In the Central Sahel, both the climate and security crises are acute. Strengthening the ability of local communities and actors to respond and adapt to shocks is pivotal and urgent. This paper shows that regional support to local resilience is much-needed but should have a stronger focus on vulnerable areas....

El presente documento corresponde al Programa de Acción de la República Dominicana, aprobado durante la XXVIII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno, 25 de marzo de 2023, bajo el lema «Juntos hacia una Iberoamérica justa y Sostenible». Más información sobre la Cumbre en: https://www.fao.org/partnerships/parliamentary-alliances/news/news-article/es/c/1636426/ 

Land cover change (LCC) is a complex and dynamic process influenced by social, economic, and biophysical factors that can cause significant impacts on ecological processes and biodiversity conservation. The assessment of LCC is particularly relevant in a country like Mozambique where livelihood strongly depends on natural resources. In this study,...

Fiche technique sur les cultures en courbe de niveau.

More than 2,400 livestock breeds are at risk of extinction, while 600 are already extinct, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). If managed sustainably, this diversity can be used to increase production and allow livestock to adapt to challenges such as climate change. FAO's Intergovernmental Technical Working Group...

Increases in organic production contribute significantly to reducing the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides and antimicrobials and have positive effects on our climate, the environment, biodiversity and animal welfare. That is why organic production has been identified as playing a key role in achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal,...

Topics include Animal welfare; Funding opportunities for academia; Coop&Grow 2: Multifund sustainable LDSs; Cities2030 meeting & other relevant topics.

Dans le Sahel, les systèmes agricoles sont caractérisés par une forte vulnérabilité face à différents risques (climatiques, économiques, sanitaires, sécuritaires), une perte de diversification des activités de production agricole et des chaînes de valeurs agricoles peu favorables à la rentabilité des systèmes. Sous la pression démographique, s’exerce une compétition pour...

1. En marzo de 2021 la República Dominicana asumió como Secretaría Pro Témpore (SPT) de la Conferencia Iberoamericana para cumplir esta función en el período comprendido entre ese momento y marzo de 2023. Bajo el lema Juntos por una Iberoamérica justa y sostenible, la SPT pretende llamar la atención sobre...

Organic Aquaculture and Agroecology - What’s up? The views and opinions expressed in this video are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR). We are driving innovative transdisciplinary research on socially just resilient food...

Rapeseed is usually sown in August together with winter sensitive legumes (Alexandrian clover, lentils, field beans and peas) acting as companion plants limiting weed development. In our case, we add white clover (WC) to the seeds mixture as a winter persistent legume that will grow slowly under the rapeseed and...

Según el último reporte de la FAO, las mujeres tienen un papel crucial en las actividades agrícolas y no agrícolas, que surgen a medida que los sistemas agroalimentarios se desarrollan y se generan cambios en las economías.  Allí las mujeres se desempeñan como agricultoras, minoristas, trabajadoras asalariadas, empresarias, entre otras...

The “SDG localization in Europe and Central Asia – Guidelines to support subnational development planning and budgeting” provides guidance to support local authorities and other relevant stakeholders in subnational development planning and budgeting, in the context of SDG localization. It gives an overview of decentralization and subnational decision-making in Europe...

This was an interactive zoom discussion between youth and guest experts. We had the Key note speech from the Policy and advocacy officer from Bio-vision Foundation who unpacked how Agroecology can fix our food systems. We also had a representative from the ministry of Agriculture, a representative from Local government...

Se placer dans une optique « zéro pesticide » permet aux scientifiques d’INRAE d’explorer des fronts de science très novateurs. Parmi les pistes : mobiliser des actions préventives, détecter au plus tôt l’apparition des maladies et ravageurs, stimuler l’immunité de la plante, sélectionner des variétés aptes à la cohabitation, démultiplier le biocontrôle… Le...

This manual is a consolidation of information from different sources on agroecology and basic production practices. It aims at imparting knowledge to those who intend to implement or facilitate/train on agroecology farming The manual has been arranged into 2 parts. Part 1 elaborates on the basic practices implemented under agroecology...

In 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) launched the global Digital Villages Initiative to promote digital innovations to rural communities. Now the initiative is being scaled up in Europe and Central Asia, aiming to improve livelihoods, wellbeing, and social cohesion in this region. The virtual event...

The first meeting of the Thematic Group (TG) enabled members to share their insights on networking and engagement in the design of CAP Strategic Plans (CSPs). Members also explored approaches to networking, engagement and governance in CAP implementation.

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Following the evidence-based analysis of gender in the regional response to the war in Ukraine published last year, the Regional Gender Task Force, the leading advocacy and information and coordination platform on gender in humanitarian action in Europe and Central Asia, has released a new gender brief on Ukrainian refugees’ livelihoods...