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Devil's Claw, a protected species, is vital to Namibia, supplying over 90% of the world's demand. Harvesting is regulated to ensure long-term availability. The SWM Programme collaborates with local partners to promote sustainable harvesting methods and fair prices.
This international initiative is co-funded by the European Union, the French Facility for Global Environment, and the French Development Agency. It is implemented by the FAO, CIRAD, CIFOR-ICRAF, and WCS.
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Addressing obsolete Soviet-era pesticides is an urgent priority in Central Asia and Türkiye. The FAO and GEF "Lifecycle Management of Pesticides" project tackles this challenge, promoting sustainable agriculture to safeguard health, restore land, and build a cleaner future.
Implemented across Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Türkiye, the project embeds Integrated Pest Management (IPM). This has significantly reduced pesticide use—70% in Türkiye and 80% in Kazakhstan—without sacrificing yields. The initiative also strengthens national capacities through training and technical guidelines, demonstrating that a healthier agricultural future is achievable through innovation and partnerships.
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This shift combats environmental contamination and rising resistance in bacteria like E. coli, causing UTIs, where ciprofloxacin resistance exceeds 80%. Oversight by the Bangladesh AMR Response Alliance and prescription monitoring have led to a 50% nationwide reduction in poultry ciprofloxacin use in three years.
This initiative, supported by the Fleming Fund, shows early signs of reduced resistance, contributing to a One Health approach. Learn more about AMR work: https://www.fao.org/ectad/asiapacific/our-focus/antimicrobial-resistance/en
This video tells the inspiring story of Maw Maw Hmwe and women farmers in Myanmar's Magway Region. Facing climate challenges, they transformed their livelihoods by establishing the Taw Win Thazin rice noodle enterprise. Supported by an FAO women’s savings and credit group, they added value to local rice, creating sustainable income.
Through improved access to finance, training, and machinery, these women are building resilience and strengthening local food systems. Their women-led business demonstrates how communities and hope can be nourished, even in times of crisis, fostering financial stability for families like Maw Maw's.
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Anticipatory Action uses early insurance triggers, enabling farmers to prepare and build resilience before crises.
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Agrifood systems have demonstrated resilience amidst global challenges like COVID-19, conflicts, and climate stress. Supply chains adjusted, institutions learned quickly, and FAO now applies advanced analysis to address emerging risks.
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Agrifood systems are crucial, delivering food, livelihoods, resilience, and sustainability across crops, livestock, fisheries, forests, and value chains. Achieving real transformation requires a holistic, system-wide approach.
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In Uganda, limited veterinary services create gaps in routine livestock healthcare for smallholder farmers. Private-sector veterinary paraprofessionals (VPPs) are crucial in filling this need.
Supported by the Gates Foundation, FAO and partners empower VPPs with technical and business training. This model strengthens farm productivity by positioning VPPs as frontline providers of preventive livestock healthcare. A webinar highlights how VPPs improve animal health access, promote husbandry, and boost their income.
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The 2025 GIAHS Award Ceremony, held on October 31 at FAO headquarters in Rome during the FAO's 80th Anniversary celebrations, honored 28 new agricultural heritage designations from 14 countries. This expanded the total number of globally recognized heritage systems to 102. Discover more about GIAHS here.
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Serbia is strengthening its agriculture to address climate and disaster risks. Supported by the FAO and European Union, farmers, advisors, and institutions are adopting climate-smart practices to build future resilience.
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This film highlights the vital role of healthy soil in fostering resilient agriculture and adapting to climate change. It is part of a joint FAO and European Union project focused on strengthening agricultural disaster resilience in Serbia.
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In Serbia's drought-prone village of Sušica, the Marić family exemplifies agricultural resilience. Facing hotter summers and water scarcity, they are adopting innovative practices like new irrigation, renewable energy, and organic farming. Supported by the FAO and EU, their story showcases how tradition and innovation build sustainable agriculture amidst a changing climate.
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In Serbia, young farmers, supported by FAO and the EU, are learning to adapt agriculture to a changing climate. Students like ÄorÄ‘e Mićević gain practical skills to tackle drought, protect soil health, and build resilient farming systems. This new generation is crucial for ensuring sustainable agriculture, food security, and stronger rural communities.
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The Water Tenure Mondays webinar series (2025-2026) supports the Regional Dialogue on Water Tenure in Asia and the Pacific, contributing to FAO’s Global Dialogue on Water Tenure.
A recent session featured Sudarsono from FAO Indonesia's IFish Project, who highlighted how inland fisheries and fishers, despite lacking formal water rights, are significantly impacted by water infrastructure and usage decisions like dams and irrigation systems.
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The Automatic System for Data Collection (ASDC) platform facilitates standardized chrono-, geo-, and taxonomic locust field data collection, transmitting it to the "Caucasus and Central Asia Locust Management System (CCALM)" GIS. Developed under the FAO Locust Programme in the Caucasus and Central Asia, ASDC provides locust survey and spray monitoring forms, allowing national field observers to report results swiftly.
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This film highlights the vital role of healthy soil in resilient agriculture and sustainable food systems, especially for climate change adaptation. It is part of an FAO and European Union project strengthening agricultural disaster resilience in Serbia.
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The 2025-2026 Water Tenure Mondays webinar series supports regional and global dialogues on water tenure, particularly in Asia and the Pacific.
Since 2024, the Lao Water Partnership, with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), has focused on Water Resources Protection Zones (WRPZ). This session details WRPZ guideline development and how zoning supports water allocation, protects critical sources, and manages competing demands.
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The second edition of the Water Tenure Mondays webinar series (2025-2026) supports regional and global dialogues on water tenure. This session explores how emerging technologies—such as participatory mapping, geospatial analytics, and digital registries—are reshaping our understanding of coastal and water tenure.
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This video highlights Simonda Kakola, a young Namibian farmer in the Kwandu Communal Conservancy, part of the vast Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area. Like many rural families, he faces human–wildlife conflict, with elephants raiding crops and lions threatening livestock.
The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme, an international initiative co-funded by the EU, FFGE, and FDA, partners with WWF Namibia and farmers like Simonda. Implemented by FAO, CIRAD, CIFOR-ICRAF, and WCS, it aims to reduce conflict, enhance food security, and strengthen communal conservancies.
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The Thinking Game | Full documentary | Tribeca Film Festival official selection
“The Thinking Game” is the inside story of DeepMind's groundbreaking AI research, culminating in the Nobel Prize-winning AlphaFold breakthrough. Filmed over five years by the award-winning team behind "AlphaGo," this documentary explores co-founder Demis Hassabis's lifelong pursuit of artificial general intelligence and the rigorous scientific journey from mastering strategy games to solving the 50-year-old protein folding problem.
Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, "The Thinking Game" is now available to watch for free. For those interested in hosting a screening for a classroom, community, or workplace, visit: rocofilms.com/films/the-thinking-game/.






















