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National-level models to support the use of evidence in agrifood systems policy
In the context of global challenges such as climate change, conflict and environmental crises, all of which are exacerbating poverty and hunger around the world, there is a need for urgent action informed by the best available science and evidence. This background paper to the guidance that FAO is developing...
2024 - FAO
Artículo de revista especializada
Predicting animal abundance through local ecological knowledge: An internal validation using consensus analysis
Given the ongoing environmental degradation from local to global scales, it is fundamental to develop more efficient means of gathering data on species and ecosystems. Local ecological knowledge, in which local communities can consistently provide information on the status of animal species over time, has been shown to be effective....
2024 - CIFOR-ICRAF
Artículo de boletín informativo
Alaska’s empty nets, ageing fleets
Stocks of fish and crab have collapsed in Alaska, devastating both commercial and subsistence fishers.
Climate change used to be something fishers in Alaska talked of as a concern for the future. No longer. That future is now. Alaska has witnessed, almost overnight, collapses in both fish and crab stocks. The cod of the Gulf of Alaska; the Bering Sea king crab and snow crab;...
United States of America
2024 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Libro
Agricultural producer organizations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
An assesssment of their agribusiness capacities and institutional enviroment
Strengthening agricultural producer organizations (POs) and cooperatives has been recognized as a key way forward to support farmers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS) and, in turn, promote food security, income generation and private sector development. Agriculture in the WBGS is characterized by smallholdings; there are just over...
Gaza Strip - Palestine
2024 - FAO
Informe
Rural communication services for family farming in Africa: Regional consultation and forum
This report summarizes the results and takeaways of online consultations and a virtual Regional Forum on RCS for Family Farming in Africa, organized by Yenkasa Africa, a regional communication initiative, in collaboration with FAO, farmers’ organizations, rural institutions and communication networks.
2024 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Libro
Fish silage production by fermentation
A manual on how microbial fermentation can turn fish waste into a valuable feed ingredient or fertilizer
This publication is a practical manual that will guide the reader through the main principles of producing fish silage by fermentation and explain each step of the fermentation process needed to successfully become a fish silage producer. Fish, including shellfish, are highly nutritious and in much demand all over the...
2024 - FAO
Informe
Inégalité Foncière
Quels sont les facteurs à l’origine des pressions inédites sur les terres agricoles dans le monde et comment en assurer un accès équitable ?
La crise financière de 2008 a déclenché une immense vague d’accaparement des terres. Depuis, les pressions exercées sur les terres agricoles subsistent. 15 ans plus tard, les prix des terres ont doublé à l’échelle mondiale et les agriculteur·rice·s subissent des pressions de toutes parts.
En plus des pressions causées par l’accaparement...
2024 - International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES FOOD)
Informe
Rural communication services for family farming
Results of a global forum
The Global Action Plan of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028 (UNDFF) recognizes the need to promote rural communication services (RCS) to advance sustainable food systems. RCS comprise demand-led communication processes, media applications and institutional arrangements to respond to the needs of family farmers and rural populations in...
2024 - FAO
Hoja informativa
Developing Gender Transformative Approaches to Strengthen Women’s Land Rights in Bangladesh. Foundational Gender Analysis
Gender Transformative Approaches address root causes of gender inequality by fostering lasting changes in decision-making and resource control, offering a strategic framework to enhance women’s empowerment in accessing and managing land and production means, as well as natural resources.
Bangladesh
2024 - CIFOR-ICRAF
Informe
Rural communication services: Trends and experiences in Asia and the Pacific
This study examines RCS trends in family farming and rural transformation in Asia and the Pacific through case studies emphasizing the need for participatory, farmercentered communication. The study concludes with recommendations for embedding RCS into family farming policies and programmes, fostering development opportunities for family farmers and rural communities in...
2024 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Audio
Harnessing diversity for agricultural resilience – Episode 61
Food systems transformation must be sustainable and inclusive, so nobody is left behind. With the right support, every farmer can rise above challenges and drive development, while empowering others to do the same.
From Malawi to Brazil, hear from farmers with disabilities who are rewriting the agricultural narrative. We also explore...
2024 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Informe
Troubling waters
Understanding global water security
The world is not on the precipice of a global water crisis: it is decades into an escalating catastrophe.
Today, global water demand already outstrips availability, with at least half of the global population experiencing highly water-stressed conditions. That is, they live in a region of the world that is highly water stressed for at...
2024 - Center for Strategic and International Studies
Artículo de blog
World Water Day 2024: Invest in women for peace and water security
This year's World Water Day theme, "Water for Peace," is particularly relevant given the global water, food, and humanitarian crises. These crises, exacerbated by conflicts, disproportionately affect women and girls, highlighting the urgent need to empower women in water management and crisis response. Investing in women not only enhances peace...
2024 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFRPI)
Documento/nota de orientación
Global actions for sustainable rangelands and pastoralism to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality
A POLICY BRIEF, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE UNCCD CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES (COP)
Rangelands and pastoralism must be valued and supported for their contribution to achieve local and global goals – particularly towards reaching Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) More than half of the world’s land mass is rangeland – and yet these landscapes and the people who inhabit and manage them have been...
2024 - International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
Artículo
Climate change to exacerbate the burden of water collection on women’s welfare globally
Climate change is aggravating water scarcity worldwide. In rural households lacking access to running water, women often bear the responsibility for its collection, with adverse effects on their well being through long daily time commitments, physical strain and mental distress. Here we show that rising temperatures will exacerbate this water...
2024
Documento de trabajo
Global actions for sustainable rangelands and pastoralism to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN)
A science-to-policy review, with recommendations for the UNCCD Conference of Parties
More than half of the world’s land mass is rangeland – and yet these landscapes and the people who inhabit and manage them have been largely neglected. They are a main source of food and feed for humanity, and yet they are also the world economy’s dumping ground. It is...
2024 - International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
Libro
Mapping the development of agroecology in Europe - Volume 2
This second volume of the country reports series enlarges the documentation, analysis, and development of agroecology in Europe, and provides examples of implementation in different countries. The 11 countries studied within this volume show somewhat similar results as found in with the first 13 countries mapped in volume 1. There...
Denmark - France - Hungary - Ireland - Netherlands (Kingdom of the) - Portugal - Republic of Moldova - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2024 - Isara Agro School for Life
Audio
From bees to trees: bringing nature back into agriculture – Episode 60
It's no secret nature is under threat: the world has seen global wildlife populations drop by two thirds over the past 50 years, and agriculture is partly to blame. But from beekeeping to reforestation, small-scale farmers around the planet are doing their part to reverse this trend.
To celebrate World Biodiversity...
2024 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Documento/nota de orientación
Information brief
The wildlife–livelihoods–health nexus: challenges and priorities in Asia and the Pacific
The interplay between infectious diseases and wildlife, people and their livelihoods has always been an intrinsic part of human existence. Until recently, however, this nexus has been minimally considered in research and policy. The need for change is increasingly recognized following the emergence of zoonotic diseases such as severe acute...
2024 - FAO
Artículo de blog
New toolkit amplifies inclusive innovation: user research can boost gender-responsive design
The role of digital innovation in agri-food systems is growing exponentially—the potential of digital tools to revolutionize how we detect disease, plan for sustainable use of inputs, or create awareness of seasonal extreme weather events is unchallenged. However, what has been challenged is the inclusivity of the benefits of this...
2024
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