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Agroecology: Transitioning toward sustainable, climate and ecosystem-friendly farming and food systems
Farming in Europe has been transformed over the last 70 years by policies, technologies and practices that sought to guarantee a stable supply of affordable food. But success has come at the cost of mounting environmental degradation. This CORDIS Results Pack highlights 11 EU-funded research projects that demonstrate the potential...
European Union
2021 - European Commission
Blog article
COP26: How Community Supported Agriculture farms can help us transition to a low carbon future
As world leaders gