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Primer registro de Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae), para Cuba, con una clave para las especies del género registradas en el país
La escama blanda algodonosa Pulvinaria floccifera (Westwood, 1870) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) se registra por primera vez para Cuba. Los ejemplares fueron recolectados en dos localidades de la Ciénaga de Majaguillar, al noreste de la provincia de Matanzas. El material testigo fue depositado en la Colección Zoológica del Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Blog article
How a food label is changing lives in mountain communities
Conscious consumerism is on the rise – making a big difference for Lalita and her family
The Sinja Valley in northwest Nepal is a breathtaking place with a rich history. Plunging mountainsides and rocky caves hide ruins of grand palaces and temples: remains of the capital city of the influential Western Malla kingdom that ruled the area between the 12th and 14th century.
Nowadays, however, that city...
Nepal
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Report
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Book
Análisis de la oferta exportable de los productos agrícolas de la región del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA)
Esta publicación contribuye a generar información de oportunidades para el comercio internacional en el sector agropecuario de la región del SICA, así como promover el uso de la herramienta SIMMAGRO para el conocimiento y análisis del sector agropecuario en la región del SICA.
Este estudio busca apoyar la reactivación y fortalecimiento...
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Blog article
Himachal farmer revives ancient crop system that saves water and has zero input costs
Nekram Sharma, a farmer from Karsog valley of Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, India revives along with its community an ancient indigenous farming technique.
Nau-Anaj (‘nau’ means nine and ‘anaj’ is crop) is an intercropping or mixed farming method to grow nine foodgrains on the same piece of land. These crops are...
India
2021
Blog article
Inspirational ideas: Growing organic vegetables – and jobs!
The Operational Group Biogemüse in Northern Hesse (Germany) identified a growing demand for fresh organic vegetables, but there was a lack of local produce available. At the same time the rural population was falling steadily and there was a low number of jobs which affected vulnerable population groups in particular....
Germany
2021 - EipAgri
Video
Historias del Proyecto Agricultura Climáticamente Inteligente - Producción de cacao en Ecuador
Testimonios de beneficiarios y socios sobre la implementación del proyecto Agricultura Climáticamente Inteligente con Cacao bajo sombra en Ecuador. Saberes tradicionales, enfoque de política pública local y nacional y proyección a mercados internacionales de productos provenientes de un modelo de producción sostenible.
Ecuador
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Video
Agroecological Soybean Production and Processing for Nutrition in Laos
In 2019, the Agriculture for Nutrition Project (AFN) provided funding support to the Lao Farmer Network (LFN) to pilot the production and processing of soybean in two villages of Nonghet district, Xiengkhouang province, Laos. The small project, “Piloting soybean production and processing to improve nutrition in Nonghet district”, was implemented...
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2021 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Case study
A spicy agricultural heritage: there’s more to wasabi than meets the eye
How Japanese farmers use traditional methods to grow the much-loved condiment
With its distinctive green colour and sharp, spicy flavour, wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) has been highly prized in Japan for centuries. There is evidence from written works that Buddhist monks ate “cold wasabi soup” from as early as the 12th century. By the 14th century, they began to eat sashimi topped with wasabi...
Japan
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Video
Why is biodiversity important for small-scale fisheries: Video on a new Handbook by ICSF and Crocevia
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) operate in both marine and inland waters, accounting for over half of the total fish catch in developing countries. The bulk of this catch is destined for local consumption and is a primary source of essential nutrients. The health of aquatic ecosystems are fundamental to the livelihoods...
2021 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Book
Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas
Una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2021-2022
Este informe bienal es fruto del esfuerzo conjunto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA).
La crisis sanitaria, económica y social causada por la...
2021 - Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
Video
Role and Initiatives of Farmers’ Organizations in Food Loss and Waste Managements
In her opening remarks, AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia highlighted the important role of farmer organizations and cooperatives in reducing food loss and waste as well as their initiatives including employing methods or techniques such as dehydration and drying techniques, etc. to prolong the shelf life or add value to...
American Samoa
2021 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Event
Organic Innovation Days 2021 - Better inputs for organic farming
For this year’s Organic Innovation Days, the only EU event on research & innovation for organic, TP Organics is collaborating with the two Horizon 2020-funded EU projects RELACS and Organic-PLUS, which both aim to reduce the use of contentious inputs in organic farming. The event will take place online on 30 November and 1 December 2021,...
Belgium
2021 - TP Organics
Video
Have a look at Video Report from national news in Zambia about CZU mobiLAB for detection of COVID-19
You will see, how local partners from different hospitals received our CZU mobiLAB with the presence of his excellency Ambassador of the Czech Republic Radek Rubeš. Also, our partners from ADRA and ADRA Zambia were present!
Enjoy this video report!
2021 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Magazine article
Strengthening Labour Rights and Representation of Smallholder Farmers in Myanmar
As the eldest daughter of a farmer, Ti Chia Pan grew up helping her parents grow bananas and vegetables in the village of Nanphalong, Temu, at the border between Myanmar and India. Her experience in the field gave her first-hand insight into the plight of farmers.
‘Ever since I was young,...
Myanmar
2021 - AFFM
Report
Ecuador - Criterios e indicadores sobre resiliencia climática en el desarrollo e implementación de programas de desarrollo agrícola rural
El presente informe desarrolla una propuesta para identificar criterios de resiliencia climática e indicadores en políticas públicas y programas sobre desarrollo agrícola rural y agricultura familiar en particular. Para apoyar a los países en este esfuerzo de identificación de criterios y desarrollo de indicadores clave, se proponen algunos ejemplos para...
Ecuador
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Video
India's natural farming revolution
In the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, India water scarcity and poor soil quality forced many farmers to walk away from agriculture. But a few years ago, the state of Andhra Pradesh launched an ambitious program called Andhra Pradesh Community managed Natural Farming (APCNF) that is transforming the farming practices to stop the...
India
2021 - France 24
Report
Amplifying agroecology in Vermont: Principles and processes to foster food systems sustainability
Agroecology represents a model system that supports the environment by offering an approach to food production that enhances biodiversity, builds ecological resilience, improves soil diversity, reduces the use of natural resources, and provides a healthy environment for the planet. It is increasingly recognized as an effective system that generates a...
United States of America
2021 - Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative, University of Vermont 2 Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Vermont 3 Gund Institute for the Environment, University of Vermont 4 Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont 5 Environmental Program, University of Vermont 6 Center for Sustainable Agriculture, University of Vermont 7 UVM Extension, University of Vermont 8 Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Toronto, CA 9 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Vermont
Event
Avanzando en innovación transformativa en América Latina. Implicaciones para para la política
El objetivo de estos talleres es crear un espacio de aprendizaje para explorar el tipo de iniciativas, metodologías y herramientas utilizados para fomentar cambios transformativos con actores locales como empresas, emprendedores, la comunidad o investigadores. Los talleres son un espacio de co-construcción donde serán discutidas estrategias de experimentación para abrir...
2021 - Hub Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Innovación Transformativa
Blog article
Entrepreneurship to promote organic farming
It is a well-known fact that the use of organic or biological inputs has assumed importance in the promotion of organic agriculture. In conventional agriculture where the application of chemical inputs is widely known for its direct action to feed and protect the crop,on the contrary, in organic agriculture, inputs...
India
2021 - Leisa India
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