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The Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is the most destructive migratory pest in the world. These ravenous eaters can consume food crops and forage equivalent to their own weight in a day. Just a single square kilometer of swarm can contain up to 80 million adults, with a capacity to consume the same quantity of food of 35 000 people in a day.  In response to this plant pest threatening the food security and livelihoods of rural people, the FAO-China SSC Programme implemented its first USD 2 million emergency project from June 2020 to June 2021 to support FAO’s global efforts on...

Barbados, November 10, 2021 - Mexico and FAO invite people engaged in aquaculture and aquaponics in the Caribbean to join the training session that will take place between November 10, 2021 and January 28, 2022.

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) include some of the world’s most remote countries that share a similar set of challenges, including susceptibility to natural disasters, limited resources and dependence on international trade, in addition to a common aspiration for sustainable development, improved living standards and the remediation of gender inequalities. Women represent 52 percent of the agricultural labour force in SIDS and are essential agents of change to ensure a shift to more efficient and climate-resilient food systems.

Bogotá, 29 de noviembre del 2021 – Como parte de la estrategia de cierre del proyecto Sembrando Capacidades, Colombia recibirá a la misión técnica de intercambio internacional proveniente de Brasil, donde se socializarán los productos elaborados por el proyecto, se desarrollarán talleres virtuales de intercambio y se realizará el evento de cierre para presentar novedades relacionadas con cursos de formación y un repositorio web con diversos contenidos que son frutos del proyecto.

Brasilia/Brasil, 26 de noviembre de 2021 – Durante dos años, el proyecto de cooperación sur-sur trilateral Sembrando Capacidades ha realizado una serie de actividades para fortalecer las políticas e instrumentos que promuevan la rentabilidad y sostenibilidad del campo colombiano, con especial énfasis en la producción de la agricultura familiar.