Mozambique is transforming its agrifood systems to enhance food security, climate resilience, and inclusive growth. Despite agriculture employing most of the population, productivity remains low. Guided by national strategies and momentum from the UN Food Systems Summit, the country is improving policy coherence, fostering multistakeholder collaboration, and increasing investment. Initiatives...

Summary for Policymakers of the Thematic Assessment Report on the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss and the Determinants of Transformative Change and Options for Achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. The IPBES Transformative Change Assessment was initiated following a decision from...

This report offers an in-depth analysis of women’s roles and trade potential along the soybean-to-poultry value chain in the United Republic of Tanzania, within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Developed under the FAO–ITC joint programme Empowering Women and Boosting Livelihoods through Agricultural Trade (EWAT), the...

There is a strong scientific consensus that human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions exacerbate climate change. Governmental policies must aim to reduce GHG emissions, because climate change is a threat to environmental and human health. This document follows on PAN’s 2023 report, Pesticides and Climate Change: A Vicious Cycle. 3 A...

Batch vacuum frying (VF) systems often face limitations in throughput and operational efficiency, whereas conventional atmospheric frying (AF) of plantains causes excessive browning, high oil uptake, and loss of sensory and nutritional quality, especially in ripe and overripe fruits. This study aimed to design, construct, and evaluate a semi-continuous VF...

The purpose of Transforming food and agriculture through a systems approach is to clarify what a systems approach involves in practice across agrifood systems. It explains what a systems approach means in the context of agrifood systems, why it matters and how to adopt it. It advances the operationalization of...

Where do skills reside? Do they dwell in people, in practices, in technologies? The question might seem abstract, but it helps us to think shrewdly about how changing skills can respond to new challenges and opportunities.  

This document corresponds to Chapter 1 of the IPBES thematic assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiverty. Chapter 1 describes how biodiversity loss and nature’s decline are occurring through multipleinteracting crises and emphasizes that transformative change is...

Earth is home to a spectacular array of ecosystems, each with their own unique characteristics and benefits. Yet not all of them receive equal attention: Grasslands, for one, are often overlooked — despite their importance. The world's grasslands are arguably the single most extensive land cover on Earth's ice-free land surface. Grasslands or...

El Encuentro: “Fuerza de empoderamiento económico de la mujeres amazónicas” llevado acabo en el Departamento de Pando, en el municipio de San Lorenzo, en la comunidad Naranjal, de la amazonia boliviana. Reunió a más de 40 mujeres que participaron de cuatro jornadas de aprendizaje, intercambio y finalmente una feria exposición,...

The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) conducted a series of case studies on Tenure rights, Climate change impact on fishing communities and adaptation and resilience measures to be taken, Blue Economy and fisheries livelihoods, and Impact of marine protected areas (MPAs) and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs)...

FAO’s first Country Gender Assessment for Montenegro explores the status of women and men in agriculture and rural development, identifying persistent gender gaps and opportunities to advance equality in agrifood systems. Despite progress in aligning national legislation with international and EU standards, rural women remain underrepresented among landowners and decision-makers...

Scientific evidence indicates that chemical-intensive agriculture exacerbates climate change, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, while also making our agricultural systems more vulnerable to the stresses brought on by climate change.

El cerdo San Pedreño es una raza porcina criolla colombiana que se encuentra en riesgo de desaparecer a pesar de presentar potencial para los sistemas de producción campesinos de bajos ingresos por su adaptación, rusticidad y capacidad de aprovechar forrajes para su alimentación. El objetivo del estudio fue caracterizar los...

In agricultural systems, insect pest populations are often assessed using traps to survey adults, as adults are mobile and attracted to volatiles. While immature stages of insects (nymphs, larvae) are often most damaging, they can be difficult to sample, and management decisions targeting immatures must be based on adult sampling....

Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is one of the most widely consumed fruits worldwide. The tree species is traditionally classified into three botanical races: Mexican, Guatemalan, and West Indian (with a potentially distinct Colombian genepool). However, previous studies using molecular markers, such as AFLPs, microsatellites (SSRs), and GBS-derived SNP markers, have only...

Food is the great connector. It is survival and nourishment. It is family and tradition. It is hope and resilience. It is love. Sharing food around the table is an experience that binds us all. This document presents five distinct agricultural livelihoods in five countries facing food crises: wheat farming...

This document corresponds to Chapter 2 of  the of  the IPBES thematic assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiverty. Chapter 2 explores visions and vision development processes for transformative changes insociety. Visions are desirable future states of...

La agroecología, además de ser una forma de cultivar, es una filosofía, un modo de vida y una apuesta política que conecta el respeto por la naturaleza, la sostenibilidad y el bienestar comunitario. Desde el punto de vista productivo, promueve prácticas agrícolas que conservan los bienes comunes, protegen la biodiversidad...

Determining the spatial distribution of populations of Heilipus lauri and Stenoma catenifer, insects of economic and quarantine importance in avocado, is a useful information for designing and implementing integrated pest management plans. Aggregate spatial distribution is considered one of the most common patterns in nature, however, it has not been documented for these...