Los bioinsumos agrícolas son productos biológicos elaborados a partir de organismos o sus derivados, desarrollados para la protección de los cultivos y el medio ambiente (Parada & Muñoz, 2015). Garantizar la eficacia de los bioinsumos que se comercializan es un parámetro crucial para que los productores los adopten y para...

Two new sites in Japan - an inland fisheries and associated paddy farming system centred on the country’s largest lake and a traditional fruit-growing area  believed to have been the birthplace of Japanese grape cultivation - have been formally recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS). The two sites have been...

Though essential to food security on the continent, Africa’s small-scale farmers are often under-resourced and impoverished while also baring the brunt of climate change and biodiversity loss. With the Ukraine war raising fears about food insecurity and hunger, it’s never been more critical to help remove whatever barriers exist for this essential workforce. These include a lack...

Corte de caña de azúcar, transporte de caña, molienda de caña, producción de panela, compostaje, nutrición vegetal. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional (BAC) Podcast Dimensions Agriperfiles Google Scholar LaReferencia Redalyc Redcol ResearchGate WhastApp Noticias científicas AGROMETRICS CRIS AGROSAVIA: https://vivo.agrosavia.co/

The war in Ukraine has brought the global food crisis to the forefront. But the crisis is not new. Food insecurity has been increasing for several years, as have global food prices, which reached record levels in 2021. After two years of pandemic, in the face of climate disruption, conflicts...

Veterinary experts from around the world today attended an event at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to mark the publication of a book celebrating the eradication of rinderpest and to launch the next phase of the global fight against peste des...

Agroecological approaches promote more diverse food production, a reduction in the use of harmful chemical inputs, and the creation of farmer cooperatives with strong connections to local markets. The expertise accumulated by farmers over generations, and the conclusion of the International Panel on Climate Change, is that it is exactly these...

This guidance note presents UNDP's updated approach to livelihoods and economic recovery programming in Fragile and Post-Crisis/Transition Settings (FACTS). Over the years, UNDP has contributed to strengthening the livelihoods of millions of people affected by conflict and natural disasters, as well as catalyze structural transformation towards more inclusive and greener...

Rekhadevi Bohora serves as the secretary of the Kalika Land Right Agriculture Cooperative, an essential role in her community. Inspired by her cooperative's support, she embarked on an entrepreneurial journey by securing a loan. With these funds, she established her own shop, a testament to her determination and the cooperative's...

Esta cartilla describe la forma en que un apicultor debe tomar muestras en colmenas para obtener un diagnóstico adecuado que le sirva como herramienta en la toma de decisiones para el manejo sanitario y el mejoramiento de la productividad y el bienestar de las abejas. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial...

Tea production accounts for 9%  of Malawi’s foreign exchange earnings and is a major employer, but smallholder farmers are struggling. While those in neighbouring Kenya are adding value to their tea crop for their own benefit, Malawi’s smallholder farmers — the majority of whom are women — gain far less...

Who are Indigenous Peoples? Diversity between regions and countries, and differences in backgrounds, cultures, history, and conditions have proved extremely difficult for the development of one single definition, at an international level, applicable to all Indigenous communities. In accordance with international consensus, FAO abides by the following criteria when considering Indigenous...

As the custodian organization for 21 SDG indicators and a contributing agency to another five indicators, one of the Organization’s top priorities is to improve the capacity of Member countries to measure the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and monitor the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With now less than ten...

Clasificación de hornillas paneleras para mejorar la eficiencia energética. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional (BAC) Podcast Dimensions Agriperfiles Google Scholar LaReferencia Redalyc Redcol ResearchGate WhastApp Noticias científicas AGROMETRICS CRIS AGROSAVIA: https://vivo.agrosavia.co/

There are eight years left to reach the SDGs. Agrifood systems transformation is urgently needed if we are to achieve sustainability, resilience and food security and nutrition in a post-COVID world. This desired transformation can only be achieved by strengthening and capitalizing on the knowledge, experience, skills, and capabilities for collective...

EU Partnerships are a new and ambitious instrument in Horizon Europe, the EU’s 9 th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (R&I). With ERA-Nets (including ERA-Net CORE Organic) and JPIs ending in their current format1 , the new partnerships are expected to pool resources of a wide range of public...

El sistema de producción de alimentos en el mundo está lleno de fallas, acuerdo a Guilherme Brady, jefe de la Unidad para la Participación de la Agricultura Familiar y las Redes Parlamentarias dentro de la División de Colaboración de las Naciones Unidas y las Asociaciones de la FAO. Al ser entrevistado por Diario Libre indicó que la agricultura...

An article titled Training videos on agroecology – Putting the power of learning in farmers’ hands, which throws spotlight on how Access Agriculture (www.accessagriculture.org) helps scale agroecology across the Global South, has just been published in the June 2022 edition of LEISA India magazine (Issue 24.2).  To read the full article,...

Ethiopia’s forests have been declining due to agricultural conversion, increased wood extraction for fuel and construction, and livestock over-grazing. The country has several high-profile tree-planting programmes, including the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI). Proponents say the GLI will help re-green the country, improve local livelihoods and build climate resilience, while critics...

El proyecto tiene como objetivo apoyar el fortalecimiento de la gobernanza marino-costera en Chile, integrando y coordinando comunidades locales, instituciones públicas, privadas, académicas y de la sociedad civil, para la conservación y uso sustentable de los mares y costas de Chile. Se lleva a cabo a través de acciones de...