The climate- smart FFS initiative for smallholder farmers in Jordan has been launched under the project Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan Through Improving Water Use Efficiency in the Agriculture Sector (BRCCJ). A suite of climate- smart FFS training materials has been developed for different crops, cropping...

En mars 2017, je réalise un stage d’un mois comme ouvrière agricole au sein d’une entreprise ostréicole sur le Bassin d’Arcachon, avec un jeune chef d’exploitation. Je ne vois aucune autre femme sur le port à part les serveuses du restaurant voisin. Un des ostréiculteurs du port, qui prend chaque...

In recent years, agroecology has gained prominence as one of the innovative approaches to agriculture that could positively contribute to achieving sustainable food systems. As a transdisciplinary science, agroecology could benefit from the contribution of socio-economic sciences. This study aims to give an overview of how scholars have approached socio-economic...

  Achieving gender equality in Tanzania requires equal legal rights for all. The World Bank's Women, Business, and the Law team recently reviewed Tanzania's progress and future needs. Tanzania has enacted laws against sexual harassment and gender discrimination and provided maternity and paternity benefits. However, gaps remain, such as restrictive nationality...

Beyond providing food, livestock species are linked to a wide range of uses and ecosystem services (ESs). Based on information reported by 41 countries on 3 361 national breed populations to the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, we investigated how factors...

Topic outline This course aims to raise awareness on the responsible use of antibiotics in livestock. It describes the consequences of uninformed and inappropriate use of antibiotics in livestock production, explains what antibiotic resistance is, and how to use antibiotics responsibly.

“Inspire Inclusion”: That’s the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, a particularly current and meaningful topic given the current sociopolitical and environmental crises through which we are living. “Food concerns us all. Yet the role of those who bring food to our tables, and especially the role of women within food...

The report underscores the pivotal role of women in agrifood systems globally, often serving as the backbone of employment and livelihoods, particularly in developing nations. Despite increasing recognition in climate plans, women still encounter marginalization and vulnerability in agriculture, facing low-skilled and informal work. Addressing this necessitates integrating gender considerations...

The CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform has developed a learning agenda focused on the intersection of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and gender equality. The purpose of the learning agenda is to inform a short- to medium-term research strategy on how gender equality in agrifood systems can be advanced through CSA.

"Why do many farmers still resist adopting and scaling agroforestry? Are the economic benefits not enough, or not perceived to be enough? Or are there other reasons? These are the questions that were asked when work began on Tropical Forest Issues 62. This issue contextualizes agroforestry in four introductory articles in...

ESAFF Uganda is making significant strides in integrating agroecology into school curriculums through the establishment of Agroecology Clubs. These clubs, launched in 2019 during the first National Organic Week, aim to bridge the agroecology knowledge gap in agricultural education. Partnering with organizations like the Agroecology Fund and Humundi, ESAFF Uganda...

L’Afrique, bien que jouissant du potentiel de devenir le grenier alimentaire du monde, éprouve encore du mal à se nourrir convenablement ; ceci, du fait, entre autres, de l’utilisation inefficace des engrais et de la mauvaise gestion de la santé des sols. S’appuyant sur le chemin parcouru depuis la Déclaration...

Twenty Rural Advisory Services (RAS) facilitators took part in a training workshop, 8-12 July 2024 in Miandrivazo, Menabe Region in Madagascar, which brought to their attention how Access Agriculture is combining digital extension with youth entrepreneurship to support farmers in adopting agroecological practices.

In response to the call launched in May 2024, the jury of the Challenge Fund for National Committees of Family Farming (NCFF), composed of representatives from AFA, COPROFAM, PAFO, FAO, IFAD, and WRF, has announced the selection of 12 proposals out of the 32 received. These proposals come from the NCFFs of the...

Moins de 3 % des graines traditionnellement cultivées par l’homme sont aujourd’hui utilisées pour la production alimentaire mondiale. Et pour cause, celles-ci sont, dans de nombreux pays, tenues hors des circuits commerciaux. Si les semences dites « de ferme » continuent ainsi d’occuper une place importante dans les agricultures vivrières des pays du...

Knowledge sharing and co-creation for application offer pathways for the multidimensional challenges of food systems in West Africa which are to date still largely underexplored. They have the potential for the emergence of effective communities of practice to tackle some of the serious threats West African food systems face today,...

Goats were household members in Europe from ancient times until recently. And goats are still important on family farms in tropical countries, because goats will eat almost anything you give them, including plants that are too dry and tough for pigs, cattle and even sheep. Goats turn waste into milk....

Alors que la paysannerie représente 65 à 70 % de la population en Afrique de l'Ouest, comment sortir les petits producteurs de l’extrême vulnérabilité ? Ibrahima Coulibaly, paysan malien et président du Roppa ainsi que l’économiste togolais Kako Nubukpo, commissaire à l’Agriculture de l’Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine, nous partagent leurs points...

L’une des principales raisons pour lesquelles les jeunes délaissent l’agriculture est la perception négative qu’ils en ont. Pour beaucoup, l’agriculture est associée à un travail ardu, peu rémunérateur et dépourvu de perspectives de carrière. Cette perception est renforcée par le manque d’infrastructures adéquates, de soutien financier et de technologies modernes...

Women’s empowerment has been associated with improved nutritional outcomes in various settings. However, the gains from empowerment do not necessarily accrue to different members of the same household in the same manner. Furthermore, the relationship between empowerment and nutrition itself is likely to be shaped by the overall level of...