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Indigenous peoples and afro-descendants' knowledge, innovations and resilience capacities are essential for the transformation to a more sustainable and climate-friendly world and should be included in the policy-making processes, agreed the High-Level Seminar convened today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the governments of Costa Rica, Spain and the Vatican. Indigenous peoples are major contributors to positive change, yet these valuable contributions are seldom reflected in...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, in collaboration with FAO’s Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems Secretariat, will hold the 7th High-Level online Training course on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems from 8th to 16th of September 2021. The training aims to raise awareness and share experiences about the GIAHS concept and its potential for sustainable rural development. Some 16 GIAHS and non-GIAHS countries will participate in the training,...

This online event was part of the initiative “Mediterranean Diet’s Principles for Agenda 2030”, a series of thematic sessions promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Italian Permanent Representation to raise awareness on how the Mediterranean Diet can help achieve Sustainable Development Goals. A sustainable diet should guarantee food security, promote healthy lifestyles, avoid food loss and waste, contribute to reducing environmental impacts, and improve the well-being of current and future...

The Jasmine-tea system is a main source of livelihood support to the local community as it involves diversified agriculture provisions. In this whole process production, mushrooms, jasmine tea, milk and meat are produced. In addition, farming in the tea plantations begins in February, producing tea leaves and other food.Fuzhou is the most important city in producing jasmine tea in China, where jasmine and tea industries are a major source of...