Did you know that most of the world uses the same two words for tea? One variation is the one used in English (tea), French (thé), Spanish (té) and Dutch (thee). The other is a variation of chá (in Mandarin and Cantonese), such as chai in Hindi, shay in Arabic...

If there was ever a time that made us pay attention to our health, it has been this one of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year has also made that clear that not everything in the world of health is under our control. However, many of us are lucky enough to...

The 36th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) has wrapped up the first of its three-day biennial session, convened in its first all-virtual format, amid ongoing uncertainties created within fishery-food supply chains caused by the global pandemic. In opening the Commission Session, the Director-General of the Department of Fisheries of the Royal Thai Government...

It’s a simple matter to play a soundtrack about farming on the radio. The tricky part is making sure that the program connects with the audience, as I learned recently from Gideon Kwame Sarkodie Osei at ADARS FM, a commercial station in Kintampo, a town in central Ghana.

Global action is making a major difference in efforts to combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, but more needs to be done as consumer demand and fish production continue to rise, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said Monday. The Director-General was...

Iron Shoe Farm in Minnesota is finding new ways to connect farmers and consumers and keep their business afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. The farm’s founder, Carla Mertz, is hoping to do this by transforming food supply chains and building strong local communities.

A Geographical Indication (GI) is a sign used on goods that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. Most commonly, a GI consists of the name of the place of origin. The specific qualities involved are the result of local natural...

Los perforadores del fruto ocasionan daños en los cultivos de cacao en diferentes zonas de Colombia. Las hembras ponen huevos sobre frutos inmaduros con la ayuda de una sustancia pegajosa. El daño inicia una vez la larva emerge, ya que barrena la mazorca hasta encontrar la semilla. Finalizando su etapa...

Herbal pesticide has been prepared based on farmers innovations documented by SEVA in association with Honeybee Network and National Innovation Foundation. The main objective is to disseminate low cost eco-friendly practices which are safe to human, livestock and environment. SEVA has promoted farmers experimentation and validated this practice. Now this...

Ésta ficha técnica describe la técnica de inducción floral en el cultivo de la piña (Ananas comosus) recomendando el uso de carburo de calcio. También se desarrollan las ventajas, costos, restricciones y beneficios en los ámbitos económicos, sociales y ambientales de esta técnica.

Potentially harmful contact between fisheries and marine vulnerable species represents a global conservation issue and efforts to mitigate the negative repercussions of these interactions belong in strategies for ensuring the sustainability of fisheries. This literature review offers a survey of mitigation measures and techniques that have been developed and tested...

This report presents the results of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) stock-take on agroecology, an outcome of IFAD’s engagement in the multi-agency Scaling Up Agroecology Initiative launched in 2018. The report assesses to what degree IFAD is supporting agroecology throughout its in-country portfolio across the five IFAD regions to the benefit...

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

Globally, around 14 percent of food produced is lost between harvest and retail, while an estimated 17 percent of total global food production is wasted (11 percent in households, 5 percent in the food service and 2 percent in retail). Food loss and waste undermine the sustainability of our food systems. When food is lost or wasted, all...

Este video fue grabado por las organizaciones afiliadas a COPROFAM para el seminario "Semillas y Patrimonio Biocultural - El rol estratégico de la Agricultura Familiar, Campesina e Indígena" de la XXXIV REAF

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

Food is fundamental to health and social participation, yet food poverty has increased in the global North. Adopting a realist ontology and taking a comparative case approach, Families and Food in Hard Times addresses the global problem of economic retrenchment and how those most affected are those with the least resources.   Based on...

A ‘counter mobilization’ to transform corporate food systems included a Global Virtual Rally that highlighted the critical role fisheries play in food security and nutrition. From 25 to 28 July 2021, civil society organizations (CSOs) from around the world participated in the Peoples’ Counter Mobilization to Transform Corporate Food Systems. The...

Vendredi 17 décembre 2021, a eu lieu le webinaire « Savoir sous influence : créer des savoirs partagés au service de l'agriculture familiale » à l'occasion de la sortie annuelle du Baromètre des agricultures familiales : https://barometre-agricultures-familiales.org/2021 Cette nouvelle édition défend la nécessité de créer des savoirs communs. Construire des systèmes alimentaires...

This is the first part of a series exploring the history, technology, and partnerships of Envisible, a sustainable food procurement company aiming to make supply chains more transparent.  It’s been a long time secret that seafood supply chains are rife with fraud and unethical labor practices. But that is, thankfully, changing...