Food markets will face many more months of uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, while most markets are braced for a major global economic downturn, the agri-food sector is likely to display more resilience to the crisis than other sectors.     Food Outlook is published by the Trade and Markets Division...

Woven bamboo products are produced from thin strips of bamboo. There exist a wide variety of such products and they have been closely associated with the development of civilizations in bamboo growing regions of the world for many millennia. The products may be primarily intended for agricultural use, such as...

Different actors in agroecology including farmers, grassroots community organizations, communities organizations, non-governmental organizations, researchers and private companies have decided to come together in one framework to contribute to the reflections of the State of Senegal on the question of the agroecological transition referred to as "Dynamic for an AgroEcological Transition in Senegal"(DyTAES). DyTAES aims, in...

August 2020 FAO Markets and Trade Newsletter 

The ahotor oven represents an improvement on the widely used chorkor smoker, and is an energy- and time-efficient fish smoking technology. My recent tours in some coastal communities in the Central, Western and Volta Regions of Ghana exposed me to a daily reality of fishmongers in the region. As part of...

The COVID-19 pandemic will see more than a quarter of a billion people suffering acute hunger by the end of the year, according to new figures from the World Food Programme (WFP).Latest numbers indicate the lives and livelihoods of 265 million people in low and middle-income countries will be under...

This technology describes a combination of good practices for soil and water conservation to enhance the resilience of banana plantations to the increasing dry spells in the central cattle corridor of Uganda, as part of the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) project on Agriculture Adaptation to Climate Change in Uganda....

The purpose of the FAO’s framework is to guide the Organization and its personnel in the integration of measures addressing child labour within FAO’s typical work, programmes and initiatives at global, regional and country levels. It aims to enhance compliance with organization’s operational standards, and strengthen coherence and synergies across...

Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. Therefore, preserving bamboo extends its life and maintains its quality. Bamboo culms are...

In Mozambique, fisheries are important to the national economy and individual livelihoods. Shallow water shrimp fisheries (SWSF) provide an important source of income for many coastal communities. Yet the sustainability of SWSFs is under threat, due to overfishing, the rapid and uncontrolled expansion of the artisanal fishing subsector, and the...

The Roundup includes recent publications, films added to our Documentation centre, meetings coming up, websites  which are important to small-scale fisheries, flashback of editorial from old issues of samudra report related to the theme  and Endquote from the world of literature related to fisheries. 

The conversation around a global and collaborative small-scale fisheries study highlights the under-recognition and under-reporting of women’s work. Illuminating Hidden Harvests: The contribution of small-scale fisheries to sustainable development’ (IHH) is a collaborative study led by FAO, Duke University and WorldFish. The study, due out in 2021, consists of 58 country...

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a devastating threat to lives and livelihoods around the world. Many development organizations and research institutions are raising their voices and calling for governments, policymakers, donors, and implementers to pay attention to the gender-specific risks and impacts of the outbreak to ensure response efforts are equitable...

This publication aims to provide an overview of actions and initiatives on Agroecology in Europe and Central Asia countries. There is enough evidence that agroecology contributes to more sustainable food systems, in particular to delivering food production while respecting natural resources, ecosystem services and social processes. However, to assure agroecology can...

El cultivo de mora en Colombia es un generador de ingresos y de empleo para los pequeños y medianos productores, y una alternativa agroindustrial para algunas zonas del país. Su porcentaje en la producción nacional es del 5,8 % (Red de Información y Comunicación del Sector Agropecuario Colombiano [Agronet], s....

Poor farmers in marginal areas continue to grow old crop varieties that are often susceptible to pests and disease, and which are less suited to current constraints and opportunities experienced by farmers. These farmers have had little exposure to new varieties, whilst those that have been released are often not...

Artisanal and family fishing make a significant contribution to Cambodia’s economy and food security. Community fisheries are already empowered to manage local fisheries resources, but small-scale fisheries are often overlooked in policy making, partly due to a lack of reliable data. Developing a fisheries satellite account through the System of...

This book is a product of the Xichong Organic Innovation Committee, a group composed of 9 organic innovation experts from all over Asia. It provides a valuable framework for organic farming stakeholders in Asia and around the world by sharing a selection of best organic practices and innovative cases in production,...

Future global biodiversity goals must recognise the vital contributions made by women and girls, particularly from indigenous and local communities. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is perhaps the most relevant and ethical convention for the conservation, the sustainable use, and the fair and equitable distribution of benefits of marine and...

At an FAO webinar, seed experts discussed the impacts of COVID-19 on seed systems – the primary basis for human sustenance – and potential action to mitigate these. The recording of the virtual event is available online. Food production depends on the availability, accessibility, and quality of seeds. Although the COVID-19 crisis’...