In the 2017 and 2018 editions of the Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition, FAO reported that the prevalence of undernourishment was rising in the region. The latest data shows that the deterioration has slowed, but there remain 256 million hungry people in Africa today. The upward trend...

The livelihoods of millions of family farmers in Pakistan have been affected by a series of natural hazards in the last 14 months and stand now to be devastated by COVID-19. In rural parts of Sindh province of Pakistan livestock are an integral part of poor people’s livelihoods, contributing to household...

La conferencia contó con palabras de apertura y comentarios de Julio Berdegué, Sub-Director General de la FAO y Representante Regional para América Latina y el Caribe. Los especialistas invitados fueron: Jeannette Sánchez, Directora División de Recursos Naturales de CEPAL Carolina Trivelli, Investigadora Principal del Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP) Benjamin...

The ENRD newsletter provides all the latest rural development news from Europe straight to your inbox once a month. From policy updates to ENRD meetings and from project outcomes to online videos, this new and updated tool aims to provide something for everybody interested in rural development policy in Europe....

Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. Bamboo culms provide excellent raw material for processing different kinds of paper and...

September 2020 Nesletter, came with a lot of news.

The achievement of the first two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – end poverty and hunger by 2030 – requires substantial investments. To fully contribute to sustainable development, both public and private investments should be perfectly aligned with the SDGs. In this context, empowering youth to invest in their own farms...

The international campaign we are all engaged in to reduce our tragic losses to the Covid-19 crisis is just a rehearsal for the big campaign that lies ahead – to preserve and build sustainable local and territorial food systems that connect producers and consumers and provide healthy, nutritious food for...

Saint Lucia as an island in the Southeast Caribbean basin and lies within the hurricane belt. As such, the agriculture sector, among others, is highly affected by the impact of wind storms and hurricanes. In addition, the sector also faces water shortages during the dry season (variable, but typically from...

Markets Collapse and Fishers Left without Social Protection

Due to its location and geology, Dominica is highly vulnerable to many hazards, such as hurricanes, storms, heavy rainfalls, and landslides. These hazards directly affect agricultural productivity and production and increase the potential for soil erosion, which leads to a loss of productive topsoils. Therefore, careful soil management practices in...

The Philippines, due to its geographical location and physical environment, is among the world’s most disaster-prone countries. Disasters include floods, typhoons, monsoon storms and drought. The country experiences an average of 20 typhoons yearly. Natural hazards severely affect people’s livelihoods as they trigger landslides, flash floods, mudslides, widespread flooding and...

Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. Therefore, a homestead bamboo plantation can provide income-generating opportunities for family members and...

Este video te ayudará a reconocer las principales plagas y enfermedades en hortalizas, los métodos de control natural y algunos biopesticidas.

A Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores Rurais Agricultores e Agricultoras Familiares (CONTAG) produziu um vídeo que resgata as primeiras lutas das mulheres do campo, da floresta e das águas do Brasil pelo direito à Previdência, à sindicalização e por participação no movimento sindical. Também destaca a trajetória de 20 anos de...

O acesso à alimentação diversificada, com produtos frescos, de qualidade e em quantidade suficiente tem impacto positivo sobre a saúde. Em conformidade com o Guia Alimentar para a População Brasileira do Ministério da Saúde, os alimentos in natura e minimamente processados devem ser a base de uma alimentação nutricionalmente balanceada, saborosa, culturalmente referenciada e...

CLACSO inaugura un observatorio para interpretar el fenómeno de la pandemia global. Con la convicción de que las ciencias sociales y las humanidades cumplen un rol central, CLACSO pone al servicio de la sociedad un conjunto de reflexiones sobre un acontecimiento que afecta todas las dimensiones de la vida en común. El conocimiento científico es...

IIMRO’s proposals to support fishing communities

En este libro los autores ofrecen al lector una descripción actualizada de las condiciones de producción de granadilla, gulupa y maracuyá en distintas regiones de Colombia. Con ese propósito se ha estructurado el documento de la siguiente forma: a) una descripción de las características generales de clima, suelos y ubicación...

Rural youth risk to disproportionately suffer from the pandemic. Already facing higher unemployment and underemployment rates compared to adults, rural youth are 40 per cent more likely to be in casual work arrangements than urban youth.[1]  Most earn their income on a daily or weekly basis, with little or no access to...