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In consultation with Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and representatives from both the refugee and host communities, FAO launched a new project “Greening the humanitarian response in Uganda: Sustainable and affordable energy solutions for refugee and host communities”. The [...]

As an integral part of climate change actions, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) assists countries and partners in defining strategies and solutions to enable access to modern and clean forms of energy, as a contribution [...]

A recent UN report on Key success factors and obstacles for FAO energy projects in humanitarian settings reviewed FAO’s energy-in-emergency work carried out through the Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFE) initiative. The programme focuses on countries’ energy needs [...]

Rome/New York - FAO unveiled today its new Green Cities Initiative and Action Plan to help transform agri-food systems, end hunger and improve nutrition in and around the cities in a post COVID-19 era. The launch took place at a high-level [...]

Le problème? Brûler les résidus de récolte. Bien qu’elle provoque divers problèmes de santé et augmente considérablement les niveaux de pollution, cette pratique est courante en Inde et dans beaucoup d’autres pays dans le monde. La solution? Transformer les résidus [...]

There’s a concerning gap in the amount of food we produce today, and the amount needed to feed the world’s expanding population by 2050. Could transitioning from agriculture that relies on fossil fuels to agriculture that works in harmony with [...]

The “Investing in Sustainable Energy Technologies in the Agrifood Sector” (INVESTA) project has developed a methodology for a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of energy technologies. It complements the findings of the “Opportunities for Agri-Food Chains to become Energy-Smart" report published by FAO and [...]

Biochar is a form of charcoal produced from burning organic material at high temperatures with little to no oxygen availability. The potential of utilizing biochar to sequester carbon in the soil and improve soil health has received considerable attention in [...]

Rashed est particulièrement heureux ce matin. Aujourd’hui, lui et ses confrères agriculteurs ont à leur tour accès au puits fonctionnant à l’énergie solaire pour irriguer leurs exploitations. «Je suis un paysan, et l’agriculture, c’est toute ma vie. L’un de mes plus [...]

Rashed est particulièrement heureux ce matin. Aujourd’hui, lui et ses confrères agriculteurs ont à leur tour accès au puits fonctionnant à l’énergie solaire pour irriguer leurs exploitations. «Je suis un paysan, et l’agriculture, c’est toute ma vie. L’un de mes plus [...]