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What's New, Webby?: Social protection for fisheries
Before the world could lift itself out of the devastating impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, further waves of the virus are storming through different countries leaving a trail of death and devastation. Across the world, while the worst brunt of the health and economic impact of...
2021 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Practices
Humuvation: Innovative cultivation systems to promote yield stability and humus formation
Climate change affects crop yields, causing them to fluctuate significantly. Agriculture is both impacted by climate change and contributes to it through the release of greenhouse gases. German Operational Group HUMUVATION decided to tackle these two challenges by focusing on agriculture’s potential to fix carbon. It will combine existing cultivation systems and...
2021 - TPOrganics
Event
Agroecology in the 2021-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework of the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships
The scope of the training ''Agroecology in the 2021-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework of the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA)'' that was held on 3 and 4 November 2021 was to raise awareness on the meaning, role of and country experiences in agroecology and to provide concrete clues...
European Union
2021 - European Commission Share this page
Policy brief/paper
Recommendations Paper: Achieving a 1.5°C future requires a food systems approach
This recommendation paper presents general recommendations for food systems transformation to achieve net-zero emissions from food production by 2030 and net negative emissions from food systems by 2050.
According to the document the following actions are needed to transform food systems:
1. A global shift to nature-positive production: Nature-positive food production systems protect nature,...
2021 - WWF
E-learning
Forest and Water Nexus – Introduction
This course is intended to provide an overview of forest and water relationships, and an understanding of the impacts of changing landscapes on water resources. It can be used as a stand-alone course for those interested in learning about the forest-water nexus, or as an introduction for those who will...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Working paper
Land restoration for post COVID-19 recovery
Strong linkages exist between the emergence of infectious diseases and changes in land use. More than 60% of new infectious diseases of humans are transmitted by animals, and most originated in wildlife. The risk of transmission of viruses from animals to humans is higher than ever as people clear forests...
2021 - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Report
Water and agriculture Towards sustainable solutions
This report was initiated following the EEA's 2018 assessment of the status of and pressures on European waters, to highlight the role of agriculture in achieving an improved status of surface water and groundwater in future river basin management plans (EEA, 2018b; EC, 2019c). The EEA's 5-yearly state of the...
European Union
2021 - European Environment Agency (EU body or agency)
Report
Report on the holobiont as promising selection target to improve resilience and product quality
Since the late 1990’s, advances in molecular technologies allowed the DNA sequencing of microbial communities. This enabled the identification of the genetic background of all the microbes – bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses – that live associated within a plant (endophyte) or attached to seed, leaf or roots of a...
2021 - LiveSeed
Event
Regional Event: World Soils Day Commemoration
This event, jointly organized by the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean and the Soil Partnership of Latin America, was a relevant space to present the main tools developed by the Partnership in support of the countries for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The experts emphasized:
Raise awareness...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Case study
5 ways FAO helps people before, during and after emergencies
Saving livelihoods saves lives
Disasters, like an earthquake or a violent coup d’état, can strike suddenly, or like droughts and floods, develop slowly. These types of emergencies are devastating for people everywhere, but for those whose livelihoods or food needs depend entirely on agriculture and natural resources, these disasters can often be overwhelming. FAO...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Newsletter article
The Netherlands: How we faced the Covid crisis
Miranda Bout, co-owner of a small fishery company in the Netherlands, shares her experiences of staying afloat during the Covid-19 crisis. Miranda and her husband Job Bout are co-owners of a small-scale fishery company, called ‘Fish from Job’, in the province of Zeeland in the south west of the Netherlands. One...
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2021 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Video
In Southern and Eastern Africa, peasant agroecology is the answer to climate crises
Listen to testimonies from peasant farmers in the Southern and Eastern African regions, who rely on peasant agroecological methods to revive their soil and fight back against the climate crises. They also speak about the centrality of peasants and small-scale food producers in proposing pragmatic ways to rebuild the lost...
2021 - LVC SEAf
Newsletter
Projeto AgroEcos: Boletim de Notícias número 2, Novembro 2021
No contexto de nosso projeto, o termo ‘EcoSol-agroecologia’ indica uma convergência entre agroecologia e economia solidaria, que construí circuitos curtos além das relações financeiras. EcoSol-agroecologia entende a produção e consumo de alimentos num base autogestionado e antipatriarcal. Visa a produção de alimentos limpos, justos, acessíveis. Portanto este proceso valoriza seu...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - Brazil
2021
Journal article
Circular Approaches in Small-Scale Food Production
Globally, food production is one of the main water and energy consumers. Having in view the growing population on global scale, a higher efficiency of food production is needed. Circular approaches offer a large potential to enhance the efficiency of food production and have a long tradition in the food...
2021
Working paper
Food systems resilience and land restoration
To become more resilient, conventional food systems must change. This is vital in the face of growing challenges such as climate change, economic crises, conflict, and major events including the COVID-19 pandemic. This working paper presents one overarching conclusion to building resilient food systems that contribute to land restoration.
2021 - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Statement
Young Farmers Open Letter Contest
In 2020, the consortium Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and La Via Campesina (LVC) through the ASEAN Farmers’ Organisation Support Programme (AFOSP) – Asia-Pacific Farmers’ Program (APFP) platform conducted the “Young Farmers Dance Challenge” with the following objectives: 1) to attract young people to join Farmers Organizations;...
2021 - Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Article
Caracterización del sistema de producción de arroz criollo en La Mojana, Colombia
La Mojana, es una subregión con paisajes dominados por grandes cuerpos de agua, interconectados por una red de caños y ciénagas. Uno de los sistemas productivos de mayor importancia social es el arroz criollo, al cual se dedican pequeños productores de economía campesina. Dado a que se desconocen aspectos socioeconómicos...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Book
Investing in farmers - Agriculture Human Capital Investment Strategies
Investing in farmers – or agriculture human capital – is crucial to addressing challenges in our agri-food systems. A global study carried out by the FAO Investment Centre and the International Food Policy Research Institute, with support from the CGIAR Research Programme on Policies, Institutions and Markets and the FAO...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Guidelines
Feeding pea to poultry
Successful farm practices and feed rations with field peas in organic farming.
White-flowering, light-hulled peas can be included up to 30 % in poultry feed. Growers of field pea can sell their crops to compound feed producers. However, trading pea is not always straightforward and on-farm or local use generally increases the profitability of growing pea. For this on-farm use to be...
Germany
2021 - Organic Farm Knowledge
Blog article
Invasive disease and illness linked to consumption of raw freshwater fish in Southeast Asia
The consumption of raw freshwater fish, a staple diet for millions of people in many parts of Southeast Asia, is coming under closer scrutiny after the detection of a foodborne hazard in several countries of the region, prompting a warning by food safety experts at the Food and Agriculture Organization...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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