In Europe and Central Asia, FAO has remotely trained hundreds of animal health professionals in African swine fever (ASF) preparedness. African swine fever is a viral disease of pigs (and wild boar) with a lethality rate of up to 100 percent that leads to huge economic losses, trade disruptions, and...

The leader of the Community Managed Natural Farming (CMNF) programme Vijay Kumar explains the Social Capital side of the story, and how women’s groups were a central part of the success of CMNF, now recognised worldwide as a model of agricultural transformation. The CMNF initiative has mobilised over a million...

IIED's biodiversity newsletter is sent out every two months to keep you updated on our and partners' work on the links between biodiversity, conservation and local people's livelihoods.In this edition we share details of a new tool and webinar with guidance on how to design projects promoting alternative sources of protein; a...

Construcciones urbanas son en reiteradas ocasiones el hogar de familias de abejas que buscan un lugar donde vivir, generando gran inquietud o malestar de los vecinos quienes en ocasiones incurren en prácticas como eliminarlas con insecticidas o tapar el orificio por el que se les ve entrando, ambas prácticas no...

Linking farmers to school is a major activity undertaken by Bhutan Government’s Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (FSAPP). Here is a story of a farmer whose passion and resolve made it possible to form one of the most successful farmer groups in the country. The group now supplies vegetables...

A través de BAC Móvil, los usuarios tendrán a su disposición la literatura agropecuaria pertinente para el desarrollo de sus actividades que puede ser consultada por los productores, asistentes técnicos y la comunidad en general, en Umatas, Epsagros, secretarías de agricultura y otras instituciones. Con ello, se busca mayor cobertura,...

According to a new study, rising temperatures and decreased rainfall in eight Southern and East African countries are likely to reduce the production of vital food crops in the region by 2050. The International Fund for Agricultural Development has issued the scientists' report, which covers Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda,...

Sugarcane agroecosystems include natural enemies that can regulate the populations of stemborers (Lepidoptera), and this is an important role considering that biological control is the main management strategy for the crop. The goal of this research was to offer an updated list of stemborer parasitoids of sugarcane for panela from...

The Community Fisheries organizations in Cambodia form a vital framework for collective, rights-based fisheries management that persists and thrives in inland and coastal settings to this day. Flanked by two of the world’s largest marine fishing nations—Thailand to the west and Vietnam to the southeast—Cambodia’s relatively modest 435-km coastline has not...

Business as usual is no longer an option for today’s global agriculture system: biodiversity loss and nitrogen pollution are exceeding planetary limits, and catastrophic risks of climate change demand immediate action. Agroecology involves the application of ecological principles for the design and management of sustainable agroecosystems. Agroecological innovations promote circular systems that involve...

The use of antibiotics and thus the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can be reduced by adopting the right husbandry practices. This publication provides practical tips to the livesotck producer aiming at improving animal health and hence the reduced use of antibiotics

Históricamente los niños, niñas y adolescentes con discapacidad han sido parte de grupos invisibilizados, infantilizados y excluidos en los imaginarios sociales. Llevar adelante dispositivos que promuevan sus derechos implica trabajar con el fin de construir una sociedad más justa, diversa y equitativa. Esto significa tomar conciencia de que muchas veces,...

Background Klebsiella species, including the notable pathogen K. pneumoniae, are increasingly associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Genome-based surveillance can inform interventions aimed at controlling AMR. However, its widespread implementation requires tools to streamline bioinformatic analyses and public health reporting. Methods We developed the web application Pathogenwatch, which implements analytics tailored...

En esta tecnología se explican los conceptos básicos a considerar al momento de iniciar una producción de miel de abejas. Es muy importante conocer conceptos básicos de la apicultura antes de iniciar una explotación, ya que mediante la implementación de estas buenas prácticas se pueden obtener los productos deseados en...

Background Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is an emerging public health problem. This study explores the specifics of CRKP epidemiology in Colombia based on whole genome sequencing (WGS) of the National Reference Laboratory at Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS)’s 2013-2017 sample collection. Methods A total of 425 CRKP isolates from 21...

This practice shows the services available to farmers by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of Timor-Leste provides in pursuing the agriculture sector's modernization. It describes the importance of Conservation Agriculture (CA) and the CA model applied in Timor-Leste. It also highlights some limitations identified during implementation in Timor-Leste.

July came to an end reaching a milestone: the Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit was held in Rome from 26 to 28 July. In the same month, this year´s edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World  unveiled that the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the biggest increase in world...

This book will convince the reader to care about fruit and vegetables and to see that the small-scale production of these crops is fundamental to achieving sustainable development goals. In five chapters, the reader will learn about the challenges and rewards for producers, sellers, and consumers. Chapter 1: a working definition...

This technical document contains clear and practical guidelines on how to implement real water savings in agriculture through interventions for enhancing crop water productivity. A distinction is made between real water savings and “apparent” water savings. Apparent water savings record reductions in water withdrawals but do not account for changes...

The COVID-19 pandemic is jeopardizing human health and disrupting the food systems that are the foundations of health. Unless we take immediate action, we risk a global food emergency that could have long-term impacts on hundreds of millions of children and adults. FAO’s is calling for USD 1.3 billion in initial investments to provide an agile and...