This webinar explored the potential of 'peg plants' as an agroecological and sustainable alternative to transplants in modules and blocks. It covered the opportunities and challenges of growing peg plants. What crops are best-suited? How much space do you need? How do the costs compare? Do I need to change...

This report outlines the conceptual framework for sand and dust storms (SDS) hazard risk and vulnerability assessment and mapping in agriculture and provides the elements as part of SDS contingency planning process in agriculture in Mongolia. Its main purpose is to provide an applicable procedure to reduce SDS risk and...

Zoonoses account for most of the emerging and re-emerging infections in Kenya and in other low to medium-income countries across the world. The human-livestock-wildlife interface provides a nexus where transmission and spread of these zoonotic diseases could occur among communities farming in these areas. We sought to identify perceptions of...

Esta será la tercera ocasión que Regeneration International realice la Cumbre Alimentaria de los Pueblos. Este evento único en su clase, es una gran celebración de 24 horas del Día Mundial de la Alimentación, el 16 de octubre de 2023, en la que participarán ponentes apasionantes de todas las regiones...

Introduction: Today, agriculture and livestock farming are facing environmental, social and health challenges. The agroecological transition is a possible response to these challenges. It requires changes in practices but also an evolution in farmers' ways of thinking and relationships with living things. Some diagnostics of farms, such as the global analysis...

TP Organics Newsletter - June 2023

The regional forum on agroecology was held from December 10 to 13, 2022 in Bissau in the Republic of Guinea Bissau under the theme: “What strategy for the promotion of agroecology in West Africa?  The forum was organized in a context of crises (food, climate, socio-economic, etc.) due in particular to the armed conflicts...

This document is the result of a study commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the small-scale fisheries project GCP/GLO/645/NOR to analyse the contextual introduction, utilization and associated challenges of the FAO-Thiaroye processing technique (FTT) in Ghana and make recommendations to government and private...

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is pleased to announce a new operational structure intended to strengthen our research, delivery, and scaling collaborations with partners on evidence-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. The updated structure also facilitates cross-CGIAR collaboration in line with...

At the Global Forum on the Future of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) for Sustainable Agrifood Systems organised by FAO, 14-16 June 2023, in Blantyre, Malawi, Access Agriculture shared valuable insights from its innovative digital learning approach that combines adult education principles with quality audio-visuals, multiple digital technologies, and a network...

Struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) is a naturally occurring mineral used to satisfy plants’ phosphorus needs. Struvite obtained from municipal wastewater treatment plants allows P recycling (including some N) and can thus partially replace non-renewable P sources.

Anaerobic digestion of food and organic waste in a closed system produces fertiliser (digestates) and energy while avoiding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. Storage in a closed system minimises losses of nutrients like nitrogen (N) and potassium (K).

The African swine fever (ASF) field manual was published with the aim of equipping Member Nations to manage the handling and sample collection in the investigation of an ASF outbreak. The manual details the handling and restraining of pigs for sample collection during an ASF outbreak investigation. It also details...

Following a series of training workshops, Access Agriculture has been able to add three new Filipino languages to its award-winning website.  After holding the Tagalog training at the campus of South East Asian Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in Los Banos near Manila, three new...

The activities in this facilitation manual are appropriate for  adults as well as young adults (and can easily be adapted for younger students as well). It is aligned with Next Generation Science Standards for ease of use by high school teachers.  For those who want to learn more, we offer workshops, and...

An article titled ‘Innovating digital extension delivery services in rural Egypt,’ featured in the latest issue of the GIZ Sector Network Rural Development (SNRD) Africa newsletter, showcases a partnership project that successfully supports the co-construction of knowledge and inclusive growth for marginalised farmers through farmer-to-farmer videos and last-mile delivery in...

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...

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...

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...

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.