The second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20) will take place from 24 to 28 February 2025 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, bringing together governments, international organizations, Indigenous Peoples, farmer, Afro-descendant communities, rural women, and youth to strengthen the global dialogue on equitable access to land, agrarian reform, and...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that 1.66 billion hectares of land are degraded due to human impacts, with over 60% occurring on agricultural land. Given that 95% of food production relies on healthy soil and land, it is urgent to restore these areas and...

Join us for the online masterclass “Seeing Water Clearly: Geospatial Insights for Agrifood Water Action”, taking place Thursday, 12 February at 12:00 (Rome time, UTC+1), and are kindly encouraged to disseminate the event information through relevant networks.   Water-related challenges in agrifood systems—such as water scarcity, flooding, drought, groundwater depletion and inequitable...

Wetlands are fundamental to global food security and nutrition. They support inland and coastal fisheries and aquaculture, and supply water for crops and livestock production. They also underpin the production of staple foods, particularly in human-made wetlands, such as rice paddies and ponds that have been shaped by generations of...