La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), junto a gobiernos, sociedad civil, sector privado, banca de desarrollo, academia, organismos internacionales y, de manera central, mujeres rurales, indígenas, afrodescendientes y jóvenes de América Latina y el Caribe, adoptaron una hoja de ruta regional hacia el 2030 para el empoderamiento económico, social y político de las mujeres rurales, un compromiso colectivo orientado a acelerar la igualdad de género y transformar de manera sostenible los sistemas agroalimentarios de la región...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), en coordinación con el Ministerio de Agricultura de la República Dominicana, realizó el Taller de Fortalecimiento de Capacidades: “Políticas y programas públicos para el empoderamiento de las mujeres rurales”, dirigido a funcionarias y funcionarios de instituciones de gobierno vinculadas al desarrollo sostenible y a los sistemas agroalimentarios del país...

Madagascar developed a National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries in support of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines)...

During the months of January, June, July and August of 2025, FAO in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Provincial Fishery Office (PFO) of Misamis Occidental conducted a series of trainings on values formation and team building for  women in small-scale fisheries  in the provinces of Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental in Northern Mindanao as a continuation of the planned and targeted trainings aimed at strengthening the women fisherfolk organizations in five villages located in three municipalities in those same provinces...

In support of Namibia’s efforts to build resilient, inclusive, and sustainable agri-food systems, FAO has strengthened its collaboration with small-scale fisheries (SSF) communities through two Training of Trainers (ToT) and two supervised training workshops held in Keetmanshoop and Rundu between June and August 2025...

Thanks to the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and in collaboration with the African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), a leadership and organizational capacity training was held in Nairobi, Kenya, to support the newly elected Executive Bureau of AWFISHNET in a critical handover process, bridging knowledge and responsibilities between older Executive Bureau Members and the incoming Executive Bureau...

A Stakeholder’s Conference on Uganda’s National Plan of Action for Sustainable Small- Scale Fisheries (NPOA-SSF) was held on 14th March 2025 at the Serena Conference Centre in Kampala. The event brought together key local stakeholders including central and local government, small-scale fisheries organizations or support organizations, non-government organizations (NGOs) and development partners...

In Ifaty, a small tourist village near Toliara in Madagascar, a group of determined women has taken control of their future. Their story is one of solidarity, mutual support, and hope for a better tomorrow—not just for themselves but for their entire community. The women carrying the name EZAKA, meet daily by the sea, ready to face together the challenges of the fish trading profession.

At 23, Indira Rawat is already familiar with the rhythms of seasonal migration. Each winter, her husband, 25-year-old Man Bahadur Rawat, has left their home in Raralihi—an isolated village in Jumla District of Nepal’s Karnali Province—to seek temporary work in India...

In the mountainous district of Jumla, farming has long been the main source of livelihood. For generations families have cultivated apples, Jumla’s best-known crop, alongside indigenous pulses and vegetables that sustain their diets and tradition. However, in recent years the impacts of climate change have become more visible. Rainfall has become unpredictable, snowfall that once kept the soil moisture for weeks is decreasing and landslides are more frequent, damaging crops and making life difficult for those who remain...

The inaugural Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diaspora Convention, held on December 18–19, 2024, at the Commonwealth Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, marked a groundbreaking moment in enhancing diaspora engagement for Uganda’s development. Co-sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...

Climate change is increasingly undermining rural livelihoods across Uganda, with Isingiro District among the most affected areas. In the District, the declining agricultural productivity has contributed to rising levels of out-migration, particularly among youth and smallholder farmers...

From March 18 to 20, 2025, FAO conducted a training workshop in Moroto, Uganda, to introduce and pilot an adapted version of the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE). The training in Uganda is part of a broader project being implemented in Uganda, Mongolia, and Tunisia aimed at generating evidence on the contribution of pastoralism to biodiversity and the empowerment of women and youth...

On 3-4 April, FAO held a training in Mongolia to launch a survey using an adapted version of the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE). This is part of a larger project encompassing Mongolia, Tunisia and Uganda aimed at exploring the link between pastoralist systems and biodiversity, as well as the role that pastoral women play...

The Pastoralist Knowledge Hub is an initiative that seeks to bring the voice of pastoralists to the global agenda. The section, "Pastoralist Conversations," contains discussion elements with pastoralists from different regions. It aims to highlight the specificities of pastoral production systems, transhumance, the challenges they experience, and thus provide reliable information to decision-makers on solutions to better support pastoralism...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) and the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), organized a National Stakeholders Validation Workshop on “Scaling-up Livestock Climate Actions to Enhance Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – Phase II”...

By equipping stakeholders with advanced tools and methodologies, FAO and Senegal are now joining forces to enhance climate action in livestock systems and improve transparency in emissions assessment and reporting...

FAO has published the Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC) – Annual Progress Report 2024, highlighting how pooled, non-earmarked and softly earmarked partner contributions are driving innovation and impact across agrifood systems...

From June to October 2024, FAO organized a series of virtual training workshops on SDG indicator 2.4.1 “Proportion of Agricultural Area under Productive and Sustainable Agriculture” for which FAO is the custodian agency...

BioDAF II est la réplique du succès du projet BioDAF I, qui a démontré le potentiel de la mouche soldat noire pour transformer les biodéchets en ressources précieuses pour l’agriculture et l’élevage. Fort de ces résultats, BioDAF II bénéficie du soutien du programme UN Global Pulse Scale Accelerator, après avoir remporté la subvention d’innovation destinée à faire passer des solutions novatrices du stade pilote à l’échelle supérieure au sein du système des Nations Unies...