The new FAO Water Report “Guidance on realizing real water savings with crop water productivity interventions” includes clear and practical guidelines on how to implement ‘real’ water savings in agriculture through interventions for enhancing crop water productivity. A distinction is made between real water savings and “apparent” water savings. Apparent water...

In 2050, food needs to be produced for an expected population of between 9 and 10 billion people.  A lot of water is needed to produce food.  Irrigated agriculture, as it is practiced today, is responsible for 70% of all freshwater withdrawals in the world. Not all of this water is actually...

Rainwater harvesting and agroecological irrigation s more resilient in Senegal

Opportunities for quality food and the productive use of water and other resources to nourish and benefit the poor, as well as society as a whole, exist, but need to be well integrated into policy and development actions. Based on current trends, there is a need to harness the potential...

FAO and The Nature Conservancy co-hosted a publication launch and webinar on 11 February 2021 to explore the potential of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to support  the transformation of our food systems, delivering nutrition for people while restoring natural resources and the climate. This collaboration has generated three reports addressing NbS...

Farming is one of many sectors defined by technological advancement in the twentieth century, and navigating dramatic environmental changes in the twenty-first - among them, increased uncertainty in weather patterns, water insecurity, and soil degradation. This puts farmers on the front lines: how can producers serve a growing population of...