Women are crucial to respond to climate change. This paper finds that investing in rural women helps achieve climate goals, while simultaneously addressing gender inequality and poverty. Climate-related projects and policies that involve women deliver better environmental outcomes. Funders and investors need to mobilize climate finance while addressing gender gaps and...

Para que se cumplan los objetivos del Decenio de la Agricultura Familiar, es importante estimular a los #agricultores jóvenes para interconectar los conocimientos tradicionales con ideas innovadoras para que se conviertan en agentes de desarrollo rural.  Te compartimos el #2Pilar del #PlanAcciónMundial, para mayor información te invitamos a ver el siguiente...

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). Millets’ diversity and ability to thrive on arid lands with minimal inputs make them a valuable contribution to healthy diets and nutrition in many countries. Each millet variety contributes different essential nutrients. They are an ideal...

SafeHabitusOpen link in new window is a Horizon Europe multi-actor project that aims to strengthen farm health and safety knowledge innovation systems (FHS KIS) and support the EU transition to social sustainability in farming. The project is developing a ‘Knowledge Hub’ offering a wealth of materials for everyone involved in farm...

Entre os dias 11 e 14 de dezembro acontece, em Brasília, a 6ª Conferência Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional com o lema: “Erradicar a fome e garantir direitos com comida de verdade, democracia e equidade”, que resultará em recomendações para a elaboração do 3º Plano Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e...

This video discusses agroforestry in the Sahel region and its benefits. Agroforestry involves integrating trees and bushes into agricultural fields. The video highlights several advantages of incorporating trees into crop fields, such as increasing yields by 100-800% in arid regions like the Sahel. It then focuses on a specific example farm...

Dans le nord du Sénégal, dans la région Sahélienne du Ferlo, AVSF s’est associée avec WeForest, l’Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA) et le Cirad  pour mener un projet de reforestation à grande échelle sur un horizon de 10 ans dans le Ferlo sénégalais autour du tracé de la Grande...

The Executive Director of the Biovision Africa Trust, David Amudavi, spoke at the first Eastern Africa agroecology conference in Nairobi about the issue of starvation facing millions of Kenyans despite the untapped potential of agricultural resources. He expressed disappointment that less than a quarter of the land is being used...

Investing in farmers – or agriculture human capital – is crucial to addressing challenges in our agrifood systems. A global study carried out by the FAO Investment Centre and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with support from the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) and...

A One Health cross-sectoral surveillance approach was implemented to screen biological samples from bats, pigs, and humans at high-risk interfaces for zoonotic viral spillover for five viral families with zoonotic potential in Viet Nam. Over 1600 animal and human samples from bat guano harvesting sites, natural bat roosts, and pig...

In drylands, scientific research shows that mobile livestock systems derive the maximum social, environmental and economic benefits from these areas. These systems ensure both short-term security in case of shocks and, in the right conditions, investment capacity. However, it is difficult to develop indicators to understand and assess their contribution...

Virtual, 31/05/2023 - 31/05/2023 Empowering women seafood harvesters, processors and vendors is key to attaining sustainable fisheries. CFI and FAO experts share their knowledge and experience in order to achieve this goal.

Le Guide pour l’évaluation de l’agroécologie propose une démarche et des outils méthodologiques pour apprécier, d’une part, les effets des pratiques et des systèmes agroécologiques sur les performances agro-environnementales et socio-économiques de l’agriculture et, d’autre part, les conditions de développement de l’agroécologie. Il vise à aider les acteurs du développement à...

Quelle place de l’agroécologie dans les systèmes nationaux de conseil agricole ? Comment intégrer les enjeux de transition agroécologique dans les politiques publiques ? Voici quelques thèmes abordés lors de ces journées IRAM, que l'ont peut revivre à travers un site web dédié qui compile les captations vidéos, les supports...

From 30 November to 12 December, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) will bring together world leaders, policymakers, scientists, and stakeholders from across the globe to deliberate on strategies and commitments that will shape the future of our planet. For FAO,...

El Plan de acción mundial, diseñado en torno a siete pilares de trabajo que se refuerzan mutuamente, recomienda una serie de medidas interconectadas que abarcan desde la escala local hasta la mundial. Este video describe el pilar 2 del Plan de acción mundial.

Les réflexions relatives aux stratégies nationales d’agriculture digitale prennent de l’ampleur actuellement en Afrique, en particulier au niveau des gouvernements et des organisations venant en appui au secteur. Où en est-on dans leur mise en place ? Quelles sont les limites observées dans ces processus et comment s’assurer qu’ils contribuent...

The Guidelines for action on food loss and waste reduction in the Near East and North Africa provide support to Member Countries to implement the Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction, an international instrument designed to guide FLW policymaking and interventions at global level. These regionally-tailored...

The threats posed by salt-affected soils to global food security are dire. According to the recent Global salt-affected soils map, over 424 million hectares of topsoil (0–30 cm) and 833 million hectares of subsoil (30–100 cm) are currently salt-affected. This practical guide to soil and water management in salt-affected areas...

A agricultura praticada nos centros urbanos precisa sair da invisibilidade e ser claramente posicionada como uma das estratégias de promoção da segurança alimentar nas cidades. Esse é o alerta feito pelo novo estudo do Instituto Escolhas, Como o Governo Federal pode apoiar os municípios no fomento à produção local de alimentos? que...