Malawi’s ecosystems are vulnerable to the negative effects of climate change, especially recurrent flash floods, dry spells, and droughts. Over time, the consequences of those events combined with poverty, an over-dependence of rain-fed agriculture, land degradation and limited productivity have...

“I’ve been a farmer all my life. I had not received any training in agriculture and only used my local knowledge,” says Yohana Zablon (63), a smallholder farmer from Njage Village in Morogoro, Tanzania. “A few months ago, I was approached...

Agriculture is a critical field to Fijians. In the last several decades, food production has seen a steady decline which has been compounded by Fiji’s vulnerability to climate change, with frequent storms, floods and especially droughts, which can be devastating...

As the good rains came down, one would expect the arable farmers’ smiles to last a little bit longer but the high infestation of the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) has since wiped the smiles from Botswana farmers. The invasion of...

Faced with the many challenges related to malnutrition and food insecurity, FAO explored how the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach could be used to improve nutrition security among smallholder farmers. The diverse experience developed globally to educate and sensitize producers on...