The National policy dialogue on a just transition and adaptation in the food system took place in Ekurhuleni, from 20-22 September. Organisations representing the labour movement, smallholder farmers, farm workers, labour tenants, informal traders, waste reclaimers, food and land justice organisations, civil society, and policymakers came together to discuss building a...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

This report presents the design and results of a baseline survey with respect to a project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) focusing on empowering women in small-scale fisheries. The project supports the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the...

EU CAP Network Newsletter March 2023! Optimising the flow of information about agriculture and rural policy within the EU is what the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Network is all about.  The Network is a forum through which National CAP Networks, organisations, administrations, researchers, entrepreneurs and practitioners can share knowledge and information...

A Ngaolé, dans le nord du Sénégal, les habitants récitent de longs poèmes traditionnels, appelés les pekaans, pour apaiser les esprits de l’eau vivant dans le fleuve Sénégal tout proche. Les pêcheurs et leur communauté pensent que ces paroles participent à la protection contre les nombreux crocodiles qui peuplent les...

Aquaculture is the world's fastest-growing food production sector and has enormous potential to meet the demand for sustainable food security and nutrition. This week more than 120 delegates from 60 Member countries are meeting to discuss the challenges and future trends of aquaculture in Hermosillo, Mexico (May 16-19) for the 12th...

FiBL turns 50! On the 1st of February 1973 the Swiss Foundation for the Promotion of Organic Agriculture (Schweizerische Stiftung zur Förderung des biologischen Landbaus) was established, thus laying the foundations for FiBL. It’s an occasion to take a look back: Browse through our image gallery on FiBL's history from...

Les systèmes alimentaires sont directement liés à la réalisation de l’ensemble des objectifs de développement durable (ODD). L’impératif – et le défi – pour les systèmes alimentaires n’est pas seulement de produire des aliments pour assurer la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle, mais aussi de préserver les ressources naturelles et la...

Este Ciclo pretende, a través de una serie de videos, incorporar y sistematizar una serie de herramientas de obtención de datos y generación de información para colaborar con la tarea de los extensionistas y asesores que trabajan en terreno, frente a los actuales desafíos. En esta oportunidad se presentan herramientas vinculadas...

Quels rôles peuvent jouer les organisations paysannes en matière de transition agroécologique ? Quelles initiatives et approches défendent-elles pour répondre aux enjeux de formation ? Éléments de réponses avec Ramadan Sylla, chargé d’agroécologie paysanne à la CNOP-Mali (et apprenant du master MIFAR).

Join three experienced growers - Pete Dollimore, Iain Tolhurst, and Dan Larke - in a webinar where they share their personal experiences with irrigation systems. Learn from their stories of systems they have loved, created, and encountered over the years. This session focuses on applying irrigation knowledge in the field....

Even an approximate estimate of the amount of investment required globally to reconfigure food systems for resilience and sustainability in the face of climate change could help to catalyse the urgent action that is needed. A report published in 2020 set out eleven actions that were identified as being needed...

Cette vidéo met en évidence les avantages de l'agroforesterie au Sahel et explique comment les arbres et les arbustes peuvent améliorer la santé des sols et augmenter les rendements des cultures. Les points clés de la vidéo sont les suivants : Laisser les arbres et les arbustes sur place au lieu de...

Agroecology is an integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and socialconcepts and principles to the design and management of food and agricultural systems.It seeks to optimize interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment, whiletaking into account the social aspects that need to be addressed for a sustainable and equitable food system. Natural Farming...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Le riz est la deuxième céréale la plus consommée en Afrique de l’Ouest, après le maïs. Elle est cependant aujourd’hui confrontée à des enjeux de durabilité et de compétitivité au regard de la baisse continuelle de la fertilité des sols et de l’évolution des marchés mondiaux.L’AFD et le CIRAD partage...

Over the past several years, the world has experienced a historic series of globally disruptive crises. Amid the backdrop of increasingly intense effects from climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and the outbreak of war in Ukraine have caused a surge in commodity prices and have driven substantial changes in the...

Food systems are increasingly threatened by climate change, natural resource degradation, rapid population growth, and shifting diets. Sustainable agricultural practices labeled as “agroecology” have been promoted as one of the possible solutions to current food systems challenges. Agroecological principles and/or practices have the potential to contribute to the Sustainable Development...

Comment l'économie de la formation peut conforter la stratégie de pilotage d’un système de formation et contribuer au plaidoyer ? Quelles sont les étapes, outils et compétences nécessaires à la mise en place d’un tel système de suivi ? Illustration au Cameroun avec la démarche initiée par le dispositif AFOP....

Accès renforcé au conseil et à la formation agricoles, analphabétisme rural, inclusivité…Les solutions digitales dans le domaine agricole se multiplient et cherchent à répondreaux contraintes multiformes rencontrées par les paysanneries, notamment africaines.Témoignage au Burkina Faso, où l’ONG belge Trias a fait le pari du numérique dansses actions de formations.