The need to secure food supplies for a rapidly growing world population (by 2050 there will be an additional two billion mouths to feed) presents us with an immense task, if only because of climate change and the overwhelming demands we are placing on the natural environment. Producing healthy and...

This essay emphasises the significance of taking action to address the enormous and severe gender disparity in agriculture. It is still a cliché that women are capable of toiling the land but not of owning it. Every day, women in agriculture confront the derogatory stereotype that farming is a man's...

Momentum is growing for increased South-South cooperation to meet and overcome the challenges of poverty and food insecurity in the Asia-Pacific region, experts from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said here today on the sidelines of a three-day multi partner EXPO on South-South and Triangular...

La agricultura familiar en la producción de hortalizas en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) se caracteriza por una producción tradicional de campo abierto, altamente vulnerable a las condiciones adversas del medio ambiente (altas y bajas temperaturas, sequías, inundaciones, fotoinhibición, heladas, granizo, etc.), poco tecnificada y carente de enfoque empresarial....

Guyana’s agrifood systems are facing an increasing level of risk: rising sea-levels are eroding its coastal area, where much of the agricultural activity is located; recent off-shore oil discoveries threaten to crowd-out non-oil sectors; and a dependency on a limited number of agricultural export commodities exposes the agricultural sector to...

This master's degree is carried out in collaboration with the International University of Andalusia, the University of Cordoba, and the Pablo de Olavide University and aims to strengthen a critical and complex perspective and praxis on agri-food systems and forms of agroecological social transition through forms of collective social action and public policies. The application process...

A majority of virus species capable of infecting humans are zoonotic and have wildlife and/or arthropod reservoirs. The current narrative on preventing the next pandemic thus stresses the role of wildlife in the emergence of human infectious diseases. The emphasis on wildlife, while warranted, appears to underappreciate the role livestock...

Thirty-five delegates from the Ghana Federation of Forest and Farm Producers (GhaFFaP) have been taught about agroecological best practises and the introduction of microorganisms into soils using locally accessible materials. The four-day training session was co-organized by GhaFFaP and Lifeworks Global in Techiman, Bono East, and gathered participants from Ghana's...

La práctica tradicional de ampliación del área de bofedales en Chalhuanca consiste en el uso y la desviación del agua a través de canales de irrigación que tienen su origen en las quebradas o en infraestructura semi-natural, como es el caso de las ‘qochas’ (reservorios o lagunas artificiales). Un estudio...

La agricultura familiar en la producción de hortalizas en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) se caracteriza por una producción tradicional de campo abierto, altamente vulnerable a las condiciones adversas del medio ambiente (altas y bajas temperaturas, sequías, inundaciones, fotoinhibición, heladas, granizo, etc.), poco tecnificada y carente de enfoque empresarial....

This video is part of the training resources on ''Agroecology in the 2021-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework of the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA)". The video explains the role of agroecology in building resilience against climate change and disease outbreaks by combining different plants and animals based on...

Comment se nourrir demain en préservant la planète ? C’est bien possible.  Les associations de céréales et légumineuses sont une des pistes à suivre, selon l'Inrae, pour une agriculture économe en intrants. L'idée est de « concevoir des systèmes agricoles sans pesticides, en utilisant la biodiversité comme moyen de production » et en associant des agriculteurs, explique Stéphane...

TP Organics Newsletter - September 2022

El presente documento propone una revisión sintética y didáctica de recomendaciones para una política alimentaria argentina basada en el enfoque de derechos humanos, la promoción de modelos productivos socio–ecológicamente sostenibles, el acceso a alimentos de cercanía, regionales y estacionales, la adecuación socio–eco–cultural a los alimentos, la recuperación de saberes identitarios...

The debate concerning the need for significant transformations toward more nutrition-oriented, environmentally sustainable, and inclusive food systems has generated increased attention towards agroecology in recent years. Literature on this subject has already demonstrated that transitions to agroecology will be context specific, as countries and regions have distinctive visions for the future...

Celebrating the contributions of rural and indigenous women to healthy food systems and a sustainable tomorrow The adoption of agroecology has united local communities by providing sharing and learning opportunities for rural women farmers. African rural and indigenous women remain undeterred in their commitment to the practice of agroecology and continue to...

At the request of the government, an FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited the country from 10 to 28 October 2022 to estimate the 2022 crop production and forecast the country’s import requirements during the 2022/23 marketing year (July/June). The mission’s aim was to provide an accurate...

In the last decade, solar energy has experienced a rapid growth, which brings both environmental and economic benefits. In many countries, there is still no electricity grid extension in rural areas, and in the absence of a reliable electricity supply, farmers have to resort to diesel-based pumping irrigation systems. The...

The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, in Guyana is encouraging coordinated community-driven initiatives that support food security and traditional livelihoods. These will contribute to maintaining healthy fish and terrestrial wildlife populations. It is being implemented by the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission in coordination with CIFOR. The SWM Programme is...

Modernizing irrigation systems in Central Asia could increase the productivity of the irrigation sector to meet growing food and export demand, while also improving farmers’ livelihoods. It could ensure greater irrigation efficiency and crop productivity amid growing water scarcity in the region and deliver cost-effective and reliable irrigation services to...