La producción porcina genera efluentes y residuos potencialmente contaminantes que pueden afectar el ambiente y la salud si no se tratan adecuadamente. En el Módulo de Producción Porcina de la FCA-UNR los efluentes son tratados en un biodigestor, es decir un recipiente cerrado donde las bacterias convierten los efluentes en...

En Nicaragua, Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO ha centrado sus esfuerzos en apoyar el diseño y la implementación de instrumentos normativos y de política pública, basados en experiencias validadas y sistematizadas en campo, que contribuyan a mejorar la disponibilidad, el acceso y la calidad de semillas, y con ello a garantizar...

In this series focusing on ultra-processed food (UPF) on the African continent, the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) explore the impacts of shifting dietary patterns, with increasing reliance on low-cost, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) globally, and in Africa in particular, in the context of an urgent call for a just, agroecological...

The publication offers a rich diversity of perspectives and insights from real-life experiences of 42 inspiring teams of youths in Africa and India who are blazing a trail as private extension and advisory service providers promoting agroecology through farmer-to-farmer learning videos. Each of the deeply compelling stories presented in this...

Group-shared attributes, coded in cultural systems, heavily influence how land is used. Despite recent advances in behavioural theory, the central role of culture in land-use decision-making and linked sustainability outcomes is underexplored. We expanded on institutional analysis and system-dynamics frameworks to analyse 66 studies that causally link culture to land...

El folleto Producción y conservación de semillas está dirigido a la comunidad agricultora, personal extensionista y de técnicos agrícolas y tiene como objetivo orientar a estos grupos de trabajo en los procesos de producción y conservación de semillas de maíz. Este folleto guía los procesos para producir y mantener semillas...

Small-scale fisheries (SSF), including fishers and fishworkers together with their communities and organizations, are among the world’s most effective contributors to safeguarding aquatic resources and environments. Living near to, and relying on, freshwater and marine aquatic species and environments, small-scale fisheries are at the heart of environmental conservation and stewardship...

The rapid and ongoing digital transformation of government, economic, and social sectors holds immense potential to improve outcomes across the SDGs for smallholder farmers and rural communities more generally. However, it is also widely recognized that digitalization alone does not guarantee inclusion. Rural residents and marginalized groups have the most...

Innovation is essential for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. It is also an important accelerator for the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems and for achieving global goals such as the eradication of hunger and poverty and the sustainable...

Seed embodies life, power, and culture. From Africa’s deserts and drylands to its mighty river systems and tropical forests, from those growing a multiplicity of grains, legumes, and vegetables, to others struggling to produce enough to feed their families, seed provides the mainstay for the continent’s 500 million small-scale farmers...

Improving the gender-responsiveness of design and delivery of rural finance interventions through innovative approaches and mechanisms is important for promoting rural women’s economic empowerment. This document highlights practical and actionable approaches from the sector in order to guide the work of practitioners engaging at country level to pursue the above...

Research by the Center of International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) shows promising results from taking a jurisdictional approach to increasing the sustainability of palm oil plantations in four districts/regencies in Indonesia: Pulang Pisau (Central Kalimantan Province), Kutai Kartanegara (East Kalimantan Province), Pelalawan (Riau Province), and Sintang (West Kalimantan...

Este folleto está dirigido a técnicos de campo, extensionistas y agricultores y tiene como objetivo guiar los procesos para establecer parcelas demostrativas con fines de capacitación. Además, esta publicación proporciona información sobre los factores claves para el éxito de una parcela, por ejemplo, las características de los terrenos donde se...

The guide is a review of best management techniques, including the land preparation, agronomic/ silvicultural techniques for the optimum production of target wood and non-wood products and environmental services. It also highlights food and nutritional and socio-economic potential and functions provided by various species and their silvicultural attributes and growth....

Esta publicación presenta un breve recuento de los resultados alcanzados en el marco del programa Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO en la República Dominicana en cuanto a la formulación de instrumentos de política pública diferenciados para la agricultura familiar. Reconocer e impulsar la labor de la agricultura familiar implica identificar los...

In the rugged terrain of Colombia’s Nariño department, where the Andes Mountains cast their shadows, lies a resilient community. Here, amidst the diverse geography and varied climate, coffee cultivation thrives, nurtured by the altitude, volcanic soils, and abundant precipitation. In the heart of this land, we find the Slow Food...

Providing an adequate, sustainable, and nutritious supply of protein remains an increasing challenge in the light of changing food systems and raised levels of food insecurity and malnutrition. A joint FAO and IAEA technical meeting was held in Vienna, in 2022, to discuss the development of a protein quality database...

Working towards sustainable soil protection and rehabilitation, the Global Programme Soil Protection and Soil Rehabilitation for Food Security (ProSoil) aims to promote sustainable land use in selected partner countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Madagascar, and Tunisia. The programme comprises several different areas of action, with correlated aims....

Saddle up and prepare for a journey through the picturesque northern mountains of Puebla, Mexico. After ascending 1,000 meters, you arrive at Rancho La Victoria, a historic coffee farm nestled amidst the mountains...

A comprehensive approach is needed Scientific studies and reports (cf. IAASTD+10 – Herren et al. 20201 ; HLPE 20192 ; STALLOR 20203 ; IPCC 20194 ; IPBES 20195 ; WBGU 20216 ) confirm that a holistic transformation of agriculture and food systems is necessary for sustainable development and to overcome...