Organic tree fruit quality and yield are often reduced (10 - >80%) because of insect and pest damage. No effective control measures exist for many of these pests. This increases economic risk and can reduce growers’ motivation to develop organic production. At the same time, there is a large potential...

In a recent Daily Monitor article titled "How agroecology battles nutritional deficiencies and food insecurity," the merits of agroecology over conventional farming were brought to the fore. Through testimonials from Ugandan agriculturalists, the piece underscores the adverse effects of inorganic farming, such as soil degradation and excessive fertilizer use, while...

La quête opiniâtre d’un monde équilibré et apaisé remet en selle un certain nombre de problématiques sensibles voire stratégiques. Stratégiques en raison de leur ambivalence, de la disparité des enjeux et intérêts qu’elles mobilisent, des vives conflictualités qu’elles génèrent et des approches scientifiques et socio-culturelles intégrées que requiert leur gestion....

This paper provides insights into the information behaviour of European farmers, foresters, and advisors in the context of the ongoing digital transformation. Data collection and analysis for this study were carried out as part of a substantial innovation project to create a new online knowledge platform, called EU FarmBook, for...

Comprising 30 percent of agricultural output and with an area of 15 million hectares, the grain sector is a pillar of Ukraine’s agriculture. In 2020 Ukraine exported USD 9.4 billion worth of cereals, the second largest exporter after the United States of America, making Ukraine a major contributor to global...

Located in Central Asia, Mongolia is the most sparsely populated fully sovereign country in the world. Landlocked and far from the sea, the vast grazing lands and grassy steppe of Mongolia have for centuries been a heartland of nomadic animal husbandry. About 73 percent of agricultural land is pastureland used...

Afin de préserver au mieux l’intégrité des écosystèmes forestiers face aux changements globaux, des partenariats durables et de confiance autour des données sont essentiels. Ces collaborations constitueront le fondement du projet One Forest Vision, initié dans le cadre du One Forest Summit qui s’est tenu les 1er et 2 mars...

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Esta publicación presenta la metodología de implementación de programas municipales de agricultura familiar, validada en 2017 en San Marcos de la Sierra, en el marco de la Estrategia Nacional de Agricultura Familiar y con el acompañamiento de Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO. Estos programas municipales se basan en los lineamientos de...

En esta ocasión Luiz Beduschi, oficial de Políticas de Desarrollo Territorial de la FAO para América Latina, nos amplía en qué consiste la Primera Sesión del Ciclo de Intercambios sobre Registros de la Agricultura Familiar. Institucionalidad para la agricultura familiar. En este ciclo se comparten experiencias sobre Institucionalidad para la agricultura...

El Plan de acción mundial, diseñado en torno a siete pilares de trabajo que se refuerzan mutuamente, recomienda una serie de medidas interconectadas que abarcan desde la escala local hasta la mundial. Este video describe el pilar 3 del Plan de acción mundial.

Ces dernières années, l’accès à un revenu décent pour les producteurs est devenu une priorité de la filière cacao, notamment en Côte d’Ivoire et au Ghana, les deux premiers exportateurs mondiaux. Les gouvernements de ces pays en ont pris conscience en adoptant, en octobre 2020, le Différentiel de revenu décent...

This webinar focuses on the processes of getting planning permission for horticultural land. Speakers include Bill Knight, an organic farmer, sustainability consultant and Permaculture tutor; James Shorten, a planning specialist at TerraPermaGeo specialising in sustainable and regenerative land use; and one of the OGA directors Jim Aplin of Hotchpotch Organics,...

This report assesses the impacts of the COVID-19 on the agrifood sector and rural areas in Türkiye. Taking a panoramic picture of the agrifood sector in the country during the COVID-19 period, the study portrays how the pandemic impact on agrifood chains, smallholders and rural economies in Türkiye. The report...

A study on post-harvest losses was conducted in Amhara, Oromiya and the Southern nation nationality and peoples regions of Ethiopia to pilot a methodology to produce national statistics of off-farm losses. The study was conducted by the Ethiopian Statistics Service (ESS), with technical and financial support from the Office of...

Miloš Pajić follows a recipe over 250 years old to make the local spicy smoked sausages for which the village of Backi Petrovac in northern Serbia’s Vojvodina region is renowned. He also follows the new food safety regulations, drawn up by the government with the support of FAO and the...

We invite you all to join us on a virtual trip to the 7th Annual West African Farmers' Seed Fair organised by the West African Committee for Farmers' Seeds (COASP) in Zoungbonou, Benin, from 9 to 11 March 2023.  The seed fair brought together farmers, CSOs, government officials, academics and...

De conformidad a las normas incorporadas a la Constitución Argentina de 1994 el agua puede ser calificada como bien colectivo, lo que no es una novedad dada que la categoría existía en la legislación castellana. La idea de bienes colectivos había sido eliminada a partir de la codificación del siglo...

Agroecology holds that agricultures that are part of sustainable food systems are closely interwoven with local contexts and communities. These agricultures are embedded into farmers’ local and practice knowledge which is articulated in constructive ways with scientific knowledge. They combine producers’ concerns with concerns of consumers and environmental protection and...

As part of the RISE ATTER project, consortium partners co-designed and delivered a 7-day event at Monkton Wyld Court in Dorset, UK. This is the first of three summer/autumn schools planned to take place over the course of the ATTER project. The main objective of this week-long collective space was...