Publications
Thematic highlights
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Celebrating the power of pulses
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Transforming agriculture for a sustainable future
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Gender equality in plant production and protection
All publications
Urban and peri-urban agriculture – Case studies
06/2022
The sourcebook comes with an annex publication with 6 in-depth case studies in six cities around the world: Quito (Ecuador), Leuven (Belgium), Dakar (Senegal), Arusha (Tanzania), Surakarta (Indonesia) and Tegucigalpa (Honduras). The case studies cover UPA policies, challenges, and practices under themes like land, water, labor, finance, agronomy, value chain, and governance. A comparative analysis provides generalizable lessons and recommendations for planners and policymakers.
Practical guide for the application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
06/2022
FAO has developed the "Practical guide for the application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Conservation via in vitro culture" to be used as a companion volume to the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Catalyzing the efficiency and sustainability of Azerbaijan’s hazelnut sector
06/2022
The project entitled “Catalyzing the efficiency and sustainability of Azerbaijan’s hazelnut sector” (HAZER) is implemented under the FAO-Azerbaijan Partnership Programme (FAPP) by the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with an objective of empowering smallholder farmers to adopt Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to improve the production efficiency of hazelnut.
The 3 Principles of Conservation Agriculture
02/2022
This factsheets illustrates the three principles of the Conservation Agriculture. Available also in Russian.
Women farmers’ access to sustainable agricultural mechanization
01/2022
With the massive out-migration of men from the villages, women’s work has increased at both household and farm levels. Women thus face additional work burdens and challenges in securing their households’ food security and livelihoods.