The overall objective of this report is to identify and conduct analysis of short food supply chains (SFSCs) among small farmers in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The report’s analyses are based on the primary data collected from 397 smallholder farmers through semi-structured interviews in all Western Balkan countries/territories (Albania,...

Social protection has a critical role to play in reducing poverty, improving food and nutrition security, and stimulating inclusive economic growth in rural areas. However, social protection alone cannot address all the risks and challenges faced by vulnerable rural populations. Integrated interventions have shown greater impacts than stand-alone social protection...

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted peoples lives and the State of Kuwait has demonstrated strong commitment in curbing the virus and addressing the impacts on all sectors of society. Kuwait used a variety of instruments and reduced the risks associated with international markets, including ensuring food availability...

All over the world, the lockdown approach, which was used as the primary strategy to mitigate the Covid-19 crisis, affected various productive sectors and resulted in increased poverty (UNO Info, 2020). The agricultural sector was recognized as a priority sector and was less affected by Covid-19 related travel restrictions for...

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had unprecedented effects on all dimensions of human life. The full economic and social impacts are still unfolding, as the disease continues to spread in all regions around the world. On top of the death toll and overstretched health systems, the virus and...

La superficie mundial con suelos halohidromórficos ronda los 830-1000 millones de hectáreas (Szabolcs 1990; Martinez-Beltran y Manzur 2005). Argentina es el tercer país con mayor superficie afectada por sales y sodio luego de Rusia y Australia (Abrol et al., 1988; Lavado y Taboada 2009) mientras que, en el ámbito local,...

El presente estudio “La protección de los derechos de las mujeres rurales en América Latina. Estado actual de la legislación y políticas existentes en el contexto post-pandemia COVID-19” (en adelante, el Estudio) busca contribuir al empoderamiento de las mujeres rurales como dimensión estratégica para la recuperación en el contexto post-pandemia y,...

Un elemento importante en el presente trabajo fue dilucidar el potencial del uso de microorganismos promotores del crecimiento vegetal como una alternativa para mejorar la producción y sostenibilidad de los sistemas ganaderos en el Caribe seco colombiano. 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/

The initiative is located on the Deccan Plateau of India. The climate is semi-arid in the north but tropical elsewhere. The majority of the farming population own less than one hectare of land and live and work in fragile environments, with little capital for investment and few off-farm employment opportunities....

The indicators have been developed based on the extensive work conducted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in particular the Guidance on core indicators for entity reporting on the contribution towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (GCI). The Office of Chief Statistician, FAO has...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today formalized its partnership with one of Asia’s leading Academic Institutes aiming at consolidating, developing and detailing their cooperation and effectiveness to achieve their common objectives in the field of sustainable development of the Asia and Pacific region. The Asian Institute of...

RO NRN Newsletter - october edition: status on calls for projects; cooperation project between LAGs, AgriFish Council of 11-12 october and other topics

Global hunger and malnutrition are rising. To feed the world in a healthy and sustainable way, an urgent and radical shift in our food systems is necessary, and family farmers must be a part of the solution. Family farming is the foundation of food security and improved nutrition and is...

El impacto directo de las restricciones a la movilidad- propias de la cuarentena - afectó principalmente al sector comercial y de servicios, con reducción del empleo. Se estima que una parte de la población que perdió su empleo -de muy difícil cuantificación - ha retornado a las zonas rurales, que...

Vulnerable farmers and livestock keepers and owners of the most food-insecure provinces of Afghanistan will benefit from the funding (USD 3.6 million) provided by Sweden for FAO to assist 168 000 people in Badakhshan, Daikundi, Nuristan, and Samangan provinces. This humanitarian response will protect agriculture-based livelihoods, build farmers and herders’ resilience to withstand...

The role played by women in agriculture is decisive. The FAO estimates that they contribute half of the world’s food production1 . They are often responsible for the preparation of the land, watering, harvesting, storage, processing, and packaging, as well as for the supply of water and the administrative and...

La presente Nota Jurídica se basa en la publicación “La protección de los derechos de las mujeres rurales en América Latina y el Caribe”, realizada por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID)...

Se pretendió hacer más eficiente la nutrición de las plantas del cultivo de tomate, bajo condiciones de invernadero, por medio de la aplicación a las plantas del biofertilizante, para reducir la fertilización edáfica nitrogenada de síntesis química. 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/

A systems transformation approach for food, land and water systems requires leaning towards embracing circularity in the use of natural resources, boosting environmental and ecosystem health in step with productivity, diversifying agricultural and food systems, and supporting healthy human diets. These improvements must go hand in hand with more equitable...

The “SFS-MED Platform”, a multi-stakeholder initiative initiated by CIHEAM, FAO and UfMS, offers a forum to facilitate collaboration beyond the Food Systems Summit, sharing a common approach to food systems transformation, mobilizing funds and fostering investments, capacities and innovation as a systemic response to the challenges hindering the region.