The Guidelines for Brackish Water Use for Agricultural Production in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region are considered a very useful resource for stakeholders and farmers aiming to successfully use brackish water for irrigation, while safeguarding the environment and conserving natural resources.

Smart Farming for rural smallholder farming is about finding affordable and clever ways of boosting crop production while using natural resources efficiently and without harming the environment.

This report draws on the overview of 31 national drought plans, validated and published under the Drought Initiative. It involves substantial knowledge resources that represent the latest advances in global policy and regulatory framework of drought risk management.

FAO Integrated Monitoring Initiative for SDG 6 (IMI-SDG6), in collaboration with AQUASTAT and the Office of the Chief Statistician, organized a regional 2-week interactive online training course on SDG indicators 6.4.1 (Change in water use efficiency over time) and 6.4.2 (Level of water stress), from 21 to 30 June 2022.

These guidelines are intended to assist countries in understanding the agronomic parameters involved in the computation of the agricultural component of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 6.4.1 on the change in water use efficiency over time.

FAO has made the rehabilitation of irrigation canals and facilities one of its top priorities for agriculture, with great benefit for thousands of farmers. As the economic situation in Syria intensifies, restoring self-reliance in food security will be vital for thousands more Syrian farmers who still have to overcome the uphill challenges of cultivating their lands the hard way.

This is the first edition of the State of Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture (SOLAW) and fills an important thematic gap for the Near East and North African (NENA) countries. It is also presenting objective and comprehensive information and analyses on the current state, trends and challenges facing two of the most important agricultural production factors: land and water.

This project aim to reduce and reverse forest degradation in the productive landscapes of the Venezuelan Andean region by creating a favorable environment for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use with emphasis on agroforestry systems.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Lebanon, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, concluded the training of facilitators for the Farmers Field Schools, which lasted eight consecutive days.

Almost all of the liquid freshwater in the world is groundwater. It makes up a large proportion of the water we use for agriculture. 70% of global groundwater withdrawals are used for agriculture, and around 30% of all water used for irrigation is groundwater. We must protect groundwater and use it sustainably, balancing the needs of people and the planet.