The study on the state of forests in the Caucasus and Central Asia aims to present the forest resources and the forest sector of the region, including trends in, and pressures on the resource, to describe the policies and institutions for the forest sector in the region and to list...

Este año, la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura ha querido rendir cuenta y dar a conocer el trabajo conjunto que desarrolla día a día con los 33 Estados Miembros de la región para avanzar...

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the amount of carbon stored in the soil. SOC releases nutrients for plant growth, enhances the health of soil and acts as a barrier against harmful substances. SOC is being threatened due to the intensification of cropping systems, higher temperatures and changes in rainfall, amongst...

La acuicultura en América Latina y el Caribe continúa su avance, alcanzándose en 2017 una producción de 2,9 MM de Tons, valoradas en 17.400 MM de dólares de 2018. Sin embargo, el ritmo del crecimiento viene disminuyendo a lo largo del tiempo. En ese año la región representa un 3,7%...

For as long as he could remember, Benito González from western Mexico had struggled to make ends meet and lived on the margin of society. As many indigenous peoples – anywhere – do. His life started to change for the better in 2016, when the Government of Mexico and FAO made...

Indigenous cocoyams in Burundi have the potential to increase food and nutrition security and contribute to improved livelihoods, but farmers’ capacity to meet the growing demand for them has been constrained by a lack of good quality seed and technical knowhow. The Good Seed Initiative targeted both seed and cocoyam...

As mulheres rurais são essenciais para a produção de alimentos. Porém, muitas vezes são invisíveis e trabalham em propriedades rurais familiares sem receber nenhum tipo de remuneração, pois seu trabalho é considerado apenas uma ajuda. A colombiana Sandra Mendoza é uma dessas mulheres. Há alguns anos, Sandra herdou de seu pai uma...

El estado de la biodiversidad para la alimentación y la agricultura en el mundo ofrece una evaluación de la biodiversidad para la alimentación y la agricultura (BAA) y su gestión en todo el mundo, basándose en la información proporcionada en 91 informes de países (preparados por más de 1 300...

Desde el Centro de Información de Actividades Porcinas (CIAP) se revisaron resultados económicos de modelos productivos porcinos y se observó que las pérdidas de mayor magnitud y duración sucedieron en sistemas que no pudieron optimizar sus manejos productivos. Según las mediciones mensuales de resultados económicos de modelos productivos porcinos, el precio...

Alarmed by the continuing threat of infectious diseases that can spread between animals and humans in Asia and the Pacific, three international organizations have announced they are increasing their coordination to respond more effectively across the region. From rabies to zoonotic influenza, zoonotic diseases pose a threat to human and animal...

The CFP has Created a Distorted Sea

En los sistemas de producción de ovinos y caprinos en la región Caribe seco colombina predominan los animales de raza "criolla" o con un alto grado de mestizaje que han permanecido desde la época de la conquista hasta la fecha, adaptándose bastante a las condiciones climáticas modales de la región,...

En Colombia, el cultivo de cocotero (Cocos nucifera L.) está centralizado en el Litoral Pacífico y presenta limitantes productivas. Una alternativa para mejorar la producción es el empleo de cultivares híbridos. Sin embargo, se requieren metodologías eficientes para su propagación masiva. El objetivo de este estudio fue inducir la formación...

The Mainstreaming of Organic Agriculture And Agroecology in the Himalaya Region: Adequate policies that advance the transition towards sustainable agriculture and food systems to ensure healthy food for all, to overcome social and economic inequalities and to protect our environment, climate, and biodiversity, are urgently needed. After highlighting the world’s...

Agroforestry belongs to sustainable farming practices. The practice is based on ecological principles that are observed in natural ecosystems. Trees greatly help to mitigate negative effects of modern agriculture on the environment. They offset pollution from farms and make food production systems more resilient. But learning about the disadvantages of this...

Environmental non-governmental organizations can work in partnership with fishing communities to secure vibrant fishing communities and thriving marine ecosystems

Tout au long des 40 dernières années, la FAO s'est engagée dans le développement durable à long terme dans la région, en coopération avec les gouvernements des pays hôtes. Cela se reflète dans le travail de l'Organisation où, par exemple, le bureau du Liban est resté pleinement actif tout au...

Chagfood is a community-supported market garden supplying a seasonal ‘share of the harvest’ to 90 households across the north-east edge of Dartmoor. As a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm, Chagfood’s customers become ‘members’ and commit to support the farm with an annual subscription. This subscription supports the farm with a guaranteed...

A United Nations food security assessment in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea) has found that following the worst harvest in 10 years, due to dry spells, heatwaves and flooding, about 10.1 million people suffer from severe food shortages, meaning they do not have enough...

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.