Le gouvernement subventionne des engrais organiques pour contrebalancer la hausse des prix des fertilisants minéraux. Mais le pays reste tiraillé entre primauté de la compétitivité et promotion de l’agroécologie.Sous l’impulsion de ce réseau, un Plan Sénégal émergent vert a été adopté par l’Etat en 2019, avec comme mesure phare la subvention...

There is a growing promotion of agroecological techniques in many Sub-Saharan African countries as a response to the current climatic variability challenges. In the case of Burkina Faso, a number of studies have mentioned the role of Farmers’ Organizations (FOs) in the promotion of agroecological techniques. Although previous studies have...

This course uses a stepwise approach to identify critical entry points for actions within the agrifood systems to improve availability, accessibility, affordability, and consumption of nutritious food, as part of healthy diets.

The evaluation found that RECLIMA continues to be strategically aligned to national priorities and responds to the adaptation and resilience needs of producers. However, some systemic limits to achieving the desired paradigm shift were identified due to the multi-causal complexity of the target populations’ vulnerability. The project made significant progress...

By installing an integrated farm, you can produce something on every inch of land, while reducing waste and buying fewer inputs. Draw a map of your farm and decide where to grow what crops, trees and vegetables, based on your knowledge of which crops need sun and which grow in...

This brochure aims to give a concise and visual introduction to the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme. The SWM Programme is the first international initiative to tackle the wild meat challenge by addressing both wildlife conservation and food security. It is an initiative from the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific...

Livestock production is confronted with significant challenges across all dimensions of sustainability. There is an urgent need to identify sustainable livestock systems that are environmentally friendly, economically viable for farmers, and socially acceptable. To this end, diversity assessments and data-driven indicator-based sustainability assessments can be helpful tools. These two mutually...

This report is the outcome of the Digital Excellence in Agriculture: FAO-ITU regional contest on good practices advancing digital agriculture in Europe and Central Asia, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Office for Europe and Central Asia and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Offices...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y la Agencia Brasileña de Cooperación (ABC), del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MRE), realizarán, del 4 al 6 de octubre, en la ciudad de Brasilia, Brasil, la “Semana del algodón en América Latina y el Caribe 2023”, con una serie...

Concilier revenus décents pour les producteurs.trices, modes de production résilients et alimentation accessible : telle est la difficile équation à résoudre lorsqu’il s’agit de parler de commerce à l’heure du développement durable. Dans ce troisième numéro de Transition(s) Farm, nous posons trois grandes questions : les règles du commerce sont-elles compatibles...

L’installation de systèmes de collecte d’urine dans les zones urbaines au sud du Sahara rendrait ces collectes plus durables. C’est ce que prouve une étude menée par quatre chercheurs du Cirad, de l’IRD, de l’université Boubacar Ba de Tillabéri (Niger) et de Joseph K. Zerbo, de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), publiée...

IFPRI’s 2022 Annual Report presents highlights from our research work in low- and middle-income countries and on global challenges. In 2022, IFPRI provided critical analysis on the food systems impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and related food, fertilizer, and fuel price crisis, as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Work...

It is difficult to identify farm management practices that consistently provide greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement at different locations because effectiveness of practices is greatly influenced by climates and soils. We address this knowledge gap by identifying practices that provide abatement in eight case studies located across diverse conditions in Australian’s...

The eleventh session of the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) was held virtually from 25 to 27 April 2022. The SAG considered the outcomes of the work carried out by various joint Working Groups (WG) between 2019 and 2022 and their recommendations to...

Proper feed optimization is vital for the health and growth of goats, with fodder quality being a central factor. This study evaluated the impact of feeding goats guinea grass mixed with various tree legumes on their growth and feed consumption. Nine upgraded goats were used for this research, divided equally...

Mixed crop–livestock systems, the world’s most widespread farming systems, promote farm resilience through diversification and allow for crop–livestock integration (CLI). Intensification and specialization challenge these systems. In Northwest Vietnam, the standard farm model is based on mixed crop–livestock family farms but is shifting towards more specialized farming systems. The aim...

This video focuses on the three basic pillars of agroecological approaches, a pest control strategy embedded in integrated pest management (IPM) which focusses on: (i) management of healthy plants; (ii) enhancing the biodiversity of the agricultural environment; and, (iii) what responses to use when these fail.

Uno de los animales de granja que más se ven afectados por el calentamiento global son los cerdos. En este trabajo, se explorará por qué los cerdos son más susceptibles al calor que otros animales, cómo identificar a un cerdo con estrés por calor y cómo pueden los cerdos mantener...

Through its Forestry Programme, FAO seeks to have transformational impacts that benefit forests and forest-dependent people and help achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. FAO’s approach balances economic, social and environmental objectives to enable the present generation to benefit from the Earth’s forest resources...

A short yet perilous seven-kilometre road connects the towns of Buufow and Shalanbood in southern Somalia. The once prosperous agricultural area that produced fruits and vegetables for the region has experienced decades of conflict and destabilization. Just like most parts of the country, the region is severely affected by the...