Mobile phones, satellites, radio, remote sensing, internet connection, Big Data – a non-exhaustive list tools that have revolutionized our lives in many ways. They could have the same effect on agriculture and food production. This is the rationale behind an FAO-organized regional e-agriculture forum that starts here today, targeting the countries...

Biodiversity and the natural environment used to be seen as something to be tamed and controlled with little place in modern farming and production systems. However, there are many entrepreneurs now that are using biodiversity and natural areas to create a connection between consumers and the products they buy.

The newsletter was produced by the Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) which was established in 2012 brings together non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on land and agrarian issues. Membership of the Network comprises organisations involved in research and policy analysis; NGOs working with farmers; farmers’ representative organisations; women’s and youth...

La présente étude se focalise sur l’examen du statut des filières bétail/ viande et lait en Guinée dans le cadre du Projet d’appui aux initiatives politiques pour le développement de ces filières en Afrique de l’Ouest (TCP/SFW/3402). Les deux filières ont fait l’objet d’un examen et d’un inventaire des politiques...

The adoption of integrated ecosystems approaches for the management of land resources in the Kagera Basin has generated local, national and global benefits including: restoration of degraded lands, carbon sequestration and climate change adaptation and mitigation, protection of international waters, agro-biodiversity conservation and sustainable use and improved agricultural production, leading...

To support the empowerment of South Sudanese refugees, FAO has focused on supporting income-generating and agricultural activities; 7 000 farming tools (hoes, rakes, sprayers, watering cans and wheelbarrows) and 80 kg of vegetable seeds (amaranth, cabbage, eggplant, okra and tomato) were distributed. 

Com mais de 70 unidades espalhadas pelo país, as Comunidades que Sustentam a Agricultura (CSAs) colhem frutos por onde passam. Proposta originária da Alemanha, no final do século 19, baseada no conceito de Agricultura Solidária, a CSA se apoia em uma parceria mútua entre quem planta e quem consome. Somados...

Agroecology is deeply rooted in the ecological rationale of traditional small-scale agriculture, representing long established examples of successful agricultural systems characterized by a tremendous diversity of domesticated crop and animal species maintained and enhanced by ingenuous soil, water and biodiversity management regimes, nourished by complex traditional knowledge systems. Such complex...

O Dia Mundial da Água acende um alerta. Pela primeira vez na história, o Distrito Federal enfrenta um racionamento de água. A medida impacta tanto a população urbana quanto a rural. Para os agricultores familiares da região, o recado é direto: é preciso economizar água durante este período de redução...

The permagarden method combines components of permaculture, an agricultural approach using design principles to utilize natural systems for production, and bio-intensive agriculture, an agricultural approach to maximize production on a small amount of land through sustainable practices that increase biodiversity, to create a highly productive garden using a small amount...

Farmers in France are seeking growth through direct sales, short supply chains and local agriculture, targeting a burgeoning market in local produce. In 2014, a study on French citizens and local consumption found that 75% of people wanted to buy more products from their local area. Short supply chains are reassuring...

Historically, pastoralists have been marginalized, and policies have been geared towards encouraging, and in some instances forcing, their settlement and sedentarization. Misunderstanding of their livelihoods has also led to abandonment of their customary institutions and practices. However, scientific evidence shows that mobile pastoralism is the most sustainable way of using...

Fruticultura integrada com lavouras e hortaliças. Essa é a base de um novo sistema de produção de agricultura integrada desenvolvido pela Embrapa: o Sistema Filho. O nome do sistema faz referência às iniciais das palavras Fruticultura, Integrada, com Lavouras e Hortaliças, as quais designam a sua aptidão. “Essa tecnologia tem tudo a...

Aportes de las mujeres en las pesquerías de pequeña escala

Pays sahélien à vocation pastorale, le Niger fonde en grande partie son économie sur la valorisation des produits de l’élevage. En 2012, l’effectif du cheptel du pays est constitué de 10 125 767 bovins, 10 369 520 ovins, 13 760 687 caprins et 1 676 319 camelins. L’apport du secteur...

The Blue Growth Initiative (BGI) encompasses global programmatic efforts and structured actions around the logic of FAO's new strategic framework. Its central objective is to achieve food security and nutrition, poverty alleviation and economic growth through the sustainable use of living aquatic resources and the conservation of biological resources and marine,...

Mulheres rurais, mulheres com direitos! Esse é o nome da campanha que será lançada hoje em Brasília com o objetivo de empoderar essas trabalhadoras que, apesar de fundamentais na dinâmica camponesa, ainda não são devidamente valorizadas, nem tampouco remuneradas na proporção do esforço que empreendem em nome de um desenvolvimento...

Climate change can still be rather abstract for many amongst us. We hear about melting poles, a global increase in hurricane intensity or rising temperatures. For many Europeans this phenomenon does not seem to affect their daily lives. But this is not grasping the full picture. The food you consume...

The Common Agricultural Policy, particularly in its second pillar, contains measures and resources to improve gender equality and women’s access to work and economic activity. The gender equality gap is wider in rural areas than in cities. More and more women are finding empowerment through agriculture. In turn, they guarantee the survival of...

In essence, ‘doing more with less’ is about reducing the pressure on existing resources and avoiding economic and environmental costs associated with excessive resource use. Avoiding over-exploitation can ensure that resources are still available to future generations. At the same time, promoting more efficient resource use can ensure that sustainable...