Combining cash transfers with input e-vouchers and Farmer Field Schools helped vulnerable households adopt improved practices, diversify production, and increase agricultural income, particularly through vegetables and cash crops. Aligned with national social protection programmes, this integrated approach illustrates adaptive social protection that supports more resilient and market-oriented livelihoods.  

Rural transformation is an urgent global priority in the face of rising inequality, exclusion, conflict and climate change. In 2023, FAO convened two expert consultations to review historical and current patterns of rural transformation and identify pathways for resilience and inclusivity. A key outcome was a collection of papers in...

The guide outlines how the BBNJ Agreement affects and involves the fisheries sector. Although the Agreement does not regulate fisheries directly, its new processes – such as ABMTs, EIAs, capacity building, and marine genetic resource governance – require fisheries data, expertise, and collaboration. The guide explains these intersections and shows...

Agroecology has gained considerable interest as a concept for designing sustainable agrifood systems. To date however, the effects of farming systems and management practices associated with agroecology (i.e., agroecological interventions) on biodiversity and climate change mitigation have not been systematically reviewed. Here, we perform a meta-analysis using observational and experimental...

The long dry season is ending in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park. Teon Rongwani, who belongs to the Khwe Indigenous Peoples and is the community representative of the Kyaramacan Association, wipes the sweat from his brow and takes a last look over the sandy clearing where he and his community have...

From alpacas to Bactrian camels, dromedaries, guanacos, llamas, vicuñas and wild camels, camelids contribute to food security, nutrition and economic growth. They provide transport and produce milk, meat and fibre, even under the most extreme climatic conditions. Camelids also hold strong cultural significance and make an important contribution to the...

On the grounds of a primary school situated between the towns of Pwintbyu and Salin in Myanmar’s Magway Region, Maw Maw Hmwe runs a modest food stall where she sells her famous rice noodle salads. Each day, students and teachers stop by for a nourishing meal. This independent noodle shop...

The first days of 2026 have already shown that the global economic outlook remains uncertain. In rural areas, small-scale farmers and producers continue to face a lack of capital, climate shocks, regional fragility and limited access to markets. These rural areas also present one of the world’s greatest opportunities. Rural communities are key to global stability, underpinning food security, resilience and productivity – and IFAD’s investments demonstrate that they can become engines of economic growth.

This synthesis draws on 58 evaluations conducted by the FAO Office of Evaluation in Africa between 2022 and 2025, complemented by a portfolio analysis of 1 201 FAO projects launched in the Africa region in the last four years, to inform strategic learning and future programming.  

Although climate change is a global challenge, it does not affect all people equally. This research project uses a novel dataset spanning six sub-Saharan African countries and combining nationally representative socio-economic survey data with daily rainfall and temperature information. Using regression analysis, we show that when rural areas are exposed...

Cette vidéo présente le projet TAPSA 2 au Niger, visant la souveraineté alimentaire face au changement climatique dans les régions de Tillabéri, Kollo et Say. Grâce aux formations en agroécologie et à la structuration en coopératives, les producteur-rices et acteur-rices ruraux améliorent leurs rendements via le compostage bio et les...

This publication provides a set of orientations for member countries to develop agricultural innovation and extension policies to underpin agrifood systems transformations towards sustainability. It highlights key policy areas, including (1) facilitating agricultural innovation system assessment; (2) identifying innovation agendas; (3) advancing research for sustainable development; (4) strengthening the public...

Cette note traite de la sécurisation foncière des femmes au Sénégal comme pilier de la résilience climatique. Malgré des cadres juridiques favorables, les barrières structurelles limitent l’accès réel des producteur-rices à la terre. La publication recommande d’articuler systématiquement le foncier à l’autonomisation économique et d’imposer la parité dans les instances de gouvernance...

Ce podcast explore la transition agroécologique de la filière cacao en Côte d’Ivoire. Face aux crises climatiques, Rolande Ettien (Nitidae), Séri Brou (Apdra) et Anny Estelle N’Guessan (Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny) présentent des solutions innovantes comme l’agroforesterie et la pisciculture intégrée. Soutenu par le projet Cocoa4Future, ce travail souligne l’importance de...

This statistical briefing note examines the scale, characteristics and drivers of child labour in agriculture, drawing on the 2024 ILO–UNICEF Global Estimates. It shows that agriculture remains the sector employing the majority of children in child labour worldwide, with particularly high prevalence among younger children and in rural, low-income and...

Alain Biseau analyse l’état des stocks halieutiques mondiaux et français selon les données 2025 de la FAO et de l’IFREMER. Il observe une amélioration en Atlantique Nord-Est grâce à une gestion durable, malgré des disparités persistantes en Afrique. L’expert souligne que le changement climatique et les pollutions surpassent désormais la...

Cette étude analyse le Soutien des prix du marché (SPM) à l’échelle mondiale, révélant les disparités entre les nations qui subventionnent leurs productrices et producteurs (Chine, Japon) et celles qui les taxent implicitement pour protéger le pouvoir d’achat urbain (Inde, Argentine). L’auteur, Monsieur Tapsoba, démontre que ces arbitrages politiques influencent...

Highlights We assess the differential effects of climate stressors on rural people based on their wealth, gender, and age using data from 24 countries. Poor and female-headed households lose significantly more of their income due to extreme weather than non-poor and male-headed households. Households headed by youth rely on off-farm income sources to...

This webinar, co-organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (the Climate Centre), the World Bank, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Universal Social Protection 2030 Working Group on Social Protection...

Esta publicación resume los resultados de un análisis sensible a la juventud de la cadena de valor del cacao en Ecuador, realizado en el marco del proyecto “Enfoque Integrado de País para impulsar el empleo decente para los jóvenes en el sistema agroalimentario, Fase IV (ICA-4)”, también denominado Empleo AgroJoven...