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A best practice option for agriculture in El Salvador
No full textEste documento analiza el uso de pequeños biodigestores como una opción de buena práctica en emprendimientos de cría de cerdos en El Salvador. La tecnología de biodigestores permite transformar residuos orgánicos en biogás y biofertilizantes, lo que reduce la contaminación ambiental y permite generar energía renovable. Esta práctica mejora la sostenibilidad y la resiliencia de las granjas porcinas, ofreciendo una solución innovadora para enfrentar desafíos como el cambio climático y la gestión eficiente de recursos.El informe destaca los beneficios económicos, sociales y ambientales de esta práctica. Los biodigestores reducen los costos operativos al generar energía y fertilizantes dentro de las propias fincas. Además, promueven la inclusión social, brindando oportunidades de capacitación técnica y generando ingresos adicionales mediante la venta de biofertilizantes. Desde un enfoque ambiental, esta tecnología contribuye a la mitigación de gases de efecto invernadero y fomenta una gestión adecuada de los desechos, alineándose con principios de la economía circular.El análisis concluye que la implementación exitosa de biodigestores requiere inversión inicial, capacitación continua y apoyo institucional. Sin embargo, sus impactos positivos en la productividad, la seguridad alimentaria y la sostenibilidad los convierten en una herramienta clave para el desarrollo rural en contextos vulnerables. Esta experiencia sirve como modelo para replicar en otras regiones con características similares
The Second Report on the State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources in brief
No full textForests and woodlands provide a huge array of essential benefits for people and the planet – such as hosting biodiversity, supporting livelihoods, protecting soils, regulating water cycles and mitigating climate change. At the heart of such benefits are forest genetic resources: the heritable materials maintained within and among tree and other woody plant species that are of actual or potential economic, environmental, scientific or societal value. These genetic resources underpin the resilience, adaptability and productivity of forests and other tree-based systems, enabling them to withstand environmental stresses and thereby continue providing vital ecosystem services
Parliamentary action for food systems and nutrition: An introduction
No full textThis course aims at providing parliamentarians and relevant actors with nutrition and agrifood systems concepts
One Country One Priority Product - Case Study Series
No full textThis publication, developed under FAO's One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative, delves into the transformative journey of camel milk development in India. By modernizing value chains, enhancing rural livelihoods, and promoting the nutritional benefits of camel milk, the case study exemplifies how traditional practices can integrate seamlessly with modern market dynamics. Serving as a scalable model, it aligns with FAO’s overarching objectives of sustainable agriculture and nutrition security, providing valuable insights for similar initiatives globally
PC 140/3 - Assessment of recommendations for the Office of Evaluation from external audits, evaluations, and reviews (including recommendations regarding the FAO Evaluation Policy)
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Unlocking the potential of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
No full textFISH4ACP es una iniciativa de la Organización de Estados de África, el Caribe y el Pacífico (OEACP) destinada a fomentar la sostenibilidad de las cadenas de valor de la pesca y la acuicultura. La iniciativa contribuye a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, la prosperidad económica y la creación de empleos garantizando la sostenibilidad económica, social y ambiental de la pesca y la acuicultura en África, el Caribe y el Pacífico. FISH4ACP es ejecutado por la FAO con el apoyo financiero de la Unión Europea (UE) y del Ministerio Federal Alemán de Cooperación Económica y Desarrollo (BMZ)
A gender-responsive methodology for fish loss assessment in the small-scale fisheries sector
No full textGlobally, an estimated 27 percent of landed fish is lost or wasted between landing and consumption, and women are important actors along the fish value chain, making up around 50 percent of all actors involved and mainly participating in processing and value-adding activities in the fish supply chain.Traditional loss assessments have tended to focus on direct causes for losses like inadequate equipment, lack of infrastructures, poor processing facilities, without looking at the socio-cultural structures and gender relations in which value chain actors operate and that influence the distribution of power and rights, the division of labour and the roles and responsibilities of the different actors along the value chain, determining how and under which conditions women and men participate in value chain activities and associated decision-making processes.So-called gender-based constraints (GBCs) limit actors along the value chain to tap into their potential, which leads to lower productivity and inefficiencies, and ultimately to an underperformance of the chain, including fish losses. Consequently, GBCs reduce opportunities for women’s economic empowerment.The gender-responsive fish loss assessment methodology (GRFLAM) provides the conceptual framework and concrete approach to identify and analyse the limitations actors face due to gender inequalities along the value chain, as these GBCs can contribute to losses
FISH4ACP Zimbabwe
No full textInfographic featuring how FISH4ACP is building a productive, inclusive and sustainable tilapia value chain in Zimbabwe, boosting incomes and jobs for small-scale fish farmers