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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureBuilding Resilient Agricultural Systems through Farmer Field Schools
Integrated Production and Pest Management Programme
2015Also available in:
Since 2001, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has worked with more than 180 000 farmers in West Africa to build more productive and resilient agricultural systems through the Integrated Production and Pest Management Programme (IPPM). Based on a well-tested farmer field school (FFS) approach, this participatory, community-based educational method combines principles and practices from community development, non-formal education, agroecology and adaptive ecosystem management. -
Book (stand-alone)Manual / guideA facilitator’s guide for Farmer Field Schools in Solomon Islands 2025
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No results found.The Solomon Islands’ agricultural sector holds significant potential to drive economic growth and national food security. By addressing current challenges and leveraging available opportunities, the country can transform its agricultural sector into a powerful engine for development. This guide was commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the Capacity Building Related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries Phase III programme (ACP MEAs 3), funded by the European Union. As part of ACP MEAs 3, field activities were carried out in the Solomon Islands to mainstream biodiversity into the agricultural sector. At the heart of this guide is the Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) approach a participatory method where farmers engage directly in experimenting with new techniques, analysing results and sharing experiences with peers in their fields. This comprehensive guide, the first of its kind in the Pacific region, equips facilitators in Solomon Islands to conduct impactful FFSs focused on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices. It is designed for empowering extension staff, non-governmental organization (NGO) personnel and experienced farmers to become skilled facilitators. The guide goes beyond a simple curriculum, offering a detailed framework for planning, implementing, evaluating and even following up on FFS programmes. -
DocumentManual / guideFacilitators’ Guide for Running a Farmer Field School. An adaptation for a post emergency recovery programme 2010
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookSocial analysis for inclusive agrifood investments
Practitioner's guide
2023Also available in:
No results found.More than a decade has passed since the publication of the series entitled Social Analysis of Agriculture and Rural Investment Projects, which comprises three complementary manuals – the Manager’s, Practitioner’s and Field guides. During this time, conflict, climate change and economic downturns have been driving up poverty, hunger, and socioeconomic inequalities, reducing the resilience of agrifood systems. In response, the FAO Investment Centre has updated the Social Analysis guides to address the evolving and volatile rural transformation context, providing programme managers, practitioners and field workers with a set of enhanced tools for the design, implementation and evaluation of inclusive investments in agrifood systems. Today’s investments must prioritize more demand-driven, people-centred, culturally sensitive and locally owned sustainable approaches, with increased attention to reducing gender and other inequalities. Operationalizing these principles contributes to FAO’s and financing agencies’ objectives of ending poverty, improving food security and nutrition, and reducing inequalities. The goal of the updated guides is to support investments that contribute to inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, aligned with the outcomes of the UN Food Systems Summit, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the core principle of leaving no one behind. This publication is part of the Investment Toolkits series under the FAO Investment Centre's Knowledge for Investment (K4I) series. The contents of this publication have been turned into three e-leaning courses, which are accessible for free through the FAO E-learning Academy. -
BookletHigh-profileFAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 2022The FAO Strategy on Climate Change 2022–2031 was endorsed by FAO Council in June 2022. This new strategy replaces the previous strategy from 2017 to better FAO's climate action with the Strategic Framework 2022-2031, and other FAO strategies that have been developed since then. The Strategy was elaborated following an inclusive process of consultation with FAO Members, FAO staff from headquarters and decentralized offices, as well as external partners. It articulates FAO's vision for agrifood systems by 2050, around three main pillars of action: at global and regional level, at country level, and at local level. The Strategy also encourages key guiding principles for action, such as science and innovation, inclusiveness, partnerships, and access to finance.
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BookletCorporate general interestEmissions due to agriculture
Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
2021Also available in:
No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018.