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Practices
On-farm hatching in organic and low-input outdoor farms (PPILOW Practice Abstract)

The transport of small batches of one-day chicks from the hatchery to the organic farm can cause stress and dehydration due to delay before feed and water supply. Deliver 18-day incubated eggs and conclude the incubation on farm. Feed and water are directly available for newly hatched chicks, reducing risks of...
2024 - INRAE - National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment

Practices
Biorremediación del agua

La biorremediación del agua usa la capacidad purificadora de plantas y de otros organismos (bacterias, etc.). Si se usan plantas para la biorremediación del agua se habla de fitorremediación lo que permite adsorber, acumular, metabolizar, volatilizar o estabilizar contaminantes presentes en el suelo, aire, agua o sedimentos.
2024 - EncontrAR

Fact sheet
Brief Guide to Food Plants in the Magdalena Milpas Altas Region

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...
Guatemala
2024 - Food Plant Solutions

Practices
Dual-purpose poultry genotypes in organic and low-input outdoor farms

Animal welfare is an important factor for consumers’ acceptance of products (eggs, meat) from organic and low-input poultry production systems. There is an increasing concern and awareness about the ethical aspects of killing of one-day-old male chicks from pure layers strains.
2024 - INRAE - National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment

Practices
Acondicionamiento y restauración de suelos

El acondicionamiento de suelos consiste en aplicar una serie de técnicas para restaurar las condiciones óptimas de materia orgánica, nutrientes, actividad biológica y otros elementos esenciales para la producción agrícola; con ello se reduce el impacto de sequías, extremos de calor y cambios bruscos de temperatura en cultivos. El incremento...
2024 - EncontrAR

Practices
Practical Guide for drying and storing vegetable seeds in organic small-scale and on-farm seed production

The germination rate and vigour of seeds affect how well a crop emerges and establishes. They are a crucial aspect of seed quality, as poor seed vigour will result in seedlings that are more sensitive to abiotic stress (for example soil compaction or drought) and biotic stress (pathogens, especially soil...
2024 - Institut Technique de l'Agriculture Biologique (ITAB)

Practices
Biol y biocidas

a) Biol: abono foliar que sirve para que las plantas estén verdes y den buenos frutos. El biol nutre, recupera, reactiva la vida del suelo y fortalece la fertilidad de las plantas. El biol es un abono orgánico líquido que se elabora por descomposición y transformaciones fisicoquímicas de la materia...
2024 - EncontrAR

Practices
Banco comunal de semillas

Por lo general un banco comunal de semillas funciona como una organización en la que se “deposita”, “presta” y “devuelve” semilla. Como todo “banco” tiene sus reglas y procedimientos de depósito, préstamos y devolución (pago de préstamo). La formación de un banco de semilla se inicia con el aporte de...
2024 - EncontrAR

Case study
A Qualitative Study Exploring Women’s Empowerment in Coffee Cooperatives in Chiapas, Mexico

This study presents findings from a qualitative research study conducted in Chiapas, Mexico that is one component of a larger activity funded by the Walmart Foundation and implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), titled Applying New Evidence for Women’s Empowerment (ANEW). ANEW seeks to generate evidence from...
Mexico
2024 - e International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

E-learning
Measures for coping with soil salinity

The course provides an overview of soil salinization and some strategies to deal with it. In particular, it presents various measures to effectively manage and mitigate the impact of soil salinization on agricultural productivity, including irrigation and drainage, agronomic, chemical, and biological measures. This course is aimed at a variety of...
2024 - FAO

Blog article
Día Internacional de los Bosques: Hablemos de innovación en el sector forestal

El tema del Día Internacional de los Bosques de este año: “Bosques e innovación: Nuevas soluciones para un mundo mejor”, es quizá deliberadamente provocador: el sector forestal no está considerado como uno de los más innovadores del mundo. De hecho, muchos lo consideran más bien conservador y opaco.  Pero ya es hora...
2024 - CIFOR-ICRAF

Practices
Carie du blé

La carie commune du blé (Tilletia caries ou Tilletia foetida) était une maladie courante jusqu’aux années cinquante. La pratique de désinfection des semences par lutte chimique l’a réduite à un état de bruit de fond. Aujourd’hui la maladie est en nette recrudescence et son très fort pouvoir de propagation en...
2024 - Institut de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation Biologique (ITAB)

Project
Justdiggit

Justdiggit uses nature-based solutions to regreen degraded landscapes. Together with farmers, inhabitants and local partners, we revitalise ecosystems at scale by bringing back trees, digging bunds and implementing grass seed banks. It’s how we help build climate-resilient communities, increase biodiversity – and eventually cool down our planet.
2024 - Justdiggit

Guidelines
Practical Guide for drying and storing vegetable seeds in organic small-scale and on-farm seed production

The germination rate and vigour of seeds affect how well a crop emerges and establishes. They are a crucial aspect of seed quality, as poor seed vigour will result in seedlings that are more sensitive to abiotic stress (for example soil compaction or drought) and biotic stress (pathogens, especially soil...
2024 - LiveSeeding

Magazine article
Cultivos de Servicios: evaluación de productividad y consumo hídrico de diferentes especies

A partir de la década del 90, en la región pampeana las áreas asignadas a diferentes actividades han variado reduciéndose la superficie de pasturas e incrementándose las áreas agrícolas, fundamentalmente con el cultivo de soja (Scianca et al., 2008). Esto causó una marcada degradación de los suelos regionales, evidenciada principalmente...
Argentina
2024 - Universidad Nacional de Rosario

Video
Les sympômes de la carie du blé

Les blés atteints de carie commune passent pratiquement inaperçus avant l'épiaison. Il faut observer attentivement la végétation pour détecter un léger raccourcissement des plantes, accompagné par une augmentation du tallage avec des brins mous, des épis grêles ou stériles, abaissant le nombre de tiges épiées par pied. Pas systématique, le...
2024 - Institut de l’agriculture et de l’alimentation biologiques (ITAB)

Video
La détection de la carie du blé

La détection à l’œil de la carie, que ce soit dans une parcelle (observation des épis) ou au niveau de semences (présence de grains boutés), est très difficile et aléatoire, surtout en cas de faible contamination. Il convient d’être très attentif pour éviter de propager la carie, au risque de...
2024 - Institut de l’agriculture et de l’alimentation biologiques (ITAB)

Video
Les traitements des semences contre la carie du blé

La carie est principalement transmise par les semences, il est donc fortement conseillé, soit d'utiliser des semences certifiées bio (indemnes, testées), soit de traiter vos semences avec des produits utilisables en AB.
2024 - Institut de l’agriculture et de l’alimentation biologiques (ITAB)

Video
How to measure soil pH using indicator strips: Soil Doctor field exercise

Welcome to our Soil Doctor field exercise tutorial! In this video, we'll guide you through the process of measuring soil pH using indicator strips. Understanding soil pH is crucial for optimal plant growth, regulating nutrient availability among others. Join us as we demonstrate step-by-step how to assess soil acidity or...
2024 - FAO

Report
Crop Prospects and Food Situation

Triannual Global Report, No. 2, July 2024
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking analysis of the food situation across the globe, focusing on the cereal production outlook, market situation and food security conditions, with a particular attention on low-income food-deficit countries. FAO assesses that globally 45 countries/territories, including 33 in Africa, nine...
2024 - FAO
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