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

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Blog article
Apékira Gomgnimbou : l’agroécologiste éleveur de phacochères

Agroécologiste, apiculteur, éleveur d'animaux sauvages, Apékira Gomgnimbou est un défenseur bien connu de la cause du développement durable dans la province du Nahouri, région Centre-Sud. Portrait d'un paysan écologiste, éleveur de tortues et de phacochères, originaire de Pô et nostalgique de la Révolution d'août 1983. Gomgnimbou Apékira est une figure...
Burkina Faso
2023

Policy brief/paper
Strengthening the Contribution of Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education in Mainstreaming Agroecology in the Asia-Pacific

Food systems transformation in the Asia-Pacific depends on the dissemination and mainstreaming of new approaches that foster sustainable agriculture. One such approach is agroecology. Agroecology is fundamentally different from other approaches to sustainable development due to its systemic and holistic nature and by its reliance on localized and bottom-up solutions,...
2023 - APIRAS, APAARI

Video
Forgotten Foods Cooking Contest: Dry Meat with Bou Khuda (Bangladesh)

Dry Meat with Bou Khuda Prepared by Joshna Begum Gram Unnayan Songostha (GRAUS) #Bangladesh The main ingredient of this dish is rice processed using a husking pedal. It also contains sun-dried meat (beef), which was how people in the old days preserve meat. Due to the availability of electricity, most...
Bangladesh
2023 - Asia Pacific Farmers

Video
Family Farming Cooperatives. Ensuring Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems

Small-scale family farmers and their organizations are at the heart of sustainable food systems. In particular, family farming cooperatives are pivotal actors in many activities which food systems encompass, from production, aggregation and processing to distribution and consumption, providing key services and being often a driver of innovation. While developing...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Video
VIDEO Lanzamiento de primer piloto del "Programa Global de Doctores de los Suelos"

El Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG, y el Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP), presentaron en la región de Los Lagos el primer piloto del “Programa Global de Doctores por el Suelo en Chile”, patrocinado técnicamente por la Alianza Mundial por el Suelo de la FAO. Esta iniciativa mundial busca mejorar...
Chile
2023 - Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG)

Event
First Global Forum of The United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028

The First Global Forum of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019–2028 was co-organized by FAO and IFAD, with the aim of leveraging the experiences of different actors in order to take stock of the achievements and challenges faced since the launch of the UNDFF. The different sessions hosted...
2023 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Blog article
SAG e INDAP lanzan el Primer Piloto del Programa Global de “Doctores de los Suelos” en la región de Los Lagos

El Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG), y el Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP), presentaron en la región de Los Lagos el primer piloto del “Programa Global de Doctores por el Suelo en Chile”, patrocinado técnicamente por la Alianza Mundial por el Suelo de la FAO. Esta iniciativa mundial busca mejorar...
Chile
2023 - Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG)

Journal article
The expansion of agriculture has shaped the recent evolutionary history of a specialized squash pollinator

The expansion of agriculture is responsible for the mass conversion of biologically diverse natural environments into managed agroecosystems dominated by a handful of genetically homogeneous crop species. Agricultural ecosystems typically have very different abiotic and ecological conditions from those they replaced and create potential niches for those species that are...
2023

Report
Global assessment of soil carbon in grasslands

From current stock estimates to sequestration potential
Soils contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals through carbon sequestration. By enhancing soil health and fertility, soils can play a crucial role in climate action, land degradation neutrality, and alleviating hunger. The present study provides a spatially explicit report on the state of grassland soils and...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Book
Fruit and Nuts of Vietnam - Vietnamese

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...
Viet Nam
2023

Newsletter
FFKP Mothly digest #2 - March 2023

The Family Farming Knowledge Platform (FFKP) Monthly Digest showcases the latest contents uploaded in the FFKP to provide its readers with relevant and up-to-date information on family farming main themes such as agroecology, small-scale fisheries, pastoralism, indigenous people, and more.
2023 - FFKP Team

Book
Good Gardening and Growing Root and Grain Crops in Vietnam - Vietnamese

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...
Viet Nam
2023

Journal article
Native pollinators improve the quality and market value of common bean

Biotic pollination improves yield of many global crops, contributing to local and regional food security, and rural livelihoods. Aesthetic and nutritional aspects of agricultural products (i.e. crop quality) often influence market price. Yet, information on the effects of pollinators on crop quality is still scarce. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is an important...
2023 - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

Newsletter
SustainSahel's Newsletter April 2023

In SustainSahel's eighth newsletter discover the latest happenings! 
2023 - SustainSahel

Article
Protecting biodiversity and ensuring food security: the path forward is agroecology

A message from Slow Food on the International Day for Biological Diversity “Biodiversity for food and agriculture is indispensable to food security, sustainable development and the supply of many vital ecosystem services.” This is the key message of Edward Mukiibi, Slow Food president, on the International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated on...
2023 - Slow Food

Newsletter article
FAO Agroecology Newsletter #67

Agroecology Newsletter of January 2023
2023

Journal article
Understanding the role of value chain formation in the scaling of crop diversification

Significant detrimental effects of agricultural intensification and specialization are becoming increasingly evident. Reliance on monocultures, few varieties, and intensive use of agrochemicals is a major factor in climate change, biodiversity decline, soil health deterioration, and pollution, putting our food system at risk. This requires sustainable agricultural processes, such as crop...
2023 - Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Report
Biodiversity in action

Both climate change and biodiversity loss have distorting social and economic impacts on development and cause severe risks for food security, nutrition and livelihoods among rural populations in Europe and Central Asia, most of whom depend directly or indirectly on the agricultural sector. The mutually reinforcing and complex nature of...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Book
Leafy Greens and Vegetables of Vietnam - Vietnamese

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...
Viet Nam
2023

Blog article
FAO pledges to provide support for the implementation of the Pacific Strategic Plan for Agricultural and Fisheries Statistics (P-SPAFS)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Pacific Community (SPC) have pledged to collaborate on a ten-year plan, the Pacific Strategic Plan for Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics (P-SPAFS) which aims at strengthening the collection and dissemination of statistics related to food security, agriculture, fisheries, and...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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