This side event is a contribution to the recommendations made by the 32st Session of the Regional Conference for the Near East to provide support for the Regional Initiative on "Building resilience for improved food security and nutrition in the Near East and North Africa" as a vehicle through which,...

El CIMMYT se presenta en la Conferencia Agrícola de Oxford para exponer estrategias de intensificación sustentable en la agricultura mundial.

Weaver ants help to protect your fruit and nuts from fruit flies and many other pests. If you don’t have weaver ants in your orchard yet, collect all the nests from an ant colony and transfer them to one of your fruit trees. Help the ants to spread to more...

National rural networks (NRNs), group administrations and organisations active in rural development. NRNs were introduced for the first time in the EU rural development policy of 2007-2013 and have been carried over into the 2014-2020 programming period. NRNs can either operate as a specific intervention within a single Rural Development...

In Kenya, small-scale farmers stabilise river banks and reduce rainwater runoff from nearby plots by planting trees and grasses.e

El secretario de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación, José Calzada Rovirosa, afirmó que México está llamado a ser protagonista en la producción de alimentos a nivel global, en un contexto y visión de un país altamente productivo, competitivo y exportador. Los pronósticos de los organismos internacionales indican el enorme...

Instancia de conversación y colaboración que ha sido coordinada por 28 entidades en base a las ODS. En este sitio encontrará información de quienes lo organizan, lo que se persigue y el programa del evento. La Organización de Naciones Unidas promulgó en septiembre del 2015, los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), como una apuesta...

Esta guía ha sido diseñada con el objetivo de desarrollar en los pueblos indígenas capacidades para la gestión de sus bosques de forma eficiente y competitiva, pero respetando sus propios intereses como pobladores, administradores y usuarios de los bosques y sus recursos, así como su identidad cultural marcada por tradiciones...

The objective of the workshop was to share with policy makers and other national partners in Tunisia, the preliminary scenarios and results of ICARDA’s research about “the impact of pressure on water resources and its effect on food security in Tunisia”. This research is being conducted as part of the...

The study had the major objective of identifying and documenting climate-smart agriculture initiatives, technologies, practices and stakeholders in the Eastern Africa Sub-region with a special focus on Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, so as to produce a report that would enable stakeholders to understand the opportunities and constraints associated with adopting...

Le Mali a célébré hier la journée du paysan. Pour cette 12ème édition, les échanges ont porté sur la sécurisation du foncier. La question préoccupe le monde paysan qui attend des autorités des propositions concrètes. Le président de la République pointe du doigt la mauvaise gestion des terres par les autorités...

ombres y mujeres que se extienden por las diferentes agriculturas y ganaderías que reflejan la enorme variedad de paisajes y realidades productivas de un país tan diverso como España, en el que conviven las llanuras cerealistas de las mesetas, el binomio clásico mediterráneo de viñedo y olivar, el vergel de...

This flyer explain the new National Land Cover database supported by FAO in Lesotho and funded from the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC). The land cover database covering the entire territory of Lesotho is developed through multi-spectral image fusion (or pan sharpening) technique...

This report is intended to examine the current and changing dynamics of succession planning in Australian farming families and the potential impact these changes will have on regional communities and the broader economy. Our survey enabled a close analysis of generational change regarding preferences and attitudes towards succession planning. Results...

Timed to follow the release of Defra’s 25-year food and farming plan to boost the growth of the UK’s food and farming, being released early this year, focusing on growing exports and trade, increasing competitiveness, technology innovation, investment and developing skills and employment within the industry. The agenda will also include...

L a publication de ce numéro double marque un tournant de l’histoire de la revue Défis Sud. Pour suivre, accompagner et orienter les débats sur l’agriculture familiale, Défis Sud va renouveler sa façon de travailler et faire évoluer la relation qu’il a avec vous à partir d’une plateforme de contenus...

Climatic constraints, especially the scarcity of water and land resources have always been the characteristics of Mediterranean agricultural systems that have developed ingenious production systems to adapt and cope. Today, the resilience of these systems is challenged since climatic change will bring about different conditions for agricultural production throughout the...

Genetic diversity in food and agriculture is vital for ensuring high quality food production and for making animal breeds, forests and plants more diverse and better adapted to cope with changing environments, the impacts of climate change (such as drought), and new pests and diseases. To reverse the loss of...

Nearly 1 million people are still displaced inside CAR or seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. The number of hungry people has doubled in 1 year, as conflict and insecurity have led to limited access to and availability of food. People need food to survive, and seeds and tools for planting...

¿Cómo ha afectado el cambio climático a tus cultivos? Hicimos esa pregunta en días pasados a través de MasAgro Móvil y redes sociales. Esta encuesta arrojó que 41% de los participantes respondió que el cambio climático ha originado sequía en tiempos de siembra. Otro 35% dijo que han notado mayor...