For the environment, mangrove forests are a crossroads for ocean, continental and instream ecosystems.

During the last webinar in the “Community Engagement Days” series, speakers presented experiences, illustrated the challenges and solutions to collective action for community engagement approaches.

Naomi also opened her eyes to a career in agriculture and says coming back home was the best decision she ever made.

The project combined theoretical and practical training in proven agricultural techniques used to grow peppers, tomatoes, and eggplant.

Access to water has relieved the women of the burden of collecting water far from their homes, and has increased farms production.

Tuka is just one of dozens of micro-scale entrepreneurs who benefited from the trainings, offered both to Syrians and members of the Turkish host communities in Izmir, Bursa and Şanlıurfa.

For Mariah, the foods of her Indigenous ancestors are rich in creative possibilities.

In the island nation of Papua New Guinea, Hallilah Nakumai’s family always put education first.

FAO's Dimitra project uses participatory communication to improve the visibility of rural populations, especially women. Dimitra's partner in Kenya reports...

Women often migrate to work as labourers. But men, being usually the sole owners of the land, consider themselves to be "farmers" and are less likely to adopt new livelihood strategies.

Drip irrigation networks and "grey water" treatment units ensure fruit and vegetable production even during water scarcities of the hot summer months.

Women and land, the role of gender in disaster risk management, HIV-related challenges facing women in Kenya, and women's networking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

Developing job opportunities and decent employment for youth are major challenges in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The challenges are even greater for girls. FAO and its partners responded with a community-based initiative.

Instructors trained by FAO have helped women to grow more food through improved techniques for producing, processing and storing rice.

Following two decades of conflict, violence against women remains a challenge to recovery in Uganda.

FAO is working with the Government of Sierra Leone to make sure farmers have better access to quality seeds, fertilizers, machinery and training.

Urban aquaponic systems have proven to be successful in providing an environmentally sustainable solution to ensure food and nutrition security and to protect the livelihoods of the most vulnerable.

In Haiti's Grand'Anse Department, FAO is promoting nutrition awareness among women through education initiatives and community gardens.

How a woman in rural Kenya is reaping the benefits of growing tomatoes using innovative irrigation technology.

How Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools are nurturing leaders for today and tomorrow.