This report presents a structured approach to identify and estimate the market size of specific renewable energy technologies that have the potential to be deployed across specific stages of the agri-food chains. More specifically, the methodology first analyses the countries’ value chains and aggregates them into similar agri-food groups when possible. Once the groupings are defined, the value chains are mapped out and the energy requirements across the different stages of the value chain are defined. Specific renewable energy options are then identified for each value chain based on the energy demand and the process for which energy is required. This structure then feeds into the calculation of the overall market potential by chain and the renewable energy type identified. For this report, the methodology is illustrated with the case of solar energy technologies that have the potential to be deployed across the agriculture value chains in Rwanda.

This report presents the potential impact of the planned IFAD-funded Regional Resilient Pastoral Communities Project on greenhouse gas emissions, both in terms of the overall impact of the project, and as a possible input to the update of Kyrgyzstan’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).

The assessment was carried out using the Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model-interactive (GLEAM-i), a tool developed by FAO to measure emissions from livestock value chains and compare the impact of future scenarios. The study shows that there are options to produce more milk and meat but at the same time lowering emissions and without increasing livestock numbers.

Como medida de adaptación al cambio climático, que está afectando actualmente las costas de Chile y el mundo, es importante generar capacidades de mujeres y hombres asociados a la pesca y acuicultura, para llevar a cabo monitoreos ambientales participativos que contribuyan a aumentar el conocimiento de las comunidades sobre la variabilidad del ecosistema costero, y facilitando la detección de futuros eventos relacionados con el cambio climático. Esta publicación presenta información básica del sistema costero chileno, sus servicios ecosistémicos y los efectos del cambio climático sobre ellos, así como un manual práctico para el diseño e implementación de un monitoreo costero participativo, caracterizado por la interacción entre científicos, comunidades asociadas a la pesca y acuicultura e instituciones públicas encargadas de la gestión y manejo de la zona costera, y sus recursos. El manual recoge las lecciones aprendidas de la experiencia piloto realizada en cuatro caletas de Chile: Riquelme (Tarapacá), Tongoy (Coquimbo), Coliumo (Biobío) y El Manzano (Los Lagos). En estas, se diseñó participativamente un monitoreo asociado al cambio climático, a partir del cual se proponen algunas recomendaciones asociadas a la metodología y estrategias de sostenibilidad para la implementación de estos monitoreos en otras caletas del país.

Agro-Ecological Zoning in support of climate change adaptation planning for the agricultural sector.

In its 2020 communiqué, the International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy has urged to strengthen good practices and policies to advance the global bioeconomy. The transition from a fossil-based economy to a bioeconomy happens at three levels: technological, organizational and social. In particular, agri-food systems are key to achieve a shift to sustainable and circular production and consumption patterns, since they occupy the biggest share of the bioeconomy from an economic, value-added perspective as well as having potential for discovery and innovation.  

This Compendium outlines 250 sources of good practices and policies. It covers the entire continuum of economic sectors that have a stake in biological knowledge and resources. The Compendium, therefore, highlights the wide range of aspects that are included in the concept of the bioeconomy. Being an inherently multisectoral process that involves potential synergies and trade-offs among different sustainability objectives, the implementation of bioeconomy strategies presents greater challenges than activities that are focused on a single sector. The report also shows how good practices and policies contribute to the translation of bioeconomy strategies into coordinated actions for the achievement of local priorities and sustainability goals, while also addressing global issues.