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ALL-Ready Newsletter!
The past months were exciting for the ALL-Ready project and we have been working hard to prepare the future network of Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures. We are pleased to give you some insights on the project’s activities in this second edition of the ALL-Ready newsletter. Our recent activities...
European Union
2022 - ALL Ready
Practices
Hanging vegetable gardens
Hanging vegetable gardens is an easy to implement practice allowing to grow healthy vegetables with no land and little inputs. Hence, it is very suitable for low-income families, slum dwellers, the landless, women who often have poor access to land and need to stay close to their homes, as well...
Kenya
2022 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Video
Africa Agroecology Regional Dialogue
This video presents a recording of the dialogue on The Politics of Knowledge, and the evidence for agroecology in Africa held on 19 May 2022.
The event was co-organized by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, IPES-Food, Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP), Groundswell International, Agroecology Fund, and Global Alliance for the Future of Food, and the technical assistance of...
2022 - The Global Alliance for the Future of Food
Magazine article
A utilização da caderneta agroecológica por mulheres de comunidades rurais no projeto Pró-Semiáridoo, Bahia
Este trabalho objetiva relatar a experiência vivida por agricultoras e pela Assessoria Técnica Continuada, a partir da utilização das Cadernetas Agroecológicas no âmbito do projeto Pró-Semiárido, coordenado pela Companhia de Desenvolvimento e Ação Regional, do Estado da Bahia, em parceria com o Fundo Internacional de Desenvolvimento Agrícola. O trabalho teve,...
Brazil
2022 - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
Fact sheet
Ecological approach to pest and disease management in the Tropics
Pests and diseases can severely reduce crop yields. However, the use of synthetic agrochemicals to control them threatens human and environmental health, by polluting our soils and water systems, causing diseases, and killing beneficial organisms. Management of pests and diseases in organic farming requires not only renouncing synthetic agrochemicals, but...
2022 - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland
Report
Study on the ENRD and the NRNs’ contribution to the implementation of EU rural development policy
The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) and National Rural Networks (NRNs) are part of the second pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy since the 2007-2013 programming period. The ENRD brings together stakeholders from across the EU and facilitates the exchange between national networks, organisations, and administrations with an interest...
European Union
2022 - ADE , CCRI , Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (European Commission) , ÖIR
Report
Tajikistan – Evaluation for action
Assessing animal disease surveillance capacities
FAO developed the Surveillance Evaluation Tool (SET) during 2017 to support prevention and control of animal disease threats, including zoonoses. A SET assessment was conducted in April 2021 as part of the efforts to establish the Central Asia Animal Health Network (CAAHN). Other SET and Laboratory Mapping Tool (LMT) assessments...
Tajikistan
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Report
Evaluación de resultados y lecciones aprendidas del "Programa Mesoamérica sin Hambre: Marcos institucionales más efectivos para mejorar la agricultura familiar y la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional”
El Programa Mesoamérica Sin Hambre (MSH) es una iniciativa de cooperación regional, con un presupuesto total de 15 millones de dólares y un ciclo de duración de ocho años (2015-2022), financiada por la Agencia Mexicana de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AMEXCID) y ejecutada por la FAO en nueve países...
Belize - Colombia - Costa Rica - Dominican Republic - El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras - Nicaragua - Panama
2022 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Blog article
New FAO–North Macedonia agreement for a more competitive, sustainable, and resilient rural economy
A new five-year cooperation agreement was signed today by FAO and the Republic of North Macedonia, with both parties committing to continue the joint efforts in achieving a more competitive and resilient rural economy fostering job creation and inclusive, green growth.
Priorities of FAO’s new Country Programming Framework for North Macedonia...
North Macedonia
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Newsletter article
Uganda: A well-deserved award
During a virtual ceremony in 2021, the FAO Director-General, presented the Margarita Lizarraga Medal, to Margaret Nakato. During a virtual ceremony on the 19th of November 2021, the FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu presented the Margarita Lizarraga Medal, to Margaret Nakato of the Katosi Women Development Trust in Uganda, whom he praised...
Uganda
2022 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
E-learning
Biosafety measures for olive oil value chain operators
This two lesson course has been developed by FAO in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to help operators in the olive oil sector meet growing consumer demand in the challenging context of food safety crises and the COVID-19 pandemic.
It aims to help managers and staff...
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Report
Evaluation of support for organic farming in draft CAP Strategic Plans (2023-2027)
All 27-EU Member States had to submit their Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) national Strategic Plans (SP) by 1 January 2022 to the European Commission (EC). As of 3 March, one country has still not submitted its two CAP Strategic Plans (Belgium for Wallonia and Flanders). With this evaluation of the...
European Union
2022 - IFOAM Organics Europe
Practices
Using IoT (Internet of Things) in measuring water quality parameters in fish farming
Internet of Things (IoT) describes the network of physical objects that are embedded with sensors, software and other technologies with the purpose of exchanging data via the internet. Devices can be programmed to check the temperature, pH, oxygen and other water parameters. IoT technologies have revolutionized fish farming processes and...
Rwanda
2022 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Book
Avances de la agricultura familiar en Honduras
Durante sus ocho años de implementación, el programa Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO ha apoyado la definición de marcos jurídicos más eficaces y con presupuestos adecuados, y ha puesto al servicio de los gobiernos soluciones innovadoras de desarrollo con el potencial de generar mejores oportunidades en el área rural. En Honduras,...
Honduras
2022 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Journal article
Agricultural Transformation in Asia: Experiences and Emerging Challenges
Agriculture plays a key role in economic development, alleviating poverty and malnutrition, especially in the early stages of agricultural development. Several studies have demonstrated that neglecting agriculture, especially at the early stages of industrialization, can disrupt the process of economic transformation. This paper reviews the process of agricultural transformation in Asia...
2022 - Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development (AJAD)
Fact sheet
Productivity on ecological organic farms in the Tropics
Ecological organic farming provides many benefits for health, the environment and societal welfare, but is generally perceived as not productive enough to meet growing food demands. However, research has demonstrated that farm productivity on well-managed organic farms can match that of conventional – this requires active, holistic management practices, e.g.,...
2022 - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland
Policy brief/paper
Agroforestry opportunities
The EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) supports sustainable land use including the establishment and maintenance of agroforestry systems. The new CAP Strategic Plans (CSPs) for 2023-2027 provide Member States with options and opportunities to support agroforestry systems where trees are grown on agricultural land to help boost farm incomes while...
European Union
2022 - EU CAP Network
Report
The future of the European Farming Model
Socio-economic and territorial implications of the decline in the number of farms and farmers in the EU
This study provides an overview of the effect of the decline in the number of farms across the EU on the European farming model (EFM), which is built around the notion of multifunctionality and provision of public goods by agriculture. It concludes that in order to foster sustainability and resilience,...
European Union
2022 - Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union (European Parliament)
Video
Using good micro-organisms in fish farming
You can add good micro-organisms to your pond water to ensure good water quality. You can also treat the fry before stocking the pond. By adding good micro-organisms to your feed, it will be safer and better for the fish. At the time of harvesting your fish, sprinkle some micro-organisms...
Bangladesh
2022 - Access Agriculture
Report
Rural Proofing: a foresight framework for resilient rural communities
On 4 May 2017, the European Committee of the Regions’ Commission (CoR) for Natural Resources (NAT) and the Rurality-Environment-Development (RED) international association held a conference in Brussels entitled “RURAL post-2020: more ambitious, more transversal! A Rural Agenda to re-enchant the European project”. One of the aims of the conference was...
European Union
2022 - European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
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