Healthy oceans and coastal communities cannot exist without investments in the long-term sustainability, social development and values of small-scale fisheries

Les couverts végétaux temporaires ou engrais verts se développent en viticulture dans le but de disposer de sols vivants et plus résilients aux aléas climatiques. Leur utilisation est très pertinente en viticulture biologique pour sécuriser les rendements souhaités et optimiser la qualité de ses vins tout en créant de la...

La gravísima situación que tanto el mundo como toda nuestra región latinoamericana está enfrentando, responde a un conjunto complejo de presiones enmarcadas en el proyecto de modernidad, instalado como estructura dominante que asocia manifestaciones de una crisis sin precedentes, que va más allá todavía de las desigualdades generadas por el...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

La biodiversidad y la conservación han sido temas importantes dentro del desarrollo productivo de la sociedad. En esa línea, Colombia presenta una prioridad ambiental, ante la cual ha venido desarrollando estudios sobre programas de conservación, recuperación y manejo sostenible, con el fin de mitigar los efectos negativos de las actividades...

Soil cultivation includes all mechanical measures to loosen, turn or mix the soil, such as ploughing, tilling, digging, hoeing, harrowing etc. Careful soil cultivation can improve the soil‘s capacity to retain water, its aeration, the capacity of infiltration, warming up, evaporation etc. But soil cultivation can also harm the soil...

By improving the physical soil condition and structure, composting helps to make crops less susceptible to pests and diseases, protects against erosion, and thereby increases farms’ resilience to disasters.  In Dominica, hazards, such as storms, hurricanes, landslides, and invasive pests and diseases, directly impact agricultural productivity and production. Improving soil fertility...

Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrate poverty reduction and environmental sustainability. INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. The following technology describes how to use Bamboo as a material for treadle pump...

Este video te enseñará cómo seleccionar, reproducir y almacenar semillas criollas. También, aprenderás las diferencias con semillas híbridas F1.

A autorização para a comercialização de produtos de origem animal entre cidades que integram o mesmo consórcio público, responsável pelo serviço de inspeção, deverá trazer avanços significativos no cenário econômico dos municípios associados. A avaliação é de representantes de consórcios organizados em várias partes do país que consideram a entrada...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the food security, nutrition and climate resilience of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which share many traits, including a reliance on international trade and imported foods; vulnerability to climate change and malnutrition. This brief highlights some of the identified and potential impacts of the COVID-19...

La conservación de la biodiversidad se ha convertido en un tema de gran importancia dentro del desarrollo productivo de la sociedad. En ese sentido, Colombia presenta una prioridad ambiental, ante la cual ha venido desarrollando estudios sobre programas de conservación, recuperación y manejo sostenible, con el fin de mitigar los...

Una correcta cosecha Cacao implica determinar si la mazorca se encuentra en un adecuado estado de madurez. No obstante, este proceso suele darse de manera artesanal y basarse en atributos como el tamaño y color de la mazorca, características que difieren según la variedad cultivada, lo cual dificulta su estandarización....

La technique d’élevage de chèvres laitières se montre en tant qu’option alternative, abordable et avantageuse. Cet élevage est bénéfique car ces chèvres sont des races améliorées pour la production de lait, se reproduisent rapidement, leur viande peut servir de source de revenues supplémentaire et elles exigent moins de surface de...

The magnitude and urgency of the challenges facing agriculture and food systems demand profound modifications in different aspects of human activity to achieve real transformative change and sustainability. Recognizing that the inherent complexity of achieving sustainability is commonly seen as a deterrent to decision-making, the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

Fishers find their voice in the Netherlands: their traditional gear is finally recognized.

While Seychelles Blue Bond scheme for conservation funding is often portrayed in glowing terms, the initiative has several inherent contradictions

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), se encuentra volcada a apoyar a los países miembros a mitigar los diferentes efectos de la pandemia de COVID-19 sobre las sociedades rurales, la agricultura y los sistemas alimentarios. Este boletín proporciona a los tomadores de decisiones en...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...