The need for harmonized evidence on agroecology was a systematic recommendation from the various global and regional consultations on agroecology organized by FAO between 2014 and 2018 and specifically requested by FAO governing bodies in 2018. To respond to these mandates, FAO and a large number of partners have developed...

Funded by the European Union and co-funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the MAINLAND project is implemented in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy and other partners in North Macedonia, supporting farmers and rural communities to overcome the excessive...

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a proven cost-effective approach to address interlinked societal challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change. Though there is still insufficient funding for it with little funding flowing to local implementors including local communities, indigenous people, local NGOs and governments. This collection explores four distinctive but complementary finance...

En un sistema silvopastoril, existen situaciones en las cuales se debe realizar poda a las especies leñosas. Fuente principal Modelo productivo sistemas silvopastoriles de estratos múltiples para el sistema de producción bovina doble propósito en la región Caribe de Colombia Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional (BAC) Podcast Dimensions Agriperfiles Google Scholar LaReferencia Redalyc Redcol ResearchGate WhastApp Noticias científicas AGROMETRICS CRIS AGROSAVIA: https://vivo.agrosavia.co/ ...

There is an urgent need to reconnect society with the sustainable use of agroecosystems by fostering resilient social-ecological systems, emphasizing the links between the functioning of natural systems and human well-being, and stressing the benefits that people derive from them. This Special Issue of ‘’Agriculture’’ belonging to the section "Agricultural Systems and...

The WRF, together with six participating member organisations, organised in March and April 2022 two webinars, within the series Rural Women and Cooperativism. Insightful and valuable experiences of women’s farming groups or cooperatives from East and Central Africa, Latin America and Asia were shared.  The Rural Women and Cooperativism virtual exchange cycle aimed to promote the...

Esta guía está dirigida al equipo técnico de las Unidades Agropecuarias, de Seguridad Alimentaria y Medio Ambiente a nivel municipal, y presenta una propuesta metodológica para el desarrollo de temáticas integrales en seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en el marco de la metodología de Escuelas de Campo para Agricultores Familiares. El documento...

Corn, chocolate, tomato, avocado, chili peppers… when we think of Mexico, many delicious products come to mind. Those products are already part of many diets around world. However, unless you live in Mexico or one of its neighboring countries, you may never have tried cactus pear pads or even heard...

Em 2020, a FAO deu início ao projeto “Apoio ao Programa de Fortalecimento do Cooperativismo na Agricultura Familiar - TCP/BRA/3702/C2”, por meio do escritório de projetos sul da FAO no Brasil, em parceria com a Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado do Paraná (SEAB) e IDR-Paraná. Reconhecendo a importância do...

IIED's climate change newsletter is sent out every two months to keep you updated on our research to shape development policy and practice for climate resilience, equitable global governance and locally led adaptation to climate change.In this edition we focus on the upcoming climate negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Along...

This 61st edition of Tropical Forest Issues (formerly ETFRN News) includes a collation of 25 articles from a total of more than 100 contributors. There are more than 20 case studies from across tropical America, Asia and Africa, with others that explain the importance of the ecology, management and concepts related to fire...

A profound transformation of agricultural production methods has become unavoidable due to the increase in the world’s population, and environmental and climatic challenges. Agroecology is now recognized as a challenging model for agricultural systems, promoting their diversification and adaptation to environmental and socio-economic contexts, with consequences for the entire agri-food...

The Regional Action Plan for strengthening family farming in South Asia has been elaborated through a participatory and multi-stakeholder approach in the framework of the UN Decade of Family Farming and in close collaboration with SAARC Agriculture Center, the Asia Farmer Association for Sustainable Rural Development and the International Cooperative...

Agroecology is not new. It is based on traditional ecological knowledge and can be found in family farmers’ practices, in grassroots social movements for sustainability and the public policies of various countries around the world. However, the education on agroecology has been largely in an informal manner. Given the challenges...

La question de la fertilité du sol burundais préoccupe le Centre International pour la Fertilité des sols et le Développement du secteur agricole (IFDC). Des études faites par cette organisation montrent que les sols burundais sont très acides et pauvres en aliments nutritifs majeurs comme l’azote, le phosphore et le...

Este documento contribuye a promover las ventajas de las cooperativas y la asociatividad, entre productores, academia, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y hacedores de políticas. Este documento busca posicionar una narrativa básica que sirva para difundir la cultura cooperativa y asociativa, así como los alcances de este modelo empresarial y...

With the negative impacts of climate change becoming more frequent and severe, including devastating droughts and floods affecting the poorest rural communities in the Horn of Africa, Pakistan, and most recently Nigeria, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is calling for urgent and increased financing to support hundreds of...

National forest inventories (NFIs) are one of the main sources of forest information. This book describes the importance and history of NFIs in Latin America and the Caribbean, a region that is particularly relevant due to the extension and biodiversity of its forests. Methodologies for data collection and measurement of...

Experience FAO’s work with pastoralist communities in the Greater Karamoja Cluster in East Africa. In this immersive 360° experience, use your mouse to scroll inside the video and explore our work through the eyes of the beneficiaries: from Pokot and Karamojong shepherds, and a young girl’s passion for farming, to...

The two most significant signatures of the Anthropocene—agriculture and urbanisation—have yet to be studied synoptically. The term periurban is used to describe territory where the urbanising trend of the planet extends into multiscapes. A periurban praxis is required that spatially reconciles urbanisation and agriculture, simultaneously permitting urban growth and the...