The 17th edition of the Global Gender Gap Report 2023, published by the World Economic Forum, states that gender parity, globally, has recovered to pre-COVID 19 levels, with regional and national differences. Iceland remains the most gender-equal country; the European region surpassed North America in terms of highest gender parity,...

Inga alley-cropping is a simple, sustainable, and revolutionary solution to address food insecurity, combat global warming, stop slash-and-burn agriculture, and save the world’s tropical rainforests. This 7-minute film on Inga Alley-Cropping was selected as a winner by Agora and shown at their booth at COP28.

John Wilson's recent article for the AFSA blog in honor of World Water Day 2023 offers valuable insights into the importance of restoring water cycles. Wilson emphasizes the need to restore ecosystems, especially farming systems, so that rainwater can infiltrate the ground and replenish the water table, rather than causing...

This seventh edition of the Global Report on Food Crises is a stinging indictment of humanity’s failure to make progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 2 to end hunger, and achieve food security and improved nutrition for all. In fact, we are moving in the wrong direction. Conflicts and mass displacement...

In this era when many societies have embraced fast food and convenient, ready-made meals, it was refreshing to watch a documentary on the Korean Air flight back home recently, showing how citizens, chefs and scientists across the globe are increasingly waking up to the importance of nurturing and promoting local...

From November 2021 to January 2023, throughout the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), Coast 2 Coast (C2C), a Peruvian community-based nonprofit, collaborated with rural educators and young learners from public schools, nonprofits, and social welfare centers located in inland and coastal small-scale fishing villages in Peru,...

Transformación Azul propone una producción sostenible en la acuicultura, una gestión eficaz de las pesquerías y una mejora en las cadenas de valor. Dominica, Jamaica, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, y Trinidad y Tobago participaron en la mesa que abordó esta iniciativa. Con 85 millones de personas dependiendo de los alimentos acuáticos para...

Since 2019, the Rural Inspiration Awards (RIA) have been celebrating projects that use funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) to help rural areas meet the wide range of economic, environmental and social challenges of the 21st century. The RIA competition aims to increase the visibility of...

FAO’s latest forecasts point to increases in production and higher stocks across several basic foodstuffs. However, global food production systems remain vulnerable to shocks, stemming from weather conditions, geopolitical tensions and policies, potentially tipping the delicate demand-supply balances, with implications for global food security. Issued twice a year, the November issue...

As the countries of Eastern and Southern Africa level up their forest monitoring practices in line with global and regional environmental commitments such as the Paris Agreement on climate change and AFR100 on restoration, questions have arisen about what to do with the rich and comprehensive data sets being generated. The East and Southern Africa Forest...

FAO develops and promotes methods and tools for the assessment, documentation and dissemination of sustainable land management (SLM) practices and approaches. SLM is the use and management of land resources – soil, water, animals and plants – for the production of goods to meet changing human needs, while ensuring the...

Purnima Meher is a staunch advocate of women fishworkers in the coastal state of Maharashtra in India. Purnima, who was born into a fishing community, is a postgraduate in Sociology from the prestigious SNDT University, Pune, and has worked as a social activist in her home state of Maharashtra for...

A recent report by Pesticide Action Network (North America) highlights the vicious cycle of pesticide use contributing significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, while climate change is expected to increase their application. Pesticides impact climate change throughout their lifecycle, including manufacturing, transportation, and disposal, and also lead to the production of...

Irrigation management aims at increasing food production, contributing to economic development and reducing poverty through improvements in performance, productivity and sustainability of irrigated agriculture and irrigation systems.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) released the report “Achieving Gender Equality at Work” in June 2023, which comprehensively analyses the progress made in promoting gender equality in workplaces globally. It identifies existing challenges and outlines recommendations for a more inclusive and equitable future. This brief report offers an overview of...

The Harmonized World Soil Database version 2.0 (HWSD v2.0) is a unique global soil inventory providing information on the morphological, chemical and physical properties of soils at approximately 1 km resolution. Its main objective is to be useful for modelers and to serve as a basis for prospective studies on...

Corinne Mngomezulu, an agroecological farmer in Ingwavuma, South Africa, holds a harvest of pearl millet. Corinne is a member of the Lindizwe Agroecology Farming Group. Agroecology farmers in Ingwavuma are reviving small grains including pearl and finger millets, which are drought tolerant and nutritious grains indigenous to Africa. These grains...

By increasing the knowledge on the role of water for rural livelihoods and adopting participatory approaches focusing on smallholder farmers, we work on building resilience, identifying adapted water technologies and promoting smart investments in water for poverty reduction.

Students learn about farming and food systems, acquire communication and facilitation skills, and become able to turn theory into action. Students also learn how to reflect and to open up to new ideas while recognizing the goals, needs and interests of their co-workers. The program is designed to develop agroecologists...

This work was part of the CGIAR Gender Platform and the CGIAR Initiative on Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa.  A groundbreaking new research strategy identifies priorities to advance gender equality in agriculture in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for adapting and building resilience to climate change.   The newly...