Aquaculture, the farming in water of aquatic animals and aquatic plants, has seen extraordinary growth over recent years in terms of production levels and as regards its share of production of aquatic animals and algae. Although the most recent figures show a slight slowdown in the rate of growth of...

The FAO Yearbook of Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics, prepared by the Statistics Team of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, offers a synthesis of the major trends in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. Statistics are presented in eight main thematic chapters, covering statistics of production (total, aquaculture, capture fisheries), employment,...

Rice is a staple food for half of the human population, but the effects of diversification on yields, economy, biodiversity and ecosystem services have not been synthesized. Here we quantify diversification effects on environmental and socio-economic aspects of global rice production. We performed a second-order meta-analysis based on 25 first-order...

Since May 2023, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GA) has been convening partners from philanthropy and civil society to develop a shared vision and plan for action to strengthen and accelerate the regenerative, agroecological transition. Building on a decade of GA work elevating the importance of agroecology...

Este video trata sobre XXXVIII Reaunión Especializada de la Agricultura Familiar (REAF) en el marco de la Presindencia Protémpore de Argentina (primer semestre 2023), que tiene como tema "Los desafíos y oportunidades del Decenio de la Agricultura Familiar: Avanzando hacia la Transformación de los Sistemas Alimentarios con Políticas Diferenciadas para...

Food systems are major contributors, but also critically vulnerable, to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. The food sector uses more natural resources than any other sector, which means that the way in which food systems are governed has direct consequences for how natural resources...

Agrifood systems generate significant benefits to society, including the food that nourishes us and jobs and livelihoods for over a billion people. However, their negative impacts due to unsustainable business-as-usual activities and practices are contributing to climate change, natural resource degradation and the unaffordability of healthy diets. Addressing these negative...

No universo da agricultura e pesca familiares, diversas atividades são realizadas até que o alimento chegue à mesa do consumidor. Dentro desse conjunto de atividades, as que são realizadas pelas mulheres, que em geral irão exigir menos contato com o consumidor final, são pouco reconhecidas e valorizadas. Na maioria das vezes,...

Dakar 2 a vécu fin janvier 2023 sur le thème « Nourrir l’Afrique : souveraineté et résilience alimentaires », organisé par la Banque africaine de développement (Bad). Trente-quatre (34) chefs d’État et 70 ministres rentrent y ont porté les négociations sur des « pactes nationaux pour l’alimentation et agriculture ».A travers une déclaration, l’Afsa...

L’Association tunisienne de la permaculture (ATP), ONG tunisienne active, depuis 2015, dans l’agriculture durable et la valorisation de la diversité des semences paysannes tunisiennes, a soumis au gouvernement une proposition pour l’adoption d’un label Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) à appliquer sur les exploitations agricoles basées sur les principes de l’agro-écologie,...

Produced by UNDP's Africa Borderlands Centre, this report constitutes a wealth of insights to build better programming and make sure our development actions are relevant and efficient. Through direct testimonies from agropastoralists living in Africa's borderland regions, communities describe their strengths and vulnerabilities; detail the current challenges of rising forced displacement,...

Representatives of small-scale farmers belonging to Indigenous Peoples and local communities, global indigenous networks, national and international civil society and research organisations, and Community Foundations from Asia, Africa and South America, on the occasion of the 15th Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, came together...

The Sub-Committee on Aquaculture at its tenth session held in Trondheim, Norway from 23 to 27 August 2019 commended FAO’s work on the Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA) and provided guidance on the way forward, including support for regional consultations. The Sub-Committee further encouraged Members to contribute to the GSA...

Two contrasting models of development seek to radically transform food and farming today. The first focuses on modernizing and sustaining capitalism through the promotion of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in food and agriculture. The second emphasizes food sovereignty and agroecology. The paper highlights some of the main controversies and...

The current edition of SAMUDRA Report, No. 89, dated August 2023, features a range of articles from Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands and the Amazon, as well as an analysis of climate change and fisheries, and a comprehensive look at the Illuminating Hidden Harvests (IHH) report, arguably the most concerted...

Cette publication revient sur le dispositif d’accompagnement d’insertion des jeunes sortis des collèges agricoles mis en place par Fifata à Madagascar. Elle met en avant son fonctionnement et ses réussites, les clés de son fonctionnement et s’interroge aussi sur sa pérennité.

Numa iniciativa inédita, os governos do Brasil e da China vão assinar um compromisso de combater a fome e a pobreza extrema, prevendo até mesmo a construção de uma aliança nos organismos multilaterais para colocar o tema na agenda internacional. O acordo será assinado pelo presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), durante sua visita ao...

Mujeres del sector algodonero de países de Latinoamérica se reunieron el 24 de marzo para un evento virtual donde compartieron compartir experiencias y dialogaron sobre los retos y brechas que aun enfrentan en la cadena algodonera en la región. El webinar regional Mujeres del Algodón: Empoderamiento Económico para Cadenas de Valor con...

Depuis 2016, les gouvernements africains ont signé plus de 200 accords fonciers avec des multinationales qui s’adonnent à l’agriculture industrielle. La révélation a été faite par des acteurs de la société civile africaine qui y étaient. C’était lors d’une conférence de presse virtuelle tenue ce mardi 27 juin 2023 pour dénoncer...

En décadas recientes, los espacios rurales han vivido importantes transformaciones económicas, sociales, demográficas y culturales. Ya no son sinónimo de actividad agropecuaria y su mayor grado de interacción con los espacios urbanos ha repercutido significativamente en las identidades de las poblaciones y las características de los territorios. No obstante, en...