FAO’s Regional Office for Africa is committed to working hand-in-hand with our partners through supporting transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for all, leaving no one behind. Each quarter, we aim to bring you stories...

This study was carried out by PAFO and the staff of PAFO Secretariat in Kigali provided general guidance throughout the process and shared valuable information that enabled the analysis to be carried out in a meaningful way. Consultations were also carried out through online discussions and engagements with all the...

On 15 September 2021, the Gaza Strip’s first-ever marine cage farm, located about four nautical miles off the shores of Deir al Balah, was stocked with the first shipment of 30 000 fingerlings. The cage farm, established by FAO in partnership with the Government of Italy on behalf of the Italian...

Capacité(s) visée(s)► Déchiffrer les fondamentaux des « projets de territoires » pour une agriculture durable : définition de territoire, interactions entre les exploitations agricoles et les territoires, échelles d’intervention complémentaires► Assimiler les méthodes et des outils pour concevoir un projet de territoire : planification et dispositif de cogestion► Appréhender les...

Although severe hunger has not been a major issue in Europe and Central Asia in the past 20 years, the region is in part facing an increase of moderate food insecurity - understood as irregular access to nutritious and sufficient food -, while also dealing with the widespread rapid growth...

El Proyecto “Manejo sostenible de la fauna que acompaña a la pesca de arrastre en América Latina y el Caribe” - Proyecto FAO REBYC II-LAC, una iniciativa conjunta de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) y el Fondo Mundial para el Medio Ambiente.  Video...

La compleja realidad del ambiente de las islas del Río Paraná, marcada en los últimos años por frecuentes incendios y la bajante del nivel de cota, disparó la necesidad de aportar desde la Universidad y brindar respuestas a las inquietudes de la sociedad. En este artículo se comparten algunos elmentos que...

A la fois science, mouvement de pensées et ensemble de pratiques culturales, l’agroécologie définie l’application des principes de l’écologie à l’agriculture pour assurer une production durable et en quantité optimisée. Philippe Roudier, chargé de recherche à l’Agence française de développement (AFD), nous présente ici les applications possibles des principes de...

Livestock plays a significant role in Tajikistan’s economic growth. Healthy livestock is also a driving force for sustainable production and food security and can contribute to better nutrition for millions of people in the country. This not only represents a source of high-quality food, but is a source of income...

Agroecology is an alternative paradigm for agriculture and food systems that is simultaneously: (a) the application of ecological principles to food and farming systems that emerge from specific socioecological and cultural contexts in place-based territories; and (b) a social and political process that centers the knowledge and agency of Indigenous...

When the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a halt in early 2020, people around the globe were left struggling to support themselves and their families, without work or transport, and facing shortages of products from toilet paper to basic foodstuffs. The pandemic laid bare the vulnerabilities of global food supply...

Do urban dwellers benefit from an urban bias in the policies and funding allocations of government and international agencies? This was the contention of Michael Lipton in his 1977 book 'Why Poor People Stay Poor: Urban Bias in World Development'. It spawned much discussion and many more publications on this topic,...

Introducción. La zona sur del Lago de Maracaibo es la región con mayor área y volumen de producción de plátano (cv. Hartón) en Venezuela, aspecto que motiva al estudio de diversas propiedades del suelo de la localidad. Objetivo. Evaluar las características físicas, químicas y biológicas del suelo asociadas al vigor...

In the assessments that follow, an inclusive and true cost evaluation approach is applied to six initiatives drawn from the Global Alliance’s Beacons of Hope (BoH) initiative, which showcases the groundswell of people and organizations around the world who are addressing food systems challenges in creative and systemic ways. Providing...

It’s not just Brexit. The future of European food systems is being shaped by many different – sometimes contradictory – drivers. The large-scale agro-food processing and retailing industries are increasingly churning out processed foods and degrading the environment. At the same time, more people are concerned about the climate impacts of...

ObjectifDepuis presque 30 ans, Agrisud International soutient la mise en économie de populations en précarité par la création et le renforcement de Très Petites Entreprises (TPE) agricoles familiales. La démarche concourt à la durabilité des activités économiques soutenues :> au plan économique, elle s’appuie sur les ressorts de l’économie de...

The cape gooseberry, Physalis peruviana L., is a crop that is transitioning from a semi-wild rural food source to becoming an international export commodity fruit deserving of greater attention from the scientific community, producers, policy makers, and opinion makers. Despite its importance, the crop has serious technological development challenges, mainly...

On World Tourism Day (27 September), pescatourism tours started in Turkey’s Gökova Bay as part of FAO’s Blue Hope Initiative in the Mediterranean Sea. This is a major step in adapting pescatourism in the country, which aims to reduce the fishing effort on stocks and create new income opportunity for the local...

This study provides a preliminary quantitative and qualitative analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on European agriculture and the agri-food supply chain in light of the responses deployed by the European Union and its Member States to mitigate its effects.

The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises, an annual report launched today by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) - an international alliance of the UN, the EU, governmental and non-governmental agencies...