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...

This activity is part of FAO's efforts to support the implementation of the UNDFF globally and will be developed through the Regional Technical Platform for Family Farming, facilitated by the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean. The Regional Technical Platform for Family Farming is a global initiative...

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...

Este documento analiza el uso de antibióticos en la ganadería y su impacto en la salud animal y humana. Se detallan los riesgos asociados con los residuos de antibióticos en productos animales como carne, leche, pescado y huevos, así como la creciente preocupación por la resistencia a los antimicrobianos (RAM)....

Ana Paula Santos is an urban farmer in the Penha neighbourhood of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. In the third and final episode of the "Women and Agroecology" series, the interviewee reflects on the importance of agroecology for women farmers. “It's part of their knowledge, their ancestry, what our grandmothers lived by....

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...

Le projet Fracture numérique s’est intéressé à l’influence du numérique sur la gestion des troupeaux dans les exploitations pastorales au nord du Sénégal. Les résultats de l’étude montrent que le téléphone mobile représente le principal outil numérique des éleveurs, qui l’utilisent pour les appels et l’écoute de fichiers audio. Les...

Despite their vital contribution to agriculture, rural women frequently face significant barriers to accessing essential resources, including land, credit, and agricultural services. Yet they are vital to sustaining agri-food systems, particularly in the Global South.

The Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA) is proud to announce the launch of the Maasai Conservation Vision, a comprehensive document developed by Maasai elders, women, and youth from 26 villages across five districts in Northern Tanzania (Ngorongoro, Longido, Monduli, Simanjiro, and Kiteto). This visionary document represents the collective voices of...

“Women’s Knowledge - Seeds of Wisdom" is this second video in a three-part series entitled “Women and Agroecology,” which looks at the contributions of women to sustainable agricultural practices. In Gokwe, in northern Zimbabwe, farmers have been instrumental in shaping nature positive and agroecological practices  for generations. Through their dedication and...

Ce rapport de recherche de la Confédération Nationale des Organisations Paysannes de Guinée (CNOP-G) présente les résultats d’une étude menée dans différentes régions de Guinée en 2021 afin d’explorer les avancées et les défis en matière de droit des femmes à la terre dans le cadre des systèmes fonciers coutumiers. La...

Le numérique : des opportunités mais aussi des risques pour les agriculteurs L’usage du numérique dans le secteur agricole est porteur de potentialités mais son développement comporte aussi des risques. Entre autres, des inégalités pourraient se creuser entre les usagers et non-usagers ; entre les différents types d'usagers (hommes, femmes,...

L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et ses partenaires ont estimé dans leur édition 2022 de L’état de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition dans le monde que, à l’échelle mondiale, le soutien des politiques publiques à l’alimentation et à l’agriculture s’élevait en moyenne à près de 630...

São considerados desertos alimentares lugares onde o acesso a alimentos in natura ou minimamente processados é difícil ou impossível. A Política Nacional de Abastecimento Alimentar (PNAAB) lançada por meio de um decreto do presidente Lula (PT), em dezembro, traz também o conceito de pântanos alimentares, locais onde predominam estabelecimentos que comercializam alimentos não saudáveis,...

Intéressante reproduction d'un schéma très édifiant illustrant le fonctionnement à l'équilibre d'un sol naturel non perturbé et celui en déséquilibre d'un sol travaillé en conventionnel, déficitaire en carbone, en nutriments et lui-même rogné sur les grandes largeurs. Comment faire de l'agriculture performante tout en prenant soin de nos sols et...