FAO has published a new Blue Growth blog post online, entitled  Strengthening integrated aquatic plant and animal farming in the rice fields of Lao PDR. http://www.fao.org/blogs/blue-growth-blog/strengthening-integrated-aquatic-plant-and-animal-farming-in-the-rice-fields-of-lao-pdr/en/ The innovative “Blue Growth” field work done in Lao PDR was supported within context of FAO’s...

In managing the FAW outbreak, pesticides can be harmful, particularly to the environment as they affect non-targeted organisms, like bees. Though often overlooked, there are other, more natural approaches which have proven effective, such as push-pull and other intercropping technologies,...

Livestock Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) are “schools without walls” where groups of small-scale livestock producers test and adapt good agricultural and marketing practices that help them to sustainably improve their, and their families’, livelihoods. Over the past two decades, Livestock...

Agriculture feminisation is considered to be the major obstacle to agriculture development in Nepal. However, if we take it as an opportunity and invest in women’s productive and adaptive capacity, this will change. In order to improve farm production and...

The training of FFS facilitators started on the 7th of May and will last until the 26th of May in North East Nigeria. The training has been organised by the FAO office for North East Nigeria and will be facilitated...