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Agroecology Schools Newsletter - September 2023
We are happy to deliver you autumn agroecology news from the Community of Practice on Agroecology in Europe and Central Asia. Below you will find several sections with regional news on the agroecology schools and organizations of small producers as well as some worldwide inspiring news. We would like to encourage you...
European Union
2023 - Community of Practice on Agroecology in Europe and Central Asia
Journal article
Cambodian rice farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) regarding insect pest management and pesticide use
Insect pests are a serious problem for rice farmers in Cambodia, threatening livelihoods and food security. To protect their yields, farmers are dependent on broad-spectrum pesticides, which has led to a pesticide ‘lock-in’ scenario. Our study aimed to better understand farmers’ current pest management practices and the underlying knowledge and...
Cambodia
2023 - The University of Sydney, Australia
Blog article
Científicos uruguayos descubren que nuevos pesticidas son “iguales o más dañinos” con las abejas
Como alternativa a los pesticidas más extendidos se comenzaron a usar el herbicida glufosinato de amonio y el sulfoxaflor.
Los nuevos pesticidas que se están usando como alternativa para “cuidar” a las abejas “son iguales o más dañinos” que los que ya se utilizaban, según descubrió un grupo de investigadores uruguayos del Instituto Clemente Estable.
Uruguay
2023 - El Observador
Journal article
Biodiversity, agriculture and sustainable production: GBF Target 10
In late 2021, a range of experts from around the world were approached to provide expert input to the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)–the new strategic framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that will guide interventions to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services for the next three decades.
In this...
2023
Technical paper
Socio-economic Impact of Sargassum Influx Events on Artisanal Fishing in Ghana
Sargassum is a free-floating brown macroalgae that has many benefits in the marine environment however has been reported to impact diverse sectors of human livelihoods. Sargassum influx has been experienced in Ghana since 2009. The consequences of this influx have been significantly felt by coastal communities who depend on the...
Ghana
2023
Newsletter
International Institute for Environment and Development IIED - Climate change newsletter August 2023
IIED's climate change newsletter is sent out every two months to keep you updated on our research to shape development policy and practice for climate resilience, equitable global governance and locally led adaptation to climate change.In this edition we have an interview with the chair of the LDC Group, recent...
2023 - International Institute for Environment and Development IIED
Blog article
Semences en Afrique (2/3) : pourquoi la coopération est essentielle pour mieux structurer les filières locales
L’accès aux semences de qualité constitue un enjeu stratégique pour les agriculteurs des pays en développement, en particulier en Afrique, afin qu’ils puissent augmenter leur rendement et la qualité de leurs productions. Face au changement climatique, la sélection des semences constitue un outil indispensable pour y parvenir, en particulier dans...
2023 - Fondation pour l'Agriculture et la Ruralité dans le Monde (FARM)
Report
Resultados económicos de modelos productivos porcinos. Informe Nº 88. Noviembre 2023
Este documento elaborado en el marco del Proyecto “Caracterización de gestiones económicas de sistemas de producción agropecuarios de pequeña y mediana escala” (vigente desde enero del 2020) presenta estimaciones sobre comportamientos de resultados económicos de modelos productivos y tiene como propósito aportar información que favorezca la inclusión de productores, mejore...
Argentina
2023 - Centro de Información de Actividades Porcinas (CIAP)
Policy brief/paper
Sustainable seafood and small-scale fisheries: improving retail procurement
Sustainable Development Goal 14.b calls for providing ‘access for small-scale fishers to marine resources and markets’ by 2030. Small-scale fisheries directly support approximately 7% of the global population and make up 47% of the value generated by the seafood industry.
International seafood markets and big retail chains are increasingly important for...
2023 - International Institute for Environment and Development
Report
Clean water and sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene is one of the most basic human needs, and crucial for health and wellbeing. Progress in this field has hitherto been insufficient, and billions of people will still lack access to these basic services in 2030 unless progress quadruples in speed. Demand for...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Website
Le projet agro-écologique en France
Le projet agro-écologique en France. Articles, nouvelles et événements relatifs à l'agro-écologie et à ses pratiques en France
European Union
2023 - French Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood and Forestry
Newsletter
Biowatch Bulletin January 2023
August 2022 to January 2023
South Africa
2023 - Biowatch South Africa
Fact sheet
Biodiversity for food and agriculture - A treasure for the future
Biodiversity for food and agriculture is the diversity of plants, animals and micro-organisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels, present in and around crop, livestock, forest and aquatic production systems. It is essential to livelihoods and food security and to the supply of ecosystem services. Many of its key components...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
Action Against Hunger’s Farmer Field School program building self-reliance communities in Uganda
Farmer Field School, a program initiated about four years ago in Uganda by Action Against Hunger, a global humanitarian organization, is now building self-reliance communities in the East African country thanks to its ripple effect among learners.
To achieve this, the organization through the European Union Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) Response...
Uganda
2023
Blog article
Semences en Afrique (3/3) : comment les acteurs privés veulent promouvoir des cultures de qualité
En Afrique la disponibilité de semences de qualité demeure faible. Comment la filière et les acteurs privés des semences du continent entendent changer cela ? FARM a interrogé Justin Rakotoarisaona, secrétaire général de l’Association africaine du commerce des semences (AFSTA).
2023 - Fondation pour l'Agriculture et la Ruralité dans le Monde (FARM)
Policy brief/paper
AGROECOLOGY EUROPE’S COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE ON SOIL MONITORING AND RESILIENCE (SOIL MONITORING LAW)
Agroecology Europe (AEEU), the European association promoting agroecology as a set of practices, a science and a movement across Europe welcomes the Commission’s COM(2023) 416 Proposal for a Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience published on the 5th of July 2023.
The Soil Monitoring Law (SML) marks a positive starting point for...
2023 - Agroecology Europe (AEEU),
Journal article
Farmers’ profiles and attitudes towards the implementation of rainwater harvesting systems in intensive agriculture
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems are presented as a feasible alternative to increase water resources for agricultural use. However, the installation of these systems in farmers’ holdings is very limited. It is necessary to know the opinions and attitudes of farmers towards these systems to develop specific measures that respond to...
Spain
2023 - Universidad de Almería, Spain
Policy brief/paper
Strengthening Indigenous land rights in Cameroon
Between 2017 and 2022, LandCam explored creative strategies to enable Indigenous communities in rural areas of Cameroon to exercise their rights to their historical and legitimate territories. Cameroon’s land laws do not recognise collective and customary land rights, making Indigenous Peoples particularly vulnerable to expropriation, displacement and human rights violations.
A...
Cameroon
2023 - International Institute for Environment and Development
Practices
Phosphorus sources for organic agriculture
Many bio-resources, such as digestates and composts, contain P from various organic wastes. Wastewater treatment plants are a major sink for P as well. There are many options under development to recycle P from these waste streams. Some are already permitted in organic agriculture.
2023 - RELACS
Report
Gender, water and agriculture
The economic contribution of women to agricultural and irrigation activities and to the livelihoods, well-being and food security of families and communities is often unrecognized, invisible and mostly undervalued. Moreover, the role of women in fetching, preserving and managing productive and non-productive water often goes unrecognized and understudied. This assessment...
Egypt
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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