This study tries to discuss issues relating to both internal and external cost. Through information leaned from literature, onsite observation, and actual discussion with stakeholders, this study attempts to draw attention to the impacts of aquaculture on the environment, on the lives of the people dependent on these environments, and...

National and international climate discussions overlooked agriculture for decades. The climate community has happily realized the significance of agricultural and food systems in combating climate change. Climate specialists who are new to the complexities of food and agricultural systems must study how those systems function and the causes of food...

Los sistemas silvopastoriles, se desarrollan como una estrategia sostenible para la producción ganadera, buscando un desarrollo más eficiente, en comparación con los modelos tradicionales ganaderos, caracterizados por prácticas extensivas donde no siempre se obtienen los mejores rendimientos.

Le CCFD-Terre solidaire, qui lutte contre l’insécurité alimentaire, vient de mettre en place un programme baptisé « Face ». L’initiative vise à renforcer les capacités des organisations féministes face au changement climatique et à financer des alternatives pour la transition écologique et la préservation de la biodiversité.

Since ALL-Ready prepares the framework for a future  European  network of  agroecology  LLs and  RIs, many  different  stakeholders  need  to be  involved  from  the  start  of  the  process  to ensure  that  it  will  satisfy  stakeholders’ needs and is built upon their experiences, knowledge and motivation. The  ALL-Ready stakeholder  engagement  plan supports...

Launched in 2019, the "Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector” (CBIT-Forest) is a project implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) trust fund established under the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This project was...

The 7th West African Peasants Seed Fair was held March 15-17, 2022, in Djimini, Senegal. Participants adopted a Declaration in support of continental advocacy for a new paradigm on seed governance and policies at the end of the three-day seed, knowledge, and experience exchange gathering. Over 400 people came out...

The Rural Pact conference brought together EU, national, and regional policy makers along with local authorities, social and economic stakeholders in a participatory event that reflected the rural vision’s ambition and bottom-up character. This on-site event engaged participants in designing the governance of the Rural Pact and gathered commitments for the achievement of the long-term vision for...

Este estudio subregional sobre trabajo infantil en la agricultura en El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras se realizó en el marco del Año Internacional para la Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil, iniciativa que fue aprobada por unanimidad por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en 2019. Uno de sus objetivos principales...

Agroecologie enables the improvement of agricultural production through the enhancement of local natural resources and traditional know-how. It contributes to maintaining biodiversity and restoring land in drylands, which are particularly threatened by global warming and food insecurity, while contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Within the framework of the AVACLIM...

The publication takes readers on a journey to 15 organic plant and animal breeding initiatives in Europe. Every initiative is presented by a person involved in the initiative. For each initiative, the aims and challenges are described. The selected examples give a good insight into the great diversity of initiatives...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is rapidly scaling up its efforts to respond to urgent food security needs resulting from the unfolding war in Ukraine, focusing initially on livelihood-saving interventions for the most vulnerable smallholder farmers.   FAO has a team of 81 experts in Ukraine – 76...

La Agenda Dinámica Nacional de Investigación, Desarrollo Tecnológico e Innovación Agropecuaria (Agenda I+D+i), es un instrumento de planificación y gestión para la focalización de recursos y de acciones de I+D+i tendientes al fortalecimiento, dinamización y optimización del SNIA en torno al mejoramiento de la productividad y competitividad sectorial. Este instrumento...

Episode 14 episode of Food for Europe is dedicated to the new EU Organic Awards which will acknowledge different actors of the organic value chain- launch date for applications March 25 – and many of the issues surrounding organic production and consumption. Key speaker is Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, who...

By 2050, water stress, sea-level rise and crop failure from climate change may displace 31–72 million people across sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America. Distress migration generates grave socioeconomic consequences — both for migrants and the families they leave behind. Through regression analysis and case studies, this paper explores how...

Le FiBL Suisse et Agroscope ont analysé des variétés de blés panifiables en termes de stabilité du rendement et de la qualité. Il ressort des résultats que le choix variétal doit être adapté au site et que le haut potentiel de rendement ne va pas de pair avec des grains...

The overall objective of WP4 of the SustainSahel project is to design locally adoptable integrated crop-shrub/tree-livestock systems (CSL) that can improve soil quality and productivity, food security and the resilience of farming systems to climate change.

Nawaya-Egypt works with small-scale farming families on programmes that focus on ecological farming practices and heritage food systems through a community-based network. It helps rural communities set up enterprises that generate new sources of income for rural communities from making compost to raising poultry and agro-tourism.

Dans le cadre du projet “Scaling up agroecology to strengthen food security and improving fooddiversity in the Congo Basin”, la première étape est de cartographier les acteurs de l’agroécologie etd’identifier ses pratiques dans le Bassin du Congo. Ce travail a porté sur la cartographie des acteurs,leurs pratiques respectives et certaines...

Whilst conjecture remains regarding the quantity of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) entering the ocean, ALDFG is recognised as the most harmful form of marine plastic litter irrespective of whether it has been intentionally discarded or accidentally lost – harming vulnerable species, damaging fragile habitats as well...