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Weaving a classroom of hope in the farm
Many passionate farmers are giving back to the society by sharing their knowledge and experience on growing food in an eco-friendly manner. This is how knowledge got passed from generation to generation, traditionally. But, present day farmers are moving a step ahead by integrating the modern technology and social media,...
India
2022 - Leisa India
Blog article
Territory Matters: A Methodology for Understanding the Role of Territorial Factors in Transforming Local Food Systems
The unsustainability of the globalized food system is a relevant debate. Despite the vast amount of literature on sustainable food systems, there is little research explaining how food system innovations can scale impact and influence systemic change. Moreover, not much literature considers the territorial context in which innovations take place,...
2022
Case study
Fishing for the future in the Mediterranean
Mediterranean countries collaborating to safeguard marine resources
Romeo Mikičić has been fishing in the azure waters of the Adriatic Sea for more than 40 years.The father of two is passionate about the sea and comes from generations of fishers who lived on the island of Cres, one of more than a thousand islands in the Republic of...
Croatia
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Fact sheet
Contexto de cadena ñame
En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de ñame enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación.
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Bibliografía completa de la corporación
Editorial Agrosavia
Repositorio...
Colombia
2022 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Article
Farms in transition: agroecological farming giving families an edge in the face of declining agricultural productivity and climate stress in Bikita, Zimbabwe
Agroecology is an approach that seeks to improve the integration of food systems through environmentally sustainable production systems. This paper explores the key practices considered to define agroecological farming in Bikita District of Masvingo in Zimbabwe. It reviewed the literature on agroecology and presented a criterion that informed analysis to...
Zimbabwe
2022 - Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Event
Agricultura Familiar para avanzar hacia sistemas agroalimentarios sostenible
La V Sesión Parlamentaria Hambre Cero tiene como objetivo principal abordar la importancia de la acción parlamentaria en torno a la Agricultura Familiar para avanzar hacia sistemas agroalimentarios sostenibles y contribuir a una recuperación transformadora para alcanzar la Agenda 2030. Lo anterior, en consideración de los compromisos asumidos con motivo...
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article
Reduction of Genetic Variation When Far From the Niche Centroid: Prediction for Mangrove Species
The niche-centroid hypothesis states that populations that are distributed near the centroid of the species' ecological niche will have higher fitness-related attributes, such as population abundance and genetic diversity than populations near the edges of the niche. Empirical evidence based on abundance and, more recently, genetic diversity data support this...
Colombia
2022 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Case study
Gestión municipal en seguridad alimentaria y nutricional y agricultura familiar
Este documento describe la ruta seguida, los resultados obtenidos y las lecciones aprendidas en la validación e implementación en El Salvador de un modelo de gestión, en el marco del programa "Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO", que permite ampliar la inversión municipal en acciones relacionadas con la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional...
El Salvador
2022 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Website
Plateforme AgriData du Sénégal
AgriData - une plateforme offrant un accès à plusieurs sources de données exhaustives et fiables, sur l’agriculture au Sénégal dans le but de contribuer à une meilleure politique de développement économique reposant sur des bases factuelles, et avec l’implication des agriculteurs et des autres acteurs de la chaîne de valeur....
Senegal
2022 - Plateforme AgriData du Sénégal
Photo gallery
Georgian red wheat bread revives tradition and sparks agritourism potential
Building on its rich gastronomic traditions, cultural heritage and striking scenery, Georgia’s ambition is to become a top sustainable agritourism destination in the region in the next decade.
To help make that happen, FAO and the EBRD are partnering with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, the Georgian National...
Georgia
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Fact sheet
Contexto de cadena acuicultora y pesca
En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de acuicultura y pesca enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación.
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Colombia
2022 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Video
ECOCIDADE: Urban Project in São Paulo, Brazil
The project "The City Needs Agroecology" has been conducted since 2021 in Brasilandia, northwest of Sao Paulo. The objective of the project is to improve the agroecological transition in order to foster local initiatives in public and community areas toward a circular food system.
This video of the project entitled ''Ecocidade''...
Brazil
2022 - A Cidade Precisa de Você
Policy brief/paper
Traditional mountain landscapes: crucial for meeting biodiversity and climate targets
Traditional mountain landscapes governed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) conserve unique wildlife and agrobiodiversity, and strongly support climate change adaptation and mitigation by protecting ecosystem services, including grasslands that store almost 50% more carbon than forests.
But mountain biodiversity and the Indigenous and traditional peoples that sustain it are...
Bhutan - China - India - Kenya - Kyrgyzstan - Peru - Tajikistan
2022 - International Institute for Environment and Development IIED
Blog article
À l’heure de l’urgence climatique, quelle est l'importance de l'inclusion financière ?
Cet article explique en quoi les produits de crédit (permettant par exemple d’investir dans des moyens de réduction des risques) et d’assurance peuvent aider les populations pauvres à renforcer leur résilience face aux chocs climatiques. Il souligne que fournir ce type d’outils financiers est néanmoins très complexe et propose quelques...
2022 - Portail FinDev
Report
European good practices on land banking
Many countries in Western Europe have a long tradition of applying land banking as part of the integrated toolbox of land management instruments. As with land consolidation, the traditional purpose of land banking has been to support agriculture and rural development by reducing land fragmentation and facilitating the enlargement of...
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Fact sheet
Contexto de cadena algodón
En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de algodón enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación.
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Editorial Agrosavia
Repositorio...
Colombia
2022 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Article
Concentration and crises: exploring the deep roots of vulnerability in the global industrial food system
This is a must-read journal that was put out by Jennifer Clapp in The Journal of Peasant Studies. The world has experienced three global food crises in the past 50 years. While unique triggers sparked each of these crises, they all exposed extreme concentration within the global industrial food system...
2022
Blog article
Las voces jóvenes del campo hablan
En Colombia la población total de jóvenes entre los 14 y 18 años ascendió a 12 millones de personas, de las cuales cerca del 22% corresponde a jóvenes rurales. Mujeres y hombres campesinos, indígenas y afrodescendientes que permanecen olvidados e invisibles. Este especial quiere mostrar la diversidad, pluralidad, riqueza y...
Colombia
2022 - CINEP -Programa por la Paz
Blog article
Quand les paysans Indiens passent au bio, le pari de l’agroécologie
Dans les campagnes de l’Andhra Pradesh, cet Etat agricole du sud-est qui a lancé depuis 2018 le plus grand programme d’agroécologie au monde. Près d’un million de paysans y sont déjà passés au "natural farming", délaissant OGM, pesticides, fongicides, et engrais chimiques.
India
2022 - https://www.franceinter.fr
Article
Study of the technical efficiency of the sweet chili (Capsicum chinense) in the producing regions of the Colombian Caribbean
Sweet pepper cultivation is one of the more important activities in the Caribbean region, cultivated by approximately 4,284 farmers with the family farming system, in areas ranging from 0.25 to 2.0 ha. In the literature for this region, there is no evidence of a study that has investigated the technical...
Colombia
2022 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
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