The potential of composting to turn on-farm waste materials into a farm resource makes it an attractive proposition. Composting offers several benefits such as enhanced soil fertility and soil health, thereby increased agricultural productivity, improved soil biodiversity, reduced ecological risks and creating a better environment. While traditional composting procedures take...

Honey bees may provide livelihood or a source of income for many beekeepers all over the world. This could happen through the services provided by the bees (mainly pollination service, apitherapy and apitourism), or directly through the bee products. The last include: alive bees to guarantee always new queen bees...

Marco regulatorio de las Salas de Faena Artesanal para Agricultores Familiares. Provincia de Misiones.

Utilizando la más reciente información disponible de la oficina nacional de estadística de once países de la región de América Latina, encontramos pruebas de una inflación alimentaria superior a la habitual. Se comparó la inflación alimentaria mensual de 2020 con la distribución de la inflación alimentaria mensual de los últimos...

The drought-prone areas of western Bangladesh are characterized by high rainfall variability, with different types of seasonal droughts (initial, mid and terminal) posing regular threats to rice production. During monsoon season in wide areas of NW Bangladesh T. aman rice is cropped on rainfed basis. Risk management options need to...

In Zimbabwe and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, farmers use grain stores constructed from grass, stalks of cereal crops and wooden poles. Some of these constituent parts are increasingly scarce. Mud plastered stores, supported on concrete-filled plastic pipes, offer the benefits of improved resistance to termites, insect grain pests and...

The clod breaker is a simple wooden tool made out of a cylindrical log with iron spikes. It can be pulled by animals or even by an adult person. By driving the clod breaker over your field in opposite directions, the soil will become loose, aerated and absorb more water....

En los sistemas de producción al aire libre, la pérdida de la productividad a causa de muertes perinatales, neonatales y pos destete de lechones ocurren por varios factores de exposición entre los que se destacan la duración y número ordinal del parto, tamaño de la camada, falta de atención de...

En el presente número se analiza el comportamiento del comercio de productos agrícolas y pesqueros durante la crisis, especialmente de los destinados a la alimentación, e intentaremos identificar las razones de esta evolución. De la misma manera, se identifican las principales recomendaciones para fortalecer una tendencia positiva en la comercialización....

The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) has released the latest edition of Yemaya, its newsletter on gender and fisheries. Yemaya No. 62, dated December 2020, features articles from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Ghana, Mexco and the conversation between Meryl Williams, Danika Klieber and Kate Bevitt. The article from Bangladesh by Md. Mujibul...

West Africa has all the ingredients to become the epicenter of the global agroecology movement, and one of the frontrunners in transition to sustainable and equitable food systems. Through a three-year participatory research process, IPES-Food identified eight key obstacles to agroecology in West Africa, but also four leverage points where sustained action could...

En el marco del Programa de Intercambios del FRM,  el 17 de junio vamos a analizar el rol que queremos para el cooperativismo agrario en la “nueva realidad” que se avecina. Esta pandemia, que ha derivado en crisis social y económica mundial (y, en algunas regiones del mundo, también en una crisis alimentaria), ha puesto...

Farmers all over the world incur serious losses to stored produce because of insect damage and are frequently forced to sell prematurely. Many use traditional storage protectant practices or, when they can afford it, purchase synthetic chemical pesticides. The effectiveness of traditional practices is variable. Using synthetic pesticides also has...

Growing concerns relating to land degradation, threats to eco-systems from over and inappropriate use of inorganic fertilizers, atmospheric pollution, soil health, soil biodiversity and sanitation have rekindled the global interest in organic recycling practices, like composting. The potential of composting to turn on-farm waste materials into a farm resource makes...

Baobab fruit juice made from the pulp is very healthy, and can be added to porridge and sauces. However, the quality of the pulp can be greatly affected if fruits are not handled well during and after harvest. When baobab pods are damaged and have splits in the shell, moisture...

The Mediterranean fruit fly is a worthy enemy. This pest, also known as the medfly, is widespread over the tropics, attacking and spoiling oranges, mangos and many other fruits. Each female can lay 200 eggs in her brief lifetime—allowing rapid population growth. The medfly damages so much high value fruit,...

Esta edición del boletín pone a disposición de sus usuarios un resumen de las principales fuentes y objetivos del financiamiento que se están implementando y discutiendo en el mundo y la región.

The new Commission starts its mandate with high ambitions thanks to the new European Green Deal. Our first objective is to make Europe climate neutral by 2050. But, this must be accompanied by much wider environmental initiatives, starting with a new EU Biodiversity Strategy. Adopted in April 2017, the EU...

It is estimated that the total number of small farms in Southern European (SE) countries has decreased by 33% between 2010 and 2019. This loss is despite the widespread acknowledgement and appreciation of the important role that small farms play in supporting rural livelihoods, conserving biodiversity and maintaining traditional landscapes,...

América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) es una región gran exportadora de alimentos, los que se destinan en un 87% a otras regiones del mundo. El comercio intra-regional es mínimo. Las exportaciones de alimentos del Caribe ascienden a USD 1 300 y menos del 4% permanece dentro de la subregión, en...