Agroecology is a farming approach that is inspired by natural ecosystems, combines local and scientific knowledge, and focuses on the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment. Given the outsize contributions of conventional agriculture to climate change and biodiversity loss, there is a growing recognition that the global food...

On October the 16th, we celebrate 25 years of envisioning food sovereignty. This 25-year celebration and reflections are happening at a time when the planet and humanity is facing unprecedented crisis upon crisis. Climate change (heat waves, droughts, floods etc.) ravages the planet and biodiversity loss at catastrophic levels. Pollution...

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) will hold six regional consultations between September and November 2021. These consultations will contribute to the preparation of the Voluntary Guidelines (VGs) on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment (GEWE) in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition, in anticipation of a final...

Food system transformation is needed to address the hundreds of millions of people without adequate access to food or water for a healthy life. Nutrition and malnutrition are closely linked to water for food, sanitation and hygiene. With 30 percent of the world’s population living in water-stressed environments, the impacts...

The interest of researchers has been more and more focused on identifying adsorption materials for pollutant removal with a specific interest in agriculture waste. It is noteworthy that many agricultural wastes are modified in different ways to improve the porosity and surface area of the material. Activation, carbonisation and grafting...

If there was ever a time that made us pay attention to our health, it has been this one of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year has also made that clear that not everything in the world of health is under our control. However, many of us are lucky enough to...

Across Europe, several initiatives are already working towards achieving a shared organic vision. This initiative led by the European branch of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM Organics Europe) showcases inspiring and practical examples that are putting the roadmap strategies to achieve Vision 2030 into action. This platform allows its users to...

Growing sustainable tropical crops in an outermost region  of the European Union: that’s what Julien Villard has been doing since 2016. He left his job as a civil engineer on the European mainland and became a farmer in French Guiana. He set up Villandia Farm, 3 hectares of land where...

​Para mantener una colmena con buen estatus sanitario y con buenos índices productivos es fundamental la evaluación nutricional y suministro de recurso en caso de ser necesario. Bajo las actuales condiciones climáticas y disminución de recursos entre algunas floraciones se hace necesaria la alimentación artificial de las familias. La alimentación...

La roya del cafeto (Hemileia vastatrix Berk & Br) es la enfermedad foliar más importante del cultivo del café. A pesar de estar presente en casi todas las zonas cafeteras de República Dominicana, su importancia es mayor en las zonas de altura media y baja, donde se ve favorecida por...

La apertura de la agenda académica de la XVII Reunión Técnica Nacional de Palma de Aceite se realizó con el Módulo 1, Nutrición y manejo del agua, factores determinantes en el cultivo de palma de aceite, a través de una charla magistral realizada por Nolver Arias, Coordinador del Programa de  Agronomía,...

Biogas production in small-scale plants is considered to be an appropriate technology for energy supply to rural households. It is being beneficial to the environment through replacement of traditionally used cooking fuels (fuelwood and liquified petroleum gas) and so possibly resulting in the reduction of global warming potential. The problem...

On 30 June 2021, the European Commission put forward a long-term Vision for the EU's rural areas, identifying the challenges and concerns that they are facing, as well as highlighting some of the most promising opportunities that are available to these regions. Based on a foresight exercise and wide consultations with citizens as well...

El “Programa de investigación y formación en sistemas agroecológicos andinos”, impulsado por la alianza entre la Fundación McKnight y CLACSO, tiene como objetivo promover el conocimiento, la formación y la investigación participativa sobre las prácticas de la agricultura familiar. Esto, a través de la integración de principios agroecológicos en la...

Value chain development can make significant contributions to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) because it is a powerful approach to address root causes and binding constraints that impede the sustainable development of food value chains. The first step in value chain development is selecting those value chains that, when upgraded,...

Fishing and aquaculture provide a vital source of food, employment, trade and economic well-being for people throughout the world, for present and future generations, and should therefore be conducted in a responsible manner. The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (the Code) sets out principles and international standards for responsible...

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The EIP-AGRI Focus Group on Climate-smart (sub)tropical food crops in the EU discussed farming practices that increase the sustainability and resilience of farming systems that can help to make (sub)tropical cropping systems in the outermost regions of the EU and in continental Europe economically viable and more resilient to their...

 The Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change, bringing together the latest advances in climate science, and combining multiple lines of evidence from paleoclimate, observations, process understanding, and global and regional climate simulations.   

Cotton is one of the most common fabrics in the world, from its origins in ancient India to the modern garments many of us wear today. This durable, versatile and naturally organic fabric is made from the white, fluffy fibres around the seeds of cotton plants.  However, the backstory of cotton...