En Afrique de l’Ouest, le commerce équitable reste souvent perçu par le grand public ou les décideurs politiques comme l’initiative marginale de quelques acteurs privés. Pourtant, dans un nombre croissant de filières (cacao, karité, fruits…), des productrices et producteurs se structurent, non seulement au niveau des coopératives mais aussi au...

After nearly 14 years of conflict, the Syrian Arab Republic faces a severe humanitarian crisis, with an estimated 16.7 million people in need of assistance and 14.5 million food insecure. Agriculture – the primary income source for a significant portion of the population – has been severely impacted by displacement,...

In her article Agroecology for Food Safety: Reducing Risks from Farm to Fork, Dr. Shoba Suri advocates for agroecology as a critical solution to global food safety challenges. She explains that agroecological systems, by minimizing harmful chemical inputs and enhancing traceability, provide safer food while protecting environmental and human health....

International Women’s Day 2025 is a rallying call to the global community to put their weight behind action ‘For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.’ Thirty years on from the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, gender equality remains a distant reality for millions of women and girls worldwide. Despite...

Les légumineuses à graines constituent des sources alimentaire et nutritionnelle protéiniques économiquement abordables, considérées comme des solutions idéales à la malnutrition qui affecte des millions de personnes à travers le monde. Au Bénin, les principales espèces cultivées sont par ordre d’importance le soja, l’arachide, le niébé, le voandzou, le pois...

  The African Earth Jurisprudence Collective is a community of practice reviving Indigenous lifeways to enhance resilience. The spark of intent for the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective came from a small group of individuals from diverse organisations and initiatives, dedicated to reviving myriad cultures and landscapes across the African continent. The structure is...

Agribusiness incubation (ABI) has emerged as a transformative strategy for revitalizing rural livelihoods, engaging youth in agriculture, and promoting sustainable technologies. This publication examines the pivotal role of ABIs in reshaping the agrifood system by providing essential support services and fostering collaboration among smallholder farmers and emerging entrepreneurs. As countries...

This blog post highlights how cooperatives can empower women farmers, who make up nearly half of the world's smallholder farmers. It discusses how cooperatives provide access to markets, credit, and training—key factors in improving women's economic and social standing. However, it also acknowledges that structural inequalities, such as limited land rights...

Deux citoyens sénégalais, dont un ingénieur agronome, viennent d’obtenir l’agrément de l’État pour la “distribution-vente” au Sénégal d’un fertilisant naturel permettant aux agriculteurs de se passer des pesticides, de limiter l’irrigation et de régénérer les terres usées par l’agriculture intensive.

The source of information is the Edible Plants of the World database, created by Tasmanian agricultural scientist, Bruce French, AO.  This database is the largest of its kind in the world and currently has over 33,600 edible food plants for all countries.  Food Plant Solutions specialise at extracting information from...

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As part of the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective, Chief Atawé Akôyi A. Oussou Lio’s forest restoration efforts in Benin are highlighted as a powerful expression of agroecology rooted in cultural and spiritual practice. His work focuses on replanting native species like breadfruit trees and honoring sacred natural sites as living...

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...

El curso de autoaprendizaje Biodiversidad y Producción Sostenible: conservación y enfoque territorial es un esfuerzo conjunto entre la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), y las instituciones públicas de Chile: el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente (MMA) y el Ministerio de Agricultura (MINAGRI), a través...

C’est une exploitation viticole qui ne ressemble pas à celles qui l’entourent. La vigne y pousse au milieu de l’herbe et à l’ombre d’arbres fruitiers. Mais la particularité de n’arrête pas là : la maîtresse des lieux, la viticultrice Marie-Pierre Lacoste-Duchesne cultive sans pesticides de synthèse et utilise également deux fois...

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...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), en conjunto con la División de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación y la Fundación Mapocho, a través de FAO Capacitación, ofrecen el curso “Cinco pasos para construir un emprendimiento regenerativo”. Este curso busca guiar al alumno por un...

El paisaje de Colombia ha sido alterado radicalmente debido al reemplazo de una buena parte de la cobertura de la vegetación original por agroecosistemas (López-Hernández et al., 2005; Viloria 2009). Como resultado de estos cambios, los agroecosistemas ocupan un área cada vez más grande y, por lo tanto, es necesario...

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...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) ofrece el curso virtual titulado "Abejas sin aguijón: una introducción a la meliponicultura” para la Región de América Latina y el Caribe, el que será dictado de forma asincrónica en la plataforma de aprendizaje de FAO Capacitación...