In a chronically dry region of Kenya, outside Nairobi, women are becoming farmer scientists, working with CIFOR-ICRAF researchers to find ways to make the often-parched soil produce food for their families and the market. The women are testing different types of mulch to see which works best in their difficult conditions. Their next...

IIED's biodiversity newsletter is sent out every two months to keep you updated on our work exploring the links between biodiversity, conservation and local livelihoods. In this edition we share a recent podcast on women's leadership, blogs on ecosystem-based adaptation and innovative labelling systems, recent global biodiversity news and more.

The effects of climate change are evident in the coastal areas of Nigeria, particularly in the Ilaje region of Ondo State in southwestern Nigeria. They result in crop failure, erosion and loss of livelihoods due to extreme weather events such as droughts and floods. The coastal region of Nigeria is particularly...

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, has entered into grant agreements with 15 educational institutions to develop agroecology skills among member states, as an element of the ECOWAS Agroecology Program supported by the European Union. The combined budget for these agreements stands at €1,320,784.43, with each institution...

The Republic of Serbia is the latest country to join the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission. Jelena Tanaskovic, Serbia’s Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, informed QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), of the country’s decision to join EIFAAC...

In March 2023, civil society organisations and farmers met with thePortfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Developmentto share views on agroecology and to promote a call from 58 organisationsfor a national agroecology strategy.In support of the process, the ACB conducted a detailed review of 22 key policies across...

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This rapid capacity assessment tool aims to help interested practitioners (such as government agencies, producer organizations, or development partners) to carry out a multi-stakeholder assessment of existing and needed capacities to enhance responsible investment in agriculture and food systems at country level. It is designed to support the application of...

Join Pete Dollimore as he talks us through his updated guide to irrigation for small-scale growers. The guide gives an overview of the commonly used installations with details of concepts, terminology, equipment, design and some related aspects to consider. It will also provide tools and techniques to help growers estimate...

WMO’s State of Global Water Resources report for 2022 has been launched, following the success of the first pilot report launched last year in response to calls made at various global forums for an independent and consistent assessment of global water resources to guide policy discussions. The State of Global...

The resilience of KwaZulu-Natal farmers during the Covid-19 pandemic and intersecting crises is highlighted in “Stories of Resilience Built Through Agroecology”, a new book launched by Biowatch. The book includes the experiences of 24 farmers who have adopted agroecology methods. These farmers have improved household food security and nutrition and built...

Zoonoses account for most of the emerging and re-emerging infections in Kenya and in other low to medium-income countries across the world. The human-livestock-wildlife interface provides a nexus where transmission and spread of these zoonotic diseases could occur among communities farming in these areas. We sought to identify perceptions of...

The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) are relevant to both marine and inland fisheries. Inland fisheries are.  

2023 is the year when the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy aims to confirm policy proposals for establishing an EU legislative framework covering sustainable food systems. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) plays many instrumental roles in supporting Member States’ transition to sustainable food systems. Networking CAP know-how in such fields offers useful added value opportunities...

La Formation pour le renforcement de l’autonomie économique des populations rurales (TREE) est un programme élaboré par le Département des compétences et de l’employabilité du BIT et conceptualisé en suivant les principes de la formation au niveau communautaire. Ce guide a été élaboré pour planifier, concevoir et mettre en œuvre...

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...

Africa is facing a food crisis of unprecedented proportions. Millions are expected to be at risk of worsening hunger in the near future due to the rippling effects of the war in Ukraine, which are compounding the devastating impacts that conflicts, climate variability and extremes, economic slowdowns and downturns, and...

Rapid demographic ageing substantially affects socioeconomic development1,2,3,4 and presents considerable challenges for food security and agricultural sustainability5,6,7,8, which have so far not been well understood. Here, by using data from more than 15,000 rural households with crops but no livestock across China, we show that rural population ageing reduced farm...

Within the framework of the SocPro4Fish project developed by FAO and INVEMAR with the support of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), meetings were held with institutions from the departments of Meta and Córdoba to strengthen the actions of the Inter-institutional Group for Social Protection in the Fisheries and...

To stand out, organic farming must continue to improve and to raise the bar, refusing to settle for minimum standards. Companies are more and more seeking to align their brands with sustainability, but we must remain vigilant to avoid greenwashing and ensure genuine commitment to organic principles. To thrive in this...