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April 2023
Millets
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4838
The United Nations General Assembly at its 75th session in March 2021 declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). FAO is the lead agency for celebrating the Year in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders. Millets can grow on arid lands with minimal inputs and are resilient to changes in climate. They are therefore an ideal solution for countries to increase self-sufficiency and reduce reliance on imported cereal grains.
Livestock feed
October 2021
The production of high quality livestock feed is a growing demand of small farmers and one of the objectives of...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12213
Food systems
September 2021
Motivation: A sustainable food system is one that delivers food security and nutrition for all in such a way that...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_bea5db85
Agrosilvopastoral systems
July 2021
Motivation: Sustainable production strategy that integrates agriculture, livestock and forestry within the same area, to obtain results which are synergic...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_16096
Carbon sequestration
June 2021
Motivation: Soils are important carbon stores. The release of greenhouse gases in the soil, particularly through agricultural activities, has consequences...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331583
Apiculture
May 2021
Motivation: The vernal, or spring, equinox signals the beginning of nature's renewal. It is also the time of year when...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_529