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...

This brief summarizes key insights from a literature review and the National Dialogue on Ecosystem Restoration in Viet Nam, co-hosted by CIFOR-ICRAF, the Department of Forestry (MARD), and FAO in June 2024. The dialogue aimed to inform policy, identify gaps, and explore opportunities to advance restoration aligned with Viet Nam’s...

Ce rapport présente les résultats des enquêtes menées auprès des exploitations agricoles familiales dans le cadre de l’étude sur l’intérêt des pratiques agroécologiques pour les exploitations agricoles familiales au regard de leur situation dans les zones d’intervention du projet Dinaamicc dans les Hautes Terres Centrales de Madagascar. Cette étude concerne...

El ciclo de conversatorios y seminarios web “Gestión climática y resiliente de los ecosistemas agrícolas” fue organizado durante el año 2022 por la Comunidad de práctica de Suelos, una iniciativa promovida por la Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe y la Alianza por el Suelo...

La cartilla ofrece una guía clara y accesible sobre los principios y mecanismos que buscan proteger el medio ambiente y a las comunidades locales frente a posibles impactos negativos derivados de proyectos de desarrollo. Enfocada en la diversidad ecológica y cultural de los valles, la cartilla promueve la comprensión de...

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...

With many native pollinator populations on the decline, many farmers are striving to attract beneficial insects that ensure adequate pollination of key crops. Designing on-farm habitats to feature hardy plants that attract pollinators may be one practical method of boosting pollination and protecting yields.  With support from a Western SARE Farmer/Rancher...

Jaya had been growing potatoes for four years, but she consistently incurred losses. She struggled because she lacked a business-oriented approach, had limited knowledge of effective farming techniques, and did not fully understand input management or market dynamics. After joining SEWA’s cluster farming program, which comprises 100 small and marginal women...

This 2025 edition of the GFCM flagship publication The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date review of fisheries and aquaculture status and trends in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region. The sixth installment of this report is the most ambitious to date and...

A new WorldFish short film spotlights an innovative school feeding pilot in Assam, India. The project added powdered small fish to school meals, helping tackle child malnutrition using locally available aquatic foods. The pilot reached more than 3,000 children across 98 schools and Anganwadi centers. The powder, made from small indigenous fish species, was blended...

Realising the importance of traditional animal healthcare practices as an alternative to antibiotic use in livestock, over 20 participants, including 13 young Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs) from Assam, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh states in India, participated recently in a training course focusing on opportunities for income enhancement for the ERAs...

Recent graduations in Mumbwa and Chisamba districts have marked a significant step forward in Zambia’s efforts to promote safer, more sustainable poultry production while addressing the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Through Broiler Farmer Field Schools (FFS) supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...

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...

Noni Lyngdoh, 39, a mother of five from Patharkhmah village, Jirang block, Ri-Bhoi district, struggled with limited market access, dependence on middlemen, post-harvest losses, and unstable crop prices. Though she cultivated a diverse range of crops and was an active member of her community, securing a stable income and improving...

Many of the rural communities IFAD works with are remote, living and farming far from markets and economic opportunities. But nowhere are small-scale farmers quite as isolated as in the island countries of the Pacific Ocean.  Isolation is just one of many challenges facing Pacific Island countries (PICs). Their climate vulnerability...

Forests and woodlands provide a huge array of essential benefits for people and the planet – such as hosting biodiversity, supporting livelihoods, protecting soils, regulating water cycles and mitigating climate change. At the heart of such benefits are forest genetic resources: the heritable materials maintained within and among tree and...

As part of its mission to digitally empower smallholder farmers across the Global South and put the power of agroecological knowledge in their hands, Access Agriculture has developed a multilingual mobile app that offers them full access to its vast library of learning videos offering practical solutions in local languages...

Nakuru County has passed an Agroecology Policy in line with the National groecology Strategy for food systems transformation 2024-2033.

Soil fertility decline poses a major threat to food security in the African Sahelian region. Historically, soil fertility in the region has been maintained through shifting cultivation with long natural fallow, however, increasing population pressure has shortened fallow periods. As a result, nutrient lost through crop yields are not replaced...

How do we empower smallholder farmers, workers, and entrepreneurs in shorter food supply chains, with the potential to better serve local communities with improved nutrition and increased food security and sovereignty? How do we address the challenges posed by the significant control that a few corporations exert over global and...