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Guidelines
Innovation for sustainable, healthy, and inclusive agrifood systems and rural societies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Framework for action 2021-2025
Innovation framework of action 2021-2025 that shows the renewed regional innovation agenda, linking agriculture, nutrition, and health with sustainability and resiliency, as well as prosperity and inclusion. The document highlights the key strategic areas of FAO's work to promote innovation in LAC.
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Practices
Tensor de alambres de bastidores o marcos

Los bastidores o marcos que se utilizan en la apicultura poseen alambres tensos en los que va incrustada la cera de abejas, donde estarán ubicados las crías, el polen y la miel. Para que la cera no se deforme los alambres de los bastidores deben estar correctamente estirados y tensados,...
Nicaragua
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA

Practices
Establecimiento de sistemas agroforestales

Los Sistemas Agroforestales son sistemas de producción sostenible con el manejo de suelo, agua y árboles en forma dispersa en el terreno, con diferentes tipos de podas. Los cultivos se manejan mediante prácticas agronómicas, basadas en la no quema, el manejo de rastrojo, la cero labranza y la siembra directa....
Honduras
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA

Blog article
Planting their way to self-reliance

A little idea can go a long way. This is what Simon Adriko learnt when he started showing farmer-training videos to residents of the refugee settlements in the West Nile region of Uganda to increase agricultural productivity, improve their livelihood and make them self-reliant.
Uganda
2021 - Access Agriculture

Magazine article
DIVERSIDAD vs. AFINIDAD y la fórmula de la inteligencia colectiva para innovar

La inteligencia colectiva necesaria para la innovación, se define por la relación entre la diversidad y la afinidad de los actores participantes. La diversidad nos permite aumentar las opciones y capacidades en el proceso, pero muchas veces se vuelve inmanejable. Si no funciona, entonces recurrimos a la afinidad. Si logramos...
Argentina
2021 - Universidad Nacional de Rosario/ Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias

Blog article
Instalada Câmara Temática da Agricultura Familiar do Consórcio Nordeste

O Consórcio Interestadual de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Nordeste instalou a Câmara Temática da Agricultura Familiar na última segunda-feira (01/02). O objetivo da Câmara é que, baseando-se nas experiências exitosas dos nove estados que compõem o Consórcio, seja elaborada até março uma proposta que articule, apoie e aperfeiçoe a implementação de políticas...
Brazil
2021 - Consórcio Interestadual de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Nordeste

Journal article
Upper limits to sustainable organic wheat yields

Current use of mineral nitrogen (N) fertilizers is unsustainable because of its high fossil energy requirements and a considerable enrichment of the biosphere with reactive N. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) from leguminous crops is the most important renewable primary N source, especially in organic farming. However, it remains unclear to...
2021

Report
Contributions of indigenous peoples to climate action in Latin America

Experiences in the forests, biodiversity and ecosystems sector
This publication provides a summary of the current situation of indigenous peoples and climate action in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries where the EUROCLIMA+ programme has implemented FBE sector projects. It also describes the work guidelines adopted by the implementing entities of Forests, Biodiversity and Ecosystems (FBE) projects....
2021 - Directorate-General for International Partnerships (European Commission)

Journal
The Organic Farmer

"The Organic Farmer" (TOF) is the English version of the magazine for small-scale Kenyan farmers who previously had only very limited access to information on ecological farming. It is the only magazine for ecological farming in East Africa. Similarly unique is "Mkulima Mbunifu" (The Smart Farmer), the edition of TOF in Swahili....
Kenya
2021 - Infonet-Biovision

Report
Women's leadership and gender equality in climate action and disaster risk reduction in Africa

Despite the key roles that rural women play in food systems, in agrobiodiversity conservation, natural resource management, food production, preparation and marketing, rural women are particularly affected by the impacts of climate change due to limited access and control over resources fundamental to adaptation and limited participation in decision-making processes....
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Fact sheet
Arreglos y densidades: arreglos de siembra

