Europe Archives - Farming First

Global: Nine years of collaborative, transdisciplinary research by 15 international project teams spanning 35 countries produced vital insights into how best to respond collectively to global sustainability challenges.

By assisting Albania in building its capacity for agritourism, FAO is supporting the country’s vision for improving its agrifood system and increasing prosperity in rural areas. ©FAO

Case Study: Food Security & Nutrition

Harnessing Agritourism to Promote Sustainable Agrifood Systems in Albania

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Europe: Supported by FAO, Albania is building capacity for agritourism to improve its agrifood system and increase prosperity in rural areas.

Opinion: Climate, Food Security & Nutrition

Carbon Farming: The Great Carbon Rush

Rory Christie

Europe: Carbon farming has the potential to become the new gold rush, disrupting the stagnant debate over climate change and agriculture.

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition

Why a Food-Secure Future Means Focusing on Smallholder Farmers

Dan Collison

Global: Ensuring that technology is accessible to smallholder farmers who produce most of the food is crucial to food security and ending poverty.

News: Environment, Food Security & Nutrition

Tailor-Made Food and Agriculture Policies: Newly Launched Guide on Taxes, Subsidies, and GM Crops

Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT , CGIAR Research Initiative on National Policies and Strategies & IFPRI

Global: A new tool empowers governments to enhance food policies, tailored to their unique needs for healthier diets and resource conservation.

News: Environment, Market Access

Invasive Non-native Species Cost UK Economy an Estimated £4 Billion a Year, New CABI-led Study Reveals

CABI

Europe: CABI scientists found that invasive non-native species (INNS) cost the UK economy an estimated £4 billion a year, a 135 per cent increase in comparable costs since 2010.

Opinion: Climate, Environment

How Europe-Africa Research Collaboration Can Uncover Climate Solutions for Farmers

Dorine Odongo

Africa & Middle East: How Europe-Africa collaboration can lead to a more resilient and equitable future.

News: Environment

UN Food Systems Summit Publishes its Independent Dialogues Synthesis Report

Farming First

Global: The UN Food Systems Summit Secretariat has published a synthesis report based on insights from more than 100 Independent Dialogues featuring 10,000 participants globally.

Opinion: Environment

How Peer-to-Peer Learning Helps Farmers Adopt New Technologies

Laura Elphick

Europe: Peer-to-peer learning can help to overcome the slow adoption of farming technologies.

: Environment, Market Access

Three Ways to Make Technology Inclusive for Smallholder Farmers

Dave Hale

Europe: Technology can be used to make farming more inclusive, through three critical factors: setting targets, working with local partners and keeping the end-user in mind.

Opinion: Market Access

From Burkina Faso to Georgia: How Rural Farmers can Benefit from Urbanisation

Sheryl Cowan

Europe: Opening up access to new urban markets alongside tools and technologies, can empower small-scale farmers to move from low-productivity, subsistence farming to profitable farming that contributes to higher incomes and better livelihoods.