Community perspectives

Rural women produce a significant share of the world’s food, sustain local economies and safeguard ecosystems. Yet across continents, from Africa to Europe and Asia, their contributions remain...

It is noteworthy that Swedish investors account for around 34 per cent of all IFAD sustainable bond investments, highlighting the country’s central role in mobilizing private capital for rural transformation.

The report, "Head in the Cloud" from IPES-Food , invites a critical rethinking of what “innovation” means in contemporary food systems.

We must confront a fundamental truth: pastoralists are not relics of the past but architects of global resilience whose knowledge and practices illuminate pathways toward more sustainable futures.

In the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, we, with Ildikó Asztalos Morell, Associate Professor at SLU, look at the challenges confronting Sámi Indigenous food systems and at how this traditional food revive ageing populations.

Learn more about the work to transform the agricultural practices of the Mayan community, Maya-Q’eqchi’ in Northern Guatemala, that opened space for a renewed vision of reviving local practices and using local resources to implement more sustainable, culturally viable agriculture.

An exhibition by nine young artists exploring human connection to soil hopes to inspire better care practices for healthier lands in Kyrgyzstan.

Black soldier fly farming can improve harvests, soil health, and supplement diets. SIANI expert group on insect-based proteins, led by the Madagascar Biodiversity Center, has successfully introduced black soldier fly farming in 3 regions in Madagascar

This case study from the “Amplifying Stories of Agroecology Principles and Practices” (ASAPP) project series highlights Maramche Agroecological Village, in Annapurna Rural Municipality,