The Data Lab for Statistical Innovation uses state-of-the-art methods to discover hidden information relevant to food security, nutrition, and food systems transformation. We fill gaps in official statistics by extracting data from non-conventional sources combining cutting-edge technologies including web scraping, text mining, geo-spatial data analysis and artificial intelligence. Moreover, we build and maintain different databases...

This guide is based on information from the Food Plants International (FPI) database developed by Tasmanian agricultural scientist Bruce French.The source material and guidance for the preparation of the book has been made possible through the support of Food Plants International, the Rotary Clubs of District 9830, particularly the Rotary...

In-situ geophysical techniques based on electrical resistivity tomography were performed to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of heavy metals. This paper aimed to pursue a novel methodology consisting in combining electrical resistivity tomography measurements, soil chemical data, and statistical analysis to predict As and Cd distribution in paddy soils. The resistivity surveys were performed at 2 m...

Food. It is grown, harvested, processed, packaged, transported, distributed, traded, bought, prepared and then… thrown out.    Each year, approximately 14 percent of the food we produce is lost between when it is harvested and before it reaches the shops. A further 17 percent of our food ends up being wasted by...

Peatlands contain huge carbon stocks yet they cover only 3 percent of the world’s land area. Improved peatland management provides climate change mitigation and adaptation opportunities. Peatland conservation and restoration also secures ecosystem services that support adaptive capacity and resilience. This brief is part of the Global Peatlands Initiative’s work...

This guide is based on information from the Food Plants International (FPI) database developed by Tasmanian agricultural scientist Bruce French.The source material and guidance for the preparation of the book has been made possible through the support of Food Plants International, the Rotary Clubs of District 9830, particularly the Rotary...

La construcción de un micro-tranque facilita la acumulación del agua de la lluvia y la pone a disposición para riego. Con la captura de agua, mejora el abastecimiento para uso agrícola y para enfrentar mejor las temporadas de sequía. Gracias a la disponibilidad regular de agua para el riego, la...

El pasado viernes 18 de noviembre el CIAP participó de la presentación del proyecto "Refugio Libertad: una experiencia de Tierra, Techo y Trabajo", que fue seleccionado por la convocatoria "Desarrollo Armónico con Equilibrio Territorial". Acerca del Refugio Libertad Es una organización de trabajadores y trabajadoras de la economía popular que habitan en...

Continuous improvement of Georgia’s agriculture, agrifood systems, rural livelihoods, export opportunities, and food safety – responding to climate change, land degradation, biodiversity, and other environmental issues – are among the priorities set out in a new agreement of FAO and Georgia signed here today. Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Otar...

The centrality of any education system is knowledge. This article highlights how farmer’s traditional knowledge on millets was explored, revived and documented; how ‘farmer centric research process’ was carried out through participatory varietal trials; and, how the community based knowledge centre for testing, access and spread of knowledge was created. Agro-ecology...

A Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores Rurais Agricultores e Agricultoras Familiares (Contag) lançou a primeira edição de um anuário estatístico do setor, elaborado em parceria com o Departamento Intersindical de Estatísticas e Estudos Socioeconômicos (Dieese).  O Anuário Estatístico da Agricultura Familiar - 2022 demonstgra que a aghricultura familair brasileira é a principal...

This monthly e-newsletter gives a bird’s eye view of all the exciting updates from Access Agriculture, a world-leading organisation for quality agricultural training videos in international and local languages, working across the Global South.

Digital tools are making access to information more and more possible, and participatory videos are a great way for farmers to share their experiences with other farmers in their own countries and beyond. In the RFS Uganda project sites, Farmer Field Schools have partnered up with Access Agriculture to get...

Agroecology Newsletter of March 2022

Conflict management is a key building block of forest governance; it has received little or no consideration in most of the ongoing governance reforms in Niger Republic. Understanding and finding the means to deal with conflicts related to utilization of forest resources became an important research area under the Governance...

Organic farming has countless benefits for the natural environment and society, but they are often overlooked. This article outlines some of the benefits of organic farming, exploring the role of science, consumers and research and innovation.

What is the story behind the food you eat? What if people actually valued all the underpaid and unpaid labor that goes into food? What if women were not doing most of the work? And if women and girls weren’t the last ones to eat? What if it weren't mostly...

A new food security and nutrition analysis reveals that famine is unfolding in parts of Somalia, while staggering levels of suffering can be seen across the country. In response, the heads of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), the longest-standing and highest-level humanitarian coordination forum of the United Nations system, issued a statement today calling...

Con el Balance Social de AGROSAVIA 2021 se cumplen cinco años de medición del impacto social, ambiental y económico corporativo. Desde el año 2017 AGROSAVIA, a través del Balance Social, estima y comunica anualmente el retorno social en cumplimiento de su misión institucional. En 2021, con 31 tecnologías analizadas, se...

A flagship UN poverty study released on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, finds that significant poverty reduction is possible, and new ways of calculating the problem can help humanitarians and governments better target aid.   The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), a joint analysis from the UN Development Programme (UNDP)...