A recent case study in Malawi explores the trading roles of women in fisheries in quantitative and qualitative terms.  Women play important roles in fish food systems, especially post-harvest processing and trading of fish products. However, gendered inequities in fish food systems are common around the globe, limiting livelihood benefits for...

European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. 2022 was the fourth edition. The event took place on 28 and 29...

LEADER has a long track record in successfully supporting new collaborative initiatives through agri-food projects aimed at strengthening the resilience of rural Europe’s economy. Collective action is a core concept of LEADER and LAGs have a strong track record in successfully supporting new community-led collaborative agri-food initiatives aimed at strengthening the...

De nombreuses mutations socio-économiques sont en cours en Afrique de l’ouest et s’accompagnent de défis croissants pour les systèmes alimentaires urbains. Les villes africaines voient leur population s’accroître rapidement, du fait de la croissance démographique et des migrations rural-urbain. Le triple fardeau de la malnutrition y est important avec une...

Legume-supported cropping systems affect environmental, production, and economic impacts. In Europe, legume production is still marginal with grain legumes covering less than 3% of arable land. A transition towards legume-supported systems could contribute to a higher level of protein self-sufficiency and lower environmental impacts of agriculture. Suitable approaches for designing...

There is a wealth of compelling scientific evidence that hunger, climate change, biodiversity loss, as well as land and water degradation are not only systemic but also interrelated crises, which reinforce each other in their intensity. The consequences of these multiple crises for global food security are severe. In 2021,...

Despite women making up about 50 percent of the fisheries workforce worldwide, their contribution to the sector has long been under-estimated with implications for fisheries management and food security. This is because, in many countries, fisheries definitions are narrow and tend to focus on the production node of the value...

Wissal Ben Moussa, Benjamin Rombaut et Gautier de Carcouet sont cofondateurs de Sand to Green, une startup dédiée à l’agroécologie qui vient de lever 1 million de dollars pour son expansion. En déploiement au Sud du Maroc, le trio entend dupliquer l’expérience en Afrique subsaharienne avec, en toile de fond,...

In 2022, the Agroecology Fund took important steps forward in strengthening agroecology movements worldwide. It approved a new five year strategic plan, featuring creative actions that offer timely resources to agroecology organizations and networks as they push food systems towards justice and sustainability. The present report shares insights about where...

The objective of this technical study was to identify the main trends and practices for the allocation of marine space for the development of aquaculture across the EU, within the Maritime Spatial Plans (MSPs) produced to date. Based on consultation with EU Member States, the study presents the main enablers,...

People who traditionally eat insects, such as grasshoppers, termites, white ants or crickets catch them in the wild when they are in season. In some places there are now fewer edible insects because the environment has been damaged. Rearing insects on your farm can provide proteins throughout the year. Edible...

Irish LEADER support for the Water Biodiversity Training Programme for the Duhallow Communities project acted as a catalyst in helping local authorities design popular and productive environmental actions attracting larger sources of funding. LEADER is good at building social capacity in rural community organisations that can be directed to develop and...

Début mai, les prix des céréales restent globalement élevés (par rapport aux cinq dernières années) au Burkina, au Mali et au Niger. Le bulletin donne aussi une série d’informations sur le niveau d’approvisionnement des marchés, la situation alimentaire des ménages ou encore les différentes activités génératrices de revenus développées par...

In response to the sustainability issues that agriculture faces in advanced economies, agroecology has gained increasing relevance in scientific, political, and social debates. This has promoted discussion about transitions to agroecology, which represents a significant advancement. Accordingly, it has become a growing field of research. We reviewed the literature on...

El proyecto de “Respuesta y recuperación al impacto del Covid-19 en los medios de vida rurales y los sistemas alimentarios en los países de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC) a través de la Cooperación Sur-Sur” se desarrolla en 12 países de la región y tiene como resultados...

La metodología tiene como propósito producir evidencia que permita incentivar el diálogo técnico-político entre la comunidad de práctica de los sectores de gestión del riesgo de desastres,la protección social, agricultura y de seguridad alimentaria; con énfasis en las comunidades rurales cuyos medios de vida agrícolas y seguridad alimentaria se ven...

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Health In Harmony (HIH), an international nonprofit organisation through its community-designed solutions approach has introduced sustainable farming practices among local farmers and reduce reliance on logging for income further easing pressure off Madagascar’s Manombo Rainforest.

Although the global food system increasingly is viewed as unsustainable for human and planetary health, the policy pathways for transforming the status quo are often highly contentious. This book brings together inter-disciplinary scholars to analyze the political economy dynamics central to food system transformation and to identify pathways for enhancing...

The impacts of climate change are many and distributed. While extreme events, enhanced in frequency or intensity by climate change, may not cause as many causalities as they did in the past, they disrupt many services. Among these, disruption in health services, including those that address sexual and reproductive health...