The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Malawi are promoting commercial beekeeping for income generation and livelihoods diversification among smallholder farmer groups in Malawi, by providing capacity building and also beekeeping...
17 May 2022 - 17 May 2022
The final of the Innovation Challenge “Advisory for Agroecology” will take place on 17 May - 2022 featuring six innovations in advisory that will provide the basis for a discussion on how to bridge the gap between...
Since early 2016, FAO is supporting the Ministry of Agriculture in implementing a project aimed at reducing the risks associated with pesticide risks in agriculture. The project is called Pesticide Risk Reduction and it is funded by the Global Environmental...
12 May 2022 - 12 May 2022
Dear colleagues,
To fight against crop pests, the States of CILSS countries, including Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal, have implemented centralized purchase of large quantities of pesticides intended for cotton sector. These centralized purchasing policies have led to massive use of dangerous...