3+ week, 4+ day ago   (182+ words) Food and Agriculture Organization Land, soil and water Rivers and watersheds and aquifers do not follow administrative borders. More than 263 river basins and over 300 aquifers are transboundary, covering approximately 45 percent of the Earth’s land surface, affecting around 40 percent of the…...

1+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (1103+ words) Gender-responsive policy-making and budgeting | Gender Food and Agriculture Organization Recent national agricultural and rural policy frameworks incorporate gender considerations. In the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, governments have focused on addressing structural inequalities in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (149+ words) The use of “integrated” emphasizes recent trends in land-use planning: the optimization of land and water use across different planning scales, participation by and consultation with stakeholders, multidisciplinary technical support, coordination with multiple sectors at different levels of decision-making and…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (623+ words) TERRA is a platform for coordinated action that aspires to turn tried-and-tested agroecological and agroforestry approaches into viable, widely adopted alternatives to conventional farming practices. This global coalition was established in 2025 by six founding partners: the Ministry of Agrarian Development…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (363+ words) Food and Agriculture Organization Land, soil and water Freshwater resources are under increasing pressure worldwide as a result of growing freshwater demand for human use and climate change. Current pressures and climate impacts are pushing freshwater systems to their productive…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (416+ words) Addressing the gender gap in financing is critical for more inclusive and equitable rural development. Bridging this gap not only empowers women, but can also have significant benefits for their households and communities (Benni et al., 2025). A critical examination of…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (542+ words) In a crop suitability assessment conducted in Zambia, FAO’s SoilFER CropSuit App was used to collect field data and verify the suitability of different crops. ©FAO/ZARI The difference between a successful harvest and a disappointing one is not always…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (497+ words) An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, about 673 million people, faced hunger in 2024, a decrease from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7 percent in 2022. However, this progress hides regional contrasts, considering hunger is reducing in Southeastern Asia, Southern Asia and South America, but…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (612+ words) Santiago, Chile. Fresh products at the Lo Valledor wholesale market, a strategic hub for food distribution. ©FAO/Max Valencia The most expensive healthy diet in the world They also identify four key principles of healthy diets: they should be adequate…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (242+ words) In response, the Near East Network on Wildlands and Forest Fire (NENFIRE) was established by the FAO Regional Office for Near East and North Africa to advance Integrated Fire Management and promote regional cooperation. NENFIRE is a voluntary network established…...