En el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer compartimos con las mujeres de la nacionalidad Shuar que conforman la Asociación Tsapau y habitan la región centro-sur de la Amazonía ecuatoriana. Este fue un encuentro marcado por espacios de diálogo entre mujeres y hombres sobre la importancia de la igualdad,...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concluded the LAC–NENA Family Farming Interregional Dialogue, held in Cairo on 7–8 July 2025. The two-day event brought together participants from the Near East and North Africa (NENA) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to exchange experiences, build partnerships,...

A major paper led by Iris Berger, a PhD student in our Agroecology Group, co-authored by group leader Prof Lynn Dicks, is published in Nature Ecology and Evolution today. The paper, entitled, "India's agroecology programme, 'Zero Budget Natural Farming'”, analyses one of the world’s biggest agroecological transitions; the shift to government-incentivised 'Zero Budget Natural...

This insights brief is produced under the UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) programme. UK PACT works in partnership with countries with high emissions reduction potential to support them in implementing and increasing their ambitions for tackling climate change. Kenya was recognised as having such potential and presented a...

Viens avec nous faire un tour dans le paysage sénégalais pour découvrir l'extraordinaire Faidherbia albida, un arbre qui défie toutes les attentes en restant vert pendant la saison sèche et en perdant ses feuilles pendant la saison des pluies ! Le Dr Olivier Roupsard, de l'observatoire collaboratif « Faidherbia-Flux »,...

The cotton jassid, Amrasca biguttula, a dangerous and polyphagous pest, has recently invaded the Middle East, Africa and South America, raising concerns about the future of cotton and other food crops including okra, eggplant and potato. However, its potential distribution remains largely unknown, posing a challenge in developing effective phytosanitary strategies....

Natural variations conferring salt tolerance (ST) are of great value for breeding salt-tolerant rice varieties. The major ST genes, including SKC1, RST1, OsWRKY53 and STG5, have been identified to contain or be associated with a specific single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). However, the distribution and genetic effects of those ST genes in rice cultivars remain poorly understood. Here, we investigated...

Landesa’s Women-Led Collective Advocacy for Climate Action Project supported grassroots women through capacity-strengthening and collective action to undertake effective leadership, advocacy, and resilience to climate change in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Maldives. The project leveraged the organizational strengths and partnership of Landesa, International Land Coalition (ILC), Association for Land Reform and...

This technical paper summarizes how the aquaculture sector contributes to the vision, goals, and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) with a view to ensuring that sustainable aquaculture systems and practices are not overlooked in efforts to achieve the KMGBF targets. It does so by illustrating a more...

Global environmental crises, including climate change, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, are threatening livelihoods and agrifood systems. With resources limited and the need for action more urgent than ever, a fundamental and sustainable transformation of our agrifood systems is required to build a resilient and sustainable future.

Este análisis comparativa busca extraer lecciones sobre los arreglos institucionales y enfoques de intervención implementados en Brasil, Italia y Tailandia para promover el empoderamiento y las oportunidades económicas de los jóvenes rurales, en contextos donde la agricultura familiar enfrenta escasez de mano de obra, baja productividad y migración juvenil. La...

The Agri-accelerator project in the Gambia supports agricultural investment by young people. This report examines selected sub-sectors within the agrifood system to inform enterprise development and guide strategic decision-making. It is intended for youth, business coaches, mentors, and programme teams seeking to align business planning with market conditions, resource levels,...

Rome –The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) today released new geospatial analysis revealing extensive and worsening damage to the agricultural sector in the Gaza Strip. The findings show widespread destruction of cropland, greenhouses, irrigation wells, and other agricultural infrastructure – assets essential for food production...

Recently banana plantations have been affected by the Black Sigatoka Disease (BSD), producing streaks, lesions and yellow and brown spots on the leaves until the appearance of entire dead parts. The disease causes reductions in yield making it essential to assess infection by monitoring plants status and implementing agronomical measures....

Con el apoyo de FAO, el programa de protección social Supérate y el chef Saverio Stassi, un grupo de mujeres rurales dominicanas participan en la elaboración de cenas de siete tiempos, llevando el sabor del campo dominicano a la alta gastronomía y fortalecen su empoderamiento. La Organización de las Naciones...

This publication summarizes the findings of an FAO-supported project on goose meat production in Kars, highlighting traditional breeding practices, value chain dynamics, and the cultural significance of geese in the region. It emphasizes the role of women and rural communities, while also exploring opportunities to link traditional food systems with...

Este análisis aborda los casos de estudio de las Concesiones Forestales Comunitarias (CFC) en la Reserva de la Biosfera Maya (RBM) en Guatemala y de Mercados Comunitarios para la Conservación (COMACO) en Zambia. Su objetivo es comprender cómo diferentes marcos institucionales y enfoques de intervención pueden promover de manera efectiva...

This study provides a bibliometric analysis of global scientific production on Conservation Agriculture (CA) and its relationship with climate change mitigation. Using data from the Scopus and Web of Science databases, the research encompassed 650 articles published between 1995 and 2022. The analysis revealed significant growth in the number of...

Family farmers feed the world and farming families are uniquely positioned to lead the transformation of food production towards resilience and sustainability. Family farmers, fisherfolk, pastoralists, foresters, and food producers have valuable insights rooted in traditional knowledge and innovation that are of great value to those beyond their fields and...

In Madagascar, the rural advisory services (RAS) are rarely mentioned in discussions around agriculture. As a result, the general public – including farmers – are not fully aware of the role played by RAS and how vital they are to rural development. So, when Access Agriculture Entrepreneur Coach for Madagascar, Karine...