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Record fisheries and aquaculture production makes critical contribution to global food security
FAO’s The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture says growth driven by aquaculture
Significant growth in aquaculture has driven global fisheries and aquaculture production to a record high as aquatic foods make an increasingly critical contribution to food security and nutrition in the 21st century, according to a report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released today.
The 2022 edition of...
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Manual
Enjeux Numériques
L'Agriculture Numérique
Le numérique s’invite dans l’agriculture et l’alimentaire, comme dans tous les secteurs de l’économie. Si les premières utilisations datent d’une trentaine d’années avec l’agriculture de précision, nous assistons depuis le milieu des années 2010 à une évolution notable des outils et services numériques agricoles, impulsée par quatre leviers techniques. Il...
2022
Journal article
Pollinator Deficits, Food Consumption, and Consequences for Human Health: A Modeling Study
Animal pollination supports agricultural production for many healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes, that provide key nutrients and protect against noncommunicable disease. Today, most crops receive suboptimal pollination because of limited abundance and diversity of pollinating insects. Animal pollinators are currently suffering owing to a host of...
2022
Book
Aportes al proceso de reconversión productiva considerando criterios de variabilidad y cambio climático en la cuenca del lago de Tota
Colombia cuenta con la mayor superficie de páramo del mundo, con 1’925.410 hectáreas, distribuidas en 37 complejos (Rivera & Rodríguez, 2011). Todos estos territorios son de importancia estratégica porque proveen el recurso hídrico para aproximadamen - te el 70 % de la población nacional, albergan gran biodiversidad, retienen carbono y...
Colombia
2022 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Journal article
Biological soil quality and soil organic carbon change in biodynamic, organic, and conventional farming systems after 42 years
Soils are the basis of life on land and the ways in which we manage them for crop production, impact their role, functions and quality. Conventional farming uses industrial inputs to a level that is economically justified, whilst organic farming systems avoid mineral fertilizers and synthetic chemical pesticides. This study...
2022 - Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Technical paper
Enhancing climate resilience in the farming systems with crop diversification in Zambia
This brief aims to promote in a holistic way crop diversification with improved varieties in Zambia, to leverage investments by the private sector. Because of the diverse functions and market conditions of different crops, crop diversification is often considered a risk management strategy for smallholders. Diversification strategies differ in their...
Zambia
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Blog article
La fiesta de saberes
Luego de navegar por días en bote por el río Tambo, llegamos cansados a la comunidad nativa Poyeni, perteneciente al territorio amazónico del departamento de Junín. Llegamos con hambre pero igual sabíamos que, al igual que en las otras comunidades, la población compartiría toda su diversidad con comidas sabrosas, entre...
Peru
2022 - The Barefoot Guide Connection
Fact sheet
Alternatives for the sustainable management of soil fertilization and plant nutrition
From the end of 2021, and so far in 2022, the the world faces a shortage of fertilizers, driven by a rise in prices of approximately 78% in this lapse. Additionally, fertilizers have ceased to be available in the market, due to the fact that numerous production plants facing negative...
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Blog article
Transition agroécologique des pays du Sud : quelles conditions de réussite ?
L’agroécologie est de plus en plus plébiscitée pour développer des systèmes agricoles durables et adaptées aux contraintes des producteurs, plus résilients face aux aléas climatiques et sanitaires. S’appuyant sur 15 ans de recherche en partenariat dans les pays du Sud, les chercheurs du Cirad ont identifié les leviers pour mettre...
2022 - Cirad
Book
Tendencias recientes y perspectivas en el mercado algodonero mundial y evolución de las políticas
El sector Algodonero contribuye significativamente a las economías de muchos países en particular los países menos desarrollados. Es una fuente importante de sustento e ingresos para millones de pequeños agricultores de todo el mundo. En 2019, la producción mundial de algodón se valoró en unos 46 000 millones de dólares,...
2022 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Blog article
L’Afrique ne manque pas d’eau !
« Puiser dans les eaux souterraines permettrait à des millions de personnes d'avoir accès à une eau salubre et propre, peu importe ce que la crise climatique leur réserve ». L’étude de WaterAid et British Geological Survey (BGS) publiée à la veille du neuvième Forum mondial de l’eau en cours à Dakar...
2022 - COMMODAFRICA
Journal article
Ukraine helps feed the world – but its farmers, seeds and future are in danger
Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food and a professor at the University of Oregon School of Law and Sofia Monsalve is secretary general of the food rights organization Fian International wrote an excellent piece urging even in the midst of war, we have to think about...
2022
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Translating UNFSS commitments into actions: focus on the Coalition for Transforming Food Systems through Agroecology
In the framework of the Asia Pacific Symposium on Agrifood System Transformation that took place in Bangkok, Thailand, this hybrid side event – hosted on 6 October 2022 – fully aligns with the implementation of the new FAO Strategic Framework to support the 2030 Agenda through the transition to more efficient, inclusive,...
2022 - GLF , Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Book
Baffling Shades of Blue: Addressing the impacts of the Blue Economy on small-scale fisheries in Latin America
The incessant noise over ‘Blue Economy’ and ‘Blue Growth’ leaves artisanal and small-scale fishers dazed and confused. This report works through that confusion. It draws on scholarship from the trenches and the research centres across ten Latin American countries. From extensive interviews, policy reviews, analyses of finances and online datasets....
2022 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Report
Unlocking Rural Innovation
In the midst of a global slowdown in productivity, unlocking the innovative potential of rural places is more important than ever. As part of a series on supporting to help rural areas thrive, this thematic report provides the latest analysis and research on rural innovation, and proposes ways to overcome...
2022 - OECD
Blog article
Comment produire de l’eau potable même dans les zones arides
Dès lors, transformer une eau initialement non potable en une eau potable devrait être partout un jeu d’enfant avec des solutions moins coûteuses. Au Sénégal, une technique très ancienne, récemment revisitée dans le cadre du projet d’amélioration et de renforcement des points d’eau du bassin arachidier, consiste à fixer les...
Senegal
2022 - Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne (UPEC)
Blog article
La agricultura familiar y su potencial transformador para América Latina y el Caribe
Los últimos años en América Latina y el Caribe han sido complejos. La pandemia de COVID-19 no solo generó una crisis sanitaria sin precedentes, sino que también impactó directamente en la pérdida de empleos, el aumento de la pobreza y del hambre. A este complejo panorama se sumaron las dificultades...
2022 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Newsletter
Nyéléni newsletter - Youth and the democratization of Food systems
It’s December. Yet another year in our cycle of life is drawing to a close as we search for hope and solidarity in the face of daunting adversities. The world is marred by rising temperatures, erratic weather events, extreme poverty, hunger, wars, conflicts and violence. A systemic model that placed...
2022 - Nyéléni newsletter
Fact sheet
Fact Sheet: Research Infrastructures to support Agroecology Transition
Summary
•Agroecology transition requires a deeper understanding of agroecosystems.
•Agroecology Research Infrastructures can contribute to this transition by providing innovative services to the research community.
•Researchers by approaching agroecology research infrastructures can benefit from their services and boost their research project.
2022 - ALL-Ready - The European Agroecology Living Lab and Research Infrastructure Network
Website
Strengthening the position of farmers in the Organic Food Supply Chain
There is broad consensus on the key role of organic production and consumption in the transition to a sustainable food system, with the Farm to Fork Strategy including the objective of ‘at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030 and a significant increase in organic aquaculture'. To achieve this target and to help...
European Union
2022 - EU CAP Network
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