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The Resources section holds archived publications and multimedia materials related to family farming general issues.

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Fact sheet
Fertilidad de suelos en América del Sur: más allá de la próxima cosecha

La presente experiencia es parte de una serie documentada, en el marco de un ciclo de conversatorios denominados “Gestión climática y resiliente de los ecosistemas agrícolas” organizados por la Comunidad de práctica de suelos en América Latina y el Caribe. El mantenimiento de la salud de nuestros suelos requiere del...
Argentina
2025 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Article
Women’s collective action and its impact on their resilience in agri-food systems: a rapid evidence review

This rapid evidence review set out to explore the empirical evidence on how collective action among women has impacted their ability to cope with a shock or stress in the context of agri-food systems. The research question was: What are the differential impacts of women’s collective action on their resilience...
2025 - CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform

Journal article
Climate change will exacerbate seasonal flow variability in the Karnali River basin

Implications for water, energy, and agriculture sectors
Climate change impacts water resources in the Himalayan region, with cross-sectoral effects felt across various scales. This study focuses on the Karnali River, which is crucial for livelihoods, agriculture, and hydropower generation in the region, and assesses the impact of climate change on these sectors. We use the SWAT+ hydrological...
China - India - Nepal
2025 - International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Case study
Programas y políticas que promueven la equidad de género en la agricultura familiar

Análisis comparativo de casos de estudio: México y Sudán
El análisis comparativo de las experiencias de México y Sudán ofrece valiosas lecciones sobre cómo promover la equidad de género en la agricultura familiar. Los objetivos son identificar elementos comunes y diferencias clave, extraer lecciones aprendidas y proporcionar recomendaciones para mejorar la efectividad y sostenibilidad de las políticas públicas, así...
2025 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Article
Autonomía y justicia ambiental: Anotaciones sobre el proceso participativo para la construcción del Plan Ambiental, Forestal y Territorial de Conte Burica

Los pueblos indígenas mantienen un vínculo profundo y espiritual con el territorio, al que, desde su visión ancestral, reconocen como Madre Tierra. Esta relación se fundamenta en el respeto y la coexistencia, lo que contrasta con las perspectivas no indígenas que tienden a concebirla únicamente como un recurso. Desde su...
Costa Rica
2025 - Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD)

Article
Étude de la diversité génétique du palmier dattier et des facteurs l’influençant dans les palmeraies du Tafilalet au Maroc

La présente étude vise à examiner la diversité génétique des palmeraies traditionnelles du Tafilalet, la principale zone de culture du palmier dattier au Maroc. L’étude vise également à déterminer l’impact de la stratégie nationale de développement de la filière palmier dattier sur la préservation et la protection de cette diversité....
Morocco
2025

Article
Etude des effets des évènements pluviométriques exceptionnels de 2024 dans la zone présaharienne des provinces de Tinghir et Zagora

En septembre 2024, des pluies d’une intensité inégale ont frappé les régions du Sud marocain, notamment Zagora et Tagounite, avec plus de 200 millimètres de précipitations en trois jours. Si ces intempéries ont causé d’importants dommages matériels et des pertes humaines, elles ont aussi entraîné une repousse exceptionnelle de la...
Morocco
2025 - Foncier&développment

Guidelines
Policies to support organic agriculture and agroecology in the framework of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028

This document offers guidance to governments on how to support family farmers by promoting and implementing agroecology and organic agriculture approaches.It highlights a selection of relevant measures and provides real-world examples of successful implementation. The document will contribute to the implementation of the UNDFF Global Action Plan’s Pillars 1 and...
2025 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Working paper
Bioresource use and transformation for a sustainable bioeconomy in the tropics: case studies from Thailand, Kenya and Colombia

The tropics are home to the greatest social and biological diversity on the planet and share many social and economic challenges. Here, the authors focus on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), smallholders and value chains that include larger producers and processors, while considering similarities and differences between Colombia, Kenya...
Colombia - Kenya - Thailand
2025 - Stockholm Environment Institute

Blog article
Empowering teachers to become effective agroecological educators in Malawi

As part of an innovative programme, 30 teacher entrepreneurs were equipped with knowledge, skills, and tools during a training workshop in April 2025 to introduce video-based agroecological learning in their schools and surrounding communities, inspiring the students and other youths to help build more resilient and sustainable agricultural systems, while becoming...
Malawi
2025 - Access Agriculture

Book
Good Gardening and Growing Root and Grain Crops in Cambodia- Khmer

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...
Cambodia
2025 - Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group

Manual
Driving behaviour change in livestock Farmer Field Schools

A step-by-step facilitator’s manual for integrating social and behavioural science to improve livestock health and production
Developed under FAO’s RENOFARM (Reduce the Need for Antimicrobials on Farms for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation) initiative, this practical manual serves as a complementary resource for livestock Farmer Field School (FFS) facilitators. It introduces established social and behavioural science methods and frameworks, offering an innovative lens to address the persistent...
2025 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Fact sheet
Pathways of nourishment and resilience: Advancing Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems in School Meals

Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems (IPFS) are vital for sustaining biodiversity, cultural heritage, and resilient food systems, yet they are frequently marginalized in policies and programs and disproportionately affected by socio-economic and climate-related challenges. Paradoxically, these systems offer many solutions to global crises. School meals, the world’s largest safety net, currently...
2025 - Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture

Book
Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025

FAO completed its first assessment of the world’s forest resources in 1948. Since then, the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) has evolved into a comprehensive evaluation of forest resources and their condition, management and uses, covering all the thematic elements of sustainable forest management. This, the latest of these assessments,...
2025 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Policy brief/paper
Family Farming 2.0: A Paradigm Shift for Investment

This policy brief presents a transformative framework for unlocking rural climate resilience, food security and inclusive economic growth through family farming.  The framework is built around three pillars: Building focuses on developing investment-ready project pipelines that align with national priorities and investor expectations.  Blending employs concessional loans, guarantees and first-loss capital to de-risk...
Brazil
2025 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Journal article
A network analysis approach to strengthening agroecology collaborations: a methodological study of network organizations

This paper proposes a methodological framework for diagnosing and strengthening collaboration within agroecology networks through the application of social network analysis (SNA). While civil society organizations are playing an increasingly central role in advancing agroecology, the internal dynamics that shape inter-organizational collaboration remain underexplored. This study employs SNA to visualize...
Uganda
2025 - Uganda Martyrs University

Manual
Farmer field school: Empowering local research and learning

This guide supports project teams and farmer champions in using the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach to strengthen local research, learning and innovation in agriculture. Under the REDAA initiative, it adapts global FFS principles into practical steps for community-led implementation. With a strong focus on inclusion, sustainability and measurable impact,...
2025 - Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC)

Article
La conservation hermétique des céréales : comment les avancées de la recherche ont été ignorées au XXe siècle en France

Pendant la première moitié du XXe siècle, le stockage des grains à la ferme s’est effectué essentiellement en sacs conservés en grenier. À partir des années 1930 sont apparus les premiers silos de stockage de type coopératif. Ces structures de conservation en vrac ont rapidement été confrontées à des difficultés de...
France
2025

Book
Leafy Greens and Vegetables in Cambodia - Khmer

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...
Cambodia
2025 - Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group

Blog article
Oases of Hope: How micro-nurseries help restore the Aral Sea

As a child, Zauresh remembers a vast sea with a large variety of vegetation, fish, and animals. Once, a full-flowing sea provided the residents of the surrounding villages with food and work. However, due to the decision to increase the area for cotton planting, the massive use of chemicals, and...
Kazakhstan
2025 - UNDP
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