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Newsletter
FAO Agroecology Newsletter #47

Agroecology Newsletter of May 2021.
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Book
Introducción a la agroecología política

Es la intencionalidad de este libro es la de proporcionar un marco de análisis común para la acción colectiva agroecológica. Se trata de proporcionar los argumentos epistemológicos y teóricos que empujan hacia la construcción y desarrollo de este campo para tratar de hacer operativa la lucha por la sostenibilidad agraria...
2021 - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO)

Newsletter article
Forte hausse des prix alimentaires : quels impacts pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest ?

Dans son Bulletin de veille N°412 du 05 août 2021, lnter-Réseaux -Développement rural  partage les grandes lignes d’une séries d’études, de rapports et de vidéos sur la situation alimentaire en Afrique de l’Ouest. Ce document de 4 pages alerte sur la hausse des denrées alimentaires dans la région. L’organisation s’interroge sur...
2021 - https://www.inter-reseaux.org/

Case study
Mapeo de iniciativa de agricultura familiar en Costa Rica

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.
Costa Rica
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Fact sheet
Boosting smallholder resilience for recovery - Safeguard vulnerable pastoralist and agro-pastoralist households in East and West Africa and the Sahel

Safeguard vulnerable pastoralist and agro-pastoralist households in East and West Africa and the Sahel
This action sheet is part of a series of action sheets developed under the seven key priority areas of the FAO COVID-19 Response and Recovery programme, the FAO umbrella programme designed to proactively and sustainably address the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic. Each action sheet includes a project proposal in support of countries...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Video
Manejo de granjas y producción de huevo con Lourdes Guerrero

Esta maravilloso taller te va ayudar a saber qué darle de comer a tus gallinas, cómo saber si está poniendo huevos, cómo hacer sus bebederos de forma fácil y práctica, además de que conocerás nuestra increíble Granja Regenerativa, donde producimos el huevo que te ofrecemos en Vía Orgánica
Mexico
2021 - Vía Orgánica AC

Video
Agricultura Campesina, Familiar y Comunitaria en Colombia y Brasil

La Agricultura Familiar es un actor fundamental en la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios y el logro de los ODS. Es una forma de organizar la producción agrícola, forestal, pesquera, ganadera y acuícola, gestionada y administrada por una familia y depende principalmente del capital y la mano de obra de...
Colombia
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Video
FAO PSMA as a tool to combat IUU fishing

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a major threat to fisheries’ sustainability. It occurs in all types of fishing. It impacts fish stocks, vulnerable marine ecosystems, and the livelihoods of millions of people who depend on fishing for food and income. The damage caused by IUU fishing is serious,...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Report
Biodiversity and climate change

Scientific outcome
Two major international scientific groups, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published their first joint report on Biodiversity and Climate Change written by 50 of the world's leading experts on the subject. The report highlights the inherent connections...
2021 - Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

Blog article
Bill Gates Should Stop Telling Africans What Kind of Agriculture Africans Need

Among other things, we might simply not agree
Dr. Million Belay and Bridget Mugambe co-wrote an op-ed on Scientific American pleading Gates to let the continent's food producers and consumers chart their paths toward sustainable and healthy farming practices and diets. They reiterate, "We welcome investment in agriculture on our continent, but we seek it in a form...
2021

Practices
Traslado de animales a lugares elevados para proteger el ganado en zonas afectadas por inundaciones

La ocurrencia de inundaciones en zonas bajas de la República Dominicana, como es el caso de localidades de la Región Sur (Barahona, Neiba, Jimaní, San Juan, otras) y la Región Noroeste (Monte Cristi, Valverde), provoca daños considerables a la producción pecuaria. Dentro de los efectos negativos más comunes causados por...
Dominican Republic
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA

Website
CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition

Endorsed following a five-year, inclusive multi-stakeholder consultation and negotiation process, the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Food Systems and Nutrition (VGFSN) provide guidance on aligning policies, laws, programmes and investment plans to address hunger and malnutrition in all its forms using a holistic food systems lens. The Guidelines aim at promoting policy...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Fact sheet
Boosting smallholder resilience for recovery - Restoring soil health and productivity for safe, nutritious and resilient agri-food systems

This action sheet is part of a series of action sheets developed under the seven key priority areas of the FAO COVID-19 Response and Recovery programme, the FAO umbrella programme designed to proactively and sustainably address the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic. Each action sheet includes a project proposal in...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Report
Les dialogues à l'antenne : à l’écoute des populations rurales 2021

Experts dans leurs domaines et expérimentés dans la recherche de solutions créatives, nul doute que les agriculteurs et agricultrices de petites exploitations et les populations rurales jouent un rôle essentiel dans la transformation du système alimentaire mondial. En partenariat avec six stations de radio au Burkina Faso, au Ghana, en...
2021 - Radios Rurales Internationales

Video
People's Food Summit LIVE from Latin America

Welcome to the People's Food Summit! This will be a 24 hour global, participatory, virtual summit that will start in Oceania, and move westwards through the time zones of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and North America. You are currently watching the Latin America session.
Mexico
2021 - Regeneration International

Video
Mapeo de iniciativas y procesos agroecológicos colectivos en Colombia

Organizaciones sociales, de formación y educación, no gubernamentales, academia, agencias de cooperación internacional y otros actores, hacen esfuerzos por el escalamiento de la agroecología como modelo de producción sostenible. Identificarlas e intercambiar experiencias ha sido el propósito del proyecto Sembrando Capacidades, el cual llevó a cabo en el 2020 un...
Colombia
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Report
Investing in food safety for global benefits – a concrete case in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries

The Asia–Pacific region is growing at an impressive pace: it is home to the highest population numbers and densities, and is a hub for technological advancements. Asia and the Pacific have the potential to lead the future of food and agriculture. However, the levels of country capacities vary widely: an...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Case study
Why we need bees for a nutritious future

Disappearing pollinators can mean losing some of the nutritious food we need for a healthy diet
It’s early May in one of Spain’s most prolific honey-producing region, and Julio Solana Muñoz is worried. The third-generation beekeeper has noticed that the flowers in the fields near his town aren’t anywhere near as numerous as they were even a year ago. His hives are dying off, too. In...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Africa Calls Out Inequitable Virtual Negotiations on Biodiversity

The African Group, at a key meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), has expressed deep regret that because of the virtual setting, representation from the African Parties has been extremely limited. It asked for an important document to be bracketed in its entirety, as “the region has not...
2021 - Third World Network

Newsletter
Boletín Comida y comunidad

Número #2 Sistemas Agroalimentares Alternativos e Segurança Alimentar: contribuições a partir dos movimentos sociais. PRIMERA PARTE
Boletín Comida y comunidad. Número #2 Sistemas Agroalimentares Alternativos e Segurança Alimentar: contribuições a partir dos movimentos sociais. PRIMERA PARTE. Editado por el Grupo Especial FAO/CLACSO Innovación en políticas públicas de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional. 
2021 - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO)
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