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Note/document d'orientation
The multi-faced role of soil in the Near East and North Africa
The world’s soils are rapidly deteriorating due to soil erosion, nutrient depletion, loss of soil organic carbon, soil sealing and other threats, but this trend can be reversed provided countries take the lead in promoting sustainable management practices and the use of appropriate technologies. Several scientific reports highlighted in this...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article de blog
Regional cooperation is key to sustainable agriculture and food security in the Near East and North Africa region
1 March 2019, Cairo -“Water and Land are arguably the most precious resources to the countries of the Near East and North Africa region,” the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) declared today.
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Événement
Webinar on applying agroecology in IFAD operations
Mixed cropping, using ‘weed’ crops to attract predators and cultivating resilient local breeds - these are all examples of agroecology in action. Agroecology refers to the application of ecological science and principles to the study, design and management of sustainable agricultural ecosystems.
2019 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Divers
Applying agroecology in IFAD operations
Webinar presentation
Mixed cropping, using ‘weed’ crops to attract predators and cultivating resilient local breeds - these are all examples of agroecology in action. Agroecology refers to the application of ecological science and principles to the study, design and management of sustainable agricultural ecosystems.
2019 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Article de blog
FAO Concludes its Regional Conference on Improving Water Productivity in Agriculture Showcasing Innovation
With innovative ideas from young Tunisians, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded in Tunisia the Regional Conference on Improving Water Productivity in Agriculture in the Near East and North Africa.
Rich in scientific discussion and specialized concurrent training sessions, the conference benefited from the expertise of...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Rapport
Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to the Sudan – Special Report
Mission Highlights
National cereal production in 2018 is estimated at a well above-average level of 8.2 million tonnes, an increase of 58 percent from last year, mostly reflecting an expansion in the area planted.
Sorghum production rebounded in 2018 to an above-average level of 4.9 million tonnes and millet production was estimated...
Sudan
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Rapport
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - No.1 March 2019
FAO assesses that globally 41 countries, of which 31 are in Africa, continue to be in need of external assistance for food. Conflict remains the main driver of high levels of severe food insecurity. Weather‑induced production declines and economic instability have also adversely impacted on food availability and access.
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article de blog
Social innovation in forests: buzzword or opportunity?
During the VI Mediterranean Forest Week, which took place from 1 to 5 April in Brummana, Lebanon, hundreds of researchers, policy-makers and other relevant stakeholders from the wide Mediterranean basin gathered to discuss Mediterranean-wide forestry issues. Emerging topics included: the role of forests for achieving NDC targets for COP21, existing linkages...
2019 - SIMRA
Rapport
ICBA at 20: A Look at History
Every day since the early 1990s some 2,000 hectares of irrigated land in arid and semi-arid areas across 75 countries have been degraded by salt. Over the years not only the scale but also the range of threats to food, water and income security of vulnerable communities around the world...
United Arab Emirates
2019 - ICBA
Événement
Conference on improving water productivity in the NENA region
Producing more food with less water is a straightforward objective that could be realized through using better production practices. The challenge is in achieving an overall optimum in using the little water available. Clarification of the WP concept in its different dimensions - economic, social and environmental – has become...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article de revue spécialisée
Combatting food insecurity and rural poverty through enhancing small-scale family farming in the Near East and North Africa
Around 43 percent of the NENA region’s population live in rural areas, which in turn are highly affected by the poverty that results from exclusion from the region’s economic growth; 70 percent of the region’s poor currently live in rural areas and are largely dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods....
2019
Partie d’un ouvrage
Aux origines d'une petite agriculture familiale à Haffouz : les coopératives et leurs héritages en Tunisie Centrale
En Tunisie, la succession des politiques agricoles et le discours dominant sur la petite agriculture ont participé à construire un fort dualisme agraire entre une agriculture « performante » et une petite agriculture « en retard ». Historiquement, la petite paysannerie tunisienne a été malmenée par les pouvoirs publics, demeurant...
Tunisia
2019 - HaL Archives Ouvertes
Comptes rendus de conférence
Strategies towards more sustainable food systems in the Mediterranean region
Summary report
The International Forum "Strategies for More Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean" was held from May 15 to 17 in Palermo, Italy. Initiated and managed by the CIHEAM Bari and the Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures, this important event has been granted the organisational and logistic support of many institutions including the Italian Ministry of...
2019 - International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)
Rapport
Rural migration in the Near East and North Africa
Regional trends
Migration flows, including those to, from and between rural areas, have long shaped - and been shaped - by the NENA region’s complex socio-economic and political landscape. Demographic shifts and the mismatch between labour supply and demand have created common migration routes within and between NENA countries, as well as...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Note/document d'orientation
FAO’s response in Yemen
FAO’s 2018 activities and achievements In collaboration with the World Bank and the European Union, FAO’s comprehensive resilience building approach focuses on recovery and development, while meeting the humanitarian needs of more than 2 million resource-poor host and displaced populations across 16 governorates.
Yemen
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Projet
Cash for work in Iraq
Funded by the Belgian Government, FAO launched in 2016 a CFW programme to rehabilitate land and agricultural infrastructure for 12 000 conflict-affected people in 30 villages in Kirkuk, Anbar, Salah Al Din and Ninewa governorates. In addition to benefit local farmers by enabling them to restart or expand farming activities...
Iraq
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Projet
Enhanced rural resilience in Yemen against shocks and the ongoing crisis
“Enhanced Rural Resilience in Yemen (ERRY)” Programme aims at enhancing the resilience and self-reliance of crisis-affected rural communities through support to livelihoods stabilization, food security, local governance, social cohesion and improved access to sustainable energy.
Yemen
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Projet
Early warning action in Sudan
FAO’s EWEA initiative aims at guiding activities in the country to systematically monitor, through a set of indicators and thresholds, the likely impact of drought on the livelihoods and the food security situation of target groups in Kassala and North Darfur and and Red Sea States. It also links the...
Sudan
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Projet
Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis in Mauritania
Mauritania’s attainment of food security is hindered by structural food Mauritania deficits, recurrent drought and environmental degradation. This makes it difficult for vulnerable households to access food and aggravates the prevalence of food insecurity and malnutrition for many Mauritanians. In this context, the RIMA analysis explains why and how some...
Mauritania
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Vidéos
Mabrook - A grape farmer in Egypt
Faced with poor harvests and low market prices, Egyptian grape farmer Mabrook Khamees struggles to support his family, but is optimistic that training from FAO can help reduce further food loss.
Egypt
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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