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India / Social Development: Looking at the Long Term
A survey of fisherfolk in the Indian state of West Bengal shows that relief measures for natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic must take into account long-standing vulnerabilities. The two most important concepts to set the agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs) are ‘social development’ and ‘sustainable management’. The...
India
2021 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Article
Leading issues in implementation of farmer field schools: a global survey
This paper explores the methodological state, challenges and lessons learned, of the FFS around the World. A 52-item questionnaire was used to capture issues of design, implementation and evaluation of the FFS. Completed questionnaires were received from 57 ongoing or recent FFS programmes. Results highlight strengths and shortcomings in design,...
2021
Case study
Enfoque NEXO en Centroamérica: nuevas estrategias para promover el desarrollo del riego en áreas rurales. Diagnóstico y propuesta de fomento del riego en la agricultura familiar del sur-sureste de México
El enfoque NEXO es un modelo que integra a los sectores agua, energía y producción de alimentos en la implementación de políticas públicas, sean estas regulaciones o proyectos de desarrollo. La premisa de base es que estos tres sectores no pueden analizarse separadamente pues los impactos en un sector afectan...
Mexico
2021 - Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
Journal article
SARS-CoV-2 in eight municipalities of the Colombian tropics: high immunity, clinical and sociodemographic outcomes
Serological evaluation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an alternative that allows us to determine the prevalence and dynamics of this infection in populations. The goal of this study was to determine the clinical and sociodemographic dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a region of the Colombian Caribbean....
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
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Sprouting grains for livestock feed
When grains are soaked in water for a while and left to germinate, they will put out shoots or sprouts. By absorbing water sprouted seed more than double their weight. Sprouts are easier to digest than grains, because sprouting converts nearly all of the starch in the grains into sugar....
India
2021 - Access Agriculture
Report
EAFRD Projects Brochure 'Rural Inspiration Awards 2020'
This Projects Brochure presents the 15 finalists of the Rural Inspiration Awards (RIA) 2020. It gives well‑deserved visibility to their projects, provides updates on their achievements and aims to inspire new initiatives.
The RIA 2020 were the second edition of the ENRD's EU-wide rural development good practice competition. This edition focused on EAFRD-funded initiatives...
European Union
2021 - ENRD
Journal article
Los ingenieros agrónomos y su rol en los conflictos planteados por el uso de fotosanitarios en los territorios periurbanos
Se aborda los conflictos que se suceden con las normas en un territorio de relaciones que se entrecruzan entre lo rural y lo urbano. Los ingenieros agrçonomos se ven involucrados en estos aspectos ambientales de diferentes formas, las que trascienden a la producción.
Argentina
2021 - Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias/Universidad Nacional de Rosario
Fact sheet
Vanuatu food security profile
This brochure summarizes data on food consumption, demography and food prices in Vanuatu.
Vanuatu
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Event
Red de Alimentación Escolar Sostenible (RAES) Avances y compromisos de la América Latina y el Caribe
A pesar de los importantes avances en los programas de alimentación escolar en la región, desde el año 2020, el distanciamiento social impuesto por el COVID-19, que provocó el cierre de escuelas, demostró que los programas de alimentación escolar debían ser revisados y adaptados para atender a los estudiantes fuera...
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Journal article
Crop photoperiodism model 2.0 for the flowering time of sorghum and rice that includes daily changes in sunrise and sunset times and temperature acclimation
Daylength determines flowering dates. However, questions remain regarding flowering dates in the natural environment, such as the synchronous flowering of plants sown simultaneously at highly contrasting latitudes. The daily change in sunrise and sunset times is the cue for the flowering of trees and for the synchronization of moulting in...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Blog article
Knowledge and techniques for sustainable lobster fisheries on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua
Lobster exports in Nicaragua grew 34 percent between 2015 and 2019; the most productive zone is the Caribbean coast, part of the territory of the indigenous communities of the Miskitu, Sumu-Mayangna, Rama and Ulwa peoples, and of Afro-descendants, such as the Creole and Garífuna.
In this area, artisanal and commercial lobster catch...
Nicaragua
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Blog article
Ensuring biodiversity for systematic and sustainable food systems transformation
As the world prepares for transformations to its food systems in order to feed a growing planet, nutritiously and in an environmentally sustainable way, maintaining biodiversity will be a critical element in that equation, a panel of experts meeting in the Asia-Pacific region heard today.
A virtual consultative meeting was convened on the...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Journal article
Comment/Editorial: Time to Shift Gear
It is high time that negotiations on subsidies at the WTO result in an agreement whose primary goal is transparency and universality in fisheries conservation and management measures. The draft Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (WT/MIN(21)/W/5) from the Chair of the Negotiation Group on Rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO), ought...
2021 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Blog article
UN Food Systems Summit: it’s time to listen to civil society’s concerns
The world is falling well short of meeting Sustainable Development Goal 2 (to end hunger) by 2030, and many fear the upcoming United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) will not deliver on its promise to get the world on track to genuinely transform the way food is produced, distributed and consumed.
While the...
2021 - The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Journal article
India / Social Development: Hand in Hand
Though Kerala and Tamil Nadu are top performers on the Human Development Index, their advances in sustainability and social development do not reach small-scale fishers. Social development of fishing communities can be made possible only through policies and services for poverty eradication, employment generation and social inclusion that address the specific...
India
2021 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Report
Stories from Africa
Changing lives through diversified healthy foods
A healthy diet of fresh vegetables, proteins and fruit is a key ingredient for eliminating hunger and all forms of malnutrition and achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2, Zero Hunger by 2030. Unfortunately, a healthy diet has become an unaffordable luxury for close to 1 billion Africans, according to The State...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
Estudo mostra impacto da pandemia em negócios comandados por mulheres
A crise causada pela pandemia de coronavírus causou a interrupção das atividades de 39% dos negócios conduzidos por mulheres, segundo pesquisa feita pelo Instituto Locomotiva e a Rede Mulher Empreendedora. O estudo foi feito com uma amostra de 1.165 entrevistas em todas as regiões do país. Além das que tiveram...
Brazil
2021 - Dinheiro Rural
Case study
Mapeo de iniciativa de agricultura familiar en Nicaragua
Resumen de iniciativa vinculadas a la agricultura familiar
El mapeo de las iniciativas de agricultura familiar es una herramienta que busca entregar una visión completa sobre panorama de cada país de América Latina y el Caribe. Este resumen presenta una categorización de las distintas leyes que se implementaron e implementaran.
Nicaragua
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Book
FAO publications catalogue 2021
This catalogue aims to improve the dissemination and outreach of FAO’s knowledge products and overall publishing programme. By providing information on its key publications in every area of FAO’s work, and catering to a range of audiences, it thereby contributes to all organizational outcomes.
From statistical analysis to specialized manuals to...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
Cocoa from small farmers that protect the Amazon is awarded once more
By supporting the production of high-quality cocoa beans, this initiative has also provided family farmers with access to the international fine chocolate market. The premium bean-to-bar market pays up to four times more for cocoa beans and offers farmers the chance to take a fresh look at their own business. “They usually...
Brazil - Peru
2021 - Solidaridad
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