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…
Women all over the world play a critical role in providing food and education as well as ensuring the well-being of their families and communities. But often, their contribution goes unrecognized. This is the case for women farmers in many regions of the world: they work and manage the…
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I have accepted a new position as Director General at the international research institute in Mexico, CIMMYT, starting June 1st 2015, and, as a result, will resign as rector magnificus and vice-chairman of the Executive Board of Wageningen UR. I will,…
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…