L’agroforesterie constitue une forme d’intensification agroécologique. Les agriculteurs du sud du Bénin innovent ainsi dans leurs palmeraies pour faire face aux pressions foncière et alimentaire, corollaires de l’accroissement démographique. Afin d’accompagner les actions collectives en faveur de la durabilité, cette étude vise à identifier les freins et les leviers au...

El Informe Mujeres Acceso a la tierra y territorio en Sudamérica, octavo informe anual que presenta el IPDRS, incluye una sustancia propia de las mujeres, su palabra, sus diálogos y una serie de propuestas explícitas e implícitas en sus modos de enunciación, organización y quehacer político. Indudablemente, el reporte acostumbrado...

Costa Rica needs to adopt a human rights approach and promote community governance of the sea, while strengthening local and indigenous communities’ diverse organizational structures. Costa Rica has never conducted a fisheries census. For this reason, the country lacks official information on the precise number of people working in fisheries, or...

Drought is a complex natural hazard, and the uncertainties surrounding its onset and impacts make investment decisions inherently difficult. On the other hand, drought is considered one of the costliest and most destructive natural hazards. With the threat of higher frequency and greater intensity of future drought events due to...

Society is increasingly aware of the strategic nature of food. The agri-food sector is postulated as one of the pillars of our democratic societies, due to its leading role in the production of healthy, safe and sustainable food. However, farmers and ranchers suffer serious problems that make their profession difficult....

The Latin American and Caribbean Workshop on IYAFA 2022 issued a global Call for Action for sustainable and equitable small-scale fisheries.  A tourist village in Cananeia city in the south coast of the Sao Paulo state in Brazil hosted 45 fishermen, fisherwomen and supporters from 16 different countries on 2-5 November...

In agreements made through the United Nations, countries around the world have committed themselves to curbing the drastic loss of biodiversity on our planet. Agroecology could play a key role and combine sustainable agriculture with biodiversity protection. An interview with Dr John Garcia Ulloa from Biovision about major challenges and...

La Guinée a récemment adopté la première loi d’orientation agricole du pays, laquelle doit maintenant être mise en œuvre. Cela fait suite à quatre années de concertation et de plaidoyer, pendant lesquelles la société civile guinéenne a pu s’impliquer activement auprès du gouvernement dans l’élaboration de cette loi. Aïssata Yattara...

En este informe se profundiza en las 14 experiencias presentadas durante la segunda edición de la Feria FAO Transforma para que los equipos interesados en incorporar buenas prácticas o lecciones aprendidas de estas iniciativas puedan acceder a esta información de forma sistematizada y detallada. En el presente documento se consolida...

The database SSF-LEX provides detailed information on the legal and policy frameworks governing small-scale fisheries across several countries.  The 10th anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (the SSF Guidelines) is just the occasion to celebrate and highlight SSF-LEX,...

As an informed farmer looking to integrate Euphorbia tirucalli, aka pencil euphorbia, into your pest management strategy, you’re likely well aware of the challenges termites pose to your crops. These pests can devastate agricultural productivity, prompting the need for effective and sustainable control methods. Euphorbia tirucalli, known for its termite-repellent properties, offers an...

Salinity is an agricultural problem that significantly affects rice production and is spreading in fields across the world. Poor irrigation practices, insufficient irrigation water during cropping seasons with low rainfall, high evaporation, increasing saline groundwater levels, and saltwater intrusion in coastal areas are among the significant causes of salinity. Salinity cuts...

  La Côte d’Ivoire, premier producteur mondial de cacao, a perdu environ 80 % de son couvert forestier. C’est ce que note le programme onusien pour la réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre dues à la déforestation REDD +. En cause, la culture intensive du cacao. Cela cause...

La ganadería camélida es una práctica extensiva tradicional y ancestral que data de tiempos prehispánicos. El manejo sostenible de esta práctica, desarrollada por las comunidades indígenas en el territorio Altoandino, busca preservar los recursos naturales y promover la subsistencia de las comunidades locales contribuyendo a la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria....

A comprehensive approach through insurance programmes to protecting small-scale fisheries and fisherfolk from the increasing risks that result from climate change.  The World Risk Report 2020 identifies the Pacific as a hotspot for climate change and disaster risk. Vanuatu, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Kiribati are listed in...

Los Boyeros Solares son energía para el desarrollo productivo de las familias rurales. Con el foco puesto en mejorar las condiciones productivas, el INTA Argentina, junto a la Secretaría de Energía de la Nación, promueve el uso de energía fotovoltaica en pequeños emprendimientos rurales ubicados en zonas aisladas de la...

La agricultura sostenible tiene como objetivo reducir el impacto sobre el medio ambiente, ser justa y social y económicamente viable para las familias campesinas. A su vez, el algodón sostenible busca una producción con las mejores prácticas desde una perspectiva ambiental, con uso eficiente del agua, fertilizantes, pesticidas, reducción de...

China increasingly engages in environmental diplomacy through South-South cooperation across the developing world. Since 2019, the rise of the discourse of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) within this cooperation has been exponential. Coined just over ten years ago, NbS refers to the underexplored potential of leveraging the natural world to address socio-environmental...

The Sankofa Project seeks to investigate the gendered socio-economic effects of the fisheries closure in four coastal regions of Ghana to understand how the policy affects communities. A research project was launched in Ghana to focus on equitable, inclusive and sustainable fisheries management. Titled Creating Synergies between Indigenous Practices and Scientific...

Yemaya No. 69, dated June 2024, features articles from Barbados, India, Spain, a regional study focusing on Kenya, Sri Lanka and Cambodia  and Women in Fisheries Action plans from ICSF’s IYAFA workshops  from Asia, Africa, Europe and  Latin America and the Caribbean  Islands. A series of regional workshops were held through...