Dairy and meat businesses in Central Asia, especially smaller ones, are being hit by multiple shocks – from the war in Ukraine, to droughts, to the lingering effects of COVID-19. Production costs have skyrocketed, while consumers’ purchasing power has weakened, making it difficult for agribusinesses to stay afloat. One way to help...

As the drought in Kenya persists, pastoralists in the region are struggling as millions of livestock die and vast swaths of crops perish. Food insecurity affects approximately 4.4 million people in the country. International food agencies have described the situation as a dire humanitarian crisis, emphasizing the critical need to...

Increasing the productivity of all livestock systems through innovations for improved feeding, genetics and husbandry practices is essential to contribute to the improvement of agrifood systems leaving no one behind. From 25 to 27 September 2023, FAO will organize the first ever Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation for “better production, better nutrition,...

La práctica tradicional de ampliación del área de bofedales en Chalhuanca consiste en el uso y la desviación del agua a través de canales de irrigación que tienen su origen en las quebradas o en infraestructura semi-natural, como es el caso de las ‘qochas’ (reservorios o lagunas artificiales). Un estudio...

Tanzania has a goat population of about 24.8 million most of which belong to the Small East African breed distributed in almost all agro-ecological zones. The different goat populations and the production system in which they are raised are not well characterized depriving animal breeders useful information in designing and...

In 2019, FAO launched the Integrated Regional Project (TCP/RLA/3708 and OSRO/GLO/812/NOR), with the aim of designing and adopting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) containment strategies based on the existing risks in terrestrial and aquatic animal production. One of the project outcomes was a qualitative assessment of the risks of AMR in terrestrial...

This manual is intended for use by trainers of trainers and trainers of farmers on organic agriculture. The manual aims to explain the principles and details of poultry management for small-scale poultry farmers in Africa under organic management. It has been developed with the understanding that farmers live in various...

Con el apoyo financiero del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (FMAM), el proyecto Ganadería y Clima de la FAO se dirigió a las organizaciones de productores del Uruguay para evaluar la situación de las explotaciones individuales y ayudar a implementar estrategias climáticamente inteligentes que no sólo mejoren la producción...

Los sistemas ganaderos nariñenses ofrecen un excelente alimento para la canasta familiar (leche) y, a su vez, permiten el sustento de las comunidades rurales del trópico alto del departamento. En estos sistemas bovinos, la base de la alimentación es el forraje, que permite un adecuado nivel de producción, mejora el...

Pashmina is one of the most expensive natural fabrics in the world, and yet the lives of those who produce this rare fibre in India is very tough. The Changpa of eastern Ladakh and western Tibet have for centuries supplied the fabled Kashmiri shawl industry with its essential raw material...

Organic livestock are primarily supplied by organically produced feed and ruminants are mainly fed forages. Organic production promotes high animal welfare standards, in particular by meeting the species-specific behavioural needs of animals. All these aspects contribute to a preventive approach that limits the use of external inputs in livestock production,...

Solidaridad and partners implement the three-year (2021 to 2024) Better Chicken for a Better Future project to create a fully functioning, inclusive and integrated value chain that provides decent jobs and better incomes for small-scale poultry farmers in Ghana.

El proyecto Ganadería baja en emisiones, una contribución al desarrollo sostenible del sector en Suramérica (TCP/RLC/3714), realizado en Argentina, Chile, Ecuador Paraguay y Uruguay; tiene como objetivo la generación de evidencia para la toma de decisiones mediante el análisis costo beneficio de las prácticas y tecnologías disponibles; la identificación de...

A growing number of poultry farmer field schools (FFS) are being implemented in developing countries by a wide range of actors. Experience over the past two decades has shown that good-quality facilitation and learning activities are key to the success and long-term sustainability of poultry FFS. This manual provides practical information...

Global change – including population growth, urbanization, land use change and climate change – is increasingly disturbing the equilibrium of the world’s drylands. Growing numbers of people are dependent on natural resources for their survival, against a background of advancing land degradation, weakened traditional governance and the intensified and unsustainable...

Abdullah Tobal, a smallholder herder from Tal Hasel in As-Sfira, Aleppo Governorate, had an idea to build a press to preserve fodder after he attended one of FAO’s farmer field schools (FFS) under the Smallholder Support Programme. He learned how to compress dried alfalfa into bales to preserve it so...

Este catálogo presenta un conjunto de 32 innovaciones de 18 países de América Latina y el Caribe, que fueron compartidas a través de un cuestionario digital realizado por la FAO y el IICA, documentando tecnologías, enfoques y herramientas innovadoras aplicadas a las cadenas productivas ganaderas. El catálogo de innovaciones tiene como...

Gastrointestinal Nematode (GIN) parasitism is the main health challenge small ruminants face with detrimental consequences on their health, welfare, and economic returns. Gastrointestinal parasite control is usually achieved with the use of anthelmintic drugs. Use of anthelmintics is strictly regulated in the organic sector. However, due to the global spread...

El Proyecto Ganadería baja en emisiones, una contribución al desarrollo sostenible del sector en Suramérica (TCP/RLC/3714), realizado en Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay y Uruguay; tiene como objetivo la generación de evidencia para la toma de decisiones mediante el análisis costo beneficio de las prácticas y tecnologías disponibles; la identificación de...

Ensuring poultry and pig welfare has become a crucial issue for low-input outdoor and organic farms, currently threatened in Europe by the international sanitary and economic crisis contexts. The PPILOW project helps providing keys for proposing and testing strategies and practices favouring welfare in these production systems. In this 6...