The recent escalation in conflict in Ukraine is affecting the food security of the most vulnerable rural households. According to the United Nations (UN) Flash Appeal, given the scale and direction of the ongoing hostilities, 18 million people are projected to be affected, including up to 6.7 million projected to...

Olga Babayeva, a 52-year-old farmer from Samukh region in northwestern Azerbaijan, is a well-recognized businesswoman in her community. Apart from being the biggest producer of vegetable seeds for onions, coriander, dill, radishes and parsley, among others, she is also known for her strong support of women’s engagement in farming.  She was...

Food and Agricultural Organization’s Integrated Country Approach for boosting decent jobs for youth in agrifood systems carried out a digital readiness assessment of youth in agribusiness in partnership with the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation and youth-led organizations in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.Over 360 young male and female entrepreneurs engaged through...

ABSTRACT Phytophthora infestans is the most important disease in potato crops. Its control is based on the use of chemical products that have developed pathogen resistance and high economic and environmental impacts. To reduce these effects, the use of plant varieties or cultivars resistant to this pathogen has been proposed....

The Action Framework (2021-2025) for the Global Action on Green Development of Special Agro-Products: “One country – One Priority Product” (OCOP) presents the rationale, main pillars, key principles, thematic areas, results framework, budget, and activity planning, coordination and implementation, and guidelines for country project application for implementation of the Global...

A new project funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) aims to improve food safety standards of small-to-medium food processing businesses in the Sahel’s Burkina Faso, Niger and Senegal so that they can better participate in the...

On the occasion of the Conference on the Future of Europe, CEJA and Rural Youth Europe are joining forces to make the voices of rural youth and young farmers heard. Here is Pierre, a young farmer from Luxembourg, giving his perspective on the future of the EU. The future of...

Social FARMS is an innovative Strategic Partnership project started in November 2020 and ending in October 2022, granted under the European Union Programme Erasmus+ within the Key Action 2 Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices. The project focuses its priorities on access for disadvantaged, with specific attention...

Eating fish is one of the great pleasures of life. This book stems from that notion: it contains dozens of recipes from all principal regions of the planet. If you like seafood, aquatic foods and fishery products, there’ll be something in here for you. At the Food and Agriculture Organization...

Over 260 participants from more than 50 countries, attended the webinar on “How to scale agroecology,” that was jointly organised by Access Agriculture and the Agroecology Coalition, on 25 October 2022. The special webinar was one of the flagship events of the 10th anniversary celebrations of Access Agriculture this year....

Ce document propose une revue de la littérature sur le secteur semencier au Mali. Il décrit les systèmes semenciers existants ainsi que les dynamiques et évolutions en cours dans les systèmes formel et informel. Il présente également le cadre réglementaire ainsi que les acteurs et les programmes dans ce domaine....

To enhance the visibility of women and their role in rural areas and to support efforts that may overcome major structural challenges that disempower women and discriminate against them, CREA – Centre for Policy and Bioeconomy, as part of the National Rural Network, is holding a series of meetings on...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) commissioned the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow to organize the international forum “Food policy, rural development and gender equality in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia: current trends and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic”...

This paper summarizes the current state of concepts and approaches for addressing deforestation in the trade, marketing, and production of agricultural commodities that have a disproportionate impact on forests at international, national, and landscape level. To date, predominant attention has been directed towards the role of the private sector and...

In the arid south-western borderlands of Tajikistan stand the ruined mud walls of Kuhdomani bolo. The village was once lush and green, but when the irrigation systems failed, the fields and pastures dried up. Unable to earn from their land, one by one the villagers left. Today, Kuhdomani bolo is abandoned. Yet just...

The manual explains the principles and practices of small-scale poultry production in Africa under organic management. The manual is intended for use by trainers of trainers and trainers of farmers on organic agriculture.

Dilemma It had been a year since I completed my bachelor’s degree in agriculture, but the dilemma of what to do next still continued. “Should I find a job or get a master’s degree? If I am going for a master’s degree, which subject should I choose, what is my field...

Food and Agricultural Organization’s Integrated Country Approach for boosting decent jobs for youth in agrifood systems carried out a digital readiness assessment of youth in agribusiness in partnership with the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation and youth-led organizations in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda.  Over 360 young male and female entrepreneurs engaged through...

The 2022 edition of the European Organic Congress will take place on 16-18 June 2022 in the picturesque city of Bordeaux, organizedby IFOAM Organics Europe together with INTERBIO Nouvelle-Aquitaine.     After a long time without physical events, this year’s Congress will offer European organic stakeholders the opportunity to attend in-person sessions again and engage with experts on the relevant...

FAO Agroecology Newsletter  August 2022 / Issue #62