Faced with poor harvests and low market prices, Egyptian grape farmer Mabrook Khamees struggles to support his family, but is optimistic that training from FAO can help reduce further food loss.  

The Congress FOOD 2030: Towards sustainable agri-food systems will be held on 5-6 September 2018, as one of the major events to mark the 200th anniversary of the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart. It will bring together experts, researchers and stakeholders from various disciplines with diverse experiences related to food systems.  It wants to...

Fish and fish products are among the most widely traded food commodities in the world, with trade totaling around US$ 145 billion per year. Demand is especially strong in Europe. Market access and regional trade in fish products in Eastern Europe – especially with regard to the World Trade Organization...

Cet article présente et décrit le contenu d’une base de données construite à partir d’une enquête menée dans le gouvernorat de Sidi-Bouzid, situé dans le centre de la Tunisie. Sur ce territoire en transition, le secteur agricole, qui tient une place prédominante dans l’activité économique, est caractérisé par la diversité...

Civil society organizations want to influence the future work of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Europe and Central Asia. With this in mind, a two-day consultation opens in Budapest today, with some 50 participants from several countries of the region. The Consultation will aim to concentrate positions among...

Soil and water salinity are a big problem in many parts of the UAE due to intensive desalination, including in agriculture, and seawater intrusion into aquifers. So much so that some farmers prefer to abandon their salt-degraded lands as traditional crops fail. The problem poses challenges to national efforts to enhance food...

Decision-making autonomy is referred on women's involvement in decision-making at various levels of the different branches of government, and as reflected in measures designed to promote women's full participation under conditions of equality.

La transhumance transfrontalière est trop souvent réduite à une activité génératrice de conflits qu’il est possible de régler très facilement en fermant les frontières. Cette note aux décideurs montre une réalité beaucoup plus complexe. La mobilité pastorale en Afrique de l’Ouest représente un apport économique de plusieurs dizaines de milliards...

A experiência de descentralização produziu alguns aprendizados que podem se reverter em políticas de Estado. Uma medida inovadora a ser promovida pelo governo do Estado para tornar gastos públicos mais eficientes seria constituir de um efetivo escritório regional de governo, com funções de representação e de gestão. Essa estrutura, além de dar continuidade...

Adaptation to climate change and its mitigation are some of the biggest challenges facing agriculture. In the global South, these challenges are associated with the need for food security. The arrival of climate change on the international agenda has prompted the recycling of a multitude of initiatives to address this...

Horizon 2020 (H2020) is the largest source of public funding for research and innovation from the European Commission. It has a budget of around €3.7 billion for the Societal Challenge 2 (SC2) on ‘Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy’ for 2014-2020....

This paper analyses the relationship between agriculture transformation and employment in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, where unemployment, particularly among the young generation, represents a fundamental challenge. The paper summarizes the origins of the problem and sheds light on policy reforms in agriculture and agroindustry that contribute...

Las desigualdades múltiples vividas históricamente por las mujeres afrodescendientes en América Latina y el Caribe hacen parte de un complejo sistema de discriminación estructural legado por el pasado colonial esclavista. El panorama regional sobre los efectos de la intersección de las distintas formas de discriminación evidencia que la mayoría de...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has opened a three-day emergency meeting to examine the most recent developments in China following the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country, and propose a regional response to the threat that ASF could spread to other countries...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Central American Agricultural Council of the Central American Integration System (CAC/SICA), UN Women, Mercosur's Specialized Meeting on Family Farming (REAF), Brazil's Special Secretariat for Family Farming and Agricultural Development (SEAD), as well as Uruguay's General Directorate of Rural Development in...

El Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible está dirigido por los Estados y abierto a la participación de todos los países de América Latina y el Caribe. Se convoca bajo los auspicios de la CEPAL y se guía por los principios establecidos...

The practice of crop rotation is one of the most effective agricultural control strategies, as it comes with numerous advantages that are very important for reducing the use of chemicals on farms and supporting long-term soil fertility. This article presents 10 benefits of this practice.

The Asia-Pacific region is taking important steps to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) associated with aquaculture in order to to mitigate risks to humans, animals and fish stocks, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today. Antimicrobial resistance is recognized as a serious global threat to human and animal health...

The experts discussed how to stop exotic or invasive plant pests and diseases from entering and establishing themselves in the region. This is especially important given the large volume of international trade in agricultural products. They will also look at ways to increase phytosanitary capacity, prepare regional positions on new...

Es un espacio para que las personas de América Latina y el Caribe que desarrollan actividades de investigación, uso, manejo, conservación y/o gestión de polinizadores y polinización, se reúnan para compartir conocimientos y experiencias que puedan ser utilizados e implementados por otros participantes. Objetivo: Fomentar el diálogo entre múltiples partes interesadas sobre...