Food insecurity and poor nutritional status remain widespread problems in the Horn of Africa (HOA). A multi-pronged nutrition-sensitive approach to development has been shown to be the best route for sustained reductions in undernutrition. This approach requires effective coordination. This policy brief articulates the commitment of the HOA states to...

New research exploring women’s roles in fishing families officially got going in August 2018, with the launch of the new Women in Fisheries project website. This research examines how women contribute to the survival of both fishing families and the fishing industry, and will shed light on women’s roles, identities...

Par un souci d’autonomie et de meilleure valorisation des récoltes, Alain Chabloz nous explique pourquoi il a décidé de produire lui-même des protéines pour ses vaches laitières. Les trois raisons principales sont : il fabriquait déjà une partie de ses concentrés à la ferme, mais surtout à base de céréales,...

This agrarian diagnosis was made following the first diagnosis of Chabane in 2013 in North Grande-Terre, in response to a request from INRA and CANGT in order to meet the development challenges of Guadeloupe. This work presents a model of the diversity of the farmers of North Grande-Terre as product...

Greenhouses are opening in rural schools in Armenia’s Ararat region today with the goal of increasing schoolchildren’s dietary diversity and improving their nutrition. All three greenhouses – in the public schools of Vedi, Verin Artashat and Surenavan – are equipped with modern heating, ventilation and drip irrigation systems. This activity is...

Besides yield, nutrition and income, a family farmer harvests several other benefits from an agroecologically designed farm. So, we need to have a different set of parameters to capture impact of an agro-ecological system. Measuring the impacts of agro ecology over several parameters of different kind has encouraged farmers in...

National Workshop on Small-scale Fisheries, Cyclone Ockhi and Disaster Risk Management was held on 28 to 29 May, 2018 at Thiruvananthapuram. The workshop was organised by the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The...

El 9 de mayo de 2018 se realizó el 2º Encuentro Interinstitucional: «Escenarios agropecuarios. Cartografías Posibles», organizado conjuntamente por las Facultades de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias (UNR), el Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (EEA Oliveros), y los Colegios de Ingenieros Agrónomos y Médicos Veterinarios 2º Circunscripción. La organización de este...

This newsletter provides information on the FAO project: “Strengthening Linkages between Buyers and Small Actors in the Roots and Tubers Sector in Africa” (ART) Project, which may be of interest to our stakeholders. The newsletter is a core tool for knowledge sharing among members of the project. In this issue...

Une mission conjointe FAO/PAM d'évaluation des récoltes et de la sécurité alimentaire (CFSAM) s'est rendue à Madagascar à la demande du Gouvernement malgache, en raison de préoccupations quant à l'impact d'une vague prolongée de sécheresse dans les régions du sud et d’inondations localisées dans les régions centrales. La Mission s’est...

This documentary is about women fishers living in the floating villages of Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia, considered the world’s most productive inland fishery. In these villages of floating huts and boats, both women and men depend on fishing and fish processing, and there are few other livelihood options. Most are...

gronomic practices and management decisions can have a significant impact on the type and number of weeds on a farm. Understanding this relationship can help organic producers manage weeds through avoidance, and various cultural management practices. The most important steps of non-chemical weed management are prevention, diagnosis, and a number of...

A growing number of countries are signing up to a global agreement that helps stop illegal fishing, as the international community today marks the first International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing. IUU fishing is estimated to affect one in every five fish caught, with an...

Between 29 November and 3 December, 2017, Cyclone Ockhi devastated hundreds of lives and livelihoods of coastal fishing communities in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. This study assesses the impacts of the cyclone on fishing communities and the mechanisms in place at the local, national and international levels to address...

Storage losses at the farm are often assumed to be an important contributor to presumed large postharvest losses in developing countries. However, reliable and representative data on these losses are often lacking. The study investigates farmers’ storage decisions and self-reported storage losses for grain based on two recent large-scale household...

Monitoring socio-environmental challenges, such as: land take, soil degradation and environmental impact of agriculture.

The Mission estimates that 564 000 people are severely food insecure in southern, southeastern and eastern regions. An additional 2.35 million people are estimated to be moderately food insecure in these regions. The high levels of food insecurity are underpinned by structural poverty and low incomes, with further analysis revealing that...

In small and remote villages in South Asia, our rich agricultural crop/breed diversity and associated knowledge is slowly getting wiped out and is being replaced by a handful of `high yielding’ and `improved’ crops/breeds. Rampant use of chemicals has led to the death of soil and is poisoning our food...

The personal perspective of Jeremy Percy, Chairman of the Coastal PO and Executive Director of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe

Este artículo describe el contexto del programa de los mercados campesinos, un espacio donde convergen múltiples actores e intereses, y que en los últimos años ha reivindicado constantemente el discurso de la justicia alimentaria y las economías alternativas. También se analizan las representaciones sociales que los consumidores urbanos tienen sobre...