Director General of INBAR, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, based in China. A AR4D specialist with a technical background in agro-biodiversity and a strong interest in partnership approaches, in particularly the role of South-South, South-North and North-South collaboration.
It has been five weeks since the CACAARI Secretariat launched the online consultations on “The role of Agricultural Innovation Systems in Central Asia and Caucasus countries and China towards more sustainable food security and nutrition.” During this time, the e-discussion hosted on the…
By Stephanie Brittain
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More than 800 million people suffer from chronic hunger and two billion suffer from nutrient deficiency. One in four children is stunted and one in two is malnourished. At the same time, 1.9 billion people are overweight, of which 600 million are…
CACAARI Secretariat informs that e-discussions on “The role of Agricultural Innovation Systems in Central Asia and Caucasus countries and China towards more sustainable food security and nutrition” will be open until the 5th of June, 2015.
These online discussions have been launched and…
Interview with Mr. Moujahed Achouri, Director of FAO's Land and Water division (part 1)
1. What are Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems? Where do soils fit in?
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, or GIAHS, are defined as “remarkable land use…
For millennia communities of farmers, herders, fishers, and forest people have developed complex, diverse, and locally-adapted agricultural systems. These systems have been managed with time-tested, ingenious techniques and practices that have led to community food security, the conservation…
The forthcoming ETFRN News will interest all those engaged in managing or supporting forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs), by showcasing examples of how they become stronger and more effective, and initiatives, policies and strategies that support them to do so.
Bringing…