Positive trends continue to emerge amidst fires in Indonesia
WHY WAS THE FIRE SEASON ROBUST IN 2023? Fire season was particularly strong this past year in Indonesia, with burning commencing as farmers cleared land for crops and grazing animals. Beginning in June 2023 through December 2023, the dry season was exacerbated by the El Niño weather patterns, making Indonesia more dry and warm than […]
How Women’s Role in Smallholder Farms Revolutionizes Food Loss Management
THE STATE OF FOOD LOSS & WASTE TODAY Food loss and waste have emerged as critical yet addressable challenges in global food systems, with extensive ramifications for sustainability, economic prosperity, and social equity. According to The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food loss and waste account for ⅓ of global food production yearly. In less […]
Smallholder: la spina dorsale della sicurezza alimentare
La sicurezza alimentare in Africa è nelle mani dei piccoli agricoltori (i così detti smallholder). A dirlo è il World Food Programme delle Nazioni Unite che, nel 2021, registrava un contributo strategico, da parte degli smallholder, nella produzione di cibo, che raggiunge punte del 90% per alcuni paesi quali Repubblica Democratica del Congo, Lesotho e […]
The “backbone” of food security in Africa
On Tuesday, March 9th, L’Osservatore Romano – the official newspaper of Vatican City – published an article by Pietro Paganini on the role of smallholders in Africa. According to the World Food Programme, small farmers are essential because they produce 90 percent of the continent’s food. Below, you can read the English translation of the […]
A Small-holders’ legacy to promote sustainability and zero deforestation
On December 14th, Competere hosted a roundtable on the role of small-holders in driving prosperity and sustainable development through food production. Read below a summary of the debate. A SMALL-HOLDERS’ LEGACY TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY AND ZERO DEFORESTATION Small-holders are crucial for the enhancement of sustainable development and to achieve zero deforestation. New EU policies cannot […]