Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was not on track to end world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. Parliamentarians – with their powers to draft and adopt legislation, approve public budgets and monitor the implementation of public policies and government commitments – are well placed...

Autrefois ignorés, les secrets des paysans sahéliens attirent aujourd’hui l’attention des chercheurs et des décideurs. Et pour cause, ils inspirent de nouvelles voies d’adaptation au changement climatique pour l’agriculture africaine, et au-delà. Ici un article du Cirad qui revient sur la technique du zaï ou l'art de capturer la pluie....

Cette étude a pour objectif de documenter le renouvellement d’une politique alimentaire d’import-substitution au Cameroun. Elle interroge en quoi la production de farines panifiables à partir de productions vivrières locales (manioc, banane plantain, patate douce) peut devenir compétitive par rapport aux importations de blé. Elle utilise pour cela un cadre...

El Plan de acción mundial, diseñado en torno a siete pilares de trabajo que se refuerzan mutuamente, recomienda una serie de medidas interconectadas que abarcan desde la escala local hasta la mundial. Este video describe el pilar 2 del Plan de acción mundial.

The brief reports on the findings of a farmer-level survey conducted in the context of the pilot phase of the UNDFF global consultation of family farmers. The purpose of the survey was to monitor the situation of family farming and identify challenges faced by family farmers and small-scale producers in...

This webinar explored the potential of 'peg plants' as an agroecological and sustainable alternative to transplants in modules and blocks. It covered the opportunities and challenges of growing peg plants. What crops are best-suited? How much space do you need? How do the costs compare? Do I need to change...

Agricoltura Capodarco, a social cooperative located in the outskirts of Rome, employs people with disabilities and socially excluded people. 'Connecting people' is their main philosophy. The multifunctional cooperative runs two organic farms, two restaurants, produces wine and other products, has educational programmes and much more. The agricultural cooperative was founded in...

This report outlines the conceptual framework for sand and dust storms (SDS) hazard risk and vulnerability assessment and mapping in agriculture and provides the elements as part of SDS contingency planning process in agriculture in Mongolia. Its main purpose is to provide an applicable procedure to reduce SDS risk and...

Lançado pelo ministro da Fazenda, Fernando Haddad, na Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Mudanças Climáticas de 2023 (COP28), o Plano de Transformação Ecológica foi apresentado como uma proposta do Sul Global (países em desenvolvimento ou emergentes) para promover o desenvolvimento sustentável e repensar a globalização. Com custo estimado entre US$...

Across the globe, the legal land rights and tenure of many Indigenous peoples are yet to be recognized. A growing body of research demonstrates that tenure of Indigenous lands improves livelihoods and protects forests in addition to inherently recognizing human rights. However, the effect of tenure on environmental outcomes has...

Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) are among the most impactful pathogens affecting the turkey industry. Since turkeys are routinely immunized against both diseases, the hatchery administration of the combined respective live vaccines would offer remarkable practical advantages. However, the compatibility of NDV and aMPV vaccines has not...

El Decenio de la Agricultura Familiar cuenta con un Plan de Acción Mundial que proporciona una orientación detallada sobre iniciativas colectivas, coherentes e integrales destinadas a respaldar a las y los agricultores . Te compartimos el #1Pilar del #PlanAcciónMundial, para mayor información te invitamos a ver el siguiente video. 

Land use is an essential component for many areas, from water management to agriculture, from the fight against desertification to that against climate change. The detection of changes in land cover allows a better understanding of the state and dynamics of natural resources and, to a certain extent, of their...

Los países de la Región Andina cuentan con un territorio de casi 4,7 millones de kilómetros cuadrados, del cual aproximadamente el 50% son bosques y plantaciones forestales (Castilleja et al., 2023). Estos bosques juegan un papel clave en la regulación hídrica y en la estabilización del clima. Son también el...

Rural Africans bear the brunt of climate change. From reliance on rain-fed irrigation, dwindling resources, and recurring disasters rural people in sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to climate change, though they are among those least contributing to it. And yet, they are rarely, if ever, consulted in the development of...

This baseline report examines the Refugee Agricultural Value Chains for Economic Self-reliance (RAVES) project in Uganda. The programme adopts an innovative approach, with a focus on providing sustainable long-term solutions beyond humanitarian assistance that mitigate the negative effects of displacement, uplift refugees, and support host communities. The approach allows the...

The main aim of the research was to analyze whether nutrition education and farm production diversification improved household dietary diversity as well as fruit and vegetable consumption among rural households in Zimbabwe. A cross-sectional survey using systematic random sampling was conducted in eight rural districts covering 1417 households. Poisson, Instrumental...

BRESOV aims to tackle the nutritional challenges of a growing world population and changing climatic conditions by enhancing productivity of different vegetable crops in an organic and sustainable farming infrastructure. BRESOV works on broccoli, snap bean and tomato as those staple vegetable crops have significant roles in meeting our global food and nutritional security goal, and under...

Government officials, fish industry captains, civil society and private sector representatives have launched consultations on a new fisheries and aquaculture bill for Zimbabwe. Hailed as a first of its kind piece of legislation, the bill marks a milestone in efforts by the Southern African nation to bolster its fisheries and...

FiBL biodiversity expert Lukas Pfiffner has updated the factsheet on the effects of production and cultivation systems on biological diversity. The publication is available for download free of charge in the FiBL Shop. To promote species diversity is one of the principles of organic farming. Do scientific studies on actual farms...