Three No-Till Innovators took the stage at the 2023 National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, Mo., for a rapid-fire discussion about no-till soybeans. Allen Berry, a 2008 No-Till Innovator from Nauvoo, Ill., along with Ross Bishop and Stanley Miller, two southeastern Wisconsin no-tillers who are part of the 2022 No-Till Innovator group...

Welcome to the first edition of the LEADER newsletter! Every quarter, the newsletter will bring you a round-up of the main LEADER-related activities facilitated by the EU CAP Network and its national partners, as well as inspiring LEADER stories from the ground.

La cacaoculture demeure l’une des principales causes de déforestation en Afrique de l’Ouest. Aujourd’hui, via l’agroforesterie, la filière participe à la réintroduction des arbres dans le paysage. Une transition nécessaire, mais qui s’appuie sur des programmes coûteux. En Côte d’Ivoire, des scientifiques ont passé 240 hectares de cacaoyères au peigne...

Fert et le Cneap disposent de 20 ans d’expérience dans la création de CFAR et leur accompagnement, enAfrique. Afin d’améliorer leur ingénierie d’action et de renforcer les capacités de leurs partenaires, des organisationsprofessionnelles agricoles africaines, dans la mise en œuvre de projets de création de CFAR, Fert et le Cneap ont...

The systemic approach of organic farming contributes to climate mitigation, supports the adaptation of farmers to the consequences of climate change and increases the resilience of farming systems, while protecting and enhancing biodiversity.  Common practices in organic farming, such as crop rotations and using organic fertiliser, and the fact that organic...

FAO organized its first ever Global Conference on Sustainable Plant Production (GPC) (Rome, 2 to 4 November 2022), with a focus on Innovation, Efficiency and Resilience. Its main objective was to provide a neutral forum for FAO Members, farmers, scientists, development agencies, policy makers, extensionists, civil society, opinion leaders and...

There is currently an intense debate about the potential for additional organic carbon storage in soil, the strategies by which it may be accomplished and what the actual benefits might be for agriculture and the climate. Controversy forms an essential part of the scientific process, but on the topic of...

O setor agropecuário é um dos que sofrem os maiores impactos negativos resultantes das mudanças do clima. A principal conclusão das pesquisas é que as secas, a maior variabilidade da precipitação, a elevação das temperaturas médias e os extremos de calor, bem como as grandes concentrações atmosféricas de gás carbônico,...

“The Access Agriculture smart projector can transform farmer learning by allowing them not only to gain knowledge about good agricultural practices, but also to put into practice what they see in the videos,” said Blessings Mtembo from CARE International in Malawi, when he visited the Access Agriculture booth at the...

Family-run ruminant grazing systems in the Mediterranean and tropical areas contribute directly to eight of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. For a long time, these livestock systems have been on the fringe of agricultural investment efforts. However, they have undeniable assets to meet...

Women, who are disproportionately affected by climate change, bring to the climate finance arena unique perspectives, knowledge, and skills that are essential for effective climate action. Women climate leaders inspire and empower others, challenge traditional gender roles, and drive transformative change toward a more sustainable and just future. The inclusion...

Gender equality continues to be an important strategic objective for all European policies. Hence the new Policy Insight on Enhancing gender equality in EU agri-food systems highlights how the CAP is purposely designed to support actions and targets that benefit all EU citizens. It confirms the CAP’s strategic emphasis on...

 (IoT) offers innovative solutions that can provide new and precise information in real-time. A Bulgarian Operational Group is contributing to the digital transformation of the organic beekeeping sector, Tanya Gyuryusheva-Nikolova tells us “IoT improves efficiency and sustainability from hive management to product distribution.” There are around 615,000 beekeepers in the EU...

Seed quality management, seed policy frameworks, and principles and elements for seed quality assurance and certification were the main topics during a four-day workshop just conducted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Yerevan, Armenia. Senior national specialists and policymakers from Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia...

De 2017 à 2021, TRIAS a mis en œuvre au Burkina Faso et en Guinée un programme dénommé « connecter, autonomiser et transformer pour un monde durable et inclusif ». 15 organisations d’agriculteurs familiaux et d’entrepreneurs ont été accompagnées pour renforcer leur développement organisationnel, la bonne gouvernance, l’entrepreneuriat rural, l’accès...

Carbon Farming is the new hype in agriculture. A proposal for a Certification Framework of Carbon Removals was proposed back in November by the Commission and there is a strong push by the Swedish presidency and French government to make it happen quickly. But can a Europe-wide Carbon Farming program...

Les agriculteurs africains, aussi bien les petites exploitations que les plus grandes fermes, recourent très largement à toute une palette de pratiques agroécologiques. Cette observation controversée vient d'être révélée dans un nouveau document de travail de l'équipe du projet Viabilité.Une réalité qui s'applique à un large éventail de contextes sociopolitiques...

This video explains the organic approach to plant health care, gives insights into the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR), and explains what policy makers need to do to reach the reduction goals set by the EU Green Deal's Farm to Fork strategy.

Life has always been hard for the nomadic pastoralists in the Himalayas. But with climate change, ever smaller patches of pastureland and armed conflicts, it is now almost impossible for them to survive, which is why more and more pastoralists want to give up. The government has now introduced countermeasures...

There is a lack of data on resources used and food produced at urban farms. This hampers attempts to quantify the environmental impacts of urban agriculture or craft policies for sustainable food production in cities. To address this gap, we used a citizen science approach to collect data from 72...