The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean established the regional priorities that will guide the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the region during the next two years. The FAO Regional Conference ended today in Quito, Ecuador, after five days of debates that included the...

Have you noticed being bombarded with publicity about meat and protein everywhere you go? Misleading generalisations and hype are polarising public discussion about meat and protein. Techno-fixes like fake meat, lab meats, plant-based alternatives, and precision livestock and fish-farming are being promoted, but could cause more harm than good for...

Have you ever wondered why, in this day and age, some communities constantly face extreme hunger? There’s a common saying that goes, “Give a person a fish and they will have dinner for the night,” “but teach them to fish and they’ll never have to worry about food again”. It...

At the heart of this year’s session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is “free, prior and informed consent.” Quite a mouthful! But what does it really mean? And why does it matter? What is free, prior, and informed consent? Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination, as well as the right to...

On the sidelines of the establishment meeting of the International Date Council held in Al-Ahsa Governorate - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the FAO regional office of the Near East and North Africa launched the FAO regional program officially to eradicate the red palm weevil in NENA region. The RPW is...

Avec la pandémie mondiale de COVID-19 et l’invasion de l’Ukraine par la Russie, les concepts de sécurité alimentaire et de souveraineté alimentaire s’affichent partout sur la planète. Entre enjeux politiques, géopolitiques, juridiques mais aussi socio-économiques, il est essentiel de bien comprendre ces termes mais également de les différencier. La fondation...

Over the past decades, the abandonment of mountainous areas has largely been due to the reduction in the number of pastoral farms and shepherds. In the last months, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and the PASTRES project released new reports to address the topic from the policy side...

El cultivo de lima Tahití se desarrolla en Colombia desde los 0 a 1.600 m.s.n.m, pero se recomienda cultivarlo de manera comercial por debajo de los 1.200 m.s.n.m para obtener fruta de mejor calidad y acceder a los mercados de exportación. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional (BAC) Podcast Dimensions Agriperfiles Google Scholar LaReferencia Redalyc Redcol ResearchGate WhastApp Noticias...

Smallholder farmers' use of solar-powered water pumps and other equipment creates opportunities to increase productivity and income. However, they generally struggle to get access to financing, quality farm inputs, advisory support and connections to markets. These challenges are felt more acutely by women and other marginalised farmers who typically do...

Poultry waste is rich in nitrogen and other nutrients, and is good food for beneficial microbes in the soil. Mix it with decomposed cow dung and carbon-rich materials. To speed up decomposition, sprinkle organic decomposer or Trichoderma on the waste. From rotten eggs you can make a growth promoter, by...

Untapped Opportunities for Climate Action: An Assessment of Food Systems in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) presents the main findings of an analysis of how 14 countries have incorporated food systems into their NDCs, with recommendations for action. Food systems not only contribute to and are significantly affected by climate change,...

Emile Frison is a member of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems. His entire career has been focused on international agricultural research for development. He was Director-General of Bioversity International from 2003 to 2013 and is the lead author of the IPES-Food report From Uniformity to Diversity: a paradigm shift from industrial agriculture...

Despite their important ecological roles for soil health and soil fertility, free-living nematodes (FLN) have received relatively limited research attention. The present study evaluated the community structure and diversity of FLN in a field setting. The experiments were conducted in on-farm and on-station field plots sown to maize (Zea mays) and...

Despite the fact that we produce enough food to feed everyone on Earth, world hunger is on the rise. On the other side of the table, the obesity crisis also weighs heavily. Malnutrition is less about food than about socioeconomic factors such as conflict, poverty, and global disasters such as...

This report provides a synthesis of the replies to Online Public Consultation on the Action Plan for the development of organic production conducted between 4th September and 27th November 2020. The synthesis leads to the conclusion that, to a large extent, respondents share common views on the obstacles to achieving...

Organization of plant aerial parts and root distribution, environmental conditions such as light, temperature, humidity and agronomic practices (grafting and pruning) influences the final architecture of the plant. Most of cocoa plantations in Colombia belong to the plagiotropic type that emit branches and suckers in a disorderly way, which leads...

Conflicts over fishing gear have again erupted along the Coromandel Coast of India, pointing to the urgent need for effective management. In August, 2021 tensions escalated in the state of Tamil Nadu along India’s southeastern coast when an altercation between fishers at sea led one to be hospitalized with serious injuries....

Face à l’inadéquation des certifications internationales pour les filières ouest-africaines locales, les systèmes de garantie participatifs (SPG) et leurs structurations nationales sont-ils une solution pour répondre à la demande croissante en produits sans résidus de pesticides sur les marchés locaux ? Voici les éléments de réponses du réseau Roppa-Pafao-Jafowa. 

El propósito del evento es presentar soluciones innovadoras y sustentables que permitan a medianos y pequeños productores agrícolas, así como a los demás actores relevantes del sector agrícola, contar con información actualizada sobre las oportunidades existentes para mejorar sus modelos productivos y enfrentar el cambio climático. Se trata de un...

Despite their crucial role in agrifood systems, women are faced with enormous challenges, including exclusion from decision-making, denial of essential productive resources such as land, water, credit, information, and technologies, and disregard for their deep knowledge of local contexts. A key ally in empowering these women to continue working the...