There is growing awareness of the unique and important role smallholder farmers around the world play in conserving, using and enhancing biodiversity. Conventional breeding has created a separation between farmers and specialised breeders. Participatory plant breeding (PPB) is a field of action developed over the past 25-30 years to overcome...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

The largest conference on occupational safety and health in the fishing industry returns after a gap of nine years

El agua es esencial para la vida del ser humano; sin embargo, en algunas comunidades es un recurso con acceso limitado, especialmente durante el verano. Por esta razón, la FAO y el Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación (MAGA), impulsan en Guatemala la implementación de filtros artesanales de aguas grises....

El objetivo de este trabajo de investigación fue evaluar la competitividad de las exportaciones del grano de la soja en el Paraguay en el periodo de 2005 a 2014. Se utilizó el modelo Constant Market Share para tal fin, con la base de datos de UNContrade; el modelo descompone en tres efectos el...

Comment/Editorial: On Land, at Sea, Lives Matter, India - Natural Hazards: In the Eye of the Storm by Manas Roshan, India - Cyclone Ockhi: A Stitch in Time by  K G Thara, Puerto Rico - Hurricane María: Mortal Embrace by María Suárez Toro, Analysis - Decent Work: Freedom from Modern...

Conflicting forces of nature, alongside the ecological intervention of traditional fishermen, helped mitigate the destruction wrought in Puerto Rico by Hurricane María

For refugees from Syria who have been in Turkey for years already with no income, a job can mean the world. It means buying winter clothes for your children, getting them to school and even just being able to feed the family. It means no more endless days of wandering...

FAO’s previous contribution to the development of contract farming saw the publication in 2015 of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farming, which focused on the bilateral relationship between an agricultural producer and a contractor. This Legislative Study develops that research and focuses on the regulatory frameworks for contract farming,...

From the Editor, America - The Caribbean Islands: Celebrating Women in Caribbean Fisheries by The Gender In Fisheries Team (GIFT), Profile - K.C. Rekha: Seagoing Fisherwoman from Kerala, India by Amrutha K.J., Africa - Tanzania: Networking for Strength by  Editrudith Lukanga, Milestones - Global Gender Gap Report by Venugopalan N,...

The following are stories about farmers and farmer organizations in the Pacific. They reflect some of the impacts of a five-year funding programme (2014-2018) that has changed the way farmer organizations operate in the Pacific Islands. Stories like these have become common in farmer organizations across the region. What follows...

Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) provide a dependable substitute for conventional supply chains, as their food reflects the characteristics of “local”, “natural”, “healthy” and “reliable”. For the family farmer, the short chains constitute anexcellent way ofdiversifying their produce, gaining higher added value and thus warranting steadier revenues. This paper thus aims to discern the...

Creating Entrepreneurs in Food aims to boost innovation and entrepreneurship in rural communities. The project is led by the project coordinator Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland working in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire in the UK, CEJA in Belgium and the Polish Beef Association, Poland. The project will examine short...

El informe, conocido abreviadamente como Panorama, cumple una década analizando los desafíos de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en la Región, y se ha consolidado como la principal publicación regional en la materia. El informe es una fuente de información y de propuestas en materia de políticas. El mismo brinda...

A 5 min stop-motion animation exploring agroecology in Africa and its contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The 2 billion people working in rural areas are claiming their rights to dignity and our right to healthy diets. A UN declaration on their rights is the most powerful legal instrument against abuses like landgrabs, biopiracy and labour exploitation. It would be the solid foundation in defence of healthy,...

Os problemas enfrentados para produzir e vender sozinho são os mesmos da maioria dos agricultores familiares do país. Segundo a presidente do Conselho Regional da Associação Brasileira do Agronegócio (Abag) em Ribeirão Preto Mônika Bergamaschi, uma das organizadoras da Agrishow, o caminho para reduzir esses impactos está justamente no cooperativismo. “Hoje,...

In Sierra Leone, the livelihoods of many people depend on having secure and equitable access to and control over natural resources. However, increased pressure on land, forestry and fisheries compounded by weak tenure governance has led to ownership disputes. The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land,...

In this publication, the authors share the results of this process. They begin with an introduction to the context of the region and the principles that guide us. They then present the methodological practices they used to build rural women’s autonomy and agroecology.

La convocatoria 10 Iniciativas innovadoras y escalables para el desarrollo rural sostenible de América Latina y el Caribe – 2018, recibió un total de 242 postulaciones, de las cuales 202 cumplieron los criterios de elegibilidad descritos en las bases. Tales iniciativas fueron evaluadas con un puntaje entre 1 y 100. Tras la...