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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureClimate-smart farmer field school catalogue: Hydroponics 2024
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No results found.The climate-smart Farmer Field School (FFS) initiative for smallholder farmers in Jordan has been launched under the project Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan Through Improving Water Use Efficiency in the Agriculture Sector (BRCCJ). A suite of climate-smart FFS training materials has been developed for different crops, cropping systems, and climate-smart agriculture technologies. The curriculum has 6 modules, namely, Module 1: climate-smart integrated homestead gardening, Module 2: climate-smart hydroponic leafy vegetable production, Module 3: climate-smart integrated fruit orchards, Module 4: climate-smart high value vegetables agribusiness, Module 5: climate-smart rainfed wheat and barley, and Module 6: climate-smart livestock fodder bank. In support of the modules, catalogues for climate-smart agriculture technology have been developed to aid facilitators and farmer learning.The publication "climate-smart farmer field school catalogue: hydroponics" explores the potential of hydroponics as a sustainable planting technology to combat climate change and enhance agriculture resilience, particularly in arid and water-scarce regions like Jordan. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureClimate-smart farmer field school catalogue: Media-based hydroponics 2024
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No results found.The climate- smart FFS initiative for smallholder farmers in Jordan has been launched under the project Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan Through Improving Water Use Efficiency in the Agriculture Sector (BRCCJ). A suite of climate- smart FFS training materials has been developed for different crops, cropping systems, and climate- smart agriculture technologies. The curriculum has 6 modules, namely, Module 1: climate- smart integrated homestead gardening, Module 2: climate- smart hydroponic leafy vegetable production, Module 3: climate- smart integrated fruit orchards, Module 4: climate- smart high value vegetables agribusiness, Module 5: climate- smart rainfed wheat and barley, and Module 6: climate- smart livestock fodder bank. In support of the modules, catalogues for climate-smart agriculture technology have been developed to aid facilitators and farmer learning.The publication " Climate- smart farmer field school catalogue: Media-based hydroponics" explores the potential of hydroponics as a sustainable planting technology to combat climate change and enhance agricultural resilience, particularly in arid and water-scarce regions like Jordan. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureClimate smart farmer field school catalogue: wicking beds 2024
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No results found.The climate smart farmer field school (FFS) initiative for smallholder farmers in Jordan has been launched under the project Building Resilience to Cope with Climate Change in Jordan Through Improving Water Use Efficiency in the Agriculture Sector (BRCCJ). A suite of climate smart FFS training materials has been developed for different crops, cropping systems, and climate smart agriculture technologies. The curriculum has 6 modules, namely, Module 1 Climate Smart Integrated Homestead Gardening, Module 2 Climate Smart Hydroponic Leafy Vegetable Production, Module 3 Climate Smart Integrated Fruit Orchards, Module 4 Climate Smart High Value Vegetables Agribusiness, Module 5 Climate Smart Rainfed Wheat and Barley, and Module 6 Climate Smart Livestock Fodder Bank. In support of the modules, catalogues for climate smart agriculture technology have been developed to aid facilitators and farmer learning.The publication "Climate smart farmer field school catalogue – wicking beds " explores the potential of wicking beds as a sustainable planting technology to combat climate change and enhance agriculture resilience, particularly in arid and water-scarce regions like Jordan at household garden level.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food and Agriculture 2023
Revealing the true cost of food to transform agrifood systems
2023Agrifood systems generate significant benefits to society, including the food that nourishes us and jobs and livelihoods for over a billion people. However, their negative impacts due to unsustainable business-as-usual activities and practices are contributing to climate change, natural resource degradation and the unaffordability of healthy diets. Addressing these negative impacts is challenging, because people, businesses, governments and other stakeholders lack a complete picture of how their activities affect economic, social and environmental sustainability when they make decisions on a day-to-day basis.The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 looks into the true cost of food for sustainable agrifood systems. The report introduces the concept of hidden environmental, health and social costs and benefits of agrifood systems and proposes an approach – true cost accounting (TCA) – to assess them. To operationalize the TCA approach, the report proposes a two-phase assessment process, first relying on national-level TCA assessments to raise awareness and then moving towards in-depth and targeted evaluations to prioritize solutions and guide transformative actions. It provides a first attempt at national-level assessments for 154 countries, suggesting that global hidden costs from agrifood systems amount to at least to 10 trillion 2020 PPP dollars. The estimates indicate that low-income countries bear the highest burden of the hidden costs of agrifood systems relative to national income. Despite the preliminary nature of these estimates, the analysis reveals the urgent need to factor hidden costs into decision-making for the transformation of agrifood systems. Innovations in research and data, alongside investments in data collection and capacity building, are needed to scale the application of TCA, especially in low- and middle-income countries, so that it can become a viable tool to inform decision- and policymaking in a transparent and consistent way. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEvaluation reportEvaluation of FAO’s contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 2
Agroecology
2021Also available in:
No results found.Agroecology has the potential to drive transformational change, taking a unique and systemic approach to meeting the significant rise in future food needs while ensuring that no one is left behind. This review aims to assess the relevance and contribution of FAO’s agroecological work to the SDG 2 targets and the principles of the 2030 Agenda. Based on extensive documentation reviews and interviews, it draws on concrete experiences in Africa, Asia and Latin America, presenting three best-practice case studies from India, Senegal and Nicaragua. It examines FAO’s role and importance in supporting the agroecological transition process, particularly in relation to its key tools and competencies. The study finds that FAO has three key advantages when it comes to supporting the upscaling of agroecology: i) it is a respected partner at government and policy level; ii) it has the requisite scientific and technical knowledge and a strong knowledge platform; and iii) it is seen as a neutral convenor and facilitator of multi-stakeholder processes. FAO’s support “toolbox” for agroecology transition processes offers a broad and strong package of targeted interventions for agroecological development. The review recommends, among other things, that the new management of FAO be clearer and more emphatic in its communication and commitment to agroecology as a principal approach to achieving the SDGs. It also recommends that FAO capitalize on its decision to post agroecology focal points in regional offices, to facilitate knowledge sharing, synergies and cross-learning, also in relation to other agricultural initiatives. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochure13 - Hydroponics systems for smallholder vegetable production 2023
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No results found.This series of 13 technical factsheets have been developed by FAO with the support of the Sub-regional Office in the Caribbean and the Plant Production and Protection Division. The content includes technical knowledge on adapted technologies and practices to improve crop management increasing efficiency in the use of limited natural resources such as water and land, nutrients, and labour, as well as promoting local production of high-value and nutritious vegetable crops, generating employment, increasing business opportunities and reducing imports to achieve food security. Factsheets have been designed to provide practical information covering all factors that affect production, including climate, soil, nutrients, water, pest & diseases, and cultural practices for the successful cultivation of vegetable crops. Factsheets also provide knowledge on the key aspects to consider when designing horticulture cultivation systems to achieve optimization, standardization, and adaptation to local conditions in the context of small and medium-scale farmers and to produce horticulture crops with higher quality, food safety, yield, and profits using sustainably natural resources. This publication is aimed to reach a wide audience, including extension services, policymakers, farmers, and the private sector.