Los sistemas agroalimentarios, además de ser una importante fuente de empleo para las mujeres en el mundo, en muchos países constituyen una fuente de sustento más importante para estas que para los hombres. Así pues, empoderar a las mujeres y cerrar la brecha de género en los sistemas agroalimentarios mejora...

Promovemos investigación, capacitación y territorialización de la agroecología para construir sistemas alimentarios sustentables, saludables, inclusivos y soberanos. En este canal, encontraás eventos, cursos y otras novedades.

The Japan Coast Guard has provided its counterpart in the Pacific island country of Kiribati with technical support to crack down on illegal fishing boats. The move came following China's recent increased presence in the region. Japan sent three officers for the support program from June 19 to 26 in the...

The Pacific Islands Rural and Agriculture Stimulus Facility (PIRAS) is a COVID-19 recovery programme that emphasizes food self-reliance, improved nutrition and the development of sustainable, equitable agricultural livelihood opportunities for rural communities in Fiji and five other Pacific Island countries. PIRAS is helping farmers get back on their feet and increase their income...

The cotton sector contributes significantly to the economies of many low-income countries, as a source of employment and livelihoods. It is estimated that cotton sustains about 32 million growers and benefits over 100 million families across about 80 countries in 5 continents. World Cotton Day (7 October) offers an opportunity to highlight the...

Este documento aborda el impacto del fenómeno de El Niño desarrollado con la participación de gobiernos así como diversos actores humanitarios y de desarrollo con el objetivo de superar el paradigma reactivo y promover la prevención y reducción de riesgos en beneficio de las comunidades más vulnerables del Estado Plurinacional...

En la actualidad existe consenso sobre el rol clave que juega la Agricultura Familiar Campesina en la seguridad alimentaria, en el empleo, en la mitigación de la pobreza, y en la conservación de la naturaleza y el patrimonio cultural. Las mujeres contribuyen a los sistemas alimentarios, además de con su...

FAO ha presentado un reporte global sobre la situación de las mujeres en los sistemas agroalimentarios, el cual plantea revisa y analiza las oportunidades y limitaciones de las mujeres en los procesos económicos y sociales, al mismo tiempo que hace un balance y evalúa el progreso realizado para cerrar una...

By 2050 it is estimated that the global population will surpass nine billion. Food production must be sufficient to equitably feed such a growing population. With productive arable land and freshwater resources severely constrained in many parts of world and unsustainable agricultural practices and climate change, it is imperative that...

Following severe forest loss in recent decades, Southeast Asian countries are increasingly employing social forestry as a means to ensure the sustainable development of their forest-dwelling communities. Given the potential of agroforestry to provide multiple ecosystem services, habitat for the maintenance of biodiversity, and the economic and social development of...

At IFAD we are actively engaging with Indigenous Peoples seeking ways to increase participation, expand the space for Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge and perspectives and more effectively affirm the right to free, prior and informed consent. We are learning to better practice codesign as a way to identify the challenges Indigenous...

On 15 April 2023, an armed conflict erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Over four months since fighting began, the conflict has since spilled over into the Darfur region and parts of Kordofan and Blue Nile states, reigniting intercommunal violence...

In 2007, Suzie and Mike Cahn established a family-owned social enterprise, supporting anyone interested in regenerative land and community development practice focused on education and demonstration. They help support communities and individuals wishing to set up their own projects. Find out more about young entrepreneurs in the workshop report ‘Young...

This publication, Water Quality in Agriculture: Risks and Risk Mitigation, emphasizes technical solutions and good agricultural practices, including risk mitigation measures suitable for the contexts of differently resourced institutions working in rural as well as urban and peri-urban settings in low- and middle-income countries. With a focus on sustainability of...

Agroecology (AE) has been proposed as a transformative approach to climate change mitigation and adaptation that reduces climate risk while supporting long-term productivity and resilience of food systems by applying ecological and humanistic principles. Agroecology is a holistic systems approach to producing food, which incorporates social, economic, and political dimensions....

The Roundup includes recent publications, films added to our Documentation centre, meetings coming up, websites  which are important to small-scale fisheries, flashback of editorial from old issues of samudra report related to the theme  and Endquote from the world of literature related to fisheries. 

Agroecology enables countries to achieve their KMGBF commitments holistically Agroecology as a systems approach is well placed to address the complex challenges food production systems pose for biodiversity at multiple scales [1,2]. Thus, it offers a comprehensive approach for countries to fulfill their commitments under the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)....

What is family farming and why we need it? Although there is no clear definition of family farming yet, there are some premisses which can describe and guide our understanding of this complex concept. Family farming starts with food for people. This type of production model allows to ensure food and nutrition...

The paucity of literature on the influence of land tenure across a range of food insecurity outcomes may impede a complete analysis in developing countries. This paper examines the association between land tenure and food security among 1434 sampled smallholders from the Nigeria Living Standards Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture...

“The Mediterranean Caravan: Learning and Sharing Agroecology” podcast aims to show that agroecological practices help to tackle biodiversity loss, climate change, and rural poverty with a focus on the Mediterranean region. This podcast is part of an ERASMUS+ educational project that aims to collect, valorise and share local and innovative...