This Special Issue of Sustainability aims at compiling original theoretical, methodological, and empirical research exploring how agroecology approaches can promote the transition towards sustainability, particularly of agri-food social-ecological systems, taking into account the complex relationships established between ecological functions and ecosystem services, human wellbeing, innovative socio-technical innovations, and governance models...

These Guidelines for increasing access of small-scale fisheries to insurance services, have been developed as a complement of the 2014 Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). They were developed to provide implementation guidance for increasing access to financial...

LIFE members from Snowchange Cooperative raise the alarm: ice melting is leading to the disappearance of the traditional seining fishery season. Back in the 1960s, the harvest could start in November and end in May, but fifty years after the season could be reduced to just a few weeks between February and March. This...

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

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 are the result of the local...

There are plenty of women working in the world of fishing — from fishing itself to processing and sales. There's an event in Italy called "Slow Fish" organized by the international Slow Food network. It focuses on issues of sustainability in fishing worldwide. This year the organizers chose to give...

A case study has been conducted for assessing how Agricultural Entrepreneurship (being part of a farming cooperative, taking part to training programs and improving one’s commercial/agricultural techniques) results in social, political and economic empowerment among women farmers in Cameroon. In-depth interviews have been conducted in order to compare the empowerment process in farming cooperatives with the...

As mulheres rurais devem ser tema não somente do Estado, mas de todas as pessoas e sociedade. E sem dar atenção às trabalhadoras do campo, os países não alcançarão as metas de erradicação da fome, da pobreza e da desigualdade de gênero que constam nos Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável até...

This book offers insights into the governance of contemporary food systems and their ongoing transformation by social movements. As global food systems face multiple threats and challenges there is an opportunity for social movements and civil society to play a more active role in building social justice and ecological sustainability. Drawing...

Internacionalmente, muitos esforços estão sendo envidados para estabelecer uma relação mais equilibrada entre população e ambiente e os componentes de produção de alimentos e energia. Destacam-se os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) estabelecidos sob a coordenação da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU), visando garantir, até 2030, um planeta mais próspero,...

In the definition of family farmers for the International Year of Family Farmers (IYFF) in 2014 and now for the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019–28, pastoralists are mentioned as a group requiring specific attention. Despite this recognition, most statements, papers and information about family farmers refer primarily to...

The Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition provides new evidence for monitoring trends in food security and nutrition within the framework of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The in-depth analysis of progress made against Sustainable Development Goal 2 Target 2.1 (to end hunger and ensure...

URGENCI, the CSA network and its national members from 12 European countries held an advocacy capacity building session in Brussels (May 14-16). CSA advocates had an unprecedented opportunity to share experience and to refine their key messages  

From the topics: AgriFish Council of 18 June, NRNs'Meeting in Bucharest, Annual fi-compass conference, open calls RDP and many more.

Soil erosion can turn to a serious problem if left to progress beyond control. Fixing severely eroded land and repairing the damage done by displaced soil also costs significant amount of money. The following are methods that have proven to reduce and prevent soil erosion from occurring in the first...

While small-scale and artisanal fisheries are undeniably important globally, there is no global consensus on how to define the sectors, hindering comparative studies and international agreements. We focused on the usage of the words in both the scientific literature and legal documents and show that the confusion stems from a...

This episode is scheduled for the 8th of May 2019, 17.30 (Central European Summer Time). It will address the issue of the financial sustainability of CSA farms. 

El presente documento tiene el propósito de compartir con los actores del sector los resultados, experiencias y lecciones aprendidas del proyecto “Producción sustentable de azafrán de alta calidad en el Valle de Casablanca”. Este tuvo como objetivo introducir y desarrollar el cultivo sustentable de azafrán de alta calidad en Chile,...

Foram criados sete tipos de selos: o SENAF, SENAF mulher, SENAF juventude, SENAF quilombola, SENAF indígena, SENAF sociobiodiversidade e SENAF empresas O Ministério da Agricultura instituiu mudanças no Selo Nacional da Agricultura Familiar (Senaf), por meio da Portaria 161, de 9/8/2019, publicada no Diário Oficial da União (DOU) desta quarta-feira, 14. O...

•The tick genera Ixodes, Haemaphysalis, Dermacentor, Hyalomma, and Rhipicephalus are present in Mongolia. •Ixodes persulcatus and Dermacentor nuttalli are the most medically and veterinary important tick species. •Tick-borne encephalitis virus, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, Borrelia, Anaplasma, and Rickettsia bacteria, and Piroplasmorida apicomplexans occur in Mongolia. •Prevalence of human infection with TBPs is lower than in neighboring countries, suggesting that these diseases may frequently be undiagnosed or misdiagnosed....