Le secteur agricole constitue une activité importante au Maroc, représentant 14 % du produit national brut et employant 40 % de la population active. Avec l’émergence de la pandémie de la Covid-19, il a été ébranlé par des incertitudes économiques et par la distanciation physique qui a accentué les contraintes du travail. Toutefois,...

El desarrollo tecnológico de biofertilizantes requiere el trabajo en equipo de especialistas en diversas disciplinas que abarcan la biología, la ingeniería agrícola, la microbiología, la ingeniería química y la química farmacéutica, entre otras, con el fin de aplicar sus conocimientos y experiencia en las diferentes etapas de investigación en campo,...

Agroecology designs sustainable agroecosystems by applying ecological and agronomic concepts and principles. Ecosystem services functional to crop growth (e.g. soil quality, pollination, natural pest control) are maximised through appropriate resource management and farming practices. The use of synthetic inputs is reduced to the minimum or eliminated. The nutrient cycle is...

Agroforestry benefits which make it the most suitable food system for ensuring the right to food for all: 1. Diversified and nutritional diet, from fruits and vegetables, nuts and palms, mushrooms, fodder and forage, and animal source foods (rabbits, fish, insects). 2. Increasing income by higher production of agroforestry products and crops...

In order to support the development of the pilot project European Consumer Food Waste Forum and address prevention of food waste at the level of consumers, the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety is seeking support of the Joint Research Centre. In this regard, the Joint Research Centre is looking...

Naile lives in a small Turkish rural town called Yolu, situated in the district of Suruç, Şanlıurfa province, a few kilometres from Syria. From afar, she used to watch her neighbours in Kobani, Syria, through the wire mesh of the border fence. With her neighbours she shared the Kurdish language...

Welcome to Ciasnocha Family Farm – a 730 ha regenerative grassland farm in the Vistula delta of northern Poland. In his first Letter From The Farm, Mateusz Ciasnocha walks us through what’s involved throughout the year on his farm. But first, Mateusz gives us a whistlestop tour of the farm’s...

The Organic Innovation Days 2021, TP Organics’ annual public event and the only EU event on research and innovation for organic agriculture, was successfully held online on 30 November and 1 December, under the title “Better inputs for organic agriculture”.

Just south of the busy city of Agadir lies the rural Chtouka Ait Baha region of Morocco. Despite its proximity to several spots along Morocco’s tourist trail, Chtouka Ait Baha’s empty desert mountainscapes are worlds away from the colourful, bustling streets of the country’s cities. However, the relatively remote area...

El modelo productivo que se ofrece en el presente documento resulta importante dado el panorama descrito hasta aquí. El documento muestra la actualidad del sector cacaotero en Santander y brinda información sobre la oferta tecnológica que AGROSAVIA y otros actores han desarrollado para el departamento. El fin de esta oferta...

Nomad, semi-nomad and transhumant used to be the most frequent mobility types of pastoral society. Nowadays, these categories become questionable in regard to the evolution of the pattern life of families in southern Morocco. How do we link past and present mobility? What have been the changes? In this article,...

Countries of the vast and diverse Europe and Central Asia region receive guidance on an eco-friendly transformation of their agrifood systems. Current agricultural systems of the region are extremely polarized with large-scale intensive agriculture and smallholder farming being at opposite ends. A new approach, called nature-based solutions, can help integrate both...

Dans le cadre de sa veille continue sur le développement rural, le Réseau international Formation Agricole et Rurale (FAR) partage ici un rapport d’étude réalisé par l’Institut de Recherches et d’Applications des Méthodes de Développement (IRAM) portant sur la formation continue des agriculteurs et agricultrices en Afrique subsaharienne. Cette étude très...

Addressing climate change and transforming agri-food systems are key to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With nearly 690 million people around the world facing hunger today (FAO et al., 2020), agri-food systems emitting one third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions (Crippa et al., 2021) and a growing public demand...

While Thailand has been proactive in implementing the SSF Guidelines, much work is required to join social development with sustainable fisheries. In 2015 all UN member states, including Thailand, adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It comprises 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that include: Ending poverty, improving healthcare and education,...

Camel breeding has been a common activity in arid countries in Africa (North Africa and Sahelian countries) and in Asia (Middle East, South, and Central Asia up to China) throughout history. Despite the marginal importance at the world level, the social and economic role of these species in arid lands...

La producción de frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris) es influenciada por muchos factores bióticos y abióticos que interaccionan durante su ciclo de crecimiento. Las enfermedades son uno de los mayores factores bióticos que afectan la producción de frijol. Muchos de los organismos que causan estas enfermedades son portados por las semillas derivadas...

LiteFarm is a free and open-source farm management tool made for current and aspiring sustainable farmers built on interdisciplinary collaboration. Developed by farmers, researchers, designers, software professionals, donors, open-source enthusiasts, and many more with top priority to provide ease of use and with the aim to meet farmers where they are and...

Organic agriculture has the potential to improve both crop yields and incomes of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa substantially – this is shown in a unique collaborative study from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and its partners that has just been published in the renowned journal Global Environmental...

On April 1, 2020, two weeks after the lockdown, residents of Sitio San Roque in Quezon City took to the streets to demand aid from the local government. They were violently dispersed and many were arrested for mass gatherings. Meanwhile, the small farmers and fisherfolk that make up the majority...