A partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Japan is sustaining agricultural production and safeguarding food and nutrition security for highly vulnerable households in the Republic of Moldova, which is affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine and recent, extreme weather...

Food losses and waste (FLW) in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) are persistently high and point to the inefficiencies, unsustainability and inequalities characterizing most agrifood systems in the region. The region needs a transformation of its agrifood systems to deliver healthier diets, strengthen food security in every dimension_availability,...

A farmer-to-farmer training platform  The Global Soil Doctors Programme is a farmer-to-farmer training initiative that aims to build the capacity of farmers on sustainable soil management while supporting national governments and stakeholders in addressing the needs of their rural communities. This online platform provides support for farmers, policy makers, development planners,...

SHARING KNOWLEDGE FOR STRONGER AGROECOLOGY MOVEMENT IN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA AGROECOLOGY SCHOOLS’ TOOLKIT: THURSDAY DIALOGUES IN 2023. This knowledge-sharing series is a part of the project Sharing knowledge for a stronger agroecology movement in Europe and Central Asia (ECA), supported by Agroecology Fund. It is hosted for and by the ECA Community of Practice...

In an effort to assist the Iraqi Government in addressing the challenges currently faced by the displaced farming population in their return to farming, the International Organization on Migration (IOM) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have agreed to collaborate on a joint study to...

Celebrating the work of school foodservice staff Making sure that school meals follow nutrition guidance and are enjoyed by all students is not always an easy task, but a very important one. After all, not only are healthy diets crucial for children's development and wellbeing, but the enjoyment of food is...

Mobile housing for laying hens can contribute to improving animal welfare and the quality of the eggs while reducing impact on the environment. However, their uptake remains limited as they also present a number of risks, such as vulnerability to predators. A German Operational Group based in Rhineland-Palatinate designed, tested...

Digital technologies and data-based solutions can help farmers work more precisely, efficiently and sustainably. Read the factsheet Farm data for better farm performance including knowledge gaps and research needs, more information and inspirational ideas.  

This competition was developed by Copa-Cogeca to shed a light on the hundreds of innovative projects conducted every year all over Europe by Women farmers. In 2023 it will particularly showcase the innovative and novel solutions implemented by women that are supporting all the three pillars of sustainability: economic, environmental...

Agroecology is a body of knowledge, practices and political movements that aims to support transformation of food and agricultural systems to long-term social and environmental sustainability. African farmers face multiple challenges, and agroecology has been proposed as contributing to solutions and hence is being supported and promoted on the continent....

T his paper presents five main findings and key recommendations (see summary in Figure 1) of a dialogue that explored how integrating agroecology† and territorial approaches†† might support and accelerate a systemic transformation at scale in food systems. Agroecology offers values and principles that underpin sustainable solutions to challenges around...

T his paper presents five main messages and key recommendations of a dialogue that explored opportunities and limitations of agroecology to address conservation needs beyond the farm. The messages hereby presented look beyond classical on-farm conservation approaches (e.g. conservation of local crop varieties and crop wild relatives) and focus instead...

 Food systems stakeholders in Albania, Jordan, and Morocco have gotten a boost from a project funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to operationalize their food systems transformation pathways. “SFS-MED: a multi-stakeholder...

T his paper presents four main findings and key recommendations of a dialogue that explored the role of agroecology in increasing resilience to agriinput scarcity in the context of the current global food crisis. It aims to support and feed into the Coalition for food systems transformation through Agroecology (Agroecology...

La representación de FAO en Chile, en articulación con la Subsecretaría de Desarrollo Regional y Administrativo (SUBDERE), del Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública de Chile, le invitan a participar del Trayecto de Capacitación ofrecido a través del Núcleo de Capacitación en Políticas Públicas (FAO para América Latina y el...

Students learn about farming and food systems, acquire communication and facilitation skills, and become able to turn theory into action. Students also learn how to reflect and to open up to new ideas while recognizing the goals, needs and interests of their co-workers. The program is designed to develop agroecologists...

Feeding Europe’s growing population requires more sustainable food production, but another summer of extreme weather, alongside severely disrupted supply chains, have once again highlighted the need to move towards a more resilient and regenerative food system – and the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) (2023 - 2027) is set to...

Alors que le conflit russo-ukrainien s’installe dans la durée, l’approvisionnement en blé des pays d’Afrique qui dépendent de l’extérieur constitue une source d’inquiétude majeure. Cet approvisionnement est avant tout tributaire des capacités de l’Union européenne et de la Russie à exporter et la réduction de l’offre ukrainienne en blé renforce...

el Laboratorio de Historia de los Agroecosistemas (https://lha.es/es/) de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide y el think tank Alimentta (https://alimentta.com/) son los organizadores del IX Congreso Internacional de Agroecología, que tendrá lugar en Sevilla (estado español), en las instalaciones de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide entre el 19 y el...

Seeds and people: we have shaped each other. Throughout most of our history, people have chosen the most resilient, most productive, most nutritious seeds. Those seeds have nourished us for the following year, and the year after that. Sowing, selecting, saving and sharing the source of new life was an intrinsic...