El plátano se integra a otro cultivo principal (café, cacao, cítricos, guayaba, entre otros). El cultivo de plátano puede tener elementos funcionales como aporte de sombra temporal o diversificación de la producción. Predomina en la zona del Eje Cafetero.
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Journal article
The Contribution of Mobile Pastoral Herds to Soil Fertility Maintenance in Sedentary Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems at Farm and Territory Scales—Part of Mutually Reinforcing Social and Ecological Relationships Supporting Sustainability

Agricultural development through settlement schemes on desert lands has always raised acute debates, especially over environmental issues due to cultivation based on intensive additions of water and fertilizers. However, nutrient cycling approaches at the farm level are generally based on apparent N flows, i.e., purchased inputs and sold products, without...
2021

Practices
Manejo e identificación de plagas alimentadoras de vainas y semillas en el cultivo de frijol

La producción de frijol (Phaseolus vulgaris) es influenciada por muchos factores bióticos y abióticos que interaccionan durante su ciclo de crecimiento. Las enfermedades son uno de los mayores factores bióticos que afectan la producción de frijol. Muchos de los organismos que causan estas enfermedades son portados por las semillas derivadas...
Uganda
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA

Video
Preparación del abono orgánico Bocashi

En el siguiente video se encuentra el proceso de elaboración del abono orgánico Bocashi, también sus ingredientes y recomendaciones para una perfecta elaboración. Más información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional (BAC) Podcast Dimensions Agriperfiles Google Scholar LaReferencia Redalyc Redcol ResearchGate
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Practices
Técnicas y metodologías de extensión

A continuación se comparten cuatro afiches con información sobre la extensión, metodologías de extensión, medios de extensión en el campo y técnicas de extensión y medios auxiliares pertenecientes todas ellas a la Colección Extensionista. El material ha sido elaborado por el Proyecto Altiplano de la FAO en Guatemala, “Apoyo a...
Guatemala
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA

Newsletter
Access Agriculture Panorama No. 6 - January 2021

Highlights• Access Agriculture 2021 Calendar (download and print)• Access Agriculture leaflet (view/download) • Announcement: 80 new videos posted on our platform www.accessagriculture.org.• Meet our Ambassador: Maliki Agnoro• Access Agriculture Engagement Analytics
2021 - Access Agriculture

Event
Webinar: Stock-take report on agroecology in IFAD operations: An integrated approach to sustainable food systems

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) invites you to the launch of IFAD’s first comprehensive report on a holistic approach to sustainable production and food systems. Based on a stock-take of recent IFAD-supported projects assessing their promotion of agroecology, this learning session will discuss key findings and recommendations for more...
2021 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Blog article
Let’s Celebrate CSA Day (and CSA Week) !

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is the name we give to a diversity of approaches that all aim to strengthen direct farmer-eater relationships. This includes sharing risks and benefits. This is the essence of CSA. #CSADay was first launched in 2015 by Small Farm Central as a sign-up day in the USA. Since then, CSA...
2021 - Urgenci

Conference paper
Hacia la sociedad del cuidado: los aportes de la Agenda Regional de Género en el marco del desarrollo sostenible

La desigualdad de género ha sido históricamente un rasgo estructural en América Latina y el Caribe, que está en la base de la insostenibilidad del modelo de desarrollo dominante. A su vez, la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), además de profundizar los nudos estructurales de la desigualdad de género,...
2021 - Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

Book
Sustainable Agricultural Land Management (SALM) booklet for children

Table of Contents 1. AgroforestryWhat is agroforestrySALMImportance of TreesCommon Agroforestry TreesCommon Agroforestry Fruit TreesWhy do we need treeHow to plant a tree 2. Climate ChangeWhat is climate change?What causes climate changeWhat are the solutions 3. Clean & Safe EnvironmentReduce and reuseRecycle 4. Nutritional GardenColour and Name VegetablesCOlour and Name FruitsBenefits of having a nutritional...
2021 - Vi Agroforestry
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