The overall objective of WP4 of the SustainSahel project is to design locally adoptable integrated crop-shrub/tree-livestock systems (CSL) that can improve soil quality and productivity, food security and the resilience of farming systems to climate change.

Nawaya-Egypt works with small-scale farming families on programmes that focus on ecological farming practices and heritage food systems through a community-based network. It helps rural communities set up enterprises that generate new sources of income for rural communities from making compost to raising poultry and agro-tourism.

Dans le cadre du projet “Scaling up agroecology to strengthen food security and improving fooddiversity in the Congo Basin”, la première étape est de cartographier les acteurs de l’agroécologie etd’identifier ses pratiques dans le Bassin du Congo. Ce travail a porté sur la cartographie des acteurs,leurs pratiques respectives et certaines...

Whilst conjecture remains regarding the quantity of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) entering the ocean, ALDFG is recognised as the most harmful form of marine plastic litter irrespective of whether it has been intentionally discarded or accidentally lost – harming vulnerable species, damaging fragile habitats as well...

Paraguay mostró un crecimiento económico importante entre el 2010 y el 2019, a pesar de cierta contracción en el 2019, en el cual la agricultura contribuyó significativamente. Las proyecciones apuntan a una recuperación económica desde el año 2021, pero surge la pregunta de cuáles podrían ser los motores del nuevo...

Agroecology enables the improvement of agricultural production through the enhancement of local natural resources and traditional know-how. It contributes to maintaining biodiversity and restoring land in drylands, which are particularly threatened by global warming and food insecurity while contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Within the framework of the AVACLIM project, the...

Plants For A Future (PFAF) is an online free-to-use information database and associated website for those interested in edible and useful plants. Originally focused on plants suitable for temperate regions, it has now been extended to include many of the more important tropical and sub-tropical edible and useful plants. The...

En el marco del Año Internacional de la Pesca y la Acuicultura Artesanales (2022), y con el apoyo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y Organización del Sector de la Pesca y la Acuicultura del Istmo Centroamericano (OSPESCA), se instauró la nueva...

La historia que te voy a contar es una historia real que está escrita en mi alma con piedra, frio, hambre y esperanza. Una realidad que vi, y con la que conviví a lo largo de estos más de doce años de vida; una vida llena de campos marrones y...

En inversión pública en ACTI agropecuaria, para 2019 se identificaron nueve (9) fuentes de financiación; AGROSAVIA (29,67 %), el Fondo de CTI del Sistema General de Regalías (28,28 %), el MADR (14,91 %), el SENA (10,76 %), los fondos parafiscales (10,29 %), la Agencia de Desarrollo Rural – ADR (2,6...

About the SAFE project The Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) project is dedicated to the preservation of forests through the promotion of sustainable agri-food systems. SAFE operates in six countries – Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia, Zambia, Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – supporting the transition to deforestation-free,...

The FAO elearning Academy, which offers over 500 multilingual certified e-learning courses as a global public good, now features Access Agriculture as a partner and a valued resource for information and knowledge on agroecological principles and rural entrepreneurship.

El proyecto “Desarrollando las bases científicas y sociales para la restauración de humedales y turberas altoandinas” implementó un piloto de restauración de humedales y turberas altoandinas (llamados ‘bofedales‘ en el Perú) dentro del Parque Nacional Huascarán. El bofedal piloto, manejado por la población de Shirapata, tiene una turba de hasta...

Agroecologie enables the improvement of agricultural production through the enhancement of local natural resources and traditional know-how. It contributes to maintaining biodiversity and restoring land in drylands, which are particularly threatened by global warming and food insecurity, while contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Within the framework of the AVACLIM project, the Senegalese...

Abdullah Tobal, a smallholder herder from Tal Hasel in As-Sfira, Aleppo Governorate, had an idea to build a press to preserve fodder after he attended one of FAO’s farmer field schools (FFS) under the Smallholder Support Programme. He learned how to compress dried alfalfa into bales to preserve it so...

This facilitator’s guide is a training tool that can be used to cascade the RD approach. Prior to using this guide to conduct a training session, facilitators should have received training in the RD approach, agroecology, or agriculture. It is also helpful for facilitators to have had experience conducting large-scale...

In the ALL-Ready project, we are interested in connecting with groups and organisations  involved  in  the  agroecology transition, and whose activities correspond to the ‘living lab’ or ‘research infrastructure’ model. However, we acknowledge that not everyone involved  in  these  activities  will recognize such labels or be aware of own capacities...

A casi diez años del ingreso formal de su primer proyecto a la Secretaria del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (FMAM), la Representación de la FAO en Chile presenta una sistematización independiente sobre las lecciones aprendidas y los resultados conjuntos alcanzados por los proyectos de la Cartera FAO-FMAM en...

The Mediterranean Sea is being invaded by hundreds of fish, jellyfish, prawns and other marine species from outside the region. More than 1 000 non-indigenous species have been identified in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Over half have established permanent populations and are spreading, causing concern about the threat they...

En 2020, se identificaron 38 activos entre bibliotecas centros de documentación especializados y museos, que brindaron servicio a los actores del sector agropecuario. Estas capacidades principalmente se ubican en Bogotá (8), Valle del Cauca (5), Antioquia (5), Caldas (5) y Risaralda (4) y se identifican 14 departamentos que no cuenta con...