Climate change is one of the most critical social and environmental concerns and the biggest threat to economic stability in human history. Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and Central Asia countries, namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, are vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. Although average forest cover is only...

Food systems are major contributors, but also critically vulnerable, to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. The food sector uses more natural resources than any other sector, which means that the way in which food systems are governed has direct consequences for how natural resources...

Marine mammal depredation refers to the phenomenon of marine mammals partially or completely removing catch from fishing gear. Its results, which can affect the survival of wild dolphin populations, as well as damage gear or target fish, disturb fishing activities and generate economic losses for fishers, are a growing cause...

Following the detection of foot-and-mouth disease serotype SAT2 (FMD SAT2) in West Eurasia and the Near East in February 2023, a qualitative risk assessment was conducted. Serotype SAT2 usually circulates only in Africa, and so most animals in the region are fully susceptible to infection by this virus. The likelihood...

On behalf of the Agroecology Fund project by the ECA Community of Practice on Agroecology, the team at Agro-Perma-Lab (Poland) is preparing a series of articles, online Agroecology Schools' series as well as 3x quarterly newsletters in 2023. This series is designed for anyone with an interest to advance Agroecology in...

Feed access est une application créée dans le but d’aider les éleveurs des pays du Sud à optimiser l’alimentation de leurs animaux. Totalement gratuite, elle intègre une base de données d’ingrédientset les besoins des animaux aux différents stades de croissance.

This trilingual report is on the Regional Workshop on Fish Health Management and Fish Diseases, a hybrid event, which was held on 20–22 December 2021 in Antalya, Türkiye in partnership with the Central Union of Aquaculture Producers of Türkiye (SUYMERBIR). The study has been developed within the scope of the...

“Beyond Conversations on Extension: Enhancing Capacities to address Emerging Challenges” represents our ongoing effort to compile the next 100 AESA blogs (101-200) and Field Notes published between 2019 and 2023. The blog conversations in this book focus on enhancing the capacities of EAS to support its clients, primarily farmers but also...

The National Gender Profile of Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods Cambodia provides findings of an assessment of men’s and women’s roles, gender division of labour and gender gaps, including women’s needs and constraints in the agriculture and rural development sectors in Cambodia. It also presents findings from the assessment of policies...

Cet article donne la parole à Malick Sow, technicien supérieur horticole de formation. À travers ses démarches de recherche-action pour obtenir des plants robustes et sains en pépinière maraîchère, il témoigne du changement opéré ces dernières années en matière d’agroécologie au Sénégal.

La agenda internacional al desarrollo, por medio de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), expresa la importancia de avanzar hacia la igualdad de género (ODS 5) y el poner fin a todas las formas de discriminación contra mujeres y niñas, garantizando de tal forma el ejercicio de los derechos humanos...

From expert consultation, literature review, and the Pacific Food System regional dialogues (2021), this report distills seven recommendations, and their rationale, for realizing and maintaining the full nutritional and health benefits of fish and other aquatic foods in the Pacific Island region. The majority of Pacific Islanders live close to the...

ON a beach south of Ivory Coast’s economic hub Abidjan, a group of fishermen are spending the day sitting in the shade and playing cards. Normally, they would be out on their boats – long canoes known as pirogues –and hunting the seas.   But this month, they have been banned from doing...

Our food and farming systems need to respect the planetary boundaries, be climate neutral, circular, diverse, and fair. They need to be resilient and prepared for external shocks and crises like we recently experienced with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Russian war in Ukraine and the related energy, fertiliser and food...

The case study aims to take a snapshot of the municipal waste management ecosystems of certain countries in the Global South, particularly focusing on private sector-led good practices, inclusive growth and sustainable financing. The countries were selected upon criteria such as GDP, total waste production and geographic variety. The study...

En raison des interrogations sur la capacité des services de conseil Agricole à faciliter les transitions agroécologiques, cette étude, conduite sur 5 pays (Bénin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinée et Niger), croise agroécologie et conseil agricole. Elle tente d’apporter des éléments de réponse à ces interrogations en (i) identifiant les besoins de transitions agroécologiques dans les cinq...

Usted está accediendo a la experiencia del curso facilitado "Monitoreo de bosques y tierras para la acción climática – SEPAL" disponible en la Academia de aprendizaje electrónico de la FAO en este enlace: https://elearning.fao.org/course/view.php?id=966 Se basa en la primera edición, que se impartió del 24 de marzo al 7 de mayo de 2023 en...

Through the “Women and cooperativism” project, led by the WRF together with six regional organizations, 23 successful experiences were identified and analyzed, which served as the basis for developing a cycle of exchanges and material outlining recommendations and lessons learned from women in cooperatives in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. As...

Cette sélection de la bibliothèque numérique de l’Agriculture et du développement rural au Niger (Duddal) propose des ressources documentaires sur les bonnes pratiques de fertilisation biologique des sols et en particulier sur le compost et sa fabrication. Elle contient des fiches techniques, des articles, des livrets et des guides.

Ce document résume l’essentiel du contenu du cours de formation sous-régional sur la pêche continentale pour les pays du fleuve Sénégal qui a eu lieu du 3 au 6 mars 2022 à Saly Portudal, au Sénégal. Ce cours de quatre jours a réuni les délégués du Mali, de la Mauritanie,...