Many countries in the region already resort to adopting standard sets of measures for natural disasters or economic downturns to minimize food insecurity challenges. These include food price monitoring, food stock inventory assessments, but in other cases price controls and building up of strategic food stocks. Efforts are being undertaken...

The impact of natural hazards on the agriculture sector can be devastating. To reduce the effects of climate change, farmers use strategies to counter-effect the influence of a natural disaster. For example, saving rooftop rainwater can help during a drought, and mulching helps maintain soil moisture. In this good practice,...

Cette pratique met en évidence certaines considérations relatives à la conversion à l'agriculture biologique en fonction de l'emplacement de la ferme et du climat. Il explique en détail comment entreprendre une analyse de localisation, ainsi que les problèmes de conversion liés aux exploitations (utilisation externe élevée, faible et mixte des...

Production of high-quality cashew nuts is dependent on the application of excellent and thorough harvest and post-harvest techniques and practices. This technology is used as part of the African Cashew Initiative’s extension material. It helps farmers to understand how to approach the period just before harvesting begins and what do...

Studies in Bangladesh found that short duration rice varieties bred by client-oriented breeding in Nepal out-performed all other varieties. Participatory research on transplanted main season (T. aman) rice in the High Barind Tract of Bangladesh identified farmer-preferred rice varieties that gave high returns, fitted with local cropping patterns that could...

The Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism faces implementation challenges related to tenure security and governance institutions. In response, multiple regional climate mitigation initiatives have emerged. In Peru, indigenous networks have created their own Indigenous Amazonian REDD (RIA), an initiative aiming to strengthen property rights for...

This photo-essay depicts the practice of aratu fishing carried out by women in the mangroves of northeastern Brazil. Aratu (Goniopsis cruentata) are small, reddish crustaceans that live on the branches of mangroves. They are processed and sold, the sweetness of the meat making them a prized delicacy. Aratu fishing is carried out...

En el marco de la campaña #EmprendeAprendiendo, la Red Nacional de Jóvenes Rurales El Salvador organiza y desarrolla el taller virtual "Tu marca, tu éxito: guía para crear tu propia marca". Aprende cómo crear y posicionar la imagen de tu emprendimiento con innovadoras estrategias gráficas.

En 2020 hemos realizado una actualización del app y la pagina web gracias al proyecto MOCCA de USDA. Esta actualización, corresponde a ampliación de los contenidos sobre cacao, documentos basados en publicaciones de organizaciones de investigación y otros temas de interés general, creando una biblioteca virtual. Además, tienes acceso a...

Worldwide, karst terrain is highly sensitive to human activity due to extensive areas of thin soil and rapid water flow to groundwater. In the southwest China karst region, poor farming decisions can promote land degradation and reduce water quality with negative consequences for livelihoods in a region where farmers already...

The Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) is a FAO initiative that aims to promote evidence-based decision making by providing up-to-date information on national policy decisions and policy frameworks, through the FAPDA policy database.   The database contains over 10 000 national policy decisions and 2 000 national policy frameworks for 100 countries around the...

Healthy soils are fundamental to the sustainable production of food, feed and fibre. In addition, healthy soils also provide many other functions that contribute to human well-being such as water filtering, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling and biodiversity preservation. Soil health is affected by unsustainable management practices like frequent tillage, which...

Most flowering plants, including wild species and many food crops, are pollinated by animals and are vital, therefore, for biological production and the maintenance of biodiversity. Pollinators benefit from diverse natural habitats for forage and nesting, especially when these are limited in plant production systems. Landscape and forest management practices...

L'agriculture biologique est un système intégré de gestion de la production qui favorise et améliore la santé des agro-écosystèmes, y compris la biodiversité, les cycles biologiques et l'activité biologique des sols. Elle met l’accent sur l’utilisation d’intrants naturels (minéraux et produits dérivés de plantes) et la renonciation aux engrais synthétiques...

In a series of webinars organized by Forum Synergies and ARC2020, four innovative and committed agroecological initiatives outlined their respective capacities in addressing the challenge at the time of COVID-19. Dozens of people from across Europe and beyond took part in the conversation. The event provided a moment of reflection, some key contemporary...

Esta publicación es parte de una serie de blogs en apoyo a la campaña de las #MujeresRurales, dentro del contexto de la iniciativa “Mujeres rurales, mujeres con derecho” coordinado por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO, por sus siglas en inglés). El siguiente...

This work analyzes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 17-state survey and its subsequent errata on U.S. suicide rates. The CDC study, which had generated media interest on U.S. farmer suicide, was retracted following the emergence of a coding error. Although the CDC corrected and republished its survey,...

From the topics: Tackling drought with irrigations, exceptional measures to support the agri-food sector, smart rural: the journey to become a smart village, mountain areas' products, how to reduce food loss on the farm and many more.

En la labor de cosecha se consolida todo el trabajo realizado durante la etapa productiva y, por lo tanto, es la fase en la que se verán reflejadas las decisiones tomadas en el desarrollo del cultivo. A su vez, en la poscosecha se llevan a cabo las operaciones de acondicionamiento...

This practice briefly describes the introduction of levelling and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices for wheat production in the Kashmore district of Sindh Province in Pakistan. It provides a cost-benefit analysis of this improved practice compared to the traditional way of producing wheat in the district. The main hazards affecting...