The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have acknowledged the need to respect, protect and fulfill the fundamental human right to food and optimal nutrition in Africa.  During extensive deliberations at the Second Ordinary Session of the Fourth Parliament, the Parliamentarians agreed to...

This is an evaluation of the Draft Revised Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture No. 82/2013 on Guidelines for Facilitation for Farmers and the Association of Farmers for Farmers Organization guidelines. One of the mandate of the Law on Protection and Empowerment of Farmers is the strengthening of farmer organizations. The...

Desde la FAO se ofrecen estudios de las cadenas de valor en experiencias productivas en América Latina, realizados específicamente con enfoque de género. A partir de tal aproximación, se espera llamar la atención de entidades públicas y privadas, organizaciones multilaterales, organizaciones sociales, los gobiernos nacionales y locales, sobre las desigualdades...

Belarus is hosting two international conferences this week, both with an emphasis on cooperation and both with the involvement of FAO. Laying the foundation for economic integration and achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals was the topic of a two-day conference in Minsk on 26-27 October, organized jointly by the...

A new approach to farming is needed to safeguard human health and avoid rising air and water pollution, high greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss, a group of 20 leading agronomists, health, nutrition and social scientists has concluded. Rather than the giant feedlots used to rear animals or the uniform crop...

In this video we travel to West Stara Planina, Bulgaria, in the south-eastern corner of Europe. We will learn how High Nature Value grasslands are preserved in this country by enthusiastic farmers like Pavlin Antonov, who apply rotational mob grazing to ensure the best production and environmental value in his...

O Ministério do Meio Ambiente anunciou que vai divulgar os dados públicos do cadastramento ambiental dos imóveis rurais de todo o País. A intenção é adequar as ações da pasta às exigências do Código Florestal.  A medida disponibilizou um mapa do País com análise temporal e outros filtros temáticos para aperfeiçoar a...

Centroamérica atraviesa por un conjunto de desafíos de política pública en un contexto de fuertes restricciones fiscales, de una mayor complejidad de dinámicas a escalas territoriales, que implica cambios relacionados con la diversificación económica y nuevas inversiones, así como como una mayor profundización de los impactos del cambio climático. La...

This climate-smart agriculture scoping study for Ethiopia was produced by the FAO. The study is aimed at identifying and documenting existing climate-smart agriculture practices in Ethiopia that enable stakeholders to understand the opportunities and constraints to adopting particular climate-smart agriculture technologies or practices.

L’enfumoir est un élément indispensable au travail de l’apiculteur. L’envoi de fumée perturbe les abeilles qui diminuent leurs tendances à piquer ce qui permet aux apiculteurs de travailler dans de bonnes conditions. Cette fiche explique le fonctionnement d’un enfumoir, les effets de la fumée sur les abeilles ainsi que l’importance...

Low growth, volatile energy prices, environmental concerns, rising expectations from consumers – these are some of the complex challenges the crop production industry is facing today, along with diminishing production profit margins for farmers. To grow the food Europe and the world needs, crop production systems need innovative solutions to...

Haller Farmers App puts 60 years of farming expertise into the hands of thousands of smallholder farmers. Haller Farmers App shares farming knowledge based on what has been tried and tested at the Haller Training & Demonstration Farm and then implemented successfully on the ground by our communities. Our vision...

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar los alcances del concepto de Valorización en relación a proyectos de Desarrollo Territorial centrados en recursos territoriales (especialmente alimentos). Ante el uso generalizado del concepto “Agregado de Valor”, basado principalmente en su acepción económica, el artículo propone la utilización del concepto de Valorización...

The dedicated workshop will be held under the working title "Workshop on integrated maritime policy and marine spatial planning in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea". The European Commission's contribution will encompass the co-organisation of the Launching event of the 7-day workshop, meant to take place on 20 September 2016...

Taller sobre normativas de la agricultura familiar organizado por la Secretaría de Agricultura Familiar del Ministerio de Agroindustria de la Nación del cual participó el INTA AMBA.

The purpose of this study is to provide an updated and comprehensive database of information on the status and progresses made on the use of treated wastewater in Lebanon, to highlight data gaps and inconsistencies, and assess the potentialities of TWW using a case study approach in Caza (Province) through...

Filmed on Achill Island in September 2015 this video highlights the Natura 2000 habitats Machair Grassland and Upland Heath, both present on the Island. Supporting the type of traditional extensive farming that is practiced here is essential for maintaining these habitats. Taking a more targeted approach to agri-environment schemes can...

Este artigo avalia como os atores do setor produtivo da pecuária bovina brasileira compreendem o papel desta atividade econômica na segurança alimentar em um contexto de reprimarização da economia. Com base em 12 entrevistas semiestruturadas com representantes da cadeia produtiva brasileira, realizadas entre os anos de 2013 e 2014, demonstra...

A story of a Czech boy working on a farm in Iceland

More than 50 African Ministers of Agriculture and related sectors from FAO Member countries, high-level technical experts, representatives of regional organizations and institutions, the civil society and about 100 accredited media gather in Abidjan this week to take stock of progress made in food security and nutrition on the continent...