Through the “Women and cooperativism” project, led by the WRF together with six regional organizations, 23 successful experiences were identified and analyzed, which served as the basis for developing a cycle of exchanges and material outlining recommendations and lessons learned from women in cooperatives in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. As...

A three-year FAO project is providing recovery and reconstruction assistance to smallholder farmers in the Republic of Albania impacted by the 2019 earthquake.  Implemented with the financial support of the governments of the  Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the project “Earthquake...

Despite the ravages of storms, seaweed farming is transforming the lives of Filipino families in traditionally male-dominated fishing communities, turning women into family breadwinners who are paying for their children to go to college. The Cherish Fisherfolk Cooperative of 120 seaweed farmers in the Palawan village of Balintang is named after...

La agricultura siempre ha mirado más a las plantas que a sus raíces, más al verde que a los suelos. Pero la agricultura regenerativa se ha fijado precisamente en las tierras donde cultivamos, con el objetivo de mejorar la salud del suelo, aumentar la biodiversidad y mejorar la disponibilidad y...

The Family Farming Knowledge Platform (FFKP) Monthly Digest showcases the latest contents uploaded in the FFKP to provide its readers with relevant and up to date information on family farming main themes such as agroecology, smallscale fisheries, pastoralism, indigenous people, and more. For more documents, feel free to search in the...

Objetivo: postular que el derecho humano a la alimentación está amenazado por la expansión del modelo de alimentación industrializada así como por los mecanismos asistencialistas de alimentación de emergencia. Metodología: desde un enfoque de complejidad, se realiza un aporte teórico para el desarrollo del concepto de adecuación alimentaria como un elemento integrador del...

The Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) piloted talking maps in Bolivia. This innovative tool brings together science and traditional community knowledge to identify key issues and adaptation priorities, giving Indigenous Peoples, women and youth a voice in decision-making.

Coffee production in Cuba has a long and fascinating history, deeply rooted in the island’s cultural traditions. Its cultivation tells a story of culture, economic shifts, and a commitment to sustainability that has gained momentum over the years. This article takes us on a journey through the history of Cuban...

An international delegation of rural youth, formed by several members and leaders of the Family Farming Youth Core Group (Family Farming YCG) together with young representatives of COPROFAM and ILC member organisations, met in Brasilia to define their contribution to the implementation of Pillar 2 of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF), related to...

Malawi, a small country in Southeast Africa, is gaining recognition as an emerging player in the global coffee industry. Blessed with fertile soil, favorable climatic conditions and a rich agricultural heritage, Malawi has steadily established itself as a producer of high-quality coffee beans. Today the coffee industry plays a crucial...

EU Funded UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme’s Monthly Updates, highlighting the main supports and technical assistance provided by this EU Funded UN Joint Programme in promoting sustainable development of agrifood value chains and agribusinesses in the Greater Sepik region, for your kind information.   

Maize (Zea mays) stover produced in the drier lowland areas on the volcanic foot slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro serves as an important additional fodder for smallholder zero-grazed dairy cattle farming in the humid highland areas of the region. The obtained cattle manure is used to replenish nutrients and manage soil...

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...

Focusses on youth who are aspiring to be farmers, instead of why youth leave the countryside Uses a life-course approach to understand the experiences of young farmers First systematic research collection focused on farmers in Asia, in 3 countries with the largest youth population This book is open access, which means that you...

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...

La Oficina de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) para América Latina y el Caribe, realizó el miércoles 26 de abril a las 11:30 hrs., en el seminario regional “No hay buenos cultivos, sin buenas semillas”. En la instancia, se abordarán temas vinculados a...

En este artículo se expone algunos conceptos relacionados a biotecnologías y se hace hincapié en un patógeno común en Argentina presente en el cultivo de banana y las fundamentaciones respecto a la condición específica de las plantaciones, la relación con la patogeneidad y el poder prevenir los posibles daños por...

First up, The European Coordination of Let’s Liberate Diversity! and the Irish Seed Savers Association (ISSA), are together hosting a 3 days forum “to gather, exchange and learn together about cultivated diversity and dynamic seed management”. Already over 20 different workshops are proposed, with many more planned. Sign up at...

The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reported that rise in Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is at the centre of a crisis of food sustainability in West African coastal waters. Ms. Bintia Stephen-Tchicaya, an FAO Representative ad interim, made this known during the 23rd annual...

Job creation and generational renewal are priorities for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a focus on young people. Our CAP Implementation Contact Point has recently published a new factsheet featuring recommendations for policy-makers to support rural youth employment. A concise review of good practices adopted at the national, EU and wider level to help...