Este trabajo parte de la premisa acerca de la vinculación entre la alimentación indus-trializada y las crisis alimentarias, que se traducen en graves violaciones al derecho humano a la alimentación. Postula que la realización efectiva del derecho humano a la alimentación se encuentra vinculada con la recuperación de los sistemas...

Promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality is crucial for achieving in particular the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5. It implies that all countries worldwide have committed to achieve gender equality by empowering girls and women for having equal changes and conditions in societal development. Research in development economics...

Más de 100 productores de la Región de Valparaíso participaron del Webinar de Mercado: India, oportunidades para fruta fresca, seca y deshidratada. Una instancia especialmente elaborada para expandir los horizontes de la agricultura regional.

La dépendance de l’Afrique à l’égard des engrais synthétiques importés constitue une triple menace : pour la stabilité économique, la santé des sols et de l’environnement, et la souveraineté alimentaire. La volatilité des prix, la fuite des devises étrangères et la dégradation des sols compromettent la productivité et la résilience....

Musa Sowe, Second Vice President of ROPPA (Network of Farmers' and Agricultural Producers' Organizations of West Africa) and Africa representative in the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC), has long been at the forefront of grassroots agroecological movements. Speaking from the Global Forum for Food Sovereignty in Kandy, Sri...

The Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition (VG-GEWGE) are a unique opportunity to be seized. The guidelines are the first inter-governmental and multistakeholder negotiated policy instrument aligning the objectives and agendas of food security and nutrition with gender...

Ce document rassemble 5 fiches techniques issues de travaux de recherche, dans le but de présenter les stratégies permettant de cultiver plus de légumineuses : les associations de culture, les rotations et la diversification des légumineuses pour l'alimentation humaine ou animale. Ces fiches sont à destination des agriculteurs, conseillers, techniciens,...

As the UN climate negotiations (SB62) open in Bonn, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) has released a major new policy brief titled “Adaptation, Resilience and Mitigation through Agroecology.” The document outlines AFSA’s strategic priorities on climate adaptation, food systems, and finance, advocating for the full recognition of...

The globalization of supply chains, frequent foodborne disease outbreaks, and the emergence of informed consumers have placed food safety and traceability under a global spotlight, observe Vishal and Kalpana.  CONTEXT Imagine purchasing a mango from your local market or a bag of rice from the supermarket. Have you ever wondered about their...

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have jointly launched the Alliance of Agricultural Seed Producers of the Sahel (APSA-Sahel), a regional initiative aimed at advancing seed sovereignty and strengthening food security across the Sahel region. The alliance marks a strategic shift by the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) toward reducing reliance...

Early September 2025, grassroots movements are gathering in Sri Lanka to build ‘a world beyond capitalism, colonialism, patriarchy, racism, and fascism’. Two of the main organisers of the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum, and icons in the Sri Lankan food sovereignty movement, are Anuka DeSilva and Hemantha Withanage. In this interview,...

Empowerment offers opportunities, but does it enhance well-being? In this blog, Vijayalaxmi Khed explores the challenges rural women face in balancing both. 

In this blog, Subash Surendran Padmaja discusses the context in which laser land levelling is used in north-western India, the role of private individual service providers in adopting this technology, and why and how extension agents could incorporate them into the extension landscape.  CONTEXT  If we travel across the northwestern states of Punjab,...

This OECD report provides a roadmap for strengthening rural resilience by promoting people-centred policies that respond to the diverse challenges and opportunities facing different types of rural regions. Building on the OECD Rural Well-being Framework and Principles on Rural Policy, it distinguishes between rural regions near cities and rural remote...

Introduction: Agroforestry’s integration into policies and strategic frameworks is increasing globally, reflecting its critical role in sustainable land-use management. However, realizing the full potential of these policies depends on effective implementation, which necessitates coordination among actors with overlapping responsibilities and siloed approaches. Despite its importance, research on coordination during agroforestry implementation...

Advancing agrobiodiversity within smallholder farmer agroforestry systems can help deliver a range of benefits, from diversified incomes and greater productivity to carbon storage and flood management. The approach is central to Belize’s National Agriculture and Food Policy 2015–2030, National Agroforestry Strategy 2022 and National Landscape Restoration Strategy 2022–2030. A Darwin...

Panel sur « Les Cantines Scolaires au Service des Systèmes Alimentaires Locaux » Le Forum africain sur les systèmes alimentaires, plus grand rendez-vous mondial dédié à l’innovation agricole et alimentaire aura lieu du 31 août au 5 septembre 2025 à Dakar sur le thème « La jeunesse africaine : fer...

The Global Report on Food Crises 2025 – September Update (GRFC 2025) highlights a severe deterioration in global food security, with around 1.4 million people facing Catastrophe (IPC/CH Phase 5) levels of acute food insecurity, primarily in Gaza and Sudan. The largest burdens are found in the Democratic Republic of...

The seaweed industry is emerging as a powerful driver of sustainable livelihoods worldwide. With low startup costs, minimal inputs and ecosystem benefits like water filtration and habitat provisioning, seaweed farming offers accessible employment opportunities in coastal communities.In Kenya, women make up nearly 90% of the workforce in this growing sector,...

Land degradation poses a significant threat to global food security, affecting approximately 1.7 billion people by limiting agricultural yields. This policy brief explores the multifaceted nature of land degradation, defined as the long-term decline in land’s capacity to provide essential ecosystem functions and services. Human activities, such as deforestation, overgrazing,...