Agroecology Fund (AEF) launched a new video, “Agroecology: Grassroots Solutions to Global Crises”, a 7-minute short film featuring grantee partners, advisors, allies, and donors from the global AEF community.  Filmmaker and photojournalist Rucha Chitnis is in conversation with Rutendo Zendah from the African Centre for Biodiversity in South Africa, Pius Ranee from the North...

Natural disasters like cyclones, more than the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with lack of research on the conditions of the poor, threaten the well-being of small-time fishers in Mozambique. When the COVID-19 pandemic landed on Mozambique shores last year, it found a country in dire need of socioeconomic renewal and welfare reform....

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Con esta tecnología se pueden conservar el grano durante más tiempo sin tener pérdidas físicas que puedan revertir en seguridad alimentaria del pequeño agricultor en tiempos de escasez. Ocupa menos espacio que la troja o silo tradicional en el caso de almacenar mazorcas de maíz. A continuación, se encuentra una...

El crecimiento y desarrollo del sector agropecuario de la región pampeana argentina atraviesa profundas modificaciones tecnológicas desde hace varias décadas. La mecanización, robótica, genética, herramientas remotas y la nueva generación de insumos químicos y biológicos, influyen decisivamente sobre el modo y la forma de producir alimento primario en este territorio....

El mapeo de las iniciativas de agricultura familiar es una herramienta que busca entregar una visión completa sobre panorama de cada país de América Latina y el Caribe. Este resumen presenta una categorización de las distintas leyes que se implementaron e implementarán.

The use of recycled fertilizer from urban waste could aid in closing the nutrient cycle between urban and rural areas, while also lowering the energy consumption of mineral fertilizer production and the reliance of the organic sector on manures from conventional farming. However, first the recycled fertilizers need to be...

In the RELACS project, a survey on the current copper use in Hungary and investigations of the efficacy of a potential copper substitute, Tagatose peronospora and phytophthora, in vineyards are tested. Vintner and owner, Márton Ruppert, for his farm Tagyon Hil in Hungary, has been using Tagatose to replace copper...

This case study reflects on the innovative poultry model, implemented in /Cambodia by the Green Innovet Cam and IFAD. They supported the development of an innovative semi-intensive rural poultry production model that enables smallholder producers, including poor and landless households, to enhance productivity through new sustainable practices.

Universal access to safe food is a key requirement for the 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals. And yet an estimated 600 million people each year fall sick from eating unsafe food and 420 000 of them die. Safe food is also critical for economic development and the international...

The Foreign Affairs and Development Ministers' meeting culminated in the Matera Declaration on food security, nutrition and food systems. A call to action in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond - a declaration by the G20 Ministers, FAO and other UN agencies and partners. In it, the signatories "agree to deliver on food...

El 29 de junio, el presidente de Federación Agraria Argentina, Carlos Achetoni, presentó en el marco de una jornada organizada por la Confederación de Organizaciones de Productores Familiares del Mercosur Ampliado (COPROFAM) su “Propuesta preliminar para el diálogo político 2021”. Durante el encuentro, se precisaron las propuestas elaboradas por la...

In 2017, the 72nd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) proclaimed 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), with the FAO serving as the lead UN agency. The objectives of IYAFA 2022 are as follows: Enhance global awareness about, understanding of, and action...

The thematic Plant Production and Protection Newsletter is issued bi-monthly in a printable and easy-to-read format. It covers a wide range of topics and aims to raise awareness of sustainable crop production and protection in contributing to the UN SDGs at global, regional, and national levels. Each issue features highlights...

This discussion paper focuses on drawing connections between the many and varied aspects of food system change that need to be undertaken in complementary ways in order to build a just, ecological, and resilient food system. It also paints a picture of a potential food system in Canada that brings...

Building sustainable food systems together’ is an annual gathering of European stakeholders interested in helping to shape the EU’s path towards sustainable food systems. Stakeholders across the food value chain, public authorities, international and civil society organisations, as well as other citizens and the interested public are invited to join the...

La agricultura familiar equivale al 87% de las unidades productoras agrícolas de Colombia y dentro del sector agrícola nacional su participación en la superficie cosechada es del orden del 67%; en 2015, a partir de la iniciativa sobre Agricultura Campesina Familiar y Comunitaria (ACFC) liderada por el Ministerio de Agricultura...

Learn more about the project 'Revitalising agricultural clusters and ulimi wa m’ndandanda through farmer field schools in Malawi'. This project is part of the wider European Union (EU)-funded KULIMA programme, a five year programme that is being implemented between May 2017 and June 2022 with the aim of achieving improved...

En octubre de 2021 se inició en Venado Tuerto la “Capacitación de operarios de campo para la producción de semillas híbridas de maíz”, en el marco de la Escuela de Oficios del Área de Extensión y Territorio de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Esta capacitación constituye un hito no sólo para...

Within the vast borders of Kazakhstan, the world’s ninth largest country, about two million families earn a living from the dairy sector. Small-scale farmers who own fewer than five cows produce 80 percent of the country’s raw milk. Kazakhstan’s dairy industry has significant potential for growth, but it still faces many...