Saberes y sabores se enmarca en la campaña regional #MujeresRurales, mujeres con derechos, un esfuerzo colectivo para visibilizar logros y desafíos hacia el empoderamiento y la autonomía plena de todas las mujeres en el mundo rural. Se trata de una convocatoria abierta a la participación tanto de mujeres como de hombres, para...

It was recently, in 2015, when the infectious lumpy skin disease first entered the Balkan Peninsula and started its rally by infecting cattle in several countries. Measures to control – or possibly eradicate – the disease differed in various countries, and a new FAO study assesses approaches in three of...

Este sitio web es la herramienta donde encontrará toda la información del activismo realizado en torno a la Campaña Mujeres Rurales, Mujeres con Derecho 2018 durante el mes de octubre. Con el hashtag #AhoraEsElMomento de trabajar por la autonomía plena de las mujeres rurales, indígenas y afrodescendientes de América Latina y el...

During 2014–2017, FAO assisted countries in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region to achieve results in the context of agreed priorities and FAO's Strategic Framework and Medium Term Plan (MTP). FAO's strategic direction is maintained in the approved MTP 2018–2021 and the Programme of Work and Budget (PWB)...

El Proyecto +Algodón, iniciativa de Cooperación Sur-Sur Trilateral, desarrolla iniciativas con enfoque de género para apoyar el fortalecimiento de las capacidades de las mujeres rurales e indígenas algodoneras de los países socios.  

Las presentes Directrices voluntarias para lograr la sostenibilidad de la pesca en pequeña escala en el contexto de la seguridad alimentaria y la erradicación de la pobreza se han elaborado como complemento del Código de Conducta de la FAO para la Pesca Responsable (en adelante, el Código) de 1995. Se...

The prioritization of rice as a strategic food and cash crop in Rwanda has paid dividends, with production increasing by one-third during 2010–2015. However, production expansion has failed to keep pace with growing consumption demand. In 2015, around 30 percent of national consumption was met by imported long grain rice....

To spur progress in the development of organic agriculture in Kazakhstan, FAO continues to support the Kazakh Government in establishing and piloting a rigorous traceability and certification system. Framed by a multiannual effort to support the development of organic agriculture in the country through the establishment of a trusted organic guarantee...

As a landlocked country infused with rivers, springs and freshwater lakes, including the world’s second-largest high-mountain lake, Issyk-Kul, the Kyrgyz Republic has an abundance of freshwater resources for aquaculture. Having realized this, the country has been making its path, with the help of FAO, to develop this to a full-scale...

The Smallholder Dataportrait is a comprehensive, systematic and standardized data set on the profile of smallholder farmers across the world. This Factsheet generates an overview on how small family farmers in Nigeria live their lives by using the Dataportrait, putting an emphasis on the constraints they face, the choices they make....

FAO, Japan and Turkey have inaugurated a vocational training programme for Syrian refugees and their Turkish host communities in Şanlıurfa and Kilis, where agriculture provides employment opportunities on a large scale. The project aims at improving participants’ skills and knowledge in high-demand areas of the local agricultural sector. Building on the...

In Chacore, about 200 kilometers east of Asunción, Paraguay’s capital, Ceferina Guerrero, 68, walks by shelves of carefully-labelled plastic bottles and metal drums. Each contains a native seed variety essential to the diets of rural communities. Their labels list seed names in Guarani, an indigenous language and Paraguay’s second official language,...

Esta publicación es la segunda de la serie cambio climático y seguridad alimentaria y nutricional América Latina y el Caribe elaborada por la Oficina Regional de FAO para América Latina y el Caribe. El documento aborda temas necesarios de considerar en las estrategias de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional, en el...

Gender considerations are important in achieving sustainable development and food security, as reflected in global commitments to Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Agriculture and rural development rely on the participation of both women and men in food production, resource management, balancing paid work and family...

The region of Karamoja, located in the northeast of Uganda, is the poorest and least developed region in the country. Historically, Karamoja has been a pastoral area; crop production, which is less reliable there, has recently emerged as an important source of household food and income in some areas. Although...

Green protein from clover-grass or alfalfa is considered a valuable protein source for poultry and pigs. By concentrating the protein fraction from grass clover crops grown locally in Denmark, and by using biorefining technology, one expects to obtain a vegetable protein and amino acid source that can optimize feed formulation...

Les agricultures familiales sont les formes d’agricultures les plus répandues à travers le monde. Loin d’être passéistes, elles s’adaptent et répondent aux évolutions de l’environnement. Le Baromètre qui leur est consacré par SOS Faim, Îles de Paix et Autre Terre analyse les enjeux actuels qui les façonnent et les transforment....

Millions of small-scale farmers and foresters will be able to better protect their lands from the impacts of climate change, and improve their livelihoods thanks to renewed global efforts announced today on the side-lines of World Forest Week (COFO24). The Forest and Farm Facility initiative - a partnership among FAO, IIED,...

More than 12 million small-scale farmers and their families in the risk-prone, dryland areas of the Western Sahel have become chronically vulnerable to food and nutrition insecurity. This growing crisis is due to a constellation of factors, including the collapse of soil fertility and climate change. Agroecology Plus Six (AE+6)...

This video describes the Integrated Country Approach, an FAO’s youth project in Uganda which provides strategic technical support to government of Uganda in developing youth inclusive National Policies and Strategies for Youth Employment in Agriculture. The project also supports evidence generation, dialogues and training. Through capacity building, the ability of...