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Diálogo regional sobre la igualdad de género y empoderamiento de las mujeres para la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios de América Latina y el Caribe

Un sistema alimentario justo, transformador y equitativo en relación con el género es aquel que permite a los países, comunidades, hogares, y a los hombres y mujeres, contar con lo necesario para producir y tener acceso suficientes alimentos para sus familias y poblaciones a través de procesos sostenibles, positivos para...
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Article
Which farms feed the world and has farmland become more concentrated?

Numerous attempts have been made to estimate the share of the world’s food produced by family farms and by farms of different sizes. This paper updates estimates of the number of farms worldwide, their distribution and that of farmland, using the most recent agricultural censuses available, in combination with survey...
2021

Article
Análisis de rachas de lluvia para el manejo de cultivos de caña, Saccharum officinarum, en el valle del río Cauca, Colombia

Las condiciones ecuatoriales del valle del río Cauca determinan que sea posible sembrar y cosechar caña de azúcar durante todo el año. Es decir, no hay fechas definidas de siembra y cosecha, a diferencia de lo que sucede en otros países (zafra). En este escenario, las lluvias, además de impactar...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Report
Promover prácticas agrícolas sostenibles: De los incentivos a la adopción y los resultados

Las prácticas agrícolas sostenibles permiten un uso más eficiente de los recursos naturales, mitigan el impacto de la agricultura en el medio ambiente y fortalecen la capacidad de adaptación al cambio climático y la variabilidad climática. Debido a que estas prácticas generalmente requieren un esfuerzo sustancial o la asignación de...
2021 - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)

E-learning
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries - Introduction

This course is the first of a series that aims to provide guidance on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) and its application to fisheries management. It provides a comprehensive overview of the world fisheries and goes on explaining fisheries management, its objectives, mechanisms and challenges. Subsequently EAF is introduced,...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Case study
How can we eliminate child labour in cotton production?

Diversifying livelihoods to increase income could be the answer in Mali
Cotton is one of the most common fabrics in the world, from its origins in ancient India to the modern garments many of us wear today. This durable, versatile and naturally organic fabric is made from the white, fluffy fibres around the seeds of cotton plants.  However, the backstory of cotton...
Mali
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Journal article
Identifying Genes Associated with Abiotic Stress Tolerance Suitable for CRISPR/Cas9 Editing in Upland Rice Cultivars Adapted to Acid Soils

Five genes of large phenotypic effect known to confer abiotic stress tolerance in rice were selected to characterize allelic variation in commercial Colombian tropical japonica upland rice cultivars adapted to drought-prone acid soil environments (cv. Llanura11 and Porvenir12). Allelic variants of the genes ART1, DRO1, SUB1A, PSTOL1, and SPDT were...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Newsletter
Yemaya Newsletter No.63, May 2021

Yemaya No. 63, dated May 2021, features articles from US, The Netherlands, Myanmar, Senegal, and an article on women in fisheries and human rights.The article from the US by Linda Behnken argues that a growing coalition of small-scale, community-based fishers is calling for the recognition and protection of Alaska’s invaluable...
2021 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

Blog article
Campanha incentiva feiras e mercados populares a se adequar aos novos tempos

Iniciativa do governo da Bahia fomenta a adoção de boas práticas durante a pandemia, como hábitos de higiene e de distanciamento social
O governo da Bahia está lançando uma campanha intitulada “Viva a Feira”, cujo objetivo é apoiar os municípios a adequarem as feiras livres, feiras orgânicas, feiras agroecológicas e mercados municipais às normas de saúde recomendadas para enfrentamento da Covid-19. A iniciativa é promovida por meio da Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Rural...
Brazil
2021 - Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Rural (SDR) - Bahia/Brasil

Report
FAO-WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: August to November 2021 outlook

The August to November edition of the Hunger Hotspots report provides the results of a joint FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots, highlights countries that are at risk of significant food security deterioration, and in particular acute hunger and associated malnutrition. The analysis takes into account all...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Practices
Apicultura: registros básicos de producción

En la apicultura actual con las nuevas variables que se incorporan, se requiere de la sistematización de los procesos y manejos para ordenar, además de realizar la toma de decisiones en base a información clara y objetiva. Para lo cual el apicultor debe decidir en base a sus líneas productivas...
Mexico
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA

Case study
EU-STREIT Programme in Papua New Guinea

Supporting women to come together into a cohesive female-led group to play an active role in and benefit equally from an increased cocoa production
Leading the European Union-funded Programme for Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) focuses on promoting fair participation of women in all nodes along three targeted value chains of Cocoa, Vanilla and Fisheries under...
Papua New Guinea
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Website
Desert Locust

The Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is the most destructive migratory pest in the world. In response to environmental stimuli, dense and highly mobile Desert Locust swarms can form. They are ravenous eaters who consume their own weight per day, targeting food crops and forage. Just a single square kilometer of...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Guidelines
Realizing women’s rights to land in the law

A guide for reporting on SDG indicator 5.a.2
Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” recognizes the fundamental role of women in achieving poverty reduction, food security and nutrition. Target 5.a aims to “Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Fact sheet
Cosecha y poscosecha: cadena de valor de plátano

Actores locales o regionales, privados o públicos que prestan algún servicio o suministran algún equipo requerido en la producción de plátano.
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Fact sheet
Manejo fitosanitario: Mal de machete

El uso de herramientas que no han sido desinfectadas y los insectos del género Xyleborus predisponen la aparición de esta enfermedad. La marchitez es el síntoma más característico, las hojas quedan colgadas en posición vertical. Seleccionar patronajes resistentes. Cicatrizar heridas con pasta bordelesa. Identificar y erradicar plantas enfermas antes de...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Website
Agroecological farmers in India: Sireesha’s story

This video tells the story of Sireesha - one of the thousands of women and men farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, practicing agroecology in Farmer Field Schools facilitated by the Andhra Pradesh Community managed Natural Farming Programme and FAO. Through agroecology and FFS, Sireesha and her family improved their incomes; consume healthy and...
India
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Building a better fruit fly trap

The Mediterranean fruit fly is a worthy enemy. This pest, also known as the medfly, is widespread over the tropics, attacking and spoiling oranges, mangoes and many other fruits. Each female can lay 200 eggs in her brief lifetime—allowing rapid population growth. The medfly damages so much high value fruit,...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - United States of America
2021 - Access Agriculture

Magazine article
Algunas reflexiones sobre la importancia de la presencia de masa arbórea en sistemas de producción lecheros

Durante los últimos años, como consecuencia de la expansión de la frontera agrícola, el número de ejemplares arbóreos presentes en los establecimientos agropecuarios se ha visto ampliamente disminuido, ocasionando problemas de índole ambiental y productivo, viéndose afectada la sustentabilidad de los sistemas de producción. El estrés por calor en bovinos...
Argentina
2021 - Universidad Nacional de Rosario/ Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias

Working paper
Productividad y eficiencia en la producción ganadera pastoril en América Latina: Los casos de Bolivia y Colombia

El estudio examina el desempeño de la producción ganadera en Bolivia y Colombia. Se trata de dos ganaderías con diferente trayectoria, madurez tecnológica, y desempeño productivo, y que tienen en común la existencia de “frontera agrícola”, es decir, cambios de uso del suelo que permiten incorporar tierras de pastoreo a...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - Colombia
2021 - Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
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