Region: Latin America & the Caribbean
Rising Food Insecurity Linked to Economic Decline, Says New SOFI Report
Global: Launched this week, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019 (SOFI 2019) report presents the latest annual estimates for food security, hunger and malnutrition around the world.
Read MoreProgress through Partnership in Honduras
Latin America & the Caribbean: CropLife Latin America formed a partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to train farmers in good agricultural practices to help lift rural Hondurans out of extreme poverty.
Read MoreEl Agua es Vida – Water is Life
Latin America & the Caribbean: Irrigation schemes are transforming the future of small-scale agriculture in Honduras.
Read MoreSustainable Pasture Practices Double Milk Production in Colombia
Latin America & the Caribbean: Adopting environmentally-friendly pasture management methods can help female dairy farmers to unlock a dormant cattle industry.
Read MoreLearning From the Private Sector Experience Working With Smallholder Farmers
Latin America & the Caribbean: The private sector can foster vibrant agricultural market systems and lift millions of smallholders out of poverty.
Read MoreAgroecology in Action
Africa & Middle East: Agroecology helps farmers make productive and sustainable decisions. Read some examples of how agroecology is working in practice.
Read MoreAgroecology According to Generation Y
Africa & Middle East: Young farmers tell Farming First about the importance of practising agroecology to benefit today’s generation and those to come.
Read MoreAgricultural Businesses Are the Key to “Decent Work” in Rural Communities
Latin America & the Caribbean: Farming is hard work, but with targeted investments it can also be decent work, says Root Capital.
Read MoreAgroecology in Action: with Professor Pedro Sanchez
Latin America & the Caribbean: From Brazil to Zambia, Dr. Pedro Sanchez discusses agroecological approaches to build farmers' resilience while protecting the planet.
Read MoreAgroecology in Action: Keeping Pests at Bay in the Safest Way
Latin America & the Caribbean: Fintrac President tells Farming First how her team works with farmers to create maximum pest resistance with minimal environmental impact using Intergrated Pest Management.
Read More#FillTheGap! Equal rights are brewing in Colombia
Latin America & the Caribbean: Cocoa growers' leader Lidia Grueso has overcome gender bias to become a union manager, and is now leading the charge to improve access to credit for all cocoa farmers, including women.
Read More#FillTheGap! Esperanza brings hope for female leaders in Peru
Latin America & the Caribbean: Esperanza Dionisio Castillo rose up the ranks and became the only woman in the whole of the Junín region, Peru, to manage a cooperative, guiding the Pangoa Cooperative to unprecedented levels of success.
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