The use of fire and smoke to extract honey from hives or natural colonies offers some kind of protection from the beestings. However, this practice does not only harm the environment and the health of the colonies, it has also a negative impact on the honey quality. The use of...

La cooperativa está integrada por mujeres que buscan su empoderamiento económico, reconocimiento y visibilización en la actividad pesquera, defendiendo sus derechos, cultura e identidad con un compromiso ambiental. Como cooperativa de mujeres ellas tienen un espacio propio y realizan proyectos económicos sustentables a través de los cuales cuidan y rescatan los...

Mr. Ernest Aubee, Head of the ECOWAS Commission's Agriculture Division stated that half of the world's population is undernourished, with 3.4 billion people suffering from hunger, malnutrition, and obesity. Agroecology, according to Aubee, is one of the strategies to secure food security, as well as the health of people and...

Cet  article publié au mois de juillet 2021 dans le journal européen scientifique (European Scientific Journal, ESJ), traite de la dégradation des sols et de l’environnement dans les régions du nord-ouest du Togo. A travers des enquêtes socio-économiques auprès des producteurs, l’auteur évalue les perceptions sur la dégradation des sols et...

This platform provides evidence and tools to support governments and stakeholders in the uptake of the Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition (VGFSyN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS). This platform was developed by FAO in collaboration with UN Nutrition, to facilitate the implementation of the 105 VGFSyN recommendations for action...

Organic-PLUS is a 4.1m € European Horizon 2020 project running from May 2018 to October 2022 (grant agreement 774340). It is co-ordinated by Coventry University’s Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience and involves 10 universities and 15 multi-actors (other research institutions and NGOs) in 8 EU and 4 non-EU countries. ‘Organic-PLUS’ means minimising, and eventually phasing...

The article explores the prevalent misunderstanding and belief that agroecology is about going backward. According to John Wilson, many cultures have a saying along the lines of 'we need to go back to go forward.' This is the goal of agroecology in Africa. It's about reconnecting and re-establishing one's roots....

Adaptation to climate stress is an unprecedented challenge facing cropping systems. Most adaptation assessments focus on how adaptation options affect yields of a single crop under different weather or climate conditions. Yet, cropping systems often comprise more than one crop, and holistic assessments should consider all crops grown in a...

This short-term outlook edition provides a forecast of market developments for key agricultural markets in 2021 based on market intelligence available until mid-March 2021. Presented prospects are based on assumptions of the dynamic global demand and the reopening of foodservice expected once the vaccination campaign is sufficiently advanced (in the...

Degradation of forests and landscapes impacts the global climate, and also the food security and livelihoods of communities. Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) is a process which brings stakeholders together to create healthy, resilient and productive landscapes and meet national, regional and global commitments.​ This course has been developed to...

Los océanos generan al menos el 50% del oxígeno que respiramos, albergan la mayor parte de la biodiversidad de la tierra y son «la principal fuente de proteínas para más de mil millones de personas en todo el mundo”, según la ONU, pero  han sido contaminados y sobreexplotados los últimos años,...

La práctica de uso de enmiendas orgánicas en el suelo es una alternativa a los fertilizantes inorgánicos. La adición de materia orgánica es una práctica sostenible y una alternativa útil para el cultivo, que permitan mejorar la calidad nutricional y conservar la humedad del suelo. El aumento de la materia...

The smoker for beekeeping described in this practices is a model that does not require any welding. It has been produced by "la Plateforme des Apiculteurs des Cataractes (PLAAC), in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The description includes detailed diagrams, pictures and tips that will allow any artisan or...

Climate change is 'unquestionably' occurring as a result of our actions. And this piece is the best source of information on the report's regional projections under various emission scenarios. And the result is worrying for Africa. According to the article, policymakers must understand how the IPCC's forecasts connect to conflict...

Farmer Field Schools (FFS), or ‘schools without walls’, were introduced by FAO and partners more than 30 years ago as an alternative to the prevailing top-down extension approach. The schools are a way to promote field-based experimentation, group organization and local decision-making through discovery-based learning. Farmer Field Schools have been a...

The HtDN complements the IFAD toolkits on Poverty targeting, gender equality and empowerment and the Land Tenure Toolkit. It builds on the work carried out by IFAD around the world and highlights pertinent issues and good practices on how to address issues of women’s tenure rights. The HtDN aims to provide guidance for country programme...

In response to the request by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on 15 May 2020, FAO and WFP carried out an abridged approach to the Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) for the country. After thorough planning and preparation, considering movement restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...

El 2020 pasará a la historia como un año de retos y cambios en la humanidad. No ha sido fácil afrontar esta pandemia, que ha obligado a los gobiernos y las personas de todo el mundo a aislarse socialmente, cambiar sus rutinas e implementar hábitos como el lavado de manos...

On July 26, 2021, AFA’s Secretary-General Ms. Estrella Penunia delivered an opening speech during the UNFSS Plenary’s Opening Session. With the theme “A Bold Ambition to Improve Food Systems,” Ms. Penunia highlighted the current state of our global food systems, and she emphasized what being bold means for small-scale food...

In Europe and Central Asia, FAO has remotely trained hundreds of animal health professionals in African swine fever (ASF) preparedness. African swine fever is a viral disease of pigs (and wild boar) with a lethality rate of up to 100 percent that leads to huge economic losses, trade disruptions, and...