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Fact sheet
Sécurisation des régimes fonciers, des forêts et des moyens de subsistance à Madagascar et au Cameroun : Principaux résultats sur les systèmes fonciers locaux à Madagascar

Sécuriser les régimes fonciers, les forêts et les moyens de subsistance à Madagascar et au Cameroun » est un projet de recherche-action participative conçu pour développer des outils permettant aux gestionnaires, aux praticiens et aux responsables de l’élaboration de programmes de restauration des paysages forestiers (RPF) de mieux comprendre comment...
Cameroon - Madagascar
2025 - CIFOR-ICRAF

Report
Insertion des pratiques agroécologiques et performances dans les exploitations agricoles familiales des Hautes Terres des régions de Vakinankaratra et Itasy

Ce rapport présente les résultats des enquêtes menées auprès des exploitations agricoles familiales dans le cadre de l’étude sur l’intérêt des pratiques agroécologiques pour les exploitations agricoles familiales au regard de leur situation dans les zones d’intervention du projet Dinaamicc dans les Hautes Terres Centrales de Madagascar. Cette étude concerne...
Madagascar
2025 - Cirad

Fact sheet
Biofertilizantes regenerativos: solución sostenible para disminuir insumos químicos y restaurar suelos degradados en el Perú

El ciclo de conversatorios y seminarios web “Gestión climática y resiliente de los ecosistemas agrícolas” fue organizado durante el año 2022 por la Comunidad de práctica de Suelos, una iniciativa promovida por la Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe y la Alianza por el Suelo...
Peru
2025 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Fact sheet
Salvaguardas ambientales y sociales

Proyecto RECEM Valles
La cartilla ofrece una guía clara y accesible sobre los principios y mecanismos que buscan proteger el medio ambiente y a las comunidades locales frente a posibles impactos negativos derivados de proyectos de desarrollo. Enfocada en la diversidad ecológica y cultural de los valles, la cartilla promueve la comprensión de...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2025 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Newsletter
Decomposition of green manure in the dry and rainy seasons in Mali and Burkina Faso

Soil fertility decline poses a major threat to food security in the African Sahelian region. Historically, soil fertility in the region has been maintained through shifting cultivation with long natural fallow, however, increasing population pressure has shortened fallow periods. As a result, nutrient lost through crop yields are not replaced...
Burkina Faso - Mali
2025 - SUstain Sahel

Report
Towards Sustainability and Resilience: Background Briefing - Why agroecology is a cornerstone for food systems

How do we empower smallholder farmers, workers, and entrepreneurs in shorter food supply chains, with the potential to better serve local communities with improved nutrition and increased food security and sovereignty? How do we address the challenges posed by the significant control that a few corporations exert over global and...
2025 - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Report
Resultados económicos de modelos productivos porcinos. Informe Nº 106 Mayo 2025

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...
Argentina
2025 - Centro de Información de actividades Porcinas (CIAP)

Fact sheet
Décennie des Nations Unies pour l’Agriculture Familiale 2019–2028: principaux résultats jusqu’en 2024

Décennie des Nations Unies pour l’Agriculture Familiale 2019–2028: principaux résultats jusqu’en 2024
2025 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Policy brief/paper
L’égalité homme/femme dans les négociations autour de la responsabilité commune mais différenciée des changements climatiques (RCDCC)

Les négociations internationales sur le climat ont pour objectif de définir des normes globales permettant de lutter efficacement contre les changements climatiques. Elles reposent notamment sur le principe clé de la responsabilité commune, mais différenciée des changements climatiques (RCDCC) qui reconnaît les disparités entre les pays en matière de contribution...
2025 - IRIS

Blog article
Women Pioneering Change: Bihar’s Rural Development Dept Event Celebrates Empowerment

Patna: From agricultural fields to financial institutions, from public sanitation to self-employment and governance, the spirit of women’s self-reliance and empowerment was on full display at an event marking International Women’s Day in Bihar. Organised by the Rural Development Department at Dashrath Manjhi Labour and Employment Study Institute, the event...
2025 - Patna Press

Manual
Manual de buenas prácticas para la gestión del riesgo fitosanitario

En este manual se proporcionan pautas e información actualizada para que los países y las organizaciones nacionales y regionales de protección fitosanitaria refuercen su capacidad para reducir el riesgo fitosanitario, manejar adecuadamente las emergencias fitosanitarias y minimizar su impacto socioeconómico.Para ello, se describen el proceso y los principios del desarrollo...
2025 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Fact sheet
Decenio de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura Familiar 2019–28: Principales Resultados hasta 2024

Decenio de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura Familiar 2019–28: Principales Resultados hasta 2024
2025 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Newsletter
Findings on the use of woody fodder in livestock management successfully disseminated

The SustainSahel project, and in particular work package 6: Benefits of shrub foliage for livestock husbandry, has made significant strides in disseminating its research findings on the use of woody fodder for enhancing livestock production and health across the projects’ focus areas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Senegal.
Burkina Faso - Mali - Senegal
2025 - Sustain Sahel

Article
Cost-effective adaptations increase rice production while reducing pollution under climate change

Rice is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) and nitrogen pollution. While best management practices have been developed to enhance the sustainability of rice production under current climates, their adaptability and efficacy under future climate scenarios remain uncertain. Here we evaluated 49 best management practices across global grid cells...
2025 - Nature Food

Fact sheet
联合国家庭农业十年 2019–2028

 联合国家庭农业十年 2019–2028
2025 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Article
Climate change threatens crop diversity at low latitudes

Climate change alters the climatic suitability of croplands, likely shifting the spatial distribution and diversity of global food crop production. Analyses of future potential food crop diversity have been limited to a small number of crops. Here we project geographical shifts in the climatic niches of 30 major food crops...
2025 - Nature Food

Blog article
Agroecología y producción porcina

El camino sustentable de Víctor Pileta
Desde su llegada a Argentina hace 30 años, el cubano Víctor Pileta impulsa, a través de su proyecto La Dignidad Rural, un modelo productivo alternativo basado en la agroecología, el control biológico y el bienestar animal.
Argentina
2025 - Centro de Información de Actividades Porcinas (CIAP)

Newsletter
Phone messages promote agroecological intensification – Evidence from a randomised controlled trial in Mali

How can farmers in resource-limited areas access vital knowledge on sustainable agriculture? A project study in Mali reveals that interactive voice recordings (IVR) on basic mobile phones can drive agroecological intensification. By sharing simple yet impactful practices like crop rotation, mulching, and pest management, this digital innovation significantly boosts adoption...
Mali
2025 - Sustain Sahel

Article
Optimal farm size reduces global poverty-induced soil antibiotic exposure risk

Farming activities contribute to soil antibiotic pollution, posing health risks for rural farm workers, especially on small farms in impoverished regions. The effectiveness of large farms in reducing poverty-induced soil antibiotic exposure risk (SABER) remains uncertain. Here we integrate global datasets on concentration of soil antibiotics, rural farm-worker employments and...
2025 - Nature Food

Blog article
Highlighting Women in South America

Empowering women in agriculture: South America
Women are central to agriculture in South America, driving food production, biodiversity conservation, and rural development. Yet, despite their essential role, many women face systemic barriers that hinder their full participation and economic advancement. Let’s explore the challenges they encounter, such as land access, financial inclusion, and technological gaps, while...
2025 - GGN Certified Farming
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