Agroecology Knowledge Hub

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Agroecology plays an important role in contributing to the eradication of hunger and extreme poverty, and as a means to facilitate the transition to more productive, sustainable and inclusive food systems. Creating a greater awareness of agroecology and its advantages is an important step to help policy-makers, farmers and researchers to apply this approach to achieve a world without hunger.

The database provides a starting point to organize the existing knowledge on agroecology, collecting articles, videos, case studies, books and other important material in one place. The objective is to support policy-makers, farmers, researchers and other relevant stakeholders through knowledge exchange and knowledge transfer. The database is a ‘living process’ that is constantly being updated.

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Agriculture must provide food to a growing world population, including today’s 840 million hungry people. Protected areas can contribute to food security and poverty alleviation within, but especially around, their boundaries. Poor land use, careless agricultural management and wrong policy incentives damage natural habitats and accelerate the loss of plants, animals and ecological processes that...
Fact sheet
2004
In light of the variety of food consumption and growing concerns over flavor, freshness, health and safety, the JAS laws were revised with the goals of substantially strengthening food labeling, rectifying improper labeling and inconsistent production standards in organic foods, loosening standards with regards to standards regulation, putting to use...
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Policy brief/paper
2004
Reconciling food production and nature conservation is a challenge shared by all. This document stresses the need to maximize the contribution of protected areas to food security and poverty alleviation through soundlymanaged agriculture. Farmers and forest dwellers, including a large proportion of indigenous people, are the main inhabitants and users of...
Working paper
2004
En la agricultura de los últimos veinte años han aparecido a nivel mundial un número importante de normas sociales y ambientales voluntarias, así como de programas de certificación. La mayoría de las normas sociales y ambientales han sido desarrolladas por organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG), como el sistema del comercio justo,...
Report
2004
La Consulta de expertos sobre la elaboración de directrices internacionales de ecoetiquetado de pescado y productos pesqueros de la pesca de captura marina fue convocada por la FAO a solicitud del Comité de Pesca en su 25° período de sesiones, Roma, 24-28 de febrero de 2003. Recurriendo a diversas fuentes, entre...
Conference report
2004
关于制定海洋捕捞渔业鱼和渔产品生态标签国际准则的专家磋商会,由粮农组织根据2003年2月24-28日在罗马举行的渔业委员会第二十五届会议的要求召开。 专家磋商会利用各种来源,包括国际标准化组织的有关指南,拟定了海洋捕捞渔业鱼和渔产品生态标签国际准则草案,包括原则、最低实质性要求、标准和程序。这些原则尤其涉及与《负责任渔业行为守则》的一致性、国家主权的承认、所有相关法律和条例的遵守、生态标签计划的自愿性质、透明度和非歧视性,均以最佳科学依据、真实和责任性等为基础。 为评定是否可授予某种渔业生态标签提出了最低实质性要求和标准。生态标签计划可应用额外的或更加严格的要求和标准。为管理系统、目标资源和生态系统考虑这三个领域的每个领域规定了最低实质性要求。对管理系统来说,还列出了更加具体的标准。 准则草案处理任何生态标签计划应包含的三个主要程序和机构事项:(1) 制定认证标准; (2) 认可独立认证机构和 (3) 认证某种渔业和产品监管链符合所需标准和程序。 作为一般性考虑,生态标签计划应当考虑到对发达国家、转型国家和发展中国家平等应用这些原则、最低实质性要求、标准和程序;还应当考虑国家之间标准的等同性。 准则草案包括与发展中国家和转型国家采用海洋捕捞渔业鱼和渔产品生态标签的特殊要求有关的方面。
Conference report
2004
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