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Technological and socio-economic analysis of the local production system of the pink Zaragoza bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the Caribbean of Colombia
The objective of this study was to characterize the Zaragoza pink bean production system in the Colombian Caribbean from the technical and economic point of view. A survey was randomly applied to 32 farmers in producing areas. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, measurements of central tendency and contingency...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Fact sheet
Zirâa Al Hayate Cooperative in Morocco
The initiative is taking place in the Rabat region. The Zirâa Al Hayate "Seed of Life" cooperative in the Rabat region distributes plant products from 10 farms with agroecology practices. The cooperative's farms started their activities with agroecology techniques in 2017.
The 10 participating farms of the cooperative are labeled Participatory...
Morocco
2021 - CARI, Agrisud International
Blog article
Inspirational ideas: Weed control without chemicals
Over the past decades, agriculture has become increasingly dependent on the use of herbicides and of pesticides. While they have contributed to boosting yields, herbicides can have negative effects on the environment, on biodiversity and also on human health. Therefore, the EU has more recently created policies which seek non-chemical...
European Union
2021 - Eip Agri, Agriculture & Innovation
Article
Yield response of yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) to inoculation with Azotobacter and nitrogen chemical fertilization in the Caribbean region of Colombia
En estudios previos, realizamos una colecta de raíces y suelos asociados a cultivos de ñame (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) en la región Caribe de Colombia, de los cuales se lograron aislar e identificar varias cepas de Azotobacter chroococcum y Azotobacter vinelandii, que en estudios de laboratorio y casa de malla mostraron...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Blog article
Europe and Central Asia: “economic and agricultural powerhouse” with solutions at hand
The region of Europe and Central Asia is an economic and agricultural powerhouse that boasts diverse cultures, agri-food systems and climatic zones, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today. This diversity, he added, provides opportunities to share experience and good practices within the region and beyond, but to tap this potential...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Newsletter
FAO Right to Food Newsletter, May 2021, Issue 9
As the world continues to face the hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis is hitting the poorest harder and continues to exacerbate pre-existing inequalities.
FAO´s work on the right to food can offer solutions to the global pandemic recovery response in its promotion of a people-centred and inclusive approach.
Our...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Book part
Enrollador de las hojas en guayaba Strepsicrates smithiana Walsingham, 1891 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Strepsicrates smithiana es considerada una de las principales plagas en el cultivo de guayaba en el Valle de Cauca, donde puede ocasionar pérdidas superiores al 50% (Canacuán Nasamuez & Carabalí Muñoz, 2015, Carabalí Muñoz et al., 2015). Los estados larvales ocasionan defoliación de brotes jóvenes que afectan el posterior desarrollo...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Practices
Concentrados caseros para aves
Esta publicación orienta a la familia en la forma de preparar alimentos para tener aves de corral sanas y productivas; utilizando granos como maíz, sorgo o maicillo, los que mezclados y preparados con frijoles, hojas de árboles forrajeros, hojas de leguminosas, sales minerales y cáscaras de huevo, entre otros ingredientes,...
Honduras
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Blog article
Inspirational ideas: Sustainable farming in French Guiana
Growing sustainable tropical crops in an outermost region of the European Union: that’s what Julien Villard has been doing since 2016. He left his job as a civil engineer on the European mainland and became a farmer in French Guiana. He set up Villandia Farm, 3 hectares of land where...
France - French Guiana
2021 - Eip Agri, Agriculture & Innovation
Article
Decision-making in the purchase of equipment in agricultural research laboratories: a multiple-criteria approach under partial information
Investments in the agricultural sector represented by innovations and new technologies strongly influence the economic growth in developing countries. In this context, purchasing decisions have become more relevant. Multiple-criteria decision-making techniques are well suited for decision-makers (DMs) who are considering the introduction of new technologies. In this paper, a multi-criteria model...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Journal article
Tanzania: Buying into a Noble Idea
An early champion of the interests of small-scale fishers, the East African nation of Tanzania is among the trailblazers in plans to implement the SSF Guidelines. The United Republic of Tanzania is endowed with about 349,000 sq km of marine and freshwater bodies, comprising substantial fishery resources. This has made the...
Taiwan Province of China
2021 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Video
A Food System to Heal the Planet
Food is essential for our bodies, our economies and our communities—but the way we produce food right now isn’t always good for the planet. Feeding people doesn’t have to come at nature’s expense, though. Regenerative food systems actively restore nature while also ensuring we’re able to feed many generations to...
2021 - The Nature Conservancy
Website
Youth Art Contest for the One Health Future We Want
With the COVID-19 pandemic signaling a historic moment to build transformative resilience across our health, food and ecosystems, the momentum to strengthen a One Health approach is gaining greater political and stakeholder traction.
As the international community ramps up for a bigger One Health movement, FAO, through the World Food Forum, is organizing a...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Video
Celebraciones del Día Mundial de la Alimentación 2021 en América Latina y el Caribe
Este video es un compendio de las distintas celebraciones que se han dado en la región en el marco del Día Mundial de la Alimentación 2021.
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Project
Strengthening livestock production chains based on species-rich forages to overcome meat and dairy sector and improve sustainability of livestock farm
The project consists of seven WPs and 32 activities aimed to:- study the status and potential of milk and meat supply chains based on species rich grasslands- improve the organization and efficiency of the supply chains based on species rich grasslands, and implement innovative solutions in the farms- develop an...
Italy
2021 - Eip Agri, Agriculture & Innovation
Video
Stronger plants with raised beds
Raised beds must be 20 to 30 centimetres high, 80 to 100 centimeters wide and the furrows 30 to 40 centimeters wide. The beds can be 50 to 100 meters long depending on the slope of the field. Because the beds are wide, water is channelled faster through the land,...
2021 - Access Agriculture
Journal article
Co-production of ecosystem services through agricultural practices: perception of stakeholders supporting smallholders in the Brazilian Amazon
This paper investigates the perceptions of a diversity of stakeholders supporting smallholders in the eastern Brazilian Amazon about ecosystem services and agricultural practices. Our results come from 30 semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders in two contrasting municipalities in this region (Paragominas and Irituia). We identified 17 different ecosystem services and 15 agricultural practices....
Brazil
2021 - Cahiers Agricultures
Miscellanea
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas
Introductory Booklet
It is crucial to reconnect the UNDROP to the small-scale food producers worldwide – the same people who inspired its content, who worked on its development and whose Rights to dignified lives and livelihoods continues to be violated. This training toolkit will help us to effectively use the UNDROP in...
2021 - La Via Campesina (LVC)
Report
Report on monitoring schemes and data collection on biodiversity for food and agriculture in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Biodiversity protection encompasses key aspects directly related to the sustainability of our food systems: BFA provides a diverse and heterogenous biological basis for diverse and resilient production systems, for the pollination of cultures, for increased diversity of food, and is strongly linked to local and indigenous knowledge on local crops...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Book part
Estado actual de los recursos zoogenéticos en Colombia y su estrategia de consolidación
Los recursos zoogenéticos se componen de especies de animales que la sociedad utiliza o puede utilizar para la producción de alimentos, bienes o servicios. Estos recursos genéticos constituyen una parte importante y estratégica del patrimonio biológico de un país, son la materia prima para los programas de selección y mejoramiento...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
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