Naile lives in a small Turkish rural town called Yolu, situated in the district of Suruç, Şanlıurfa province, a few kilometres from Syria. From afar, she used to watch her neighbours in Kobani, Syria, through the wire mesh of the border fence. With her neighbours she shared the Kurdish language...

Welcome to Ciasnocha Family Farm – a 730 ha regenerative grassland farm in the Vistula delta of northern Poland. In his first Letter From The Farm, Mateusz Ciasnocha walks us through what’s involved throughout the year on his farm. But first, Mateusz gives us a whistlestop tour of the farm’s...

The Organic Innovation Days 2021, TP Organics’ annual public event and the only EU event on research and innovation for organic agriculture, was successfully held online on 30 November and 1 December, under the title “Better inputs for organic agriculture”.

Just south of the busy city of Agadir lies the rural Chtouka Ait Baha region of Morocco. Despite its proximity to several spots along Morocco’s tourist trail, Chtouka Ait Baha’s empty desert mountainscapes are worlds away from the colourful, bustling streets of the country’s cities. However, the relatively remote area...

El modelo productivo que se ofrece en el presente documento resulta importante dado el panorama descrito hasta aquí. El documento muestra la actualidad del sector cacaotero en Santander y brinda información sobre la oferta tecnológica que AGROSAVIA y otros actores han desarrollado para el departamento. El fin de esta oferta...

Nomad, semi-nomad and transhumant used to be the most frequent mobility types of pastoral society. Nowadays, these categories become questionable in regard to the evolution of the pattern life of families in southern Morocco. How do we link past and present mobility? What have been the changes? In this article,...

Countries of the vast and diverse Europe and Central Asia region receive guidance on an eco-friendly transformation of their agrifood systems. Current agricultural systems of the region are extremely polarized with large-scale intensive agriculture and smallholder farming being at opposite ends. A new approach, called nature-based solutions, can help integrate both...

Dans le cadre de sa veille continue sur le développement rural, le Réseau international Formation Agricole et Rurale (FAR) partage ici un rapport d’étude réalisé par l’Institut de Recherches et d’Applications des Méthodes de Développement (IRAM) portant sur la formation continue des agriculteurs et agricultrices en Afrique subsaharienne. Cette étude très...

Addressing climate change and transforming agri-food systems are key to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With nearly 690 million people around the world facing hunger today (FAO et al., 2020), agri-food systems emitting one third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions (Crippa et al., 2021) and a growing public demand...

While Thailand has been proactive in implementing the SSF Guidelines, much work is required to join social development with sustainable fisheries. In 2015 all UN member states, including Thailand, adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It comprises 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that include: Ending poverty, improving healthcare and education,...

Camel breeding has been a common activity in arid countries in Africa (North Africa and Sahelian countries) and in Asia (Middle East, South, and Central Asia up to China) throughout history. Despite the marginal importance at the world level, the social and economic role of these species in arid lands...

La producción de frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris) es influenciada por muchos factores bióticos y abióticos que interaccionan durante su ciclo de crecimiento. Las enfermedades son uno de los mayores factores bióticos que afectan la producción de frijol. Muchos de los organismos que causan estas enfermedades son portados por las semillas derivadas...

LiteFarm is a free and open-source farm management tool made for current and aspiring sustainable farmers built on interdisciplinary collaboration. Developed by farmers, researchers, designers, software professionals, donors, open-source enthusiasts, and many more with top priority to provide ease of use and with the aim to meet farmers where they are and...

Organic agriculture has the potential to improve both crop yields and incomes of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa substantially – this is shown in a unique collaborative study from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and its partners that has just been published in the renowned journal Global Environmental...

On April 1, 2020, two weeks after the lockdown, residents of Sitio San Roque in Quezon City took to the streets to demand aid from the local government. They were violently dispersed and many were arrested for mass gatherings. Meanwhile, the small farmers and fisherfolk that make up the majority...

Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar e analisar as políticas públicas e iniciativas privadas adotadas nos países da região para promover o desenvolvimento das tecnologias digitais nos setores agrícola e agroindustrial, com ênfase nas micro, pequenas e médias unidades produtivas. Seus resultados indicam que há áreas técnicas em rápido processo...

La educación superior cumple un papel fundamental en el desarrollo de los países y el bienestar de sus individuos. Su rol principal consiste en aumentar el capital humano, contribuyendo a generar unos mayores salarios e ingresos que, en consecuencia, mejoran el bienestar y las condiciones de vida de los hogares. Este...

Azerbaijani and Georgian teas took centre stage during an online celebration on the eve of the second International Tea Day. FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) hosted the roundtable event to highlight the countries’ potential to produce high quality and specialty teas. They also shared findings from their...

La Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - AGROSAVIA, luego de seis años de investigaciones y gracias a la ejecución de proyectos entorno al sistema productivo de arracacha, puso a disposición de los productores del país la primera variedad de arracacha en Colombia, denominada Agrosavia La 22, la cual cuenta con...

A country-wide competition in Georgia that is reaching out to all age groups aims to generate new interest in and knowledge of agriculture. The Olympiad competition, part of an Austria-funded FAO project, will see contestants battle in one out in four categories – farmer, student, schoolchildren, practitioner – with the...