Dryland areas are experiencing the devastating consequences of climate change through rapid desertification, increasing poverty and diminished soil fertility. These marginalized areas are also often the theatre of gender inequalities...
This open access book will contribute to a more nuanced debate around seed system resilience that goes beyond the dominant dichotomous conceptualization of seed governance often characterized as traditional versus...
What are critical factors and reasons for farmers to apply agroecological practices during the early phase of the agroecological transition?
The Alliance of Sustainable Food Systems and Empowered Communities (Sufosec) invites...
Seed commons—the collective management of seeds and associated knowledge—is a major aim of food sovereignty, that crucial alternative to the dead end of industrialized agriculture. To reclaim the commons explains...
Convened under UN auspices, chaired by China, and hosted by Canada, the 15th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity adopted on 19 December 2022 the “Kunming-Montreal...
Hundreds of smallholder farmers gathered in the city of Morogoro on November 17 and 18 for the 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the National Network of Small-Scale Farmers Groups...
The FAO Africa Gender Team is pleased to invite you to this year's virtual International Women's Day celebration, which will be taking place on 9 March, from 10:00-11:30 AM GMT....
Growing climate crisis, continuous cropping tends to deplete soil nutrient reserves that requires replenishment with essential macro and micronutrients along with nutrient recycling of livestock-based systems to enhance plant nutrition...
In Benin’s cotton-growing regions, the agroecological transition is being assessed through its impact on farm biodiversity and household food diversity. Surveys conducted with farmers across five municipalities collected data on...
Soils in good condition are indeed the first condition for food production and quality of life: they provide nutrients and shelter the organisms through which food grows - also limiting...
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Organic agriculture continues to develop dynamically in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region as in many parts of the world. The increased demand...
Part one of the series on "Healthy Soil - Healthy Planet" of Soil Food Web School explores some of the many benefits that regenerating soils can have on the rest...
This report examines the area of land required to meet projected biological carbon removal in national climate pledges and commitments. We find that almost 1.2 billion hectares (ha) of land...
Global and local agri-food systems, including in Norway, face significant ecological, economic, and social sustainability challenges, necessitating a shift from the current "business as usual" approach. Understanding the contributions of...
Nixtamalization was invented by Mesoamerican indigenous peoples. This technique is responsible for increasing the nutritional value of corn by transforming it into a dough. The products made from this dough...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is just the latest in a series of overlapping food crises. It is our brittle, concentrated globalized food system that has created this vulnerable situation,...
CARI is launching a dynamic Desertif’actions 2022 initiative with activities to build and carry out advocacy throughout the year. Desertif’actions 2022 aims to put agroecology at the top of the...
This survey is launched by the UN Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 (UNDFF) Secretariat as part of its effort to promote the generational sustainability of family farming.
One of the main...
