We are excited to announce that Access Agriculture podcasts are now available in English (https://accessagriculture.podbean.com/category/english/) and French (https://accessagriculture.podbean.com/category/french/). It is a great way to listen to farmers and experts from around the world talk about the topics you care about, as we have repurposed summaries of our popular videos as...

Blaise-Pascal Ntirumenyerwa Mihigo, Professor of Law at the University of Kinshasha explores the progress on Congo’s forest protection and what it takes to unlock the $500 million funding signed at COP 26.

While agroforestry is a well-established approach for agroecological intensification, rice is less often integrated with trees than other annual staple crops. The benefits and risks from rice agroforestry practices have not been systematically explored. Considering the need for strategies that may address low fertility and high degradation of arable soils...

Este manual es una síntesis conceptual y metodológica tomando en cuenta diversas experiencias desarrolladas particularmente en los países integrantes del Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica, así como, en otros países donde se ejecutan acciones de restauración de los ecosistemas tropicales. Se espera que en el marco de un Plan estratégico nacional,...

Existen características que pueden ser utilizadas como indicadores del potencial forrajero de las especies leñosas. De este modo, es posible evidenciar que en diferentes zonas hay gran variedad de árboles y arbustos dispersos en potreros y cercas vivas, que nacen por regeneración natural, generalmente en suelos muy compactados, y en...

Pastures that are grazed continuously get exhausted and grow little forage for the animals. Divide your pasture in sections using a fence, and let the animals graze one section at a time. When the pasture plants are half-way eaten, move the animals to another section so that the pasture recovers,...

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) jointly organized a two-day virtual regional consultation titled “Engaging with Academia and Research Institutions (ARIs) to Support Family Farmers and Food System Transformation During and Post COVID-19...

The Investment guidelines for youth in agrifood systems in Africa, developed jointly by FAO and the African Union Commission (AUC) through a multi-stakeholder and participatory process, highlight the importance of youth as change agents and key stakeholders contributing to sustainable agrifood systems. The guidelines aim to accelerate investments in and...

El desarrollo de sistemas alimentarios sostenibles es un elemento clave de la ​Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible. Este curso analiza por qué es fundamental eliminar las desigualdades de género para lograr las transformaciones necesarias.​ Propone utilizar el Marco de la FAO de cadenas de valor sensibles al género como...

La nourriture est une ressource essentielle devenue rare dans de nombreuses régions du monde. Les pénuries sont exacerbées par les conflits mondiaux, le changement climatique et les perturbations de l’approvisionnement liées à la COVID-19. Cet article examine l’impact du changement climatique sur la crise alimentaire actuelle.

CIFOR-ICRAF Senior Scientist Kristell Hergoualc'h addresses the importance of incorporating peatland into national policy in the fight against climate change.  Peatlands are terrestrial wetland ecosystems in which waterlogged conditions prevent plant material from fully decomposing. Consequently, the production of organic matter exceeds its decomposition, which results in a net accumulation of peat. In...

The researchers behind a practical welfare assessment protocol for tilapia production in Brazil hope it can act as a framework for the implementation of a welfare management system that can be applied by tilapia farmers around the world.

The contribution of overgrazing to high-elevation rangeland degradation is a problem across the Himalayan region, and it leads to tensions among users. In the alpine areas of eastern Bhutan, 2 communities of settled and seminomadic herders have been engaged in enduring open conflict over access to a large natural pasture....

Esta publicación es una contribución a la lucha contra cualquier forma de malnutrición, por ello ofrece una serie de alternativas prácticas que incentivan la consciencia alimentaria y nutricional para el cambio de hábitos alimentarios que ayudan a mejorar el estado nutricional, corregir deficiencia de nutrientes, mejorar el aporte de fibra,...

El cultivo de la caña (Saccharum officinarum) se ve afectado por diferentes factores, entre los cuales resaltan los problemas que ocasionan diversas especies de insectos plaga. Una de las más importantes es la Diatraea spp., pues los daños que produce, así sea en un pequeño porcentaje, generan grandes pérdidas económicas...

Diversified cropping systems, especially those including legumes, have been proposed to enhance food production with reduced inputs and environmental impacts. However, the impact of legume pre-crops on main crop yield and its drivers has never been systematically investigated in a global context. Here, we synthesize 11,768 yield observations from 462...

L’agriculture est un secteur primordial pour générer des revenus à la population croissante et un contributeur majeur au PIB en Afrique. L’Afrique est connue comme un continent jeune, car elle compte le plus grand nombre de jeunes au monde. Ces jeunes sont énergiques, ont un esprit frais et innovant. Ils...

Recent case studies in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand explored women’s roles in the fisheries value chain. Women’s contributions in the fisheries value chain are not well recognised, even though there are many tasks in the fisheries value chain involving women. To show how important the women involved in fisheries are, gender...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a new project in the Republic of Tajikistan to improve regulations for the protection and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity and traditional knowledge on the topic. The three-year undertaking, “Facilitating agrobiodiversity conservation and sustainable use to promote food and nutritional...

En 2021, las entidades del sistema de las Naciones Unidas en América Latina y el Caribe que integran el Grupo de trabajo sobre juventud de la Plataforma de Colaboración Regional para América Latina y el Caribe impulsaron la realización de una segunda encuesta en línea para evaluar cómo estaban viviendo...