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A rapid review of drought risk mitigation measures: Integrated drought management
Droughts need not always cause humanitarian and economic disasters. Their effects on vulnerable communities and ecosystems can be mitigated by human institutions and actions. Preparedness for drought risks and mitigation of them can involve a range of different sectors and strategic entry points from water conservation and natural resource management...
2021 - FAO
Article
The Y factor: youth role in agri-food system
Youth have the power to transform agri-food systems. In the lead-up to the United Nations Food System Summit (UNFSS), over 80 young women and men from farmer associations, rural youth networks, youth-led organizations and agribusinesses, young policymakers and diaspora youth joined an Independent Dialogue convened by the African Youth Agripreneurs (AYA) platform and titled “The Y Factor: bringing...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Blog article
Learning to grow soil-less fodder
Hydroponic farming – a system where plants are grown in water instead of soil – seems too high-tech and costly for smallholders in developing countries. But dairy farmers in the Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra have in recent years learnt to successfully produce quality green fodder using...
India
2021 - Access Agriculture
Blog article
Cutting food waste while improving food security and environment in Ukraine
An average Ukrainian generates 250-300 kilograms of waste per year; and this number is expected to rise. At that, up to 60 percent of solid municipal waste is composed of organic waste, including food waste. The current methods of waste management in Ukraine – mere collection of mixed waste and...
Ukraine
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Newsletter article
From the Editor, Yemaya Newsletter No.64, November 2021
The climate crisis is being experienced in highly tangible and devastating ways today through frequently-occurring extreme weather events that are destroying lives and livelihoods. This is particularly true for climate-vulnerable coastal and marine areas. While global leaders discuss these issues within their ivory towers, calibrating mitigation strategies in country-specific emission...
2021 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Fact sheet
Reseña de Agricultura Familiar Panamá
La reseña actualiza la información sobre la situación de la agricultura familiar en los países, ofrece una mirada crítica desde la perspectiva de los diferentes actores acerca de los avances y desafíos a los que se enfrenta. En particular, hace un acercamiento a las políticas públicas y planes de acción...
Panama
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Newsletter
Romanian National Rural Development Network Newsletter - 5/2021
Romanian National Rural Development Network Newsletter - Topics include: EU AgriFish Council of 26-27 May, LIAISON project: EURIC; LAGs Good practices, Local Gastronomic Points, Training for LAGs and other topics.
Romania
2021 - Romanian National Rural Development Network
Miscellanea
BAC, Siembra y Linkata: sistemas de información al servicio del sector agropecuario colombiano
Los sistemas de información administrados por AGROSAVIA, al servicio del sector agropecuario, son herramientas en entornos digitales y presenciales, que promueven el uso y la apropiación de la información en materia de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Agropecuaria Agropecuaria (CTIA) facilitan la gestión del conocimiento, prestan servicios especializados y facilitan la...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Journal
EU Rural Review 31 'Rural social economy'
An economy that puts people and the planet first is highly relevant to rural areas, where it can improve access to basic services, create jobs and foster social inclusion while promoting the digital and green transition.
This edition of the EU Rural Review explores the main features of the social economy, highlighting...
European Union
2021 - European Network for Rural Development
Practices
Herbal masala bolus for digestive problems for animals
Oral administration of Herbal masala bolus to work bullocks is a traditional practice in Tamil Nadu in order to overcome anorexia, off feed. SEVA team members administered orally "Herbal Masala Bolus" directly to more than 50 000 animals (cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats) and indirectly many thousands through trained members over...
India
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Método de tutores en el cultivo de la pitahaya
Ésta ficha técnica describe el método de tutores en el cultivo de la pitahaya recomendando los tutores vivos. De los cuales, se desarrollan las ventajas, costos, restricciones y beneficios en los ámbitos económicos, sociales y ambientales.
Nicaragua
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Blog article
Enhancing biodiversity through the belly: Agroecology comes alive in Chile
Agroecology has many faces and in order to scale up and remain a legitimate approach in bio-culturally diverse contexts such as Latin America, it has to keep the balance between science, practice, and social movements.
The power of local networks, including children; the deconstruction of colonial perceptions toward native foods and rural...
Chile
2021 - Mongabay
Book
Landscaping the Agritech Ecosystem for Smallholder Farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean
Agriculture is an important source of employment in Latin America and the Caribbean. In rural areas, some 54.6 per cent of the labor force is engaged in agricultural production. Although much of the region shares the same language and cultural heritage, the structure and scale of the agriculture sector varies...
2021 - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) LAB
Newsletter article
Sri Lanka: Post-war vulnerabilities
Women in fisheries in the North and the East region of post-war Sri Lanka continue to face serious safety and livelihood challenges. Then the war between the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ended in 2009, the Northern and the Eastern province of Sri Lanka...
Sri Lanka
2021 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Miscellanea
Banco de Germoplasma Vegetal de la Nación Colombiana (BGV)
En Colombia, las colectas de especies con potencial agrícola iniciaron en el año 1942 con el fin de crear colecciones de trabajo para que los mejoradores del país pudieran hacer nuevos cruzamientos y crear nuevas variedades. Posteriormente, entre 1962 hasta 1994, estas colecciones fueron administradas por el ICA. En 1994,...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Practices
Improvised hive security against honey theft using hive casing
The vandalism of hives and theft of honey in Nigeria is a perennial problem that has led to the loss of investments and gains by beekeepers and discouraged consumers as well. Beekeepers find it difficult to securely situate their apiaries as they describe it as simply 'no-go' areas for placing...
Nigeria
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Técnicas de injertación en cultivos de frutas
Ésta ficha técnica explica y describe diferentes tipos posibles de injertos que es posible hacer en cultivos frutales, a través de los que se posibilitan cambios de variedades en plantaciones ya establecidas, así como también permite revitalizar y rejuvenecer árboles viejos, enfermos y caducos.
Nicaragua
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Journal article
Dairy farming systems driven by the market and low-cost intensification in West Africa: the case of Burkina Faso
The increase in demand for dairy products in Burkina Faso is encouraging livestock producers to develop milk production. Three types of dairy systems (pastoralists, agropastoralists and market-oriented dairy farms) have been characterised based on a sample of 60 producers operating in the West and centre of the country. Pastoralists’ dairy...
Burkina Faso
2021 - Tropical Animal Health and Production
Blog article
Good cheese needs good companions: partnering to build zero-deforestation dairy supply chains in the Colombian Amazon
The department of Caquetá is part of the Amazon River basin and a strategic ecosystem for Colombia and the globe. Historically, it has been the region most affected by deforestation in the country due to the advancing of the agricultural frontier and the widespread presence of illicit crops. The region...
2021 - Solidaridad
Video
Using sack mounds to grow vegetables
The best compost for sack mounds is the one made using poultry manure and plant remains. If you use such compost, the sack mound will yield a lot of vegetables for a long time.
2021 - AccessAgriculture
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