) management of healthy plants; (ii) enhancing the biodiversity of the agricultural environment; and, (iii) what responses to use when these fail.

Uno de los animales de granja que más se ven afectados por el calentamiento global son los cerdos. En este trabajo, se explorará por qué los cerdos son más susceptibles al calor que otros animales, cómo identificar a un cerdo con estrés por calor y cómo pueden los cerdos mantener...

Through its Forestry Programme, FAO seeks to have transformational impacts that benefit forests and forest-dependent people and help achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. FAO’s approach balances economic, social and environmental objectives to enable the present generation to benefit from the Earth’s forest resources...

A short yet perilous seven-kilometre road connects the towns of Buufow and Shalanbood in southern Somalia. The once prosperous agricultural area that produced fruits and vegetables for the region has experienced decades of conflict and destabilization. Just like most parts of the country, the region is severely affected by the...

Because of our seed bank, we have native varieties again. By using indigenous seed our costs have reduced as we can grow and keep our own seed. So, we don’t have to depend on the market. In our seed bank, we also train farmers how to grow crops organically, free...

La mise en place de dispositifs de collecte des urines dans les villes subsahariennes permettrait de rendre ces ensembles urbains plus durables. C’est ce que démontre une étude, menée par quatre chercheurs issus de l’IRD, du Cirad, de l’Université Boubakar Bâ de Tillaberi (Niger) et de l’Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo (Ouagadougou),...

In the French West Indies, and particularly in Guadeloupe, agricultural policies mainly support the banana and sugarcane export sectors. However, driven by consumer demand, policy-makers are increasingly interested in developing local and agroecological food systems. Plantain (Musa spp., AAB), cultivated by a wide range of farmers, plays a key role in...

Los agricultores familiares no solo producen alimentos, sino que también proporcionan varios servicios y bienes públicos a la sociedad. Es necesario reconectar el desarrollo territorial con las personas (y familias) que llevan a cabo la actividad productiva, con sus prácticas, sus valores, y con los conocimientos determinados de forma tradicional...

The waters that surround the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Pacific are home to remarkable marine ecosystems. The fish and other marine species they host are deeply intertwined with many Pacific peoples’ cultures, livelihoods and food. But while the communities of these islands continue to consume fish in...

This technical paper constitutes an update on the 1985 FAO publication Definition and classification of fishery vessel types, and provides descriptions and classification of the main semi-industrial and industrial fishing vessel types: trawlers, purse seiners, seiners, dredgers, gillnetters, trap setters, longliners, pole-and-line vessels, trollers, multipurpose vessels. It also features vessels...

This study provides a quantitative assessment of the Indian dairy sector and aims to determine the underlying factors of the observed price movements. We analyse producer prices over time, differentiated by milk-producing ‘zones,’ and identify the underlying factors that might explain the observed discontinuities or interruptions in producer prices. The...

Developed in the Hurgaov region of Rajasthan (India), where droughts are frequent, this project allowed the promotion and conservation of rainwater through rejuvenating traditional rainwater harvesting water bodies (Naadi) with the participation of the community. 

AgriFoodTech start-ups are coming to be seen as relevant players in the debate around and reality of the transformation of food systems, especially in view of emerging or already-established novel technologies (such as Artifical Intelligence, Sensors, Precision Fermentation, Robotics, Nanotechnologies, Genomics) that constitute Agriculture 4.0 and Food 4.0. However, so far, there...