The African Group, at a key meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), has expressed deep regret that because of the virtual setting, representation from the African Parties has been extremely limited. It asked for an important document to be bracketed in its entirety, as “the region has not...

Boletín Comida y comunidad. Número #2 Sistemas Agroalimentares Alternativos e Segurança Alimentar: contribuições a partir dos movimentos sociais. PRIMERA PARTE. Editado por el Grupo Especial FAO/CLACSO Innovación en políticas públicas de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional. 

Los fenómenos naturales (inundaciones, huracanes) causan daños importantes en los sistemas de producción pecuarios de las zonas vulnerables, tales como: las regiones suroeste, noroeste y nordeste de la República Dominicana. La pérdida de animales, ocasionadas por desbordamiento de ríos, cañadas y presas, así como el incremento en la incidencia de...

Residents in Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are turning to innovation and digitalization to tackle the growing problem of long-term poor dietary habits and the health concerns that often follow, such as stunting among children, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight and obesity and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), specifically diabetes. NCDs...

Misalignments between national laws and local tenure systems can undermine the resource claims of marginalized groups and lead to conflict. To proactively address rights violations that stem from such misalignment, the United Nations Committee on World Food Security endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land,...

L’article présente un état des lieux des principaux enjeux à l’intersection du genre, de l’agriculture familiale et des changements climatiques. Il analyse ensuite les réponses apportées par l’aide au développement, et propose les priorités en termes de justice climatique pour les femmes rurales du sud.

Bees provide a critical link in the maintenance of ecosystems, pollination. They play a major role in maintaining biodiversity, ensuring the survival of many plants, enhancing forest regeneration, providing sustainability and adaptation to climate change and improving the quality and quantity of agricultural production systems. In fact, close to 75...

Este conversatorio virtual busca identificar los principales retos y recomendaciones para el desarrollo de estrategias territoriales de compras públicas a la agricultura familiar en Colombia, en el marco de la reglamentación de la Ley 2046/2020. Expositores y experiencias de Brasil y Colombia.

The region of Asia and the Pacific has a long history in farming livestock at the household level: this practice is linked with cultural identities and economic development in rural and low-mid socioeconomic communities. Household and village level animal production is well-aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and...

Sustainable Public Food Procurement (PFP) represents a key game changer for food systems transformation. It can influence both food consumption and food production patterns. It can deliver multiple social, economic, and environmental benefits towards sustainable food systems for healthy diets.   This publication aims to contribute to the improved understanding, dissemination, and...

Este documento explora el concepto de “activos intangibles” presentes en los sistemas agroalimentarios territoriales, considerándolos un resultado de las interacciones sociales y ecológicas en las que se crea y circula el patrimonio biocultural (que combina cosmovisiones, conocimientos y prácticas ancladas al territorio). Los activos intangibles, muchos de ellos generados por...

The following article is loaded with insights on why Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is under-performing. According to this new research, the central hypothesis behind the poor performance of agriculture in many African countries was rooted in the interference of external forces, particularly during colonial and post-independence times. "We found that...

FAO helped revitalize the urban-rural connection in Tajikistan, with a view to develop more efficient food systems that benefits residents of both areas. Considering that well-functioning urban-rural linkages are the key to advance the economy, nutrition, and sustainable development, the project improved interconnections between cities and rural areas through promoting sustainable...

Boletín Comida y comunidad. Número #3 Sistemas Agroalimentares Alternativos e Segurança Alimentar: contribuições a partir dos movimentos sociais. SEGUNDA PARTE. Editado por el Grupo Especial FAO/CLACSO Innovación en políticas públicas de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional.

"Participatory law-making” is the process by which citizens actively contribute to policy advocacy and law-drafting. Citizen participation in law-making can improve the quality and legitimacy of policies and laws by ensuring that they reflect and protect the authentic interests of the national citizenry. In the field of land rights, participatory...

ActionAid International in Gambia, in collaboration with Njawara Agricultural Training Centre (NATC), is implementing a three-year project called “Promoting Agroecology and Eco-restoration Practices” with the goal of improving environmental protection and promoting climate resilient sustainable agricultural practices. The Project manager said, “It is urgent to promote agroecological farming practices, support...

La actual crisis sanitaria nos ha recordado que estamos indisolublemente conectados. Los cambios a escalas locales, nacionales y globales se están acelerando y siendo cada vez más impredecibles ya que las interconexiones globales, representadas hoy en la multiplicación de un virus que traspasa fronteras, están produciendo eventos que tienen consecuencias...

Halfway through the 2020 round of the World Programme for the Census of Agriculture covering the period of 2016–2025, FAO is providing further practical input for the countries of Europe and Central Asia to join this cycle. The five-day FAO webinar presents Volume 2 of the World Programme of the Census of Agriculture (WCA 2020)...

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...

In Romania, there is an emerging market of dairy products delivered through short food supply chains. Although this distribution system has existed since the communist period, and even though more than three decades have passed since then, the market fails to be mature, subject to taxation, or achieve a high...