Climate change has become an issue of national security and survival for many countries, as it further exacerbates the fragility of natural resources through the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Climate change also affects food production and value chains and causes considerable damage and production losses in the...

Innovation is the process whereby individuals or organizations bring new or existing products, processes or ways of organization into use for the first time in a specific context. Innovation in agriculture cuts across all dimensions of the production cycle along the entire value chain - from crop, forestry, fishery or...

Technology, as we have seen in other sectors, is critical to affecting change and driving development. It is bringing countries closer together, reducing barriers to trade and offering a window of opportunity to ‘digital native’ youth entrepreneurs at the vanguard of innovation applied to different economic sectors. In agriculture, digitalisation...

El proyecto “Medición y gestión de las pérdidas de frutas y hortalizas en la etapa de producción para Chile” financiado por el programa One Planet Network (10YFP) de Naciones Unidas, tiene por objetivo contribuir a reducir la pérdida de alimentos mediante la adaptación y validación de una metodología para la...

Two years ago, Dutch dairy farmer Matté Eikelenboom started exploring crop diversification in his grazing land, to stimulate soil life and improve the health of his cows. His mixed pastures show promising results for the quality of his feed and the health of his animals. The variety of species also...

Le système alimentaire de Téhéran, Iran Le système alimentaire Iranien fait face à plusieurs défis, menaçant la sécurité alimentaire des habitants et contribuant à l’épuisement des ressources: sanctions économiques internationales entrainant une inflation et augmentation des prix sans précédent, rareté de la ressource en eau et pratiques culturales intensives et...

La problemática ambiental aparece en el campo profesional de los ingenieros agrónomos en los últimos años como una nueva demanda social que está exigiendo nuevas formas de relación entre la sociedad y la naturaleza. El escenario donde tuvieron que desarrollar su actividad profesional en los últimos 30- 40 años estuvo caracterizado...

The objective of the Symposium is to identify pathways to strengthen the science and policy interplay in fisheries production, management and trade, based on solid sustainability principles, for improved outcomes in practice. Ultimately, the debates and conclusions of the Symposium will prepare the way for the development of a new...

How to combat depopulation and make rural areas vibrant again? This was the question addressed during the ENRD Workshop on May 21, 2019. The event explored the role of Rural Development Programmes and other EU policies in maintaining a high quality of life in these regions, where demographic trends are...

Agriculture in the EU and worldwide has become increasingly dependent on the use of pesticides. Change is needed because the use of these chemicals can impact the environment and the health of animals and humans. Inspired by results in other member states, the Portuguese Operational Group HortInf is trying to...

Sfax, 2ème ville de Tunisie, est considérée comme le pôle économique du pays. Son dynamisme économique et son port ouvert sur la Méditerranée lui confèrent une place de choix sur le marché international. Néanmoins, elle fait face à de nombreuses problématiques: industrialisation incontrôlée engendrant pollutions des sols et de la...

The state of Europe’s water ecosystems puts a big question mark over the future availability of freshwater, for people and for all manner of industry, not least for food production and agriculture

In Tajikistan, irrigation water is the bottleneck of crop production. And with water scarcity on the rise due to climate change-induced weather extremes, the situation is getting even worse, particularly in rural areas. At this time of year, with the long dry periods and high temperatures of spring and summer to...

Responsável por 70% dos alimentos que chegam à mesa dos brasileiros, a agricultura familiar também está conectada às inovações tecnológicas e à otimização da produção orgânica de alimentos. De olho nesse “casamento”, o Ministério da Agricultura, Abastecimento e Pecuária lançou, nesta semana, o Programa Bioeconomia Brasil Sociobiodiversidade, que vai estimular,...

More coordinated action is needed to stamp out illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Asia and the Pacific – activities that result in estimated losses to the region of some USD 5 billion annually, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today. FAO has been responding to the growing...

The FAO Director-General lauded South Korea's remarkable progress in recent decades - in both nutritional and economic development - as well as its leading role in scientific and technological advancements, including in the use of innovative ICT solutions in agriculture.

A quick look at the collection of examples of social innovation in the SIMRA database makes you realise that food is a central element in most of them. Food production is traditionally connected to rural areas shaping landscapes, diets, and even cultural heritage (local cuisines, traditions, etc.).

By supporting local traditions to build better livelihoods and empower communities, FAO and its partners are working toward a world free of poverty and hunger.  

AFOSP-MTCP2 farmer organizations participate in the Workshop on Developing Action Plan for Enhancing the Role of Agricultural Cooperative in the Global Value Chain on 28 February 2019 at the Prince Palace Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. This workshop is co-organized by the consortium Asian Farmers’ Association and La Via Campesina together with...

Le système alimentaire de Fès au Maroc fait face à de nombreux défis: métier d'agriculteur dévalorisé et conditions de vie difficiles entrainant un phénomène important d'exode rural, utilisation importante de produits chimiques pour l'agriculture et pollution des eaux, stratégie de développement de l'agriculture contradictoire avec la raréfaction de la ressource...