It was a difficult summer for Lynn Swanson, a farmer in Whidbey Island, Washington. It was hot and it hardly rained. Where fertile fields once stretched into the distance, a silent but ever-present crisis has been unfolding – climate change. Farmers, dating back generation after generation, are now fighting to...

This interview is part of a series conducted in the lead-up to the 4th Global Conference of the One Planet Network Sustainable Food Systems programme to be held from 24-27 April in Hanoi, Vietnam.   Lim Li Ching is a Senior Researcher at Third World Network (TWN), an international policy research and advocacy NGO...

Beyond the interplay of land, investment and migration over time in central Mali, this book tells the story of a special attachment to the place and people of one scholar’s foundational fieldwork experience, Dlonguebougou (DBG) – which the author visited over 35 years. Its pages intertwine technical topics with personal...

LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, Philippines— The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) calls for a holistic approach to push family farming to support resilient food systems and ensure food security in the Philippines. This was the resounding message resulting from a SEARCA-led hyflex Agriculture and Development...

The new ABCD video produced at the end of year two of the ‘ABCD in Regreening’ project. The project works with 30 community groups in Homa Bay County, Kenya, to co-develop asset- and strength-based individual and community action plans. The video focuses on how ABCD supports collective agency and action...

Foot rot is a frequent disease that affects the hooves of cattle, sheep and goats and makes animals limp. Foot rot is caused by bacteria that enter the soft tissue of the hooves through wounds and cuts in the skin, which may have been caused by thorns or small stones....

Paddy stubble burning poses a major threat to agricultural sustainability in Northern India and an innovative conservation technology ‘happy seeder technology’ is a potential solution for it. Most of the innovation adoption studies usually focus on farmers’ and farm characteristics without giving much emphasis on farmers’ perception regarding the attributes...

When Suzana Hamimu Kaleju began working as a fish processor 30 years ago in the port of Kigoma, she used to lay the sprat, a type of herring, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika before selling her dried fish in local and regional markets. They would get dusty or sandy so...

Tengo 62 años y sigo trabajando en la artesanía. Este es nuestro arte”, se presenta la agricultora y artesana María Posiva, del Municipio de San Antonio de Lomerío, en Bolivia. Desde los 10 años aprendió el oficio del hilado con su abuela y el algodón está presente en su historia...

Le 8 février 2023, l’Iram, l’ONG Echelle Appui au développement et l’Université de Bangui ont organisé une Journée d’étude sur le thème du "Développement économique et cohésion sociale en République centrafricaine". Celle-ci a permis de rassembler une soixantaine de participants, au centre international Galaxy à Bangui.  La Journée d’études avait pour...

Most of human diarrheal pathogens are zoonotic, and transmission of the pathogens can occur by contaminated food, water, environment and direct contact with animals especially for livestock keepers. Yet little is known of the relative importance of different risk factors especially in under-studied countries. The objectives of this study were...

The state of Andhra Pradesh in India has been promoting chemical-free agriculture under a programme launched in 2016. In the last six years, it has worked with 0.63 million farmers across six districts on Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF). Researchers from the University of Reading in the UK and Rythu...

This case study comes from Mozambique, where human-wildlife conflict was not a new issue in 2010. Incidents had been increasing, particularly those involving crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus, and also elephants Loxodonta africana and lions Panthera leo. These incidents impacted food security, local community incomes, well-being and safety, and were exacerbated by...

In this video François Warlop and Jérôme Lambion from GRAB present the different elements implemented on the Durette farm to increase functional biodiversity.

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y Agricultura (FAO), en cooperación con el Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación (MAGA) y el Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB); con financiamiento de la Agencia de Cooperación Internacional de Corea (KOICA) trabajaron en conjunto para aumentar las capacidades de los...

Agro-food quality certification has been gaining greater importance, because it contributes to both agricultural sustainability and food quality. However, small-scale farmers in developing countries have difficulties in obtaining certification and the economic benefits acquired from certification are unclear. This paper investigates the effects of agro-food quality certification on the farm...

Dans son dernier numéro de News lettre  de février 2023 l’Aaraa s’est penchée sur l’importance de l’Agroécologie en Afrique de l’ouest dans le cadre la lutte contre les changements climatiques et la souveraineté alimentaire.Les crises mondiales qui se succèdent avec leurs impacts considérables sur les prix de l’énergie, des engrais...

The food price crisis is entering a dangerous new phase – a debt crisis that is plunging millions more into hunger. IPES-Food’s new special report urges decision-makers to act on comprehensive debt relief and food system transformation, before it’s too late.  Although food prices have receded from 2022’s record highs, public...

The food price crisis is entering a dangerous new phase – a debt crisis that is plunging millions more into hunger. IPES-Food’s new special report urges decision-makers to act on comprehensive debt relief and food system transformation, before it’s too late.  Although food prices have receded from 2022’s record highs, public...

La artesana paraguaya María del Carmen, 38 años, cree en el empoderamiento de las mujeres rurales por medio de la producción y la comercialización del algodón, además de generar una importante fuente de trabajo e ingreso a las familias que se dedican a la agricultura primaria o de pequeña escala. Su...