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Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the capture fishery sector in Libya

The main objective of the present policy brief is to evaluate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on the fishery and aquaculture sectors in Libya. It provides orientations, recommendations and mitigation measures at the national level to face with the pandemic crisis. The study was conducted by FAO sub regional office...
Libya
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Women organising agroecology for resilience in the Sahel

Burkina Faso and other countries in the Sahel are currently facing a multitude of crises. Over 12 million small scale farmers and their families in the dryland areas of the region are chronically vulnerable to food and nutrition insecurity. This is the result of the degradation of fragile ecosystems, population growth, and a low...
2021 - Leisa India

Blog article
Committee on World Food Security (CFS) kicks off with a call for agri-food systems transformation

FAO stresses the need for strong partnerships to accelerate the end of hunger and malnutrition
Agri-food systems transformation is urgently needed to get back on track towards the goal of eradicating hunger and malnutrition, the 49th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) heard today. According to the latest FAO estimates, the number of undernourished people in the world continues to rise. In 2020, up to 811...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Video
La abejita y la niña

Se narra la historia de una niña que se hace amiga de una abejita, la cual le es de gran ayuda en procesos de polinización. 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/
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Video
L’agroécologie porte ses fruits au Sénégal

De plus en plus de producteurs adoptent des pratiques agroécologiques comme ici au Sénégal. Cette nouvelle approche de l’agriculture commence à porter ses fruits. Elle repose sur un cortège de solutions techniques adaptées à chaque territoire et à chaque culture. Le Cirad avec ses partenaires est convaincu que l’agroécologie peut...
Senegal
2021 - CIRAD

Video
Scaling Up Agroecology in the Himalayas Together - Day 1

Last 28 & 29 April, 2021 , high-level policy experts gathered at the digital event “Scaling up Agroecology in the Himalayas Together” to discuss and inspire key decision-makers on policies supporting agroecology and organic agriculture in the region. The Himalayas event was organised by IFOAM – Organics International and the...
Bhutan - India - Nepal
2021 - IFOAM – Organics International and the World Future Council

Blog article
“La agricultura regenerativa es el futuro, hay que sanar el suelo”

Raúl Rituerto se vale del ganado para nutrir, abonar y recuperar la tierra de sus variados cultivos de Azazeta
Hasta hace treinta años, los agricultores cultivaban un poco de todo en sus campos. Sin embargo, las últimas décadas ha habido una tendencia hacia la especialización, que no es buena. Quien así se pronuncia es Orkatz Pagola, uno de los formadores de los cursos sobre agricultura regenerativa que imparte el organismo EIT Food. La agricultura regenerativa viene...
Spain
2021 - Regeneration International

Audio
UN Special Envoy for the Ocean: We need radical change

The state of world’s ocean is in decline. From overfishing and pollution to climate change, the threats to ocean health are many and varied. That’s why the UN Secretary General created a Special Envoy for the Ocean. Listen to the full interview with Ambassador Peter Thomson.
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Video
Increasing Agricultural Productivity through Sustainable Water Resource Management in Tajikistan

Strong water users' associations are instrumental in sustaining reforms and improvement in the country's water sector. To address the interrelated challenges of agriculture, water, food insecurity, and poverty in Tajikistan, the Public Employment for Sustainable Agriculture and Water Resources Management Project (PAMP II) was implemented from 2013 to 2020 with...
Tajikistan
2021 - AFA

Event
Webinars on Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) for COVID-19 prevention along the food supply chain

This webinar series is made possible by the support provided by the European Union, under the Partnership Programme contributing to the Global Network Against Food Crises, and the American People through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The contents of this webinar series are the sole responsibility of the speakers...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Fact sheet
FAO’s work in nutrition: Raising levels of nutrition for all

FAO’s mandate includes raising levels of nutrition. The Strategic Framework 2022-31 commits FAO to work for MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind. Through FAO’s work in nutrition, the organization will tackle malnutrition...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Report
Legislation to promote agroecology in the Latin American and Caribbean region

FAO published, in collaboration with the support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and within the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative, ''Legislation to promote agroecology in the Latin American and Caribbean region'' which addresses the international and regional legal framework, as well as some good practices from comparative law, in favour...
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Practices
Alimentador externo e interno para colmenas

En la siguiente tecnología se detalla cómo construir dos tipos de alimentadores para colmenas. Uno es el alimentador externo que tiene la principal ventaja que es de fácil visualización por el apicultor y el otro es un alimentador interno que permite mantener el alimento a una temperatura similar a la...
Nicaragua
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA

Book
Introducción a la agroecología política

Es la intencionalidad de este libro es la de proporcionar un marco de análisis común para la acción colectiva agroecológica. Se trata de proporcionar los argumentos epistemológicos y teóricos que empujan hacia la construcción y desarrollo de este campo para tratar de hacer operativa la lucha por la sostenibilidad agraria...
Argentina
2021 - Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO)

Journal article
Food forests: Their services and sustainability

Industrialized food systems use unsustainable practices leading to climate change, natural resource depletion, economic disparities across the value chain, and detrimental impacts on public health. In contrast, alternative food solutions such as food forests have the potential to provide healthy food, sufficient livelihoods, environmental services, and spaces for recreation, education,...
2021

Video
Scaling Up Agroecology in the Himalayas Together - Day 2

Last 28 & 29 April, 2021, high-level policy experts gathered at the digital event “Scaling up Agroecology in the Himalayas Together” to discuss and inspire key decision-makers on policies supporting agroecology and organic agriculture in the region. The Himalayas event was organised by IFOAM – Organics International and the World...
Bhutan - India - Nepal
2021 - IFOAM – Organics International and the World Future Council

Newsletter article
FAO Agroecology Newsletter #51

Agroecology Newsletter of September 2021. The FAO Agroecology Newsletter presents a round-up of news, events, publications, stories, innovations, activities, and initiatives on agroecology from around the world.
2021

Report
Contributions of agroecology to a “new normal” in Asia and the Pacific

Besides the severe health crisis, the COVID-19 epidemic also caused the global economy to contract at a rate not seen since the Second World War and led to a severe increase of poor and food insecure people as well as a sharp projected decrease of production of agricultural goods in...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Video
Increasing Agricultural Productivity through Sustainable Water Resource Management in Tajikistan

Strong water users' associations are instrumental in sustaining reforms and improvement in the country's water sector. To address the interrelated challenges of agriculture, water, food insecurity, and poverty in Tajikistan, the Public Employment for Sustainable Agriculture and Water Resources Management Project (PAMP II) was implemented from 2013 to 2020 with...
Tajikistan
2021 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)

Video
Diálogos sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional

La serie de webinars Diálogos sobre seguridad alimentaria y nutricional es una iniciativa del Proyecto Adaptación del Conocimiento para la Agricultura Sostenible y Acceso a Mercados (AKSAAM), financiado por una donación del FIDA, en colaboración con el Instituto de Políticas Públicas y Desarrollo Sostenible (IDPPS) de la Universidad de Viçosa (UFV), y la Fundación...
Brazil
2021 - Instituto de Políticas Públicas y Desarrollo Sostenible (IDPPS)
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