Food systems are intimately linked to our lives – through the food we eat, our nutrition and health, our livelihoods, jobs, and the environment and natural resources of the planet. The main challenge for food systems is to produce nutritious food for all while preserving our biodiversity and environment and...

Agroecology has evolved and is promoted as an integrated pathway for the development of food and agriculture systems in ways that address the interacting social, economic, and environmental challenges of current dominant systems. Agroecology is usually described and defined by a set of principles that can be adapted and implemented...

It was a good day. Sun and cloud were playing hide and seek creating a komorebi (sunbeam) effect in the forest near Syaubaari, Jhumlawang, where my dad and I were looking for edible wild mushrooms. It had rained the night before, so the ground was damp and squishy, giving leeches...

Le sous-secteur de la pêche continentale guinéenne est doté d’un potentiel important mais peine à marquer ses repères en raison de la faiblesse des moyens d’actions et du manque d’intérêt qui lui est porté. Le présent rapport, initié par la FAO/NFIFL, tient lieu de profil de pêche continentale de la...

These guidelines cover the transportation process for cattle, pigs, goats, sheep and poultry, with an emphasis on land transportation, following two guidelines on Climate-smart livestock and Backyard farming and slaughtering (FAO, 2021a; 2021b). It also examines how pre-slaughter treatment, stunning and slaughter can compromise animal welfare by exposing livestock to...

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 agricultures méditerranéennes ont connu plusieurs sécheresses et vagues de chaleur en 2023. Les pluies sont arrivées trop tardivement au Maghreb et dans la péninsule ibérique. Ailleurs, en Italie, Grèce, Slovénie et Croatie, des excès d’humidité ont pu être observés. Enfin, plusieurs canicules – exceptionnellement tardives pour certaines – ont...

Introduction: Today, agriculture and livestock farming are facing environmental, social and health challenges. The agroecological transition is a possible response to these challenges. It requires changes in practices but also an evolution in farmers' ways of thinking and relationships with living things. Some diagnostics of farms, such as the global analysis...

  On a working day of June 2018 under my previous organization, I visited Shibuyunji district to conduct my usual technical support to the extension staff as well as project beneficiaries. Having had a short meeting with the extension staff, we immediately proceeded into the field to conduct on-site visits. I...

This paper focuses on the dynamics of pastoralist herd mobility in West Darfur State, Sudan, a region affected by persistent conflict. The paper examines the annual cycle and seasonal trajectories of mobility for camels, cattle, and sheep, comparing mobility patterns by livelihood specialisation and reviewing the mobility of multi-species herds....

The Guidance document: “Advancing end-to-end traceability along capture fisheries and aquaculture value chains” responds to a critical need for consensus towards establishing end-to-end traceability through globally agreed and standardized understanding of the critical tracking events (CTEs) along the fish value chain, as well as sources of key data elements (KDEs)...

Agroecology as a concept for reimagining food systems has grown in popularity and is now used in several food and agriculture policy frameworks around the world. While there is a significant body of research around agroecology, its origins, applications, and as a much-needed transition pathway to sustainable food systems, there is limited understanding...

This report shares the findings of the Agroecology Policy Research Initiative, which examines the state of agroecology policy in Canada by gathering insights from those involved in policy, research, and practice related to agriculture and food. This includes government staff, parliamentarians, lobbyists, farmers, food systems researchers, and NGO policy advocates....

It was the harvest festival in January called Sankranti on the land of the Deccan Plateau in the State of Telangana in South India. We were in the office of the Deccan Development Society in Zaheerabad Block in Medak district. And since I am from the capital city of Hyderabad,...

Across the arid landscape of northern Kenya, road signs proclaim projects aimed at building 'resilience' among pastoral communities. This is a region where frequent droughts, animal diseases, insecurity and structural exclusion affect all pastoral livelihoods.Resilience - the ability to transform or recover quickly from challenges - is the idea behind...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), key national stakeholders and partner organizations of the three-year project “Reduction of Food Loss and Waste in Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Türkiye” have come together to conclude the project, take stock of its milestones, and set a vision for more...

The paper discusses the overlooked political marginalisation of Karamojong pastoralists in Uganda, contrary to a commonly held belief that ecological factors and pastoralism are the leading contributors to poverty and underdevelopment in Karamoja. Anchored within the theoretical strand of marginalisation, this article discusses how the actions of those operating at...

This video explains the organic approach to plant health care, gives insights into the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR), and explains what policy makers need to do to reach the reduction goals set by the EU Green Deal's Farm to Fork strategy.

Roadmap to a Blue Port is intended to assist fishing ports to implement a Blue Transformation approach at strategic and operational level through the involvement of stakeholders, the implementation of projects and actions, and the measurement of impact. Moreover, it is a tool that will help local, regional, and national...

  Karina Gonçalves David is an organic producer in Brazil working towards achieving gender equity in agriculture and beyond. She is the co-founder of Pro Nobis Agroflorestal, one of the directors of the Instituto Brasil Orgânico, and a former coordinator of Rede Ecovida, a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) in Brazil.