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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureThe 10 elements of agroecology
Guiding the transition to sustainable food and agricultural systems
2018Today’s food and agricultural systems have succeeded in supplying large volumes of food to global markets. However, high-external input, resource-intensive agricultural systems have caused massive deforestation, water scarcities, biodiversity loss, soil depletion and high levels of greenhouse gas emissions. Despite significant progress in recent times, hunger and extreme poverty persist as critical global challenges. Even where poverty has been reduced, pervasive inequalities remain, hindering poverty eradication. Integral to FAO’s Common Vision for Sustainable Food and Agriculture, agroecology is a key part of the global response to this climate of instability, offering a unique approach to meeting significant increases in our food needs of the future while ensuring no one is left behind. Agroecology is an integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to the design and management of food and agricultural systems. It seeks to optimize the interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment while taking into consideration the social aspects that need to be addressed for a sustainable and fair food system. Agroecology is not a new invention. It can be identified in scientific literature since the 1920s, and has found expression in family farmers’ practices, in grassroots social movements for sustainability and the public policies of various countries around the world. More recently, agroecology has entered the discourse of international and UN institutions. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureRabbitfish farming in Asia 2022
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No results found.The document is a brief of showcase of a specific aquaculture innovation. It contains main information on the technique and approach used, scope and scale of application, accessibility and the outcome and benefits of the innovation. Rabbitfish are herbivorous fish native to the Indo–Pacific region. Most rabbitfish consumed currently come from capture fisheries. The high demand for these species is causing a decline in their numbers in the wild. Rabbitfish have considerable potential for small-scale sustainable aquaculture across Southeast Asia particularly in polyculture pond systems with milkfish, mud crab or shrimp. Rabbitfish feed low in the food chain, tolerate changes in temperature and salinity, and have non-aggressive behaviour, making culture of the species easier than most other marine finfish. Currently, there are very few hatcheries producing rabbitfish fingerlings and therefore the sustainable production of these species is in its infancy. Once a hatchery is established, this can serve as a hub to produce rabbitfish locally in a sustainable manner. Grow-out and marketing of rabbitfish can provide an alternative livelihood option for coastal communities.