Sundargarh (Odisha), Latehar (Jharkhand): Deep inside the lush sal forest in Odisha’s Sundargarh, Albisia Lakda, an Adivasi farmer living in Subdega block had divided the rice crop on her two-acre plot of farmland in two sections. With the monsoon fluctuating widely last year, parts of Odisha experienced long dry spells and crop failures. Now,...

This report presents an investigation into how social norms impact rural women’s and youth’s ability to access and use formal financial products and services in Malawi. It confirms the importance of considering social norms when designing interventions to improve women’s and youth’s economic empowerment. It also offers concrete recommendations for...

Climate change is impacting global food production systems, making the challenge of feeding the world’s growing population more difficult than ever before. The tropical fruit sector is particularly at risk from the negative impacts of climate change driven by rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and associated challenges such as water...

"We have an almost unhealthy need to collaborate with the northern world, and I believe we lack greater South-South collaboration. That is, collaboration among countries in the region is vital." Pablo Zamora's vision, as the first interviewee in the Agrovisiones webinar series, involves knowledge mobility, state programs addressing transversal challenges, and...

What is intersectionality and how is it relevant to FAO’ s work?Intersectionality: A pathway for more inclusive, youth-oriented and gender-responsive agrifood systems, serves as a guide for FAO employees and development practitioners who seek conceptual clarity and guidance on intersectionality. By moving beyond approaches that tend to prioritize one factor,...

The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), adopted in 2022, is sparking critical actions to address the global biodiversity crisis. However, some of these actions are ignoring the interests of farmers and communities, and contributing to a damaging wave of global ‘green grabbing’ – what some fear will become the “biggest land...

Tribal farmers in the Himalayas are vulnerable to climatic changes, as their rain-fed cultivation systems, practiced on steep, sloping terrain, are susceptible to changes in rainfall while at the same time being the primary means of livelihood. Soil and water conservation practices (SWCP) can improve the resilience of these cultivation...

Le projet Fracture Numérique a pour objectif de mieux connaître les fractures numériques en Afrique de l’Ouest, en caractérisant les usages et non-usages du numérique dans le secteur agricole et en identifiant certains verrous du développement du numérique et facteurs lefacilitant. Ce projet s’est déroulé de 2021 à 2023 sur...

"...this path involves seeking to articulate a bottom-up and top-down strategy in the ecosystem so that we truly move towards new forms of production." The agrovision of Teresita DiMarco, the May interviewee, is based on strong collaboration and diverse alliances to promote innovation in the agro-industrial sector in Latin America and...

  This book makes the case for an urgent move away from industrial agriculture towards regenerative farming and the promotion of plant-based diets. How we produce, distribute and consume food are critical issues for the health and well-being of humans, animals and the environment. In order to develop a sustainable food system,...

The Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative, under its fourth programme phase (2023 – 2026), invites its members to the regional network meeting to connect, network, and share ideas and experiences. The aim is to strengthen the network and provide opportunities for new connections and collaborations at the regional scale, thus...

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...

In anticipation of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) in 2026, this report serves as a catalyst for global awareness and action. It analyses numerous case studies and good practices from around the world, drawing on the experience and lessons learned, and advocates for a new paradigm to...

The climate smart farmer field school (FFS) initiative for smallholder farmers in Jordan has been launched under the project Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan Through Improving Water Use Efficiency in the Agriculture Sector (BRCCJ). A suite of climate smart FFS training materials has been developed for...

Fishery stocks are declining all over the world, threatening not only the livelihoods of fisheries households and communities, but also food and nutrition security of a broader society. However, many countries face challenges in reforming fisheries policies and implement fisheries management measures which tend to incur socioeconomic costs to fisheries...

Rural Youth Employment (RYE) and sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation are among the core development challenges for the future – and they are closely interlinked. With the core area strategy “Transformation of agricultural and food systems” of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), there is a...

50% of the Earth’s habitable land is used for agriculture. This means the protection, conservation, and restoration of agrobiodiversity offers one of the most promising avenues to achieve the goals of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Agrobiodiversity refers to the organisms directly or indirectly used for food and agriculture - including...

O World Food Forum 2023, com o tema A transformação dos sistemas agroalimentares acelera a ação climática, reuniu 6 mil participantes presenciais e mais de 20 mil on-line. A presença de mais de 1.500 crianças ao longo da semana enriqueceu ainda mais o evento. Com mais de 400 eventos, incluindo atividades paralelas e...

Le développement des outils numériques chez les éleveurs pastoraux transhumants au Sud fait l’objet d’une attention croissante par les programmes de développement. La téléphonie et l’internet mobile auraient une capacité transformative pour les systèmes d’élevage pour améliorer la conduite du troupeau, la commercialisation des produits agricoles et l’accès aux services...

The UN General Assembly has declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, following a resolution proposed by the United States and supported by the FAO. This initiative aims to highlight the crucial role of women farmers in food security, nutrition, and poverty eradication, and to address the...