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Traditional products from Mangalița and Bazna meat, old local swine breeds
The two pig breeds, Mangalița and Bazna, have been ignored for a long time because of their low prolificacy and low carcass yield. However, there are rearers who appreciate them and fight to bring them back to the public’s attention. One of them is the agronomist Ioan Tătăran, from the...
Romania
2014
Video
Sources of life. Seeds and family farming in Brazil
Family farmers in the Paraná region of Brazil are conserving local and traditional seeds and promoting diversification of varieties. They are supported by organisations such as AS-PTA. Access and use of these seeds creates autonomy, food sovereignty and sustainable livelihoods. The government's PAA program is playing a major role in...
Brazil
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Magazine article
Tataia Gică, the main character in the story of traditional products of the Covurlui Valley
Every time we rediscover traditional products we gladly remember the flavours from our childhood. Who had the chance, at least once, to visit a sheepfold, knows that is a special place, where fresh raw cheese, sour cream with hot polenta and butterfried lamb are just a few of their specific...
Romania
2014
Journal article
Systematization of agroecological experiences in the territory of 'Semiárido Nordeste II', in State of Bahia, Brazil
This article aims to describe and analyze the process of systematization of experiences of family farmers in the territory of Semiárido Nordeste II, located in state of Bahia, Brazil, as well as to provide clues about how they contribute to strengthen the agroecology in that region. The Brazilian semiarid region...
Brazil
2014 - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
Magazine article
Mărginimea Sibiului – a symbol of the tradition and faith of a community
“Mărginimea Sibiului” Association of Traditional and Ecological Products Producers was founded on 30 March 2011, at the initiative of a few kind producers from Sibiu County. Coordinated by the president Gheorghe Budrală, the association has 28 members now. “Mărginimea Sibiului” Association aims to valorise the traditional food heritage, and this...
Romania
2014
Blog article
Using sorghum and millet to tackle poverty and hunger in Zimbabwe
In collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe, FAO works to boost the production, processing and marketing of small grains.
Growing water-thirsty crops like maize in drought-prone areas is obviously risky. Yet many of Zimbabwe's smallholder farmers are doing precisely that - and with it, increasing their chances of poor yields, lost income and hunger. Working alongside Zimbabwe's Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanization and Irrigation Development, FAO, through its Technical Cooperation...
Zimbabwe
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Video
Mujeres en el Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar
Productoras salvadoreñas
Video que muestra la experiencia en El Salvador de una asociación de agricultoras familiares y cómo ellas se han organizado en torno a ser proveedoras de los comedores escolares, a través de las compras públicas. Así se mejora la alimentación de los niños a la vez que las familias y...
El Salvador
2014 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Project
Great opportunity in a small village
Hernádszentandrás is a small village with a population of 450 in North East Hungary. It has an unemployment rate of 40%, and 35% of the population is of Roma ethnicity. The region is listed in the multiply disadvantaged category. For centuries, traditional agriculture provided work and a living for the...
Hungary
2014
Book
Criterios generales para la agricultura familiar
El estudio de las experiencias de agricultura familiar con base agroecológica en Colombia, evidencia que es una opción viable para promover la seguridad alimentaria y a su vez contribuye al uso eficiente del suelo, la conservación de la biodiversidad y los servicios ecosistémicos que provee.
El resultado de este estudio es producto de los...
Colombia
2014 - Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural (MADR)
Journal article
Panorama of agroecology courses in Brazil
The agroecology courses have grown the last years, and its introduction in educational institutions began especially from the 2000s. Since then, several courses are created annually. However, there are few and spread studies that perform a systematic quantitative analysis of courses in agroecology in Brazil. This study aimed to identify...
Brazil
2014 - Rev. Bras. de Agroecologia
Manual
Tecnologias para a agricultura familiar
A agricultura familiar necessita de tecnologias apropriadas para melhorar os processos produtivos, aumentar os níveis de produtividade e se tornar mais competitiva. Predominantemente, os agricultores ainda têm pouco acesso às técnicas necessárias à produção sustentável. No entanto, existem várias tecnologias disponíveis para adoção imediata e incorporação em diferentes arranjos produtivos.
Várias...
Brazil
2014 - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
Article
我们能否兼顾农业生产与森林保护?
Viçosa市坐落于巴西米纳斯吉拉斯洲带 达马塔地区,由群山和贫瘠的土地围绕。这 里更适合家庭耕作而不适于机械化生产。
Brazil
2014 - LEISA China
Video
Feeding Europe: food sovereignty and agro-ecology
Over the past fifty years, the food system has become increasingly globalised and heavily dependent on cheap raw materials, chemical inputs and mechanisation. In short, the global food system is broken increasingly controlled by a handful of multinationals. This film demonstrates how people across Europe are re-organising their food supply...
2014 - Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEEurope)
Website
Aušra and Vladas Griciai farm
Aušra and Vladas Griciai family`s farm established in Kretinga district, Imbarė surroundings, Juodupėnų village. Part of the farm is certified as ecological. Currently, farmers are involved in “Landscape Program”. Major agricultural income is received from milk production. Aušra and Vladas are farming since 1993, after Lithuania regained its independence. Before...
Lithuania
2014 - Baltic Deal
Video
No seeds, no future
For many generations subsistence farmers have successfully grown their own fruits and vegetables, and reared their own livestock. KwaHhohho in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, has a rich history of these traditional farming practices. But these are under threat, and this small farming community is fighting to save their natural seeds and traditional...
South Africa
2014 - Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research (PAR)
Report
Estudio sobre alternativas de protección jurídico – normativa y de otra índole para semillas y prácticas tradicionales relacionadas con la agricultura, utilizadas y mantenidas por agricultoras y agricultores de nuestro país
Para el desarrollo de este estudio, se realizó un levantamiento de las normativas legales nacionales e internacionales vigentes en relación a la protección, conservación y uso de semillas y sus prácticas tradicionales y un análisis comparado de ambas normativas. Por otra parte, se presentan propuestas de alternativas de protección jurídica...
Chile
2014 - Oficina de Estudios y Políticas Agrarias (ODEPA)
Blog article
Veterinary help for livestock herders brings relief to Angola
The European Union and FAO are working together to strengthen food security in Angola by boosting its veterinary services.
Food security and animal health in Angola, Africa’s second biggest oil exporter, remain as some of the biggest challenges the country is facing. The Strengthening of Livestock Services in Angola (SANGA) project, led by FAO and co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the Institute of Veterinary Services (ISV) of...
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Book
Nourrir les villes, défi de l'agricultureure familiale.
Des innovations locales et paysannes en Afrique de l'Ouest
La Fondation de France et le Comité Français pour la Solidarité Internationale (CFSI) ont lancé le programme Promotion de l’agriculture familiale en Afrique de l’Ouest (PAFAO) en 2009. Centré sur la question « Comment une agriculture familiale durable peut-elle nourrir les villes ? », il accompagne les productrices et les...
2014 - Comité Français pour la Solidarité Internationale (CFSI)
Manual
Handbook On Agroecology: Farmer's Manual on Sustainable Practices
"This booklet is aimed to educate and inform farmers about diverse possibility of sustainable and safe food production methods and its techniques. This handbook is designed as a practical guide to these different practices of agroecology and their specific principles, techniques and strategies.We hope that these practical techniques would help...
India
2014 - Focus on the Global South
Website
Stafva Farm, Gotland
Stafva farm has been in the von Corswant family since 1862. At present Patrik von Corswant is the owner and responsible for the management. The farm formerly comprised about 550 ha but is now divided between several owners. The main farm has about 50 hectares of arable land and 50...
Sweden
2014 - Baltic Deal
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