Climate change and forest degradation are expected to alter tropical forests and the services they provide. Understanding how tropical forests and their constituent species respond to these pressures is important to ensure forest resilience and maintain their services. One such species is abarco (Cariniana pyriformis), a highly valuable timber species,...

Small-scale farmers are on the frontline of climate change. They live in some of the most vulnerable landscapes, such as hillsides and flood plains, and rely on fragile natural resources to make a living. As a result, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, pest infestations, rising sea levels and extreme weather events...

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is a center of origin and domestication for globally important crops such as cassava, common bean, maize, and potato, all of which are key to food and nutrition security worldwide. Despite this strategic role, many national genebanks in the region face technical, financial, and...

Building on the success of the International Year of Pulses (IYP) in 2016 implemented by FAO and recognizing the potential of pulses to further achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated 10 February as World Pulses Day (WPD). This celebration presents a unique opportunity to raise...

This final evaluation examines the project "Towards Sustainable Management of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem - Initial support to the strategic action progrramme". The project's objective was to "create favorable conditions for the effective implementation of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem". The...

This publication was jointly prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) as a technical input to the G20 Food Security Task Force in 2025. It provides insights on policy instruments and agrifood system approaches aimed at promoting...

En los rincones de los Valles Centrales de Oaxaca se encuentra la comunidad de El Carmen, encondida entre las montañas del municipio de Santa Inés del Monte. Ahí ha surgido, un grupo comunitario integrado por siete personas, en su mayoría mujeres, que fusionan su identidad y raíces zapotecas con la...

In North Cameroon, several projects have been carried out over the years to promote technical and technological innovations that contribute to the sustainable development of agroforestry systems. At the same time, project promoters have regularly been found to be duplicating their efforts, and activities have been slowed down or stopped...

Mustang, one of Nepal’s most climate-vulnerable districts, is witnessing a quiet but powerful transformation led by Indigenous women in Jomsom, where a women-led initiative has revived a traditional water mill. It has helped for reducing daily work, conserving Indigenous knowledge, and strengthening community-based climate adaptation.

The story highlights how, in Jagathipalli Burjaguda, a small rice mill has quietly transformed everyday life. Paddy no longer travels downhill, processing no longer leaks value outside the village, and by-products now support poultry, cattle, pigs, and fish within nearby communities. What was once a dependency has evolved into a...

This publication presents the results of a youth-sensitive analysis of the soybean value chain in Zambia conducted under the ICA-4 project. It identifies key constraints, youth employment opportunities, and priority intervention areas, and offers recommendations.  

Ce document a été réalisé par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) et le Réseau des organisations paysannes et de producteurs de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (ROPPA) dans le cadre du programme mondial «Renforcement des capacités liées aux accords multilatéraux sur l’environnement dans les pays d’Afrique, des Caraïbes...

El objetivo general del “Foro de Juventudes por la Transformación de los Sistemas Agroalimentarios” busca consolidar un espacio regional de encuentro y construcción colectiva que permita a las juventudes de América Latina y el Caribe fortalecer sus capacidades, ampliar sus conocimientos, generar redes de colaboración y consensuar propuestas conjuntas orientadas...

Introduction:  Yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa) is a key tropical crop in Colombia, with export potential limited by thrips Neohydatothrips signifer infestations. The objective of this study was to propose and implement an integrated thrips management strategy that complies with the phytosanitary requirements of the European market. This strategy combined climatic models, environmental...

Smallholders constantly read the landscape for clues on how the year will go. Farmers’ weather knowledge guides them as they make decisions early in the year.  Predictions about when it will rain and how much let farmers know if they should plant early or late, or if they should prepare...

The techno-functional properties of cocoa pod husk (CPH) were evaluated at particle sizes of 0.5 mm, 1 mm, and 2 mm and incorporated at 0%, 2.5%, and 5% into a 60% cocoa chocolate formulation. Biochemical composition, antioxidant capacity, total polyphenols, rheological behavior, and sensory attributes were analyzed. Results showed that reducing particle size...

In this discussion paper, G V Ramanjaneyulu explores why India’s public agricultural extension system continues to rely on the widely criticized “top down technology transfer model” and how this persistence comes at a cost to farmers. He argues that India’s public extension system continues to measure its success by the...

We meet don Miguel Ortega, a warm, welcoming man in his late 40s, along with his wife, Sabina Mamani, and three of their five children on their farm in Viloco village. In this remote area on the northern Altiplano of Bolivia, I wonder how he manages to feed his family....

This technical note presents a consolidated version of value chain analysis and the strategic roadmap for Azerbaijan’s fisheries and aquaculture sectors, designed to support the 2024 Presidential Decree transitioning the sectoral mandate to the Ministry of Agriculture. It serves as a primary guidance tool for policy formulation and institutional strengthening,...

March 2026 in Afghanistan is expected to be warmer than normal, with mean temperatures around 1.5–5 °C above average and localized frost risk persisting in high-elevation areas. Precipitation should be wetter than normal in eastern and parts of central provinces but near to slightly below average elsewhere, with most rainfall...