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The gendered impacts of COVID-19 in Kenya, the Niger, Rwanda, and Uganda
Evidence from phone surveys
To identify and monitor the differential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and men in rural households, IFPRI conducted phone surveys in selected regions of the four focal countries, with financial and technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The surveys traced gender...
Kenya - Niger - Rwanda - Uganda
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
E-learning
Course 2: Building equitable and inclusive agrifood systems
This course is intended to strengthen the knowledge and competencies of parliamentarians and policymakers on the relevance of gender issues in agrifood systems and know how to build equitable and inclusive agrifood systems, and be able to monitor the gender impacts of policies and investments. It gives an overview of...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Blog article
Thematic Group on Rural Youth Employment: the Voice of Rural Youth
One of the priorities for moving European rural youth forward is to create sustainable and high-quality rural jobs accessible to young people. Rural youth unemployment rates are higher than the average throughout the EU and rural employment opportunities tend to be relatively limited, with a prevalence of seasonal jobs.
Supporting youth...
European Union
2023 - EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Network
Magazine article
Eficiencia productiva del sistema de cama profunda
El sistema de cama profunda utilizado para engorde de cerdos permite alcanzar resultados productivos similares a un sistema confinado incurriendo en menores costos de inversión inicial, generando efluentes sólidos y con mejor bienestar animal. La evaluación de ciertos parámetros productivos permite adecuarlas prácticas de manejo y el uso de insumos...
Argentina
2023 - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)
Audio
Sow and Grow Podcast: Omissions about Emissions
Cutting green-house emissions – one of the most dominant narratives about climate change. Policy focuses on them, global agreements target them and often proposed solutions address them: all reasons the production team wanted to focus an entire episode to try understand the basics of cutting emissions in the ag sector...
Canada
2023 - Sow and Grow
Article
Agriculture durable en Afrique : concilier pratiques traditionnelles et approches nouvelles
Face aux enjeux de sécurité et de souveraineté alimentaires, couplés aux impératifs environnementaux, l’agriculture africaine doit se transformer pour s’inscrire dans une logique de durabilité. Das sa note d’analyse d’avril 2023, l’Observatoire de l’action climat en Afrique s'intéresse aux approches adaptatives conciliant savoir-faire locaux et approches exogènes.
2023
Article
The nitrogen metabolism of growing sub‑Saharan cities and their prospect for shifting from regional sinks to sustainable city region food systems
Urban development trajectories in sub-Saharan Africa are unsustainable. Fast-growing cities constitute nutrient sinks relying on nutrient-poor hinterlands. We propose a pragmatic waste flow assessment providing authorities with a cross-sectoral view of a city’s nutrient sink status. Following a nested approach, we focus on the origin and fate of a city’s...
2023
Fact sheet
Fiche technique sur la haie vive
Mise en défend d'un champ avec une haie vive antiérosive.
Burkina Faso
2023 - Conseil National de l’Agriculture Biologique au Burkina Faso (CNABio)
Report
FAO in the Pacific 2022
Annual report
The "FAO in the Pacific 2022" report provides an overview of FAO's activities and achievements in the Pacific Islands region throughout the year 2022. It highlights the Organization's efforts to promote sustainable agriculture, fisheries, and forestry, and to improve food security and nutrition in the region. The report also includes...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Journal article
The effects of quality certification on agricultural low-carbon production behavior: evidence from Chinese rice farmers
Low-carbon agricultural practices have received increasing attention, and the rapid development of agricultural product quality certification in China has provided a potential way to implement low-carbon agriculture. This study employs an endogenous switching regession to examine the effects of quality certification on low-carbon production behaviors using the survey data of...
China
2023 - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
Case study
Anticipatory action... in action in Viet Nam
The race to mitigate the impact of Typhoon Noru on lives and livelihoods
At first, there didn't seem to be much reason for concern. By the end of it, the trail of destruction had left few homes, crops and livestock unscathed.
Nguyen Hue, an 84-year-old farmer, recalls: “When the first warnings came through over the loudspeakers, we went to take shelter nearby in a...
Viet Nam
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
E-learning
Course 3: Gender-Responsive budgeting for agriculture and climate policies
This course aims to support parliamentarians in ensuring that adequate financial resources are allocated to achieve food security and gender equality. It is designed to equip parliamentarians with the knowledge and tools to effectively address the gender dimensions in budgeting and drive positive change as parliamentarians.
This course is part of...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Video
Collecting traditional varieties
Local varieties often cope better with drought and other stresses, and outperform modern varieties when grown under ecological conditions. Collect traditional varieties by visiting seed savers in their homes, or while attending seed festivals and farmer training events. Seed savers and seed producers select the varieties they like most. These...
India
2023 - Access Agriculture
Blog article
Agriculture biodynamique et syntropique : des recherches pour évaluer les pratiques et leurs effets
Il existe une grande variété de formes d'agriculture qui se distinguent par leur projet, leur approche, leurs pratiques et leurs technologies. Parmi elles, l'agriculture biodynamique et la syntropie ont été peu étudiées par les scientifiques. Les recherches conduites par INRAE contribuent à la production de connaissances scientifiques sur les cahiers...
2023 - INRAE
Fact sheet
Fiche technique sur les diguettes anti-érosives filtrantes
Fiche technique sur les diguettes anti-érosives filtrantes pour augmenter le potentiel d'un champ.
Burkina Faso
2023 - Conseil National de l’Agriculture Biologique au Burkina Faso (CNABio)
Blog article
5e conférence ministérielle UA-UE : La société civile africaine appelle à une transition agroécologique
En prélude à la 5e conférence ministérielle Union Africaine-Union Européenne (UA-UE) sur l’agriculture, prévue pour le 30 juin 2023 à Rome en Italie, les plus grands mouvements populaires et organisations de la société civile d’Afrique ont animé une conférence de presse virtuelle le mardi 27 octobre 2023, pour réclamer une...
2023 - Sidwaya
Journal article
Understanding the role of value chain formation in the scaling of crop diversification
Significant detrimental effects of agricultural intensification and specialization are becoming increasingly evident. Reliance on monocultures, few varieties, and intensive use of agrochemicals is a major factor in climate change, biodiversity decline, soil health deterioration, and pollution, putting our food system at risk. This requires sustainable agricultural processes, such as crop...
2023 - Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Report
Strengthening regulatory frameworks for sustainable school food and nutrition in Kyrgyzstan
This brief examines some of the key legal considerations related to school gardens, and also explores regulatory options for strengthening the legislative environment for sustainable school food and nutrition in the country. This brief is rooted in a holistic approach to school food and nutrition and the analysis provided in...
Kyrgyzstan
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Guidelines
Guía de Agroecología para Municipios
Propuestas de políticas públicas para la promoción y protección de la agroecología a nivel municipal
La agroecología constituye un cambio de paradigma en términos productivos, socio-ambientales, filosóficos y espirituales, basado en una relación armoniosa con la naturaleza de la que somos parte como humanidad. El enfoque agroecológico procura el desarrollo de agroecosistemas sustentados en los procesos de los ecosistemas naturales y promueve la independencia de...
Argentina
2023 - Dirección Nacional de Agroecología - Subsecretaría de Alimentos, Bioeconomía y Desarrollo Regional
Blog article
Shifting focus from Food Security to Food Sovereignty
Reconnecting Nature, Food & People
Food security without food sovereignty cannot be a reality. The future of the world depends on sustainable and regenerative food production systems. We produce enough food to feed the population of over 8 billion souls, yet as many as 828 million people don’t have enough food to eat every day....
2023 - RK News
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