FAO and Thai Education Foundation is organizing a series of regional webminar on “Sustainable management of Fall Armyworm: IPM, Biocontrol and Farmer Field Schools” during October 29th, November 3rd and November 6th, 2020.  The regional training aims to:     Improve knowledge and skills...

Markets are where food producers and consumers meet. They are a vital connection between our food and our planet. Markets are where food is traded and where ideas and cultures mix – but often markets do not work for producers...

Njoben Farmer Field School and Community Garden, Central River region, The Gambia The first time Mariama Surr came to the community garden in Njoben, things were quite different from now. Back then, the group of women farmers she joined only had one...

Friday, 16 October14:00 - 16:00 CET Register here Join online by Zoom this #WorldFoodDay to watch the global ceremony that marks the 75th anniversary of FAO! This event will look at how we can transform food systems while responding to the impacts of COVID-19 and celebrate the #FoodHeroes who have...

In India, a grassroots movement focused on agroecological farming is spreading fast. Beginning in the southern state of Karnataka, the natural farming methods were adopted first by tens, then hundreds and now hundreds of thousands of farmers across India. So,...