Farms

Approximately 85% of youth in Asia, Africa and Latin America depend on agriculture for food security and their livelihoods. Technology and the spread of social media have empowered youth to become social activists, entrepreneurs, and to develop connections with not only their local communities but also the rest of the world. Technology somehow seems to […]

The world’s population is growing fast, heading towards 9 or 10 billion by 2050. This calls for a huge increase in food production of the order of 70%. But the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that only 9% of this increased production can come from bringing more land into production. Water resources are also […]

This blog is part of the Agriculture and Ecosystems Blog’s month-long series on Restoring Landscapes.  In the 1980’s, Tony Rinaudo, now Natural Resource Advisor for World Vision Australia, was part of a team that relentlessly planted thousands of trees across the Sahel, but most of them died after just a few months.  Just when he thought […]

The world’s climate is changing fast, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future, no matter what measures we now take to reduce humankind’s impact on it. And as temperatures rise, rainfall patterns and amounts change, and pests and diseases find new ranges, the face of world agriculture will have to change too. […]

Food security is not only the amount of food we eat, but also the level of nutrition it provides. We are what we eat – and agriculture can play a crucial role in making the food we eat more nutritious and us, in turn, a healthier population. When coordinated with efforts from other sectors, such […]

By Karen Tuason. Photo by Jimmy Domingo/ Task Force Mapalad. Karen will be sharing her success story at Youth: The future of sustainable landscapes to be held at the Global Landscapes Forum at 9am CET November 16, 2013. If you can’t make it to Warsaw, watch the event online at archive.globallandscapesforum.org/live-stream. When you know the […]