Call for entries for AFA’s Capturing Agroecology in Action video contest
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FAO launches Innovations for and by Family Farmers Video Contest 2024
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FAO welcomes the celebration of the International Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026
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Collective sharing, group purchasing reduced operational costs, India’s SEWA shared in rural radio initiative
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Kyrgyzstan and India among finalists in FAO’s Innovations by and for the family farmers Video Contest
Video entries from two Asian countries made to the finals in recently concluded “Innovations by and for the Family Farming Video Contest 2024”. Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), this contest aimed to share the stories family farmers through audiovisual storytelling and explain the…
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From Seeds to Success: Empowering Nepalese Women in Paddy Value Chain
Rice is the most important crop in Nepal, accounting for about 50% of the country’s total agricultural area and production. It is the primary staple…
Tackling Hidden Dangers of Pesticides in Nepal’s Radio Prakriti
In Radio Prakriti FM’s program titled Problems and Issues: Pesticides, Insecticide Management Act 2076, the problems and issues in pesticides and insecticides management in…
AFA, FFF establish challenge fund to support young farmers’ enterprises
The Young Farmers’ Enterprise Challenge Fund was established to empower young farmers, fishers, pastoralists, and forest users in building sustainable agri-forest-based businesses. Farming, fishing, pastoralism,…
Kyrgyzstan and India among finalists in FAO’s Innovations by and for the family farmers Video Contest
Video entries from two Asian countries made to the finals in recently concluded “Innovations by and for the Family Farming Video Contest 2024”. Organized by…
Salak agroforestry system included in FAO’s globally important agri heritage systems
An agroforestry system situated in the driest region of Bali, Indonesia has been recently included in the Globally Important Agriculture Heritage Systems (GIAHS) of…
Overcoming Soil Fertility Challenges
Bacteria, fungi, and worms are often associated with disease, disgust, and fear, but not for Dr. Shane Tutua, an organic farmer at the Zai Na…
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The UN Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 aims to shed new light on what it means to be a family farmer in a rapidly changing world and highlights more than ever before the important role they play in eradicating hunger and shaping our future of food. Family farming offers a unique opportunity to ensure food security, improve livelihoods, better manage natural resources, protect the environment and achieve sustainable development, particularly in rural areas.