Choosing the optimum time for transplanting is a most essential prerequisite for rice cultivation, to ensure proper and optimal growth of plants and increase the yield and to synchronize cultivation practices for irrigation and control of pest, diseases or rats. T. aman (transplanted aman) rice is planted under rain fed...

Theobroma cacao (cocoa) is an ecologically beneficial crop in tropical agroecosystems, and can serve as a cash crop for farmers in developing countries. The growing demand for cocoa products coupled with increasing disease pressures has led to the concept that enhanced germplasm with disease tolerance and high yields could dramatically...

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...

Youth in Agroecology and Business Learning Track Africa (YALTA) is an initiative with the goal to support young agripreneurs to apply agroecological principles and to co-create networks in order to contribute to increased sustainability of food systems and youth employment in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. This report provides an in-depth...

The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) has just published the latest issue of SAMUDRA Report, its triannual journal on fisheries, communities and livelohoods. The current edition, SAMUDRA Report No. 84, dated December 2020, features a range of articles from countries around the world like Peru, Kiribati, Belize, France,...

This manual provides comprehensive information and practical guidelines to assist farmers, producers and all stakeholders along the feed value chain to comply with the requirements of the Codex Alimentarius Code of Practice on Good Animal Feeding. The application of the Code is an important step for the expansion of international...

La agricultura familiar representa más del 80% de las explotaciones agrícolas en América Latina y el Caribe, llegando a ocupar entre el 12 y el 67% de la superficie agropecuaria. Así también, es la encargada de producir más del 70% de los alimentos en la región (FAO, 2014). La reseña...

Adaptation options to climate variability and change in northwestern Bangladesh need to consider alternative cropping patterns and cultivation practices to support the most efficient use of limited natural resources. Diversification and adjustment of cultivated crops is a traditional adaptation practice contributing to minimize the risk of crop failure due to...

El Corredor Seco Centroamericano (CSC) es una de las áreas centroamericanas más afectada por los eventos extremos, en particular la sequía. Con el objetivo de fortalecer la sostenibilidad, inclusión y resiliencia de los sistemas productivos de los países del SICA, se realiza un inventario de buenas prácticas y tecnologías para...

El proyecto de cooperación sur-sur trilateral Sembrando Capacidades llevó a cabo el segundo taller virtual de intercambio de conocimientos entre Brasil y Colombia para la construcción de directrices de investigación en agroecología.  La iniciativa Sembrando Capacidades, ejecutada en Colombia, integra las acciones del proyecto regional América Latina y el Caribe sin Hambre 2025, del...

El proyecto de Extensión Universitaria “Con las manos en la tierra: sembrando cultura y biodiversidad” comenzó en febrero de 2020, luego de ser aprobado en la 12° convocatoria “La Universidad y su compromiso con la sociedad”. Atravesados por la situación actual de aislamiento y distanciamiento social, fueron muchos los obstáculos...

Compost is part of the natural cycle. It is a result of mi¬crobial decomposition of dead organic matter in the presence of oxygen (aerobic conditions). The repeated application of compost on arable and vegetable fields does increase soil organic matter content as well as the microbial diversity and abundance of...

Intercropping drought-tolerant fruit trees into rice-based farming systems in the uplands of the Barind tract in north-western Bangladesh reduces exposure to and risk of drought. It also provides households with alternative livelihoods sources, enhanced food and nutrition security and diet diversification. This practice describes how to intercrop mango and jujube...

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 increasing agricultural productivity, improving soil biodiversity, reducing ecological risks and creating a better environment. While traditional composting procedures take...

MARIKINA CITY, PHILIPPINES – The lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for farmers groups/cooperatives in the Philippines to sell their produce directly to consumers. On 3 May 2020, with the help of PAKISAMA, one of AFOSP-APFP partner organizations in the Philippines, their member organization Kababaihang Dumagat ng Sierrra Madre...

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...

Many national legal frameworks still do not include laws and measures specifically intended to tackle climate change in the agriculture sectors. However, national laws and institutional frameworks are necessary for good governance and can operate to support the implementation of national policy and international commitments, including on climate change. Indeed,...

The Global Livestock Advocacy for Development (GLAD) project aims to raise awareness among decision-makers of the importance of livestock in lower and middle income countries for the millions of resource-poor who depend on livestock keeping for part of their livelihoods, and for the millions more who need animal-source foods to...

This leaflet explains the best practice approaches to plant health care in organic agricultural systems and the role of natural substances in a biodiversity-based system approach. Four components of a resilient plat production system are explained: 1. Farm and landscape level, 2. Biodiversity, 3. Management measure, and 4. Direct plant...

La actual crisis de COVID-19 ya ha desencadenado restricciones y prohibiciones a las exportaciones de alimentos por parte de algunos gobiernos nacionales. Según Laborde et. al. (2020)1 se estima que hasta ahora estas restricciones afectan a alrededor del 5% de las calorías comercializadas a nivel mundial, todavía lejos del 19%...