On 31 August and 1 September 2022, IFOAM Organics Europe, FiBL and Bio Suisse hosted the 1st edition of the Organics Europe Youth Event (OEYE). The event aimed to create a platform for young agents interested and active in the organic sector to network, discuss and develop knowledge and awareness on organic amongst youth. Young farmers, entrepreneurs, start-ups,...

When it comes to learning how to nurture seedlings to grow into trees, improving your surroundings and restoring the land around you, you’re never too young to make a start. That’s the thinking behind a project in Tanzania, supported by FAO and its partners, setting up more than 30 clubs...

Du 7 février au 15 mars 2022, la Dynamique pour une transition agroécologique au Sénégal (DyTAES) – réseau qui fédère la plupart des acteurs de l’agroécologie du pays – a entrepris une grande caravane pour rencontrer les agriculteurs et agricultrices sénégalais. Carte des 45 départements du Sénégal de 2008 à 2021. Amitchell125/Wikipedia, CC BY Après les Niayes, le Nord-Sénégal et...

Fondé sur des études de cas couvrant 15 pays d’Afrique, d’Asie, d’Asie centrale, d’Europe et d’Amérique latine, ce rapport examine les déficits de travail décent dans les économies rurales. Il présente également les réponses apportées par les gouvernements et les syndicats concernant les conséquences de la crise de la Covid-19...

Ricardo Soares, a Portuguese apple and pear grower, is a young innovator. He has brought many innovations to his farmer colleagues. As a young farmer, he also encountered some obstacles and found some solutions to overcome them.

Food trees contribute substantially to the food and nutrition security of millions of rural households in Africa. Farming communities prioritize tree and shrub species on farms based on a combination of factors, including their knowledge of potential uses the species' economic potential and a range of constraints and opportunities that...

Europe needs the vision, engagement and participation of all young people to build a better future that is greener, more inclusive and digital. In the words of the European Commission’s President, Ursula von der Leyen, “Our Union needs a soul and a vision [young people] can connect to”. The EU...

Rural women provide significant contributions to agriculture and food security while simultaneously taking care of their families and households. This heavy burden often goes unrecognized and uncompensated.  In addition, rural women face barriers in access to resources such as property (including land), credit, technologies, decent employment, information and skills. FAO data...

Al participar en la ceremonia de cierre del Año Internacional de Frutas y Verduras de la FAO, la primera dama de la República, Raquel Arbaje, reveló que próximamente el Gobierno someterá al Congreso Nacional un proyecto de Ley de Agricultura Familiar que dará mayores facilidades y apoyo del Estado a los pequeños...

1,000 Aldeas Digitales es una iniciativa de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) que promueve la transformación digital de mil pueblos y ciudades pequeñas a lo largo de todo el mundo. En América Latina y el Caribe, esta iniciativa ha puesto foco en el turismo...

This report assesses the working and learning conditions of young agricultural workers, defined as people who labour in the fields, mountains and farms and also in the livestock or food processing units and who are younger than 40 years old. The report looks at a wide range of issues including...

Have you ever wondered where your coffee beans come from? Chances are it was prepared in Guatemala, ninth largest coffee exporter in the world. In the remote region of Ixil, far off the beaten tracks of the northern part of the country, low literacy rates and poverty have long plagued...

The Organics Europe Youth Event (OEYE), taking place on 31 August-1 September in Frick, Switzerland, is an event for youth interested and active in organic. It will provide a platform to discuss and learn about the potential and challenges of organic production and its role as a sustainable food system.The youth event...

This visual guide has been designed for use by a facilitator to lead a discussion with a group of participants on how to prevent and reduce exposure of children and young workers to occupational safety and health hazards in agriculture. The aim of this tool is to raise awareness and...

Este folleto es producido en el marco del proyecto +Algodón y presenta un breve resumen de esta iniciativa de cooperación sur-sur trilateral llevada a cabo desde el 2013 en conjunto por la FAO, Agencia Brasileña de Cooperación del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (ABC/MRE ) y 7 países socios: Argentina, Bolivia,...

L’agriculture est un secteur primordial pour générer des revenus à la population croissante et un contributeur majeur au PIB en Afrique. L’Afrique est connue comme un continent jeune, car elle compte le plus grand nombre de jeunes au monde. Ces jeunes sont énergiques, ont un esprit frais et innovant. Ils...

En 2021, las entidades del sistema de las Naciones Unidas en América Latina y el Caribe que integran el Grupo de trabajo sobre juventud de la Plataforma de Colaboración Regional para América Latina y el Caribe impulsaron la realización de una segunda encuesta en línea para evaluar cómo estaban viviendo...

Les zones urbaines sahéliennes sont confrontées au triple fardeau de la malnutrition avec la persistance de la dénutrition, de carences multiples et la progression du surpoids et des pathologies associées. Le projet Meriem (Mobiliser les entreprises sahéliennes pour les réponses innovantes à grande échelle contre la malnutrition, 2018-2023), soutenu par l’Agence...

En América Latina y el Caribe las desigualdades en relación a la inseguridad alimentaria y nutricional, la situación de pobreza y capacidades de respuesta ante el cambio climático se encuentran fuertemente ancladas en diferencias de género, origen étnico-racial, grupo etario y territorio, situación que demanda observar la naturaleza entramada de...

A central principle of the 2030 Agenda is the assurance that “no one will be left behind” and the universal nature of the 2030 Agenda entails that youth should be considered across all goals and targets. In its Strategic Framework 2022–2031, FAO has identified “youth” as an important group whose...