En inversión pública en ACTI agropecuaria, para 2019 se identificaron nueve (9) fuentes de financiación; AGROSAVIA (29,67 %), el Fondo de CTI del Sistema General de Regalías (28,28 %), el MADR (14,91 %), el SENA (10,76 %), los fondos parafiscales (10,29 %), la Agencia de Desarrollo Rural – ADR (2,6...

About the SAFE project The Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) project is dedicated to the preservation of forests through the promotion of sustainable agri-food systems. SAFE operates in six countries – Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia, Zambia, Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – supporting the transition to deforestation-free,...

The FAO elearning Academy, which offers over 500 multilingual certified e-learning courses as a global public good, now features Access Agriculture as a partner and a valued resource for information and knowledge on agroecological principles and rural entrepreneurship.

El proyecto “Desarrollando las bases científicas y sociales para la restauración de humedales y turberas altoandinas” implementó un piloto de restauración de humedales y turberas altoandinas (llamados ‘bofedales‘ en el Perú) dentro del Parque Nacional Huascarán. El bofedal piloto, manejado por la población de Shirapata, tiene una turba de hasta...

Agroecologie enables the improvement of agricultural production through the enhancement of local natural resources and traditional know-how. It contributes to maintaining biodiversity and restoring land in drylands, which are particularly threatened by global warming and food insecurity, while contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Within the framework of the AVACLIM project, the Senegalese...

Abdullah Tobal, a smallholder herder from Tal Hasel in As-Sfira, Aleppo Governorate, had an idea to build a press to preserve fodder after he attended one of FAO’s farmer field schools (FFS) under the Smallholder Support Programme. He learned how to compress dried alfalfa into bales to preserve it so...

This facilitator’s guide is a training tool that can be used to cascade the RD approach. Prior to using this guide to conduct a training session, facilitators should have received training in the RD approach, agroecology, or agriculture. It is also helpful for facilitators to have had experience conducting large-scale...

In the ALL-Ready project, we are interested in connecting with groups and organisations  involved  in  the  agroecology transition, and whose activities correspond to the ‘living lab’ or ‘research infrastructure’ model. However, we acknowledge that not everyone involved  in  these  activities  will recognize such labels or be aware of own capacities...

A casi diez años del ingreso formal de su primer proyecto a la Secretaria del Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial (FMAM), la Representación de la FAO en Chile presenta una sistematización independiente sobre las lecciones aprendidas y los resultados conjuntos alcanzados por los proyectos de la Cartera FAO-FMAM en...

The Mediterranean Sea is being invaded by hundreds of fish, jellyfish, prawns and other marine species from outside the region. More than 1 000 non-indigenous species have been identified in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Over half have established permanent populations and are spreading, causing concern about the threat they...

En 2020, se identificaron 38 activos entre bibliotecas centros de documentación especializados y museos, que brindaron servicio a los actores del sector agropecuario. Estas capacidades principalmente se ubican en Bogotá (8), Valle del Cauca (5), Antioquia (5), Caldas (5) y Risaralda (4) y se identifican 14 departamentos que no cuenta con...

The study objective is to contribute to food security through the implementation of agroforestry technologies resilient to the effects of climate change in Mali.

Agroecologie enables the improvement of agricultural production through the enhancement of local natural resources and traditional know-how. It contributes to maintaining biodiversity and restoring land in drylands, which are particularly threatened by global warming and food insecurity, while contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Within the framework of the AVACLIM project, the...

Access Agriculture is delighted to announce that it has been named the winner of the 2022 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award in the category of ‘Community Engagement Innovation.’ The Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards from the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph, in Canada, recognise global excellence in the broad area of...

Originally from the southern governate of Daraa, Jehad has been an agronomist for almost three decades, working first for the Ministry of Agriculture, then for FAO for the last five years. He specializes in training smallholder farmers and female-headed households to use better agricultural techniques, teaching everything from how to...

This report aims to highlight the current strengths of the institutional DRR system for agriculture in Kyrgyzstan as well as indicate existing gaps and capacity needs to further enhance it. A comprehensive assessment is conducted, which includes a general overview of the country’s agricultural sector and outlines the most frequent...

Provengo de una familia campesina que vivía en una comunidad rural cercana al centro poblado de Quillacollo, en Cochabamba, Bolivia. Recuerdo que cuando era niña mi mamá nos preguntaba ⎯¿Qué quieren comer? ⎯ y siempre contestamos ⎯¡Fideo con asado! ⎯. Era lo que más nos gustaba, y ella nos complacía...

El mango de azúcar es un fruto pequeño, de color amarillo a rojo en su madurez, aroma y sabor dulce y agradable y bajo contenido de fibra. Todas estas características lo convierten en una fruta muy apetecida en todo el país, un postre saludable, del tamaño adecuado para ser llevado...

Los árboles adultos de un cultivo de mango presentan alturas de 3 a 10 m, las cuales dependen de la variedad y el manejo dado mediante podas. Árboles en estado silvestre o no cultivado pueden medir 15 m. Árboles maduros en condiciones favorables de crecimiento (climas cálidos y húmedos) pueden...

La inversión pública agropecuaria proveniente del Fondo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación del Sistema General de Regalías durante el periodo 2012 a 2020 es de $144.899,08 millones por año, lo que lo convierte en una de las principales fuentes sectoriales para desarrollar ACTI a través de los proyectos aprobados. No...