by GFAR How can digital education empower coffee professionals at origin and transform the industry, considering the challenges posed by outdated data collection methods and the limited implementation of digital tools? Gersón Solórzano, a certification technician from the San Marcos area in the…
by Mark Giller, Founder of Farmlike Can the relationship between the farmer and the community be re-imagined to create a more sustainable system – and one that benefits everyone? We think it can. This is why we created Farmlike, a revolutionary app that is helping to shorten supply chains and…
by GFAR Following Earth Day on 22 April, CABI’s Executive Director, Global Operations, Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann, looks at two fundamental ways in which smallholders can be empowered to build resilience to climate change – access to better evidence-based agricultural information and a more concerted…
by GFAR In a new joint mentorship programme, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Agrifood Network (IAFN) have been supporting women agripreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa. In doing so, they have generated a remarkable ripple effect through local communities and regions…
by GFAR This month is Rural Women’s month on the GFAR blog – and today, we look to the inspiring achievements of Lydia Sasu, a pioneering advocate from Ghana who has dedicated her career to empowering rural women in agriculture. Lydia was awarded the ‘World Women Foundation Award’ in 2011, the ‘…
by the GFAR Secretariat Half of humanity is fed by fertilized-based foods. But many farmers are struggling to source the fertilizers they need – and chemical fertilizers are also contributing to environmental degradation. So what’s the solution? We all know that healthy, fertile soils are crucial…
by the GFAR Secretariat Agri-food heritage systems have been recognized for their potential to help address food security and to promote sustainable development worldwide. But significant progress in promoting and developing these systems remains to be made. Can the creation of a new digital…
Maintaining momentum in the implementation of the UN Food Systems Summit National Pathways: A GFAR Webinar.
<p>Photo credit: Gianna de Cesare</p>
<p>Photo credit: Gianna de Cesare</p>