This issue of Unasylva will be dedicated to the restoration of degraded forest ecosystems in the Mediterranean region. Ten years after the last issue on Mediterranean forests, this volume will provide a status of Mediterranean forest resources with a specific focus on restoration efforts, recent developments, and opportunities to achieve...

The publication emphasizes the critical role women play in agriculture, especially in the face of rapid changes such as climate change. Despite their significant contributions, women often face various disadvantages. In 2019, women constituted a substantial part of the agricultural workforce, with significant regional differences ranging from 36 percent in...

Este documento elaborado en el marco del Proyecto “Gestión económica de pequeños y medianos sistemas productivos porcinos vinculados al Centro de Información de Actividades Porcinas” (vigente desde marzo 2024) presenta estimaciones sobre comportamientos de resultados económicos de modelos productivos y tiene como propósito aportar información que favorezca la inclusión de...

Este artículo muestra cómo las mujeres Wayúu están siendo agentes activos de cambio: transforman adversidad en esperanza y resiliencia, usando saberes ancestrales, técnica e instituciones colaborativas para garantizar una vida más digna en territorios afectados por sequía, pobreza y exclusión.

This report provides the latest updates on hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in Europe and Central Asia, including the cost and affordability of healthy diets. It also explores the central theme of water security, highlighting its critical connections to agriculture, food security and nutrition.While the region has made progress in...

A series of high-level parliamentarians’ fora on inclusive investments in food systems for gender equality and zero hunger have been organized by FAO over the last years. The National Capacity Development Workshop for Parliamentarians and High-Level Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue on Gender Equality and Investments in Agriculture and Food Security aimed...

Se entiende por Buenas Prácticas Ganaderas en Producción Porcina (BPG-P) a todas las acciones involucradas en la producción porcina, su comercialización y transporte en pos de obtener productos inocuos, que promuevan la sustentabilidad social, ambiental y económica del sistema. Son el resultado del trabajo conjunto de la comunidad de interesados...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations conducted a nationwide survey of 2 612 agricultural enterprises across 23 oblasts of Ukraine between October and November 2024. The survey covered crop and livestock producers of all sizes, excluding areas that were inaccessible at the time of data collection. The...

Way back yesterdayIn the glow of night time firesWe sat around steamy bowlsCarving up mounds of foo fooThen dipping our hands in hot soupsMouths long open await the feastWith every bite our tongues knew the sourceJolly jolly bellies, happy happy heartsWe danced our way through the nightThese days we line...

Aquatic foods hold a unique potential to contribute to a much-needed transformation of food systems thanks to their high nutritional value, cultural significance, and relatively low environmental impact. However, realizing this potential requires a transformative approach to help overcome two grand challenges: sustainably increasing the production of nutritious aquatic foods...

This e-learning course explores the complex linkages between food trade and nutrition, providing evidence of how trade can affect nutrition by addressing both its benefits and challenges. It examines the intersection of trade policies and nutrition measures to equip policymakers and agrifood sector stakeholders with knowledge and tools to promote...

Niger, a landlocked Sahelian country with a predominantly rural and youthful population, faces persistent challenges including poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks, and displacement due to recurrent droughts, floods, and insecurity. In this setting, communication is key to strengthening resilience and community engagement, and this factsheet examines Niger’s media landscape to...

The response to the global call for more data on children’s and adolescents’ diets and nutrition is limited by the lack of straightforward practical indicators to track their diet quality. On the basis of a food group score compiled from 10 food groups (FGS-10), the minimum dietary diversity for women,...

En el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer compartimos con las mujeres de la nacionalidad Shuar que conforman la Asociación Tsapau y habitan la región centro-sur de la Amazonía ecuatoriana. Este fue un encuentro marcado por espacios de diálogo entre mujeres y hombres sobre la importancia de la igualdad,...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded the LAC–NENA Family Farming Interregional Dialogue, held in Cairo on 7–8 July 2025. The two-day event brought together participants from the Near East and North Africa (NENA) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to exchange experiences, build partnerships,...

A major paper led by Iris Berger, a PhD student in our Agroecology Group, co-authored by group leader Prof Lynn Dicks, is published in Nature Ecology and Evolution today. The paper, entitled, "India's agroecology programme, 'Zero Budget Natural Farming'”, analyses one of the world’s biggest agroecological transitions; the shift to government-incentivised 'Zero Budget Natural...

This insights brief is produced under the UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) programme. UK PACT works in partnership with countries with high emissions reduction potential to support them in implementing and increasing their ambitions for tackling climate change. Kenya was recognised as having such potential and presented a...

Viens avec nous faire un tour dans le paysage sénégalais pour découvrir l'extraordinaire Faidherbia albida, un arbre qui défie toutes les attentes en restant vert pendant la saison sèche et en perdant ses feuilles pendant la saison des pluies ! Le Dr Olivier Roupsard, de l'observatoire collaboratif « Faidherbia-Flux »,...

The cotton jassid, Amrasca biguttula, a dangerous and polyphagous pest, has recently invaded the Middle East, Africa and South America, raising concerns about the future of cotton and other food crops including okra, eggplant and potato. However, its potential distribution remains largely unknown, posing a challenge in developing effective phytosanitary strategies....

Natural variations conferring salt tolerance (ST) are of great value for breeding salt-tolerant rice varieties. The major ST genes, including SKC1, RST1, OsWRKY53 and STG5, have been identified to contain or be associated with a specific single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). However, the distribution and genetic effects of those ST genes in rice cultivars remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated...