In order to promote livestock in dry land areas, farmers created “Korangadu” pastureland many centuries ago in their own private lands in Tamil Nadu. This system encourages livestock keeping and earning more income in dry land/rainfed areas. Korangadu typically consists of a mixture of grass, legumes and tree species including...

Peasant rights movements fear that intellectual property rights regimes are spreading across the developing world, posing a danger to their traditional seed saving and exchange practices. This is an excellent piece that explains why restrictive seed laws exclude peasant farmers, who are critical to feeding the world and establishing climate-friendly...

Este trabajo se propone ensayar un abordaje del derecho a un nivel de vida adecuado a partir del concepto de `Buen Vivir´, en tanto traducción epistemológico-académica de la cosmovisión andina Sumak Kawsay. Se parte de la hipótesis de que el `Buen Vivir´puede ofrecer una perspectiva ecológica de este derecho: mas local,...

Droughts need not always cause humanitarian and economic disasters. Their effects on vulnerable communities and ecosystems can be mitigated by human institutions and actions. Preparedness for drought risks and mitigation of them can involve a range of different sectors and strategic entry points from water conservation and natural resource management...

Youth have the power to transform agri-food systems. In the lead-up to the United Nations Food System Summit (UNFSS), over 80 young women and men from farmer associations, rural youth networks, youth-led organizations and agribusinesses, young policymakers and diaspora youth joined an Independent Dialogue convened by the African Youth Agripreneurs (AYA) platform and titled “The Y Factor: bringing...

Hydroponic farming – a system where plants are grown in water instead of soil – seems too high-tech and costly for smallholders in developing countries. But dairy farmers in the Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra have in recent years learnt to successfully produce quality green fodder using...

An average Ukrainian generates 250-300 kilograms of waste per year; and this number is expected to rise. At that, up to 60 percent of solid municipal waste is composed of organic waste, including food waste. The current methods of waste management in Ukraine – mere collection of mixed waste and...

The climate crisis is being experienced in highly tangible and devastating ways today through frequently-occurring extreme weather events that are destroying lives and livelihoods. This is particularly true for climate-vulnerable coastal and marine areas. While global leaders discuss these issues within their ivory towers, calibrating mitigation strategies in country-specific emission...

La reseña actualiza la información sobre la situación de la agricultura familiar en los países, ofrece una mirada crítica desde la perspectiva de los diferentes actores acerca de los avances y desafíos a los que se enfrenta. En particular, hace un acercamiento a las políticas públicas y planes de acción...

Romanian National Rural Development Network Newsletter - Topics include: EU AgriFish Council of 26-27 May, LIAISON project: EURIC; LAGs Good practices, Local Gastronomic Points, Training for LAGs and other topics.    

Los sistemas de información administrados por AGROSAVIA, al servicio del sector agropecuario, son herramientas en entornos digitales y presenciales, que promueven el uso y la apropiación de la información en materia de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Agropecuaria Agropecuaria (CTIA) facilitan la gestión del conocimiento, prestan servicios especializados y facilitan la...

An economy that puts people and the planet first is highly relevant to rural areas, where it can improve access to basic services, create jobs and foster social inclusion while promoting the digital and green transition. This edition of the EU Rural Review explores the main features of the social economy, highlighting...

Oral administration of Herbal masala bolus to work bullocks is a traditional practice in Tamil Nadu in order to overcome anorexia, off feed. SEVA team members administered orally "Herbal Masala Bolus" directly to more than 50 000 animals (cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats) and indirectly many thousands through trained members over...

Ésta ficha técnica describe el método de tutores en el cultivo de la pitahaya recomendando los tutores vivos. De los cuales, se desarrollan las ventajas, costos, restricciones y beneficios en los ámbitos económicos, sociales y ambientales.

Agroecology has many faces and in order to scale up and remain a legitimate approach in bio-culturally diverse contexts such as Latin America, it has to keep the balance between science, practice, and social movements. The power of local networks, including children; the deconstruction of colonial perceptions toward native foods and rural...

Agriculture is an important source of employment in Latin America and the Caribbean. In rural areas, some 54.6 per cent of the labor force is engaged in agricultural production. Although much of the region shares the same language and cultural heritage, the structure and scale of the agriculture sector varies...

Women in fisheries in the North and the East region of post-war Sri Lanka continue to face serious safety and livelihood challenges. Then the war between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ended in 2009, the Northern and the Eastern province of Sri Lanka...

En Colombia, las colectas de especies con potencial agrícola iniciaron en el año 1942 con el fin de crear colecciones de trabajo para que los mejoradores del país pudieran hacer nuevos cruzamientos y crear nuevas variedades. Posteriormente, entre 1962 hasta 1994, estas colecciones fueron administradas por el ICA. En 1994,...

The vandalism of hives and theft of honey in Nigeria is a perennial problem that has led to the loss of investments and gains by beekeepers and discouraged consumers as well. Beekeepers find it difficult to securely situate their apiaries as they describe it as simply 'no-go' areas for placing...

Ésta ficha técnica explica y describe diferentes tipos posibles de injertos que es posible hacer en cultivos frutales, a través de los que se posibilitan cambios de variedades en plantaciones ya establecidas, así como también permite revitalizar y rejuvenecer árboles viejos, enfermos y caducos.