In this context, FAO is executing a project to support 19 communities belonging to six of the seven existing indigenous peoples in the country, which is financed by the Ministry of Government (MINGOB), with the support of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) and the participation of the 12 indigenous congresses and councils.

The paper aims to provide straightforward proposals for planners and policymakers and those who advise them. It is also intended for people who have an interest in rural development, livestock development or animal health systems.

The project is an initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) with funding from the Japan Special Fund Poverty Reduction Program. It was implemented with the technical assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and with the support of Panama’s Ministry of Agricultural Development, as well as coffee company, Café Durán.

The AGROMIX project promotes the transition towards a resilient and efficient land use in Europe, providing agroecological solutions for farm and land management. The project intends to collaborate with farmers and other relevant actors to find common solutions. Using agroforestry to provide environmental services was another overriding theme during the field visit.

When many living things are found in the soil, it means that the soil has life, because these little creatures help to decompose organic matter, make nutrients available to plants, and make the soil spongier.

Las Kuatras Marias farm is located in San Narcisso village, near Victoria City in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, where rice monoculture is the main source of income for family farmers in the area. Applying an extensive knowledge of indigenous and organic practices, the farm is strategically structured in distinct components that are designed to maximize one another.

Fermented fertilizer known as 'cow fertilizer' made from cow dung and urine. This fertilizer is rich in microbes that promotes soil fertility and plant health and can boost crop yields. It is easy and cheap to make.

The competition for land, seeds and agriculture has been a constant struggle after colonisation. Being indigenous, black and women you are doubly disadvantaged in the struggle to escape from poverty. Colombia's concentrations of wealth and inequality are one of the biggest at global level.

Agroecology enables the improvement of agricultural production through the enhancement of local natural resources and traditional know-how. It contributes to maintaining biodiversity and restoring land in drylands, which are particularly threatened by global warming and food insecurity, while contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Traditional knowledge systems have by and large been relegated to the realm of myths and folklore. However, with the advancement of science and commercial successes chalked up by the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic behemoths, there has been a resurgence of scientific interest in the traditional knowledge systems.