Vídeo de presentación de la cooperativa Alimentos Cooperativos de Argentina. Muestra los objetivos de la cooperativa en materia de digitalización, relación con otras cooperativas, reduccion de brechas digitales, inclusión y expansión del comercio electrónico durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Este video antecede la entrevista al presidente de la Cooperativa de...

To promote greater sustainability in agriculture, development of agroecology is increasingly being invoked. What are the conditions for establishing agroecological production in tropical regions? Based upon case studies in several tropical areas, we provide here some answers to this question. We review the “pillars” (i.e. principles) and the “implementation levers”...

Director Innovation, Investment and Impact CIFOR-ICRAF, Ravi Prabhu explains the vital role of nature-based solutions in the fight against climate change while improving smallholders’ lives.

Eighteen individuals representing seven Southeast Asian countries are learning how to develop and advance inclusive, integrated, and innovative public policies for family farming at the headquarters of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Studies and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines on 7-11 November 2022. They are...

Les zones urbaines sahéliennes sont confrontées au triple fardeau de la malnutrition avec la persistance de la dénutrition, de carences multiples et la progression du surpoids et des pathologies associées. Le projet Meriem (Mobiliser les entreprises sahéliennes pour les réponses innovantes à grande échelle contre la malnutrition, 2018-2023), soutenu par l’Agence...

Today, people and the planet face several overlapping risks. These include conflict, climate change, disasters, and economic downturn. The cumulative effects of multiple shocks result in more poverty and inequality, and is putting the right to food of millions at stake. The special guest of this issue is Jarratt from the...

This review, for the first time to date, analyses the potential of labelling and certification schemes for Indigenous Peoples to market their food products. Specifically, it looks at those schemes that are designed by, with and for Indigenous Peoples, and that can provide economic, social and environmental benefits while protecting...

Los bioinsumos agrícolas son productos biológicos elaborados a partir de organismos o sus derivados, desarrollados para la protección de los cultivos y el medio ambiente (Parada & Muñoz, 2015). Garantizar la eficacia de los bioinsumos que se comercializan es un parámetro crucial para que los productores los adopten y para...

Two new sites in Japan - an inland fisheries and associated paddy farming system centred on the country’s largest lake and a traditional fruit-growing area  believed to have been the birthplace of Japanese grape cultivation - have been formally recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). The two sites have been...

Though essential to food security on the continent, Africa’s small-scale farmers are often under-resourced and impoverished while also baring the brunt of climate change and biodiversity loss. With the Ukraine war raising fears about food insecurity and hunger, it’s never been more critical to help remove whatever barriers exist for this essential workforce. These include a lack...

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The war in Ukraine has brought the global food crisis to the forefront. But the crisis is not new. Food insecurity has been increasing for several years, as have global food prices, which reached record levels in 2021. After two years of pandemic, in the face of climate disruption, conflicts...

Veterinary experts from around the world today attended an event at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to mark the publication of a book celebrating the eradication of rinderpest and to launch the next phase of the global fight against peste des...

Agroecological approaches promote more diverse food production, a reduction in the use of harmful chemical inputs, and the creation of farmer cooperatives with strong connections to local markets. The expertise accumulated by farmers over generations, and the conclusion of the International Panel on Climate Change, is that it is exactly these...

This guidance note presents UNDP's updated approach to livelihoods and economic recovery programming in Fragile and Post-Crisis/Transition Settings (FACTS). Over the years, UNDP has contributed to strengthening the livelihoods of millions of people affected by conflict and natural disasters, as well as catalyze structural transformation towards more inclusive and greener...

Rekhadevi Bohora serves as the secretary of the Kalika Land Right Agriculture Cooperative, an essential role in her community. Inspired by her cooperative's support, she embarked on an entrepreneurial journey by securing a loan. With these funds, she established her own shop, a testament to her determination and the cooperative's...

Esta cartilla describe la forma en que un apicultor debe tomar muestras en colmenas para obtener un diagnóstico adecuado que le sirva como herramienta en la toma de decisiones para el manejo sanitario y el mejoramiento de la productividad y el bienestar de las abejas. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial...

Tea production accounts for 9%  of Malawi’s foreign exchange earnings and is a major employer, but smallholder farmers are struggling. While those in neighbouring Kenya are adding value to their tea crop for their own benefit, Malawi’s smallholder farmers — the majority of whom are women — gain far less...

Who are Indigenous Peoples? Diversity between regions and countries, and differences in backgrounds, cultures, history, and conditions have proved extremely difficult for the development of one single definition, at an international level, applicable to all Indigenous communities. In accordance with international consensus, FAO abides by the following criteria when considering Indigenous...

As the custodian organization for 21 SDG indicators and a contributing agency to another five indicators, one of the Organization’s top priorities is to improve the capacity of Member countries to measure the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and monitor the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With now less than ten...