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Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)
This is a brief introduction Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) programme -
Agriculture at a Crossroads IAASTD findings and recommendations for future farming
The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), commonly known as the World Agriculture Report. More than 400 scientists... -
Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture in...
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a leading complement and alternative to synthetic pesticides and a form of sustainable intensification with particular importance for... -
Making Rice Production More Environmentally-Friendly
Irrigated rice production is one of the most essential agricultural activities for sustaining our global population, and at the same time, one of the agricultural sectors... -
Making Sense (and Cents) of Food and Nature. <em>A media guide to covering...
We know there’s something wrong with the food. What we don’t knowIt doesn’t have to be that way. People are increasingly aware, though still woefully misinformed, that there is... -
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI)Responses to frequent asked questions
Compared to a decade ago, many more persons €“ at least 10 million people, most of them farmers -- can now answer the question "What is SRI?" at least in general terms. However,... -
Agroecology and the Food System
On a global scale agriculture and food will face key challenges of properly feeding a population of nine billion individuals in 2050, while preserving the ecosystems from which... -
On-farm impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Evidence and...
The paper summarizes the history, benefits, impacts and how to measure the impact of SRI. It also includes the knowledge gaps of SRI. -
Scaling Up Agroecology “ Toward the realization of the right to food
Present agroecology and conditions for scaling up.This document of the IATP presents agroecology (definition, principles) and various conditions which will allow scaling up... -
Resolving the twin human and environmental health hazards of a plant-based diet
Food can be health-giving. A global transition towards plant-based diets may equally help curb carbon emissions, slow land-system change and conserve finite resources. Yet,... -
Farmers taking the leadThirty years of farmer field schools
The Farmer Field School (FFS) has been one of the most successful approaches developed and promoted by FAO over the past three decades, empowering farmers to become better... -
The World of Organic AgricultureStatistic and Emerging trends
The 20th edition of the study The World of Organic Agriculture published by FiBL and IFOAM Organics International shows a continuation of the positive trend seen in the past... -
The state of the world’s biodiversity for food and agriculture
This report presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture (BFA). It complements other global assessments prepared under the auspices of the... -
The exchange and methodological construction workshop Agro-Ecologyevaluation...
Proceedings of the exchange and methodological construction workshop Agro-Ecology: evaluation methods for its effects and conditions for development€ on the 14th and 15th of... -
Youth and agriculturekey challenges and concrete solutions
This publication provides real life examples on how to re-engage youth in agriculture. It shows how tailor-made educational programmes can provide rural youth with the skills... -
Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture An integrated systems...
Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological,... -
Are Local food Chains More Sustainable than Global Food Chains?...
This paper summarizes the main findings of the GLAMUR project which starts with an apparently simple question: is local€ more sustainable than global€? Sustainability... -
Sustainable Intensification of Tropical Agro-EcosystemsNeed and Potentials
Rapid population growth, increasingly complex economies and novel industrial uses of agricultural products call for further intensification of agriculture, particularly in the... -
Agroecology. A response to the Agricultural and Food Challenges of the 21st century
To replace agroecology in a global context and to mention the conditions required for developing agroecology.This document is written in two parts: the first one describes... -
Agriculture at a crossroads - Global Report
This document is the synthesis of IAASTD studies on international agriculture, it is a global assessment. It presents the conclusions of several experts on different issues.
