Farming in the Sahel region of Africa isn’t easy. It’s an area that suffers from degraded soils, erratic rainfall and is often subject to long periods of drought. For that reason, farmland soil is often very hard, making it difficult for farmers to plant seeds and for crops to flourish. But new technology can reduce this burden for farmer and help restore land for future generations.

The publication builds on a recent review of drought risk mitigation, preparedness and response measures commissioned by FAO with partners in the Integrated Drought Management Programme, alongside a range of other recent global reviews, and the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group of the UNCCD on drought.

This guidance entitled Integrating Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in CSA Programs focuses on a set of agricultural practices to be implemented by small-scale food producers in developing countries.

The current report aims to address, ‘How can freshwater management contribute to Food security and Nutrition in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?" FAO believes strongly that supporting this ongoing transformation to more sustainable agri-food systems has great potential in achieving positive, concrete and constructive change across the SIDS.

This report makes an inventory of indigenous and community adaptation practices across the world. The report identified fifteen major types of ancient and traditional RWH categories that were alike in practice and function despite the different climatic regions, in which they were found, or the cultures that practiced them.

In partnership with the local agricultural extension authorities in Qazvin Province, FAO provides its assistance to equip Iranian farmers in the Qazvin Irrigation Network with the requisite technical knowledge and skills to improve agriculture water productivity.

Hunger in the Arab region continues to rise, with a 91.1 percent increase since 2000, says a new report launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

During individual TWSL webinars in 2020 and 2021, about 50-60 participants attended. The topics focused on water resources and climate change as well as land management in Central Asia. The TWSL was conceptualized in a way that it serves as an online platform to discuss questions related to water and land management in Central Asia.

This study presents a framework that applies WaPOR data to assess irrigation performance indicators including uniformity, equity, adequacy and land and water productivity differentiated by irrigation method (furrow, sprinkler and centre pivot) at the Xinavane sugarcane estate, Mozambique.

Greenhouse gas emissions from agri-food sectors represent around 34 percent of the total. But agriculture is also one of the areas most affected by climate change. So it is in a unique position to offer solutions.