![]() Vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity infographicpublicationMountain people’s vulnerability to food insecurity in developing countries is increasing. A study by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification published in 2020 estimates that one in two rural mountain people living in developing countries is vulnerable to food insecurity. Government... Download » |
![]() FAO's Work in Mountains: Building the Road to Recovery for Mountain PeoplespublicationThis article was written by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat for the Mountain Research and Development journal. The COVID-19 crisis has added urgency to an already difficult situation in mountains. Mountain communities are highly dependent on agriculture, tourism, and remittances for their survival, and their vulnerabilities to a range of challenges—including... Download » |
![]() Philippine mountain producers engage in national Participatory Guarantee Systempeak to peakThe September 2021 issue of Peak to Peak highlights the Philippines' growing national recognition of Participatory Guarantee Systems as an option for small-scale farmers and fisherfolk to get organic certification, including Mountain Partnership Products producers. Top news stories cover the first ever Latin American edition of IPROMO, a new database... Download » |
![]() Mountain Partnership’s UN Food Systems Pre-Summit event on food systems in mountainspeak to peakThe August 2021 issue of Peak to Peak highlights the outcomes of the Mountain Partnership's UN Food Systems Pre-Summit parallel session on mountains and sustainable food systems. Top news stories cover a side event on mountains held in the margins of the 2021 High-level Political Forum, an overview of the... Download » |
![]() Apply for GROW Summer School 2021newsThe 2021 GROW Summer School "Agrobiodiversity in a Changing Climate" is now accepting applications. The summer school will be held online from 14 to 24 September 2021. One of the world’s greatest challenges is to secure access for all to adequate supplies of food that are healthy, safe and high quality,... Read more » |
![]() MP's dialogue highlights sustainable food systems in mountainsnewsThe diversity of mountain food systems and the role of mountain people as custodians of knowledge and agrobiodiversity were highlighted in an Independent Dialogue organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat to inform the first-ever UN Food Systems Summit. This milestone Summit, which will take place in New York in September... Read more » |
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