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Agroecology in Extensive Rangeland Pastoralism in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia: Below the Eternal Blue Sky
Mongolia is located in Central Asia in between Russia and China. Only 1% of the arable land in Mongolia is cultivated with crops. The agriculture sector therefore remains heavily focused on nomadic animal husbandry with 75% of the land allocated to pasture, and cropping only employing 3% of the population.
Dundgobi...
Mongolia
2016 - MANIP
Audio
Referente Agrícola: Uso y manejo responsable de productos agroquímicos
Podcast trimestral del Programa Intensificación Sustentable en América Latina del CIMMYT, donde se abordan temáticas relevantes a la implementación de prácticas y tecnologías sustentables en el campo.
Mexico
2016 - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT)
Book
The World of Organic Agriculture 2016
Statistics & Emerging Trends 2016
Organic agriculture is practiced in 172 countries, and 43.7 million hectares of agricultural land are managed organically by approximately 2.3 million farmers. The global sales of organic food and drink reached 80 billion US dollars in 2014.
The 17th edition of The World of Organic Agriculture, published by the Research Institute...
2016 - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL
Blog article
La France, championne d’Europe de l’agriculture bio en circuit court, mais plus pour longtemps ?
Une fois n’est pas coutume, la France est en pointe en Europe dans le développement de circuits courts, qui associent agriculteurs et consommateurs pour des produits de qualité vendus au prix le plus juste pour chacun. L’agriculture biologique poursuit également son essor : 21 nouvelles fermes en bio se créent ou...
France
2016
Journal article
Beyond ‘voting with your chopsticks’: Community organising for safe food in China
This paper describes the recent emergence of alternative food networks in China in the context of widespread food quality concerns. Drawing on interviews and public blog posts, we illustrate how participants in these networks are moving beyond instrumental market relations and developing the collective agency necessary to participate in shaping...
China
2016 - Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada)
Magazine article
Participatory Guarantee Systems - A platform for knowledge exchange
The significance and value of local and traditional farmers’ knowledge on improving agricultural practices is gaining more and more recognition. Participatory Guarantee Systems have been shown to hold great potential, to encourage knowledge sharing between farmers, and thus contribute to nurturing farmers’ knowledge.
India
2016 - Leisa India
Blog article
Pesticide manufacturers’ own tests reveal serious harm to honeybees
Unpublished field trials by pesticide manufacturers show their products cause serious harm to honeybees at high levels, leading to calls from senior scientists for the companies to end the secrecy which cloaks much of their research.
European Union
2016 - EurActiv
Article
Avances en producción porcina ecológica
La producción porcina ecológica permite la obtención de productos de alta calidad mediante la utilización de técnicas que respetan ampliamente el medio ambiente y el bienestar animal, y puede ser una alternativa viable para ganaderos que ven comprometido su futuro en el mercado convencional. Además, estas técnicas pueden ser interesantes...
Spain
2016
Video
WORKSHOP Participatory research design - SUSTURBANFOODS
ustUrbanFoods “Integrated sustainability assessment of social and technological innovations towards urban food systems” is a Marie Skolodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) individual fellowship. The project has a duration of 24 months and is funded by the European Commission. SustUrbanFoods aims to develop an interdisciplinary methodological framework to assess the sustainability of urban...
2016
Event
Civil society groups to seek consensus on FAO regional issues
To make sure civil society has a voice at the upcoming FAO Regional Conference for Europe, a special civil society consultation will take place on 2-3 May in Antalya, Turkey, immediately before the Conference.
Participating civil society organizations will discuss cooperation with FAO’s Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, results...
Türkiye
2016 - Food and Agriculture of United Nations
Book
Farming - At the heart of our life : teacher’s resource pack
A learning pack for teachers and young Europeans aged 11-15, about food and the importance of farming in our life. The teacher's pack contains a DVD, a usb key, worksheets and a map. This set can be a great help for geography, ecology and healthy nutrition lessons.
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Blog article
Agro-écologie: les actions réalisées en 2015
A l’occasion du Comité national d’orientation et de suivi (CNOS) du projet agro-écologique qui s’est tenu mardi 12 avril au ministère de l’Agriculture, Stéphane Le Foll a fait un point sur l’état d’avancement du projet et les réalisations 2015. L’occasion également de présenter les résultats d’une enquête BVA sur la...
France
2016 - Site du Ministère de l'Agricolture, de l'Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt
Journal article
Expanding rural markets
Expanding rural markets means attracting more people to rural areas where they can then purchase local goods and services. This offers the potential for increased margins and improved returns for rural producers.
The creation of ‘rural destinations’ can help brand rural areas to tap into trends around the ‘experience economy’ and...
European Union
2016 - European Network for Rural Development
Blog article
O estímulo à agroecologia rende frutos no Espírito Santo
A cidade de Iconha, a 75 quilômetros da capital Vitória, é uma referência em transição agroecológica para todo o estado do Espirito Santo. O respeito mútuo entre extensionistas e produtores mudou o cenário agrícola do município a partir da Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (Ater). A união entre o saber...
Brazil
2016 - Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD)
Event
II Seminario Regional sobre Agroecología en América Latina y el Caribe
En América Latina y el Caribe, la agroecología está ligada a los procesos de desarrollo rural sostenible, al fortalecimiento de la agricultura familiar, con el rescate del conocimiento productivo tradicional de los pueblos indígenas, de los grupos y los saberes ancestrales, a través de la cual se pone en valor...
2016 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Magazine article
“Agroecology is an epistemological revolution”
Interview
Victor M. Toledo is a Mexican ethno ecologist and social activist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His work focuses primarily on the study of agro ecological and knowledge systems. In this interview, Toledo explains why co-creation of knowledge is an integral part of agroecology and discusses the changes...
2016 - Leisa India
Website
McKnight Foundation
The McKnight Foundation, a family foundation based in Minnesota, advances a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive.
Its teams work in a diverse range of areas toward a shared mission of improving lives.
2016 - McKnight Foundation
Report
Soluções tecnológicas e inovação
Anuário Brasileiro da Agricultura Familiar 2016
O Anuário Brasileiro da Agricultura Familiar 2016 é uma publicação que fornece informações sobre políticas públicas e tecnologias voltadas à área rural com o objetivo de auxiliar técnicos e produtores.
Em sua quinta edição, foram incluídas duas ações em agroecologia desenvolvidas pela Embrapa Meio Ambiente (Jaguariúna, SP).
Sistema agroflorestal em assentamento paulista: Aborda a...
Brazil
2016 - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (EMBRAPA)
Event
Central Asia Climate Smart Agriculture Workshop
Although relatively new, Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is attracting increasing interest and attention in various parts of the world including in Central Asia. FAO and other partners have a number of on-going and forthcoming projects which deal with different aspects of the CSA approach. Given the importance of conceiving and...
Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan - Tajikistan - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
Book
Potentially Important Food Plants of South Africa
Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which:
identify highly nutritious local food plants,
explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way,
detail the nutritional value of the plants and
describe why human bodies require those nutrients.
The resources created by FPS allows people to better...
South Africa
2016 - Food Plant Solutions
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