Le projet Fracture Numérique a pour objectif de mieux connaître les fractures numériques en Afrique de l’Ouest, en caractérisant les usages et non-usages du numérique dans le secteur agricole et en identifiant certains verrous du développement du numérique et facteurs lefacilitant. Ce projet s’est déroulé de 2021 à 2023 sur...

In anticipation of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) in 2026, this report serves as a catalyst for global awareness and action. It analyses numerous case studies and good practices from around the world, drawing on the experience and lessons learned, and advocates for a new paradigm to...

Rural Youth Employment (RYE) and sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation are among the core development challenges for the future – and they are closely interlinked. With the core area strategy “Transformation of agricultural and food systems” of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), there is a...

O World Food Forum 2023, com o tema A transformação dos sistemas agroalimentares acelera a ação climática, reuniu 6 mil participantes presenciais e mais de 20 mil on-line. A presença de mais de 1.500 crianças ao longo da semana enriqueceu ainda mais o evento. Com mais de 400 eventos, incluindo atividades paralelas e...

Le développement des outils numériques chez les éleveurs pastoraux transhumants au Sud fait l’objet d’une attention croissante par les programmes de développement. La téléphonie et l’internet mobile auraient une capacité transformative pour les systèmes d’élevage pour améliorer la conduite du troupeau, la commercialisation des produits agricoles et l’accès aux services...

The UN General Assembly has declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, following a resolution proposed by the United States and supported by the FAO. This initiative aims to highlight the crucial role of women farmers in food security, nutrition, and poverty eradication, and to address the...

Le projet Fracture numérique s’est intéressé à l’influence du numérique sur la gestion des troupeaux dans les exploitations pastorales au nord du Sénégal. Les résultats de l’étude montrent que le téléphone mobile représente le principal outil numérique des éleveurs, qui l’utilisent pour les appels et l’écoute de fichiers audio. Les...

Ce rapport de recherche de la Confédération Nationale des Organisations Paysannes de Guinée (CNOP-G) présente les résultats d’une étude menée dans différentes régions de Guinée en 2021 afin d’explorer les avancées et les défis en matière de droit des femmes à la terre dans le cadre des systèmes fonciers coutumiers. La...

Le numérique : des opportunités mais aussi des risques pour les agriculteurs L’usage du numérique dans le secteur agricole est porteur de potentialités mais son développement comporte aussi des risques. Entre autres, des inégalités pourraient se creuser entre les usagers et non-usagers ; entre les différents types d'usagers (hommes, femmes,...

São considerados desertos alimentares lugares onde o acesso a alimentos in natura ou minimamente processados é difícil ou impossível. A Política Nacional de Abastecimento Alimentar (PNAAB) lançada por meio de um decreto do presidente Lula (PT), em dezembro, traz também o conceito de pântanos alimentares, locais onde predominam estabelecimentos que comercializam alimentos não saudáveis,...

Intéressante reproduction d'un schéma très édifiant illustrant le fonctionnement à l'équilibre d'un sol naturel non perturbé et celui en déséquilibre d'un sol travaillé en conventionnel, déficitaire en carbone, en nutriments et lui-même rogné sur les grandes largeurs. Comment faire de l'agriculture performante tout en prenant soin de nos sols et...

This paper assesses the value of agroecological farm schools by analyzing 4 Senegalese cases. Pedagogical quality is measured by: (1) feedback from former learners, (2) acquisition of fundamental knowledge, and (3) professionalization. Beyond globally positive opinions about training, our results show that farm schools display distinct performances. Developing a systemic...

Nouveau numéro de Grain de sel consacré aux transitions agroécologique en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre : quels chemins parcourus depuis 10 ans ? Les sillons du changement, des obstacles toujours complexes, les voix qui comptent. En partenariat avec l'Iram. Il y a 10 ans, Inter-réseaux consacrait un numéro de...

The final declaration of the VIII Global Conference on Family Farming underscores the crucial role of family farmers in sustainable development and urges greater collective efforts to address the challenges they face. Highlighting the significance of family farming in climate discussions and negotiations, the conference emphasizes the need for inclusive...

Despite a plethora of emerging alternatives under the broad rubric of agroecology, sustainable transitions in Indian agriculture are caught between institutional inertia and lock-ins of its vast agricultural establishment on the one hand and a pro-active state promoting a natural farming. This push for Zero-Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), while welcome...

This study aimed to examine the correlations between the agroecological status of farms and their viability in agro-sylvo-pastoral systems located in the savannah areas of West Africa. The methodology is based on farm surveys (to assess agroecological farm status) and on farmers’ focus group discussions (to assess viability at the...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides statistics in FAOSTAT at the country, regional and global level on the production and consumption of bioenergy by type of biofuel: solid biofuels, liquid biofuels and gaseous biofuels. This brief discusses statistics of bioenergy from 1990 to 2022, both...

Since the launch of UNDFF in 2019, FAO and IFAD have been developing and disseminating various global products to provide practical technical support, enhance national and local capacities, and facilitate the design and implementation of tailored policies, actions and strategies in support of family farmers. These tools offer adaptable learning...

The 2008 global financial crisis unleashed a huge wave of land grabbing. But the pressures on farmland never went away. 15 years on, global land prices have doubled and farmers are being squeezed from all sides.  Huge swathes of farmland are now being snapped up for carbon offsets and other forms...

Multiple crises have disrupted food systems around the world. The shocks induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with increased energy prices and shortages of fertilizers and agricultural inputs, have affected farmers everywhere. By applying inductive, qualitative, and comparative research approaches, we investigate the impact of shocks and crises on diverse...