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Sistema alimentar e da agricultura familiar

Projeto Boa Vista Acolhedora: um modelo de economia circular, regenerativa e inclusiva
O Projeto Boa Vista Acolhedora: um modelo de economia circular, regenerativa e inclusiva busca o fortalecimento da sociedade civil no processo de desenvolvimento equitativo, sustentável e inclusivo na região da Amazônia Legal, em contexto de multiculturalidade e recuperação pós pandemia COVID-19. Atua no fomento e na implementação de novos modelos de negócio baseados...
Brazil
2024 - Fundación Avina

Article
Mapping the diversity of land uses following deforestation across Africa

African forest are increasingly in decline as a result of land-use conversion due to human activities. However, a consistent and detailed characterization and mapping of land-use change that results in forest loss is not available at the spatial-temporal resolution and thematic levels suitable for decision-making at the local and regional...
2024 - https://www.nature.com

Blog article
Welcome to Access Agriculture’s new site!

Brussels, Belgium — Access Agriculture is proud to announce the launch of its upgraded, new-look video platform (www.accessagriculture.org) with improved functionality and navigation that allows visitors a more engaging way to explore its incredible array of over 4,000 quality farmer-to-farmer training videos across 100 languages.
Belgium
2024 - Access Agriculture

Blog article
Cartographie de la diversité d’utilisation des terres dans toute l’Afrique après la déforestation

Grâce aux données satellites et aux méthodes d’apprentissage machine, les chercheurs ont identifié et localisé 15 formes d’utilisation des terres – de la culture de divers végétaux utiles tels que le caféier, le cacaoyer et l’hévéa, aux pâturages et à l’exploitation minière. C’est ce que démontre une étude publiée dans...
2024

Report
Food Waste Index Report 2024

To catalyse essential action towards reducing food waste and achieving SDG 12.3, it's imperative to grasp the extent of food waste. Measuring food waste allows countries to comprehend the magnitude of the issue, thereby revealing the size of the opportunity, while establishing a baseline for tracking progress. The Food Waste...
2024 - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

E-learning
Ríos resilientes: Gestión basada en cuencas hidrográficas de los bosques, el agua dulce y la pesca continental

Este curso, que se centra en los sistemas de agua dulce, inspira a administradores, científicos y miembros de la comunidad a trabajar con diferentes disciplinas y cuencas hidrográficas. El curso enseña a los alumnos a comprender y gestionar las cuencas hidrográficas, así como a hacer un seguimiento de las mismas,...
2024 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Blog article
o improve Africa’s soil health and plant nutrition, empower women farmers

This blog post is part of a special series on the global and regional food security implications of high food and fertilizer prices originally stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and now exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war. 
2024 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Policy brief/paper
National Agroecology Strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa

Lighthouses for food system transformation
This document sheds light on the ongoing efforts in Eastern and Southern Africa to develop National Agroecology Strategies (NASs), aiming to transform agri-food systems through the promotion of agroecological production practices, and the development of markets, value chains, and consumer demand. The brief offers an unique insight into policy advancements...
Kenya - Malawi - Rwanda - South Africa - Uganda - United Republic of Tanzania - Zambia - Zimbabwe
2024 - Biovision Foundation

Blog article
Aperçu des politiques agroenvironnementales nationales

Aucune analyse ne peut être réalisée en l’absence de données. C’est dans cet esprit que des chercheurs de l’université de Bonn en Allemagne et de l’École polytechnique fédérale (ETH) suisse de Zurich ont publié une base de données contenant plus de 6 000 politiques agroenvironnementales, qui permet à leurs pairs...
2024

Guidelines
Guidance on developing forest education programmes for primary schools

Forest education builds the knowledge, skills, and shared values that underpin sustainable forestry and its contributions to sustainable development goals, such as those set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In recent years, however, international forums have expressed concern that, in most countries, forest-related education is insufficient and...
2024 - FAO

Journal article
Agri-environmental policies from 1960 to 2022

For both research and practice, it is paramount to understand what, where and when agri-environmental policies have been put in place. Here we present a database of 6,124 agri-environmental policies implemented between 1960 and 2022 in about 200 countries. The database comprises a wide range of policy types (including regulations...
2024 - https://www.nature.com

Newsletter
Bulletin sur la Surveillance Pastorale au Burkina Faso – Février à Mars 2024

La 18ème édition du bulletin bimestriel sur la surveillance pastorale au Burkina Faso couvre la période de février à mars 2024. Il comporte un large choix d’indicateurs, présentés sous forme de cartes et de tableaux. Ces derniers permettent de faire un état des lieux complet de la situation sur la...
Burkina Faso
2024 - Action contre la faim (ACF)

Audio
De la crise alimentaire à la famine : quelques clés pour comprendre – 1/3

À travers cette nouvelle série de podcasts, le groupe URD se penche sur la notion de famine. Un mot qui a marqué l’histoire et laisse en mémoire des images chocs de certaines grandes famines médiatisées comme au Soudan du Sud ou en Somalie. Et qui malheureusement revient aujourd’hui sur le...
2024 - Groupe URD

Policy brief/paper
Securing tenure to restore land and safeguard livelihoods

UNCCD and FAO working together
This third United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) synergy brief focuses on the joint UNCCD - FAO work on the integration of the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure on Land, Fisheries and Forests in the context of national food security (VGGT) into the implementation of the UNCCD...
2024 - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Blog article
Un nouveau dispositif de surveillance pour défendre les droits des paysans

Au printemps 2024, le Conseil des droits de l'homme de l'Onu créera un nouveau groupe d'experts chargé de promouvoir et de surveiller les droits des paysannes et des paysans dans le but de faciliter la sensibilisation mondiale des autorités et de la société civile aux défis de la production alimentaire...
2024

Working paper
Investment and Cultivation Strategies for Women and Youth Inclusion: Cases from On-farm, Off-farm and Non-farm Activities in Ethiopia and Mali

This study explores how livelihood assets, strategies for accessing the assets, and enabling and discouraging factors in the value chain shapes the inclusion of women and youth in on-farm, off-farm and non-farm activities. It is based on the Safeguarding Sahelian Wetlands for Food Security (SaWeL) program that aims to make...
Ethiopia - Mali
2024 - International Water Management Institute

Blog article
Le sol est à la base du bon fonctionnement des écosystèmes : leçons de Côte d’Ivoire

Le sol n’est pas qu’un simple support : il doit être en bonne santé pour que les activités agricoles puissent s’installer et perdurer. En Côte d’Ivoire, le ministère de l’agriculture a rassemblé agriculteurs, décideurs politiques et scientifiques autour d’actions pratiques pour assurer la durabilité des sols des paysages forestiers en...
Côte d'Ivoire
2024 - CIRAD

Fact sheet
The potential of agroecology and organic

Agroecology and organic agriculture have the potential to facilitate the transition towards inclusive, healthy and sustainable food systems. An increasing number of high-level experts find the evidence for agroecology and organic agriculture compelling, and farmers worldwide have shown it is possible: 30 percent of farms have transitioned to agroecology, and...
2024 - Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL)

Blog article
New African Society: Cultivating Seeds of Change in Sierra Leone’s Eastern Province

New African Society (NAS), a youth-led Sierra Leone-based organization, is working for the development of self-sufficient communities to alleviate generations of poverty within the country. The organization offers services that promote the advancement of agricultural projects within the region, seeking to remedy a lack of opportunity for socioeconomic mobility and...
Sierra Leone
2024 - Food Tank

Report
Atelier International sur la Préservation et la Restauration des Sols Forestiers en Afrique de l'Ouest

Du 16 au 17 mai 2023, s’est tenu à l’Ivotel Hôtel Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), le séminaire international sur la préservation et la restauration des sols forestiers en Afrique de l’Ouest. L’organisation de ce séminaire est une initiative du Ministère d’État, Ministère de l’Agriculture et de Développement Rural (MEMINADER) de Côte...
Côte d'Ivoire
2024 - CIRAD
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