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Architecture of Cocoa Genotypes in Colombia as Affected by Bud Type, Grafting Technique, and Pruning

Organization of plant aerial parts and root distribution, environmental conditions such as light, temperature, humidity and agronomic practices (grafting and pruning) influences the final architecture of the plant. Most of cocoa plantations in Colombia belong to the plagiotropic type that emit branches and suckers in a disorderly way, which leads...
Colombia
2022 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Journal article
India: Rings of Fire

Conflicts over fishing gear have again erupted along the Coromandel Coast of India, pointing to the urgent need for effective management. In August, 2021 tensions escalated in the state of Tamil Nadu along India’s southeastern coast when an altercation between fishers at sea led one to be hospitalized with serious injuries....
India
2022 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

Conference proceedings
Les systèmes participatifs de garantie en Afrique de l'Ouest

Face à l’inadéquation des certifications internationales pour les filières ouest-africaines locales, les systèmes de garantie participatifs (SPG) et leurs structurations nationales sont-ils une solution pour répondre à la demande croissante en produits sans résidus de pesticides sur les marchés locaux ? Voici les éléments de réponses du réseau Roppa-Pafao-Jafowa. 
Benin - Burkina Faso - Madagascar - Mali
2022 - Roppa

Event
Sistemas agrícolas sustentables para enfrentar el cambio climático

El propósito del evento es presentar soluciones innovadoras y sustentables que permitan a medianos y pequeños productores agrícolas, así como a los demás actores relevantes del sector agrícola, contar con información actualizada sobre las oportunidades existentes para mejorar sus modelos productivos y enfrentar el cambio climático. Se trata de un...
Chile
2022 - Nucleo de Biotecnología de Curauma (NBC)

Blog article
Rural African women embrace agroecology: FAO

Despite their crucial role in agrifood systems, women are faced with enormous challenges, including exclusion from decision-making, denial of essential productive resources such as land, water, credit, information, and technologies, and disregard for their deep knowledge of local contexts. A key ally in empowering these women to continue working the...
2022 - https://farmersreviewafrica.com/

Blog article
Politiques favorables à l’agroécologie : avancées et défis

La plateforme partenariale pour la transformation agroécologique vient de publier son premier rapport. Un examen des différentes mesures politiques menées à travers le monde pour soutenir l’agroécologie. Les avancées récentes et les défis restants sont passés aux cribles des expertes et experts de la plateforme.
2022 - Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)

Newsletter
Boletín Territorio y Libertad. Número #3. Soberanía y autonomía alimentaria. PARTE 2

Boletín Territorio y Libertad. Número #3. Soberanía y autonomía alimentaria. PARTE 2. Editado por el Grupo de Trabajo CLACSO Estudios críticos del desarrollo rural
2022 - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO)

Journal article
India: Bringing Back the Artisanal in Small-scale Fisheries

The future of sustainable fisheries around the world does not lie merely in the scale of operations but in the artisanal attitude and its attendant culture. This is the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022). From a quick survey of the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization...
India
2022 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

Article
Innovations numériques au service de la transition agro-écologique au Bénin

Face au défi alimentaire et aux instabilités climatiques, l’agriculture du Bénin doit accroître ses performances économiques, sociales et environnementales, en particulier par le développement de l’agroécologie. Le numérique est souvent cité comme un levier majeur de la transition agroécologique, mais les innovations numériques en agriculture au Bénin restent peu visibles....
Benin
2022 - CIRAD

Video
Harvesting and storing okra

Harvest the soft okra every two days, so they don’t become ripe. But leave the smallest ones for the next harvest. If you leave the pods on the plant to become ripe, this takes energy from the plant and slows down new growth. An okra plant whose pods are harvested...
Mali
2022 - Access Agriculture

Manual
Asia-Pacific roadmap for primary forest conservation

The purpose of the roadmap is to delineate and inform the process by which decision makers and actors can evaluate the status, diversity and trends of primary forests in the region, identify priority areas for primary forest conservation, assess the threats they face, and explore possible ways to address them....
2022 - FAO; CIFOR; CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry;

Video
African Agroecological Entrepreneurship & Territorial Markets Convening

From May 24th to 26th, 2022, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) has teamed with partners to host the first trailblazing three-day continental convening on AFRICAN AGROECOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TERRITORIAL MARKETS in Munyonyo, Uganda. Over 130 people in person and 80 virtual participants attended the event, which brought...
2022 - AFSA

Blog article
Community Radio: Building Trust During and Post-Covid-19 Waves

This blog, in the backdrop of World Radio Day, highlights the instrumental role Community Radio Alfaz-e-Mewat FM 107.8 played during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a country as vast and diverse as India, inclusion can only be achieved by strengthening communication that serves the people at the bottom of the pyramid,...
India
2022 - Agricultural Extension in South Asia AESA

Case study
Working in harmony with the environment

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems preserve the biodiversity in their midst
Biodiversity constitutes an essential element in our global ecosystems and provides the foundation for agricultural practices and food production. It is essential to our well-being and food security, but it is often threatened by our activities. In some places, however, farmers have learned to work in harmony with the environment...
2022 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Fact sheet
Contexto de cadena forestal

En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de forestal 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. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio...
Colombia
2022 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Blog article
Action Plan for the Development of Organic Production in the EU

Organic farming is a farming method that uses natural substances and processes to produce food. This means that organic farming has a low environmental impact. In accordance with the EU regulation for organic production, it is very restrictive on the use of different synthetic products and prohibits the use of...
European Union
2022 - EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Network

Event
High Level “Scaling up Agroecology Initiative” virtual event

Since its launch in 2018, the Scaling up Agroecology Initiative seeks to mobilize dialogue, cooperation and investment within and beyond the UN system, to bring agroecology to scale and achieve multiple sustainable development goals through sustainable agriculture and food systems. Different UN Agencies are progressively supporting agroecology across their respective...
India - Mexico - Senegal
2022 - FAO, IFAD, WFP, CBD, UNEP, UNDP, WHO

Blog article
CYCLE DE L'EAU : UNE SIXIÈME LIMITE PLANÉTAIRE VIENT D’ÊTRE FRANCHIE, C’EST LA DEUXIÈME CETTE ANNÉE

Une sixième limite planétaire vient d'être franchie selon plusieurs scientifiques. Elle concerne le cycle de l'eau et plus particulièrement l'eau verte, celle qui est absorbée par les végétaux. En Amazonie, mais partout ailleurs, l'humidité des sols change et les forêts se transforment en savanes en raison du changement climatique et...
2022 - Novethic

Website
Animal Production and Health Division (NSA)

The NSA Division supports member countries to strengthen the contribution of the livestock sector towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – as animal rearing on farms can be particularly effective at reducing hunger and poverty. The Division endeavours to facilitate the participation of all livestock producers – large and...
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Fact sheet
Contexto de cadena hortalizas

En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de hortalizas 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. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio...
Colombia
2022 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
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