Une sixième limite planétaire vient d'être franchie selon plusieurs scientifiques. Elle concerne le cycle de l'eau et plus particulièrement l'eau verte, celle qui est absorbée par les végétaux. En Amazonie, mais partout ailleurs, l'humidité des sols change et les forêts se transforment en savanes en raison du changement climatique et...

The NSA Division supports member countries to strengthen the contribution of the livestock sector towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – as animal rearing on farms can be particularly effective at reducing hunger and poverty. The Division endeavours to facilitate the participation of all livestock producers – large and...

En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de hortalizas enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio...

The document provides a comprehensive analysis of the future of the food systems in Europe and Central Asia based on a qualitative review of the literature and information available at the time of drafting. Specific attention will be given to (i) economic growth; (ii) natural resources and climate change; (iii)...

Sub-Saharan Africa is uniquely positioned significantly increase its current agricultural productivity to lift the region’s more than 400 million people out of extreme poverty and improve the livelihood of approximately 250 million smallholder farmers and pastoralists in the region. To achieve that, substantive digital transformation of the agriculture sector is...

The incessant noise over ‘Blue Economy’ and ‘Blue Growth’ leaves artisanal and small-scale fishers dazed and confused. This report works through that confusion. It draws on scholarship from the trenches and the research centres across ten Latin American countries. From extensive interviews, policy reviews, analyses of finances and online datasets....

This study provides an overview of the effect of the decline in the number of farms across the EU on the European farming model (EFM), which is built around the notion of multifunctionality and provision of public goods by agriculture. It concludes that in order to foster sustainability and resilience,...

There is a need to make substantial advances in the taxonomic, systematic, and distribution knowledge of plants, and find better ways of transmission of this information to society to surpass the general pattern described as "plant blindness." The diversity of the plant family Solanaceae reaches its peak in South America,...

Starting their international year on a high note, the African Confederation of Professional Organizations of Artisanal Fisheries (CAOPA) hopes to become a prominent platform. On the eve of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), artisanal fisheries have never been more essential to the survival of coastal communities...

To value local culture, and to encourage a healthy lifestyle it is important that schools include topics on farming and traditional food in their curriculum and activities. Weave elements related to agroecology in the school curriculum of all the grades. By organising field visits, children can learn from farmers about...

World milk production is almost entirely derived from cattle, buffaloes, goats, sheep and camels. Other less common milk animals are yaks, horses, reindeers and donkeys. The presence and importance of each species varies significantly among regions and countries. The key elements that determine the dairy species kept are feed, water...

Para hacer un buen manejo de pastos es necesario aplicar conceptos de fisiología vegetal relacionados con el crecimiento y desarrollo con enfoque en la producción de biomasa (conformada por hojas y tallos, que son la fuente alimenticia de los rumiantes). El efecto del animal sobre el pasto junto con el...

En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena láctea enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional...

Estos análisis son los de mayor precisión para estimar el estado de la fertilidad del suelo y de la nutrición de las plantas. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional (BAC) Podcast Dimensions Agriperfiles Google Scholar LaReferencia Redalyc Redcol ResearchGate WhastApp Noticias científicas AGROMETRICS CRIS AGROSAVIA: https://vivo.agrosavia.co/

With water becoming increasingly scarce and irrigated agriculture already accounting for 70 percent of global water withdrawals, governments around the world are supporting efforts to improve the performance of water use in agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its partners have invested in developing...

How can spaces for dialogue between small-scale fisheries social movements, policymakers and scientists be revived when they remain unlinked in local policy and management?. The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the resilience of increasingly interconnected food systems and actors across the world. During this time, even as hunger increased significantly—including in rural...

Le Sénégal connaît une demande croissante en travail saisonnier dans le secteur agricole. Dans le cadre de l’agriculture familiale, ce phénomène résulte d’une différenciation socioéconomique au sein de l’agriculture familiale induite par des décennies de soutien de l’État à des modèles productifs agricoles particuliers. Cet article analyse le travail saisonnier...

En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de limón tahití enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial...

Agrifood system transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals requires increased attention to developing, adapting and diffusing impactful science, technology and innovation (STI). Current levels and patterns of STI uptake are inadequate to facilitate needed agrifood system transformations, especially in today's low- and middle-income countries. Moreover, the descriptive and evaluative...

One of principal changes within the new CAP has been the inclusion of Eco-schemes – voluntary programmes linked to the first pillar which will be available to farmers with the hope to incentivize more ecological and environmentally-friendly farming practices. While agroecology holds an eminent space within this list by being...