As the world faces conflicts, a climate crisis, COVID-19 and the depletion of natural resources, parliamentary action to tackle hunger and malnutrition is critical. Parliamentarians – with their powers to draft and adopt legislation, approve public budgets and monitor the implementation of public policies and government commitments – are well...

Las ferias libres pueden jugar un papel clave para aminorar el impacto del incremento de los precios de los alimentos en la coyuntura actual. Además, constituyen un espacio constante de acceso a alimentos saludables, que es de suma importancia para la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de la población. El presente...

The speedometer indicates the proportion of land likely to be affected by one or more soil degradation processes or by soil sealing in the EU. It is based on the convergence of evidence approach described below. This figure is subject to a degree of uncertainty. It is likely an under-estimate...

State of the World's Plants and Fungi 2023 Our fifth report in the State of the World’s series lays out the current condition of the world’s plants and fungi globally, and is titled 'Tackling the Nature Emergency: Evidence, gaps and priorities' It is the second report that is accompanied by a full volume of expert-reviewed scientific...

Farmers are frequently facing agricultural waste production problems (which incorrect disposal may determine a damaging environmental impact) and soil fertility depletion. Sustainable valorization of crop residues could allow recovering valuable components as substrates and nutrients in microbial/enzymatic controlled processes, such as composting.

Evidence has shown that the improvement in food and nutrition security is principally due to policies, programs and frameworks that are anchored in legislation. Parliamentarians are fundamental custodians of political commitments on food security and nutrition; therefore critical partners in achieving food and nutrition security. Foremost amongst the 17 Sustainable Development...

Millets have finally arrived on the global scene. With 2023 being declared as the International Year of Millets, by the United Nations, the spotlight is on millets. While half a billion people across the globe consume millets as a traditional food, it has taken decades, for it to get its...

The study is a part of a series of original research on social development and sustainable fisheries undertaken by ICSF in eight countries. The study documented the status of social development and decent work programmes, schemes, policies, legislation and institutional support (including community-based initiatives) to demonstrate how they strengthen the...

Este documento forma parte de una serie de Notas Técnicas que sistematizan hitos de cooperación de FAO en la agenda regional sobre modernización de los actores del canal tradicional y su importancia en el abastecimiento urbano y la mejora de los sistemas agroalimentarios. En esta ocasión se abordan los procesos...

his first book volume collects country reports produced by the AE4EU Horizon 2020 project and the European Association Agroecology Europe which involved a large number of organisations, as well as more than 25 "mappers" who conducted the work in different European countries. Among them were many members of the Agroecology...

En el artículo, el Dr. Alejandro Espinosa de Cibiogem habla de la necesidad de preservar los maíces nativos mexicanos para cuidar la diversidad biológica y nuestras tortillas, alimento principal de México.

We were launching a rural tourism project just as the Covid-19 pandemic startled the world. How ironic, after waiting years for funding for our local organization Nawaya, we were incapable to do basic field work. We were excited, and decided not to delay important work. As we were unable to...

La XXVIII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefas y Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno aprobó instrumentos clave para abordar desafíos comunes en el ámbito medioambiental, de seguridad alimentaria y derechos en entornos digitales, así como 16 comunicados especiales entre los que se destaca una propuesta para una financiación internacional más justa...

Consumers are calling for more affordable, sustainable pork which is produced in improved animal welfare systems. This was the context identified by the Dutch Operational Group ‘Data driven project’. The partners have developed a pilot barn concept in which the pigs are monitored in real time using ear-tag sensors so...

The PROFEAAC project (Promouvoir et Formaliser l’Exploitation Artisanale du bois d’œuvre en Afrique Centrale – Promoting and Formalizing Artisanal Timber Exploitation in Central Africa) has just published two guides in comic strip form to explain how to set up a nursery and plant trees, based on its experience in the...

Esta publicación recopila los principales resultados y las lecciones aprendidas de la implementación piloto de un sistema de captación y aprovechamiento de agua de lluvia en el Centro Educativo Mata Limón, en la provincia de Monte Plata (República Dominicana). Esta experiencia piloto contribuyó a validar el uso de esta tecnología...

Urgent action is needed to transform our food systems to deliver solutions to achieve the 2030 Agenda. New initiatives as means of implementation such as mobilizing finance, science, data, innovative solutions and a robust policy and governance mechanism are set in motion to support food systems transformation.

The Executive Managing Director of CGIAR, a global agricultural research network, Dr Ismahane Elouafi, has praised the achievements of Access Agriculture in reaching farmers, including women and youth, in remote rural areas of Egypt.  Access Agriculture worked with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and...

Participatory video can be used as an interactive tool to promote more inclusive and sustainable forms of development, mirroring local realities and sharing people’s values, cultures and perceptions. By adopting a Communication for Development (ComDev) approach, farmer organizations, rural institutions and practitioners can use participatory video to drive development. Thanks...

This edited book covers major importance of tropical forest diversity and its values to vegetation, wildlife, and the local community. It addresses the current issues and opportunities in the Southeast Asia’s tropical forests. This book lays the groundwork for a better understanding of tropical forest ecosystem services. Ecosystem services has...