Websites and Databases

"Create A Zero Hunger World"

FAO, the biggest and the most famous agriculture organization in the world. It is a specialize agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to fight against hunger. The main goal of the organization is to reach food security for all and make sure people have the ability to fight against hunger and rural poverty.

FAO has one of the world biggest agriculture data base and agriculture technical document library, we suggest you here as your first priority if you want to get any technical help. You could check the publications here: https://www.fao.org/publications/es. The database has keyword searching function, just type in the keyword and you'll find the documents you need.

And for stastics, FAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available. You could check the data here: https://www.fao.org/faostat/es/#home 

"We believe all people have a right to nutritious food and a better livelihood."

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is a global research organization addressing critical issues like climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, and malnutrition. The Alliance was established in 2019, building on over five decades of research experience from its two founding entities.

Bioversity International began in 1974 as the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR) and evolved to focus on agricultural and forest biodiversity. CIAT, founded in 1967 in Colombia, has a long tradition of enhancing tropical agriculture, mainly focus on smallholder farmer's livelihoods. 

Together, the Alliance leverages agricultural biodiversity to deliver research-based solutions for transforming food systems, improving people’s lives, and building climate resilience. They work with a network of local, national, and multinational partners across Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa. As a part of CGIAR, the Alliance is dedicated to creating food systems and landscapes that drive prosperity and nourish communities while sustaining the planet.

Central and South America related publications could be found here.

"Maize and Wheat Science: To Sustainably Feed the World."

CIMMYT is an International Organization dedicates to improved quantity, quality, and dependability of production systems and basic cereals such as maize, wheat, triticale, sorghum, millets, and associated crops through applied agricultural science, particularly in the Global South, through building strong partnerships. 

CIMMYT's research has helped tens of millions of farmers grow more nutritious, resilient, and productive crops, using methods that nourish the environment and combat climate change. 

"A healthy, inclusive and resilient world through root and tuber systems."

The International Potato Center (CIP) is a research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato and Andean roots and tubers. CIP aims to provide science-based solutions to improve access to affordable and nutritious food, support sustainable business and employment growth, and enhance the climate resilience of root and tuber agri-food systems. The headquarter is in Lima, Peru, and operates in over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

CIP's mission is to address challenges related to climate, nutrition, and poverty through equitable partnerships and innovative research in the agrifood sector. Its vision is to drive the sustainable transformation of root and tuber crop systems in the Global South. Check their publication here.

A regional organization focus on encouraging, promoting and supporting the Member States in their efforts to achieve agricultural development and rural well-being through international technical cooperation.

The organization wish to create a competitive, inclusive and sustainable inter-American agriculture that feeds the region and the world, while the same time generating opportunities to reduce hunger and poverty among farmers and rural dwellers.

Take a look in their library system to find more useful data: http://iica.int/en/information-resources

"Healthier lives and more resilient livelihoods through greater diversity in what we grow and eat."

World vegetable center is a research center located in Tainan, Taiwan, which has been long devoted to conducts research, builds networks, and carries out training and promotion activities to raise awareness of the role of vegetables for improved health and global poverty alleviation.

Vegetables can alleviate poverty by creating new jobs and new sources of income for farmers and landless laborers, improve health by providing essential micro-nutrients lacking in diets, enhance learning and working capacities of adults and children through improved diets and health, and improve the sustainability of food production practices by diversifying cropping systems. The Center’s research and development work focuses on breeding improved vegetable lines, developing and promoting safe production practices, reducing post-harvest losses, and improving the nutritional value of vegetables. 

The resources of the center are collected here, including publications, databases and videos: https://avrdc.org/resources/.