Women’s contributions to agricultural production, processing, marketing and household food security and nutrition often go unrecognized. Despite their significance, women commonly suffer huge gender inequalities in access to land, productive resources, markets, decent jobs and information. A growing body of compelling [...]

GFAR is an open forum and a movement for change. Together we are working to make agri-food research and innovation more effective, responsive and equitable, towards achieving Sustainable Development outcomes. GFAR’s focus is to ensure that agricultural innovation systems, encompassing research, [...]

The MUS Group is a network of institutional partners and individuals aiming at sharing knowledge and raising awareness on the advantages that Multiple Uses of water can bring to rural users and in particular rural poor in addressing several key [...]

FAO seeks to enhance agricultural productivity to improve nutrition, raise rural living standards and contribute to global economic growth in accord with its mandate. It works with countries to promote national ownership and leadership. And it ensures that UN norms [...]

REACH was established in 2008 by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist governments of countries with a high burden of child [...]

The need to fight animal diseases at global level led to the creation of the Office International des Epizooties through the international Agreement signed on January 25th 1924. In May 2003 the Office became the World Organisation for Animal Health [...]