East Africa could be the lucky exception to the disastrous effects of climate change as scientists predict increased precipitation as temperatures rise. Scientists working with the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) — Kizito Kwena, William Ndegwa, Imad Ali-Babiker and Hezron Mogaka— say the flipside...

An Indonesian smallholder farmer started his own rice-fish business after an FAO training programme on rice-fish farming.

El Ministerio de Educación a través de su unidad ejecutora Programa Integral de Nutrición Escolar (PINE/ MINED), ha elaborado esta Guía de Capacitación en Alimentación y Nutrición con el propósito de fortalecer los conocimientos del personal Docente, Comités de Alimentación Escolar y Gabinetes de la Familia, Comunidad y Vida de...

For over a decade, CIAT has tested agronomic and soil management practices in Western Kenya. From minimum tillage to integrated soil fertility management, two trials, established in 2003, are the most comprehensive picture of tropical soil health in Kenya. What these trials allow us to do is show-case changes in soil...

African countries need to focus on enhancing their adaptive capacities and reduce their vulnerability to climate change. Translating that momentum quickly into the agriculture sectors, neglected in the Paris Agreement, should be central to a holistic and comprehensive transformation of African economies.

The existence of many farms in Germany is dependent on the level of economic pressure and competition brought by larger scale holdings. More and more small farmers are being driven into ruin and the environment is paying a hefty price

The main purposes of the HSBC Water Program are to provide and protect water sources, to inform and educate communities; to enable people to prosper and to drive economic development across the world. The full HSBC Water Program objectives can be found through the link https://www.thewaterhub.org/about Under this program come Food for the Future...

Um dos maiores programas para fomentar o acesso às sementes crioulas do mundo está sendo implementado pela Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead) na região Nordeste do Brasil. Um Termo de Execução Descentralizada foi assinado pela Sead com a rede de Articulação Semiárida Brasileira (Asa). O convênio...

This product has been produced as part of the identification of key issues on gender and rural development that has served in the preparation of the Regional Gender Strategy approved by the REU ADG. It is a brief overview of key issues affecting the status of rural women in the...

This issue of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture aims to provide objective, reliable and up-to-date data and information to a wide range of readers – policy-makers, managers, scientists, stakeholders and indeed all those interested in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. As always, the scope is global and the...

La nueva publicación de la serie Cuadernos de Difusión del Centro de Estudios Internacionales de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CEIUC) se enfoca en una temática de creciente importancia en la actualidad y que ha ido concitando interés en la discusión de distintos foros internacionales: el derecho a la...

A nivel mundial, la pesca de captura y la acuicultura proporcionan empleo directo a unas 200 millones de personas, la mayoría de las cuales trabaja en el sector artesanal a pequeña escala, lo que representa el 70 % de la producción pesquera. Las mujeres representan alrededor del 50 % de las personas...

El presente documento es en una guía operativa que recoge la experiencia vivida durante el proceso de desarrollo de la Escuela nacional de agroecología (ENA) impulsadas por Heifer Ecuador, con el fin de poder dotar de insumos operativos y metodológicos a futuras iniciativas de formación sistemática en torno al eje...

Despite continuous positive economic growth at an average of 5% per year, Africa needs accelerated economic development if it is to cope with the increasing demands for food, water and energy challenged by a rapidly growing population, rapid urbanisation and climate change. The pressure on African countries to boost productivity...

An analysis of the various constraints highlights issues of isolation, value chain weaknesses and low stakeholder capacity. In addition, low infrastructure development, with structurally high costs affect the competitiveness of all sectors of the economy. This situation prompted the Bank to finance the Infrastructure Rehabilitation for Food Security Support Project...

The report show that strengths and chances derive from modern meat processing and marketing, high performance infrastructure and logistics. On agricultural level the strong and dense organizational structure is highly influential. The good capacity-building system provides high productivity. Also increasing number of fattening units thus, increasing pork production.  

Una alternativa para la elaboración de velas con las características que posee la cera de abeja es utilizándola cómo cera estampada. Esta cera puede ser la misma que se utiliza para los marcos o bien puede ser teñida con algún colorante para proporcionar mayor cantidad de alternativas de mezclar colores....

Stone lines induce a natural process of terracing as they trap sediments. They are also built to rehabilitate eroded lands. Farmers in Kenya show how they construct stone lines.

The main objective is that the videos give consumers an insight into how the milk they drink is produced. It shows what life and work on farms in the region is really like, increasing the connection between producer and consumer. Christine Licher from the association speaking to The Local said...

FAO has been implementing Regional Initiatives as a mechanism to help deliver its work at country and regional levels since 2013. The Regional Initiatives emphasize impact through well focused activities that address the most important challenges in food and nutrition security at country and regional levels. Together with its country,...