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How to sell ecological food
When selling in fairs, you can create an identity as a group, for example, by using the same signs, aprons and table cloths. Organize recreational, educational activities with consumers, and their kids. Make alliances with local authorities to create places to sell ecological food, differentiated from those produced with agrochemicals....
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2023 - Access Agriculture
Conference proceedings
Soils, where food begins
The book of proceedings of the GSOIL4N contains the papers presented during the
Global Symposium on Soils for Nutrition
that was held from 26 to 29 July 2022. The papers provide the latest research findings and multisectoral insights which evidenced that nutrient imbalance is a global and crosscutting threat with multifactorial drivers...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Journal article
Sustainability assessment in innovation design processes: place, role, and conditions of use in agrifood systems. A review
Facing the ecological and social crisis that the agrifood systems cross, a profound transformation of food systems is required, necessitating systemic and sustainable innovations. Sustainability assessments are generally performed to identify and/or validate the improvement in sustainability conferred by a designed artifact relative to the current or standard situation. However,...
2023 - Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Report
AR6 Synthesis Report Climate Change 2023
A Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Summary for Policymakers
This Synthesis Report (SYR) of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) summarises the state of knowledge of climate change,its widespread impacts and risks, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. It integrates the main findings of the SixthAssessment Report (AR6) based on contributions from the three Working Groups1, and the three...
2023 - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Journal article
Farm size limits agriculture's poverty reduction potential in Eastern India even with irrigation-led intensification
CONTEXT
Millions of people living in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of India engage in agriculture to support their livelihoods yet are income poor, and food and climate insecure. To address these challenges, policymakers and development programs invest in irrigation-led agricultural intensification. However, the evidence for agricultural intensification to lift farmers' incomes above...
India
2023 - International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT)
Newsletter article
What’s New, Webby?: CAOPA Profiles
CAOPA, the African Confederation of Professional Organizations of Artisanal Fisheries, recently launched an exciting new series on its website that captures the stories, lives, struggles, challenges and achievements of women leaders in African fisheries.
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Blog article
Knowledge, innovation and digitalization can transform agriculture in Uzbekistan
Digital innovation and technology can transform agrifood systems into environmentally and economically sustainable systems that will promote better production and enhance more equitable rural livelihoods with increased opportunities for women, youth, and vulnerable groups. The challenge is how to move ahead with a digitalization programme that is effective and efficient,...
Uzbekistan
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Newsletter
What’s new with technologies in Africa? Newsletter #3
The third newsletter of the African Technology Assessment Platform (AfriTAP) has been released, highlighting recent developments in various technology areas, including geoengineering, agriculture, genetics, and digital technologies. AfriTAP is a collaborative effort by African and international civil society groups to monitor and respond to the impacts of new technologies on...
2023 - https://assess.technology
Report part
Cultivando nuestras vidas
La Plataforma de Conocimientos sobre Agricultura Familiar en colaboración con Barefoot Guide Connection organizó una serie de “talleres de escritura”, para ayudar a los profesionales a escribir sus propias experiencias, generando conocimientos que destaquen las prácticas, cambios, innovaciones e impactos de lo que hacen en apoyo a la agricultura familiar.
Estos...
Ecuador
2023 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Blog article
Inspirational ideas: Healthy, tasty and social vegetables
Social farming in Romania creating jobs, reducing waste and providing healthy local produce.
Organic vegetables, carefully grown and harvested just 30km from Bucharest (Romania), delivered to consumers in the city on the very day they are picked. ‘bio&co’ farm applies an inspiring social farming model, creating jobs for disadvantaged people in the local area, “The human being is at the centre of everything...
Romania
2023 - EU CAP Network
Blog article
The sound and vision of organic farming for rural audiences: Webinar dedicated to media houses
A webinar titled ‘The sound and vision of organic farming for rural audiences’ was held by Access Agriculture on 14th March for the English-speaking audience. For the French-speaking audience, a webinar on the same theme, titled ‘Le son et la vision de l’agriculture biologique pour les audiences rurales’ was held...
Kenya
2023 - Access Agriculture
Report
Rapport de capitalisation - Partenariats économiques responsables : passerelle innovante entre organisations de producteurs
Cette capitalisation restitue les expériences des quatre premiers partenariats économiques responsables, impliquant des organisations agricoles françaises et africaines, mis en œuvre par Afdi (en Nouvelle-Aquitaine et Pays de la Loire ) dans les filières ananas bio-équitable et noix de cajou bio et équitable au Bénin, soja bio au Burkina-Faso, et...
2023 - Afdi
Report
Social Development and Sustainable Fisheries: Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s small-scale fisheries is going through a phase of multidimensional challenges. There is a lack of grassroot associations and organizations which affiliates fishers and protect their interests. The current study found that one of the root causes of all problems for sustainable and small-scale fisheries in the country stem from...
Bangladesh
2023 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers
Website
Lazosapp aplicación
Con enfoque en la innovación social y la tecnología sostenible, el proyecto +Algodón ha trabajado con la Universidad Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) para la implementación de la Iniciativa Lazos, creada para fomentar la inclusión digital, la creación de comunidades virtuales para el intercambio de conocimientos, buenas prácticas e información clave para la...
2023 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Report
Renforcer la résilience dans la région du Sahel en créant des emplois destines aux jeunes
Promouvoir de manière innovante l’accès des jeunes à des emplois décents et verts au sein des systèmes agroalimentaires
La région du Sahel est aujourd’hui confrontée à de nombreux défis, à savoir une crise sécuritaire, la montée de l’extrémisme, des perspectives économiques limitées, des emplois décents qui font défaut, sans parler des difficultés pour accéder à l’éducation, à la formation professionnelle et à l’ensemble des services de base. Les...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Fact sheet
Green Jobs and Income Potential: Agroecology’s Role in Rural Employment
The global population is growing, especially in Africa – and with it the demand for food. At the same time, we are reaching planetary boundaries: climate change and the loss of biodiversity are limiting conventional agriculture. Based on its 13 principles, the agroecological transformation describes a path towards resilient, productive,...
2023 - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Newsletter article
Africa: Making fish smoking safe and sustainable
A simple yet efficient new technique to smoke fish prototyped recently holds great promise for effective and sustainable postharvest fish processing
In a bid to revolutionize fish processing methods and promote sustainability, a pilot study of a prototype fish drum oven was recently carried out. The study used innovative technology to address the limitations of traditional fish smoking techniques while ensuring the preservation of nutritional value and product quality. Based on...
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Blog article
Women Smallholders Will Drive Africa’s Transition to Regenerative Agriculture
Regenerative agriculture techniques provide a lifeline to the world's poorest farmers, restoring soils and increasing yields and incomes while sequestering carbon emissions. Because women account for 80% of Kenyan farmers, women must drive the transition to regenerative farming at scale. According to a report released last year by the IUCN and...
2023
Blog article
The challenges of being a female farmer in Uganda
Nambiro Fatuma is a single mother of 4 kids that fully depend on her. She, on the other hand, depends on her income that comes from a family farm owned by her father. “I produce bananas, maize, beans, cassava, sweet potatoes, mangoes and avocados…” she says. “I once thought about starting a poultry...
Uganda
2023 - Food Security Center
Report part
La fiesta de saberes
La Plataforma de Conocimientos sobre Agricultura Familiar en colaboración con Barefoot Guide Connection organizó una serie de “talleres de escritura”, para ayudar a los profesionales a escribir sus propias experiencias, generando conocimientos que destaquen las prácticas, cambios, innovaciones e impactos de lo que hacen en apoyo a la agricultura familiar.
Estos...
Peru
2023 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
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