Este documento resume la consulta en línea Hacia una mejor información sobre los bosques primarios, que tuvo lugar en el Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición de la FAO (Foro FSN) del 11 al 25 de febrero de 2020. La discusión estuvo facilitada por Brendan Mackey y Patrick Norman...
This collection of policy briefs presents a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the pandemic’s impacts on these areas. Briefs are released on a day-to-day basis. Please check back frequently for the latest available briefs.
Este documento resume la discusión en línea Incorporar la perspectiva de género en la gestión sostenible del suelo, que tuvo lugar en el Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (Foro FSN) de la FAO del 23 de septiembre al 25 de octubre de 2019. La discusión estuvo facilitada por Ilaria...
The important role that small farms play in supporting rural livelihoods, conserving biodiversity and maintaining traditional landscapes, rural traditions and cultural heritage is widely accepted. Nevertheless, they are often under the radar of the agriculture policy mechanisms, which tend to focus...
It is estimated that the total number of small farms in Southern European (SE) countries has decreased by 33% between 2010 and 2019. This loss is despite the widespread acknowledgement and appreciation of the important role that small farms play in supporting rural livelihoods, conserving...
There is widespread acknowledgement and appreciation in Northern Europe of the important role that small farms play in supporting rural livelihoods, conserving biodiversity, and maintaining traditional landscapes, rural traditions and cultural heritage. The EU-funded SALSA project set out to examine...
The main challenge for African food systems in the future will be to provide food for a rapidly growing population with changing diets and food preferences. Whilst the population of Europe is decreasing, with consumers demanding food that is produced in an environmentally and socially responsible...
Este documento resume la discusión en línea El empleo juvenil en la agricultura como solución duradera para acabar con el hambre y la pobreza en África, que tuvo lugar en el Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición de la FAO (Foro FSN) del 16 de julio al 10 de agosto de 2018. El debate se...
The global agri-food system continues to face considerable challenges in being able to provide enough food of adequate quality to feed an ever-growing, aging, and migrating population. The world is also changing at a fast pace with the emergence of an array of technologies. Digital technologies...
This report presents the findings of a multi-year FAO study undertaken on over 900 farms in ten different countries that measured, using field data, benefits gained through the use of innovative farming practices designed to boost the resilience of farmers in the face of natural disasters and other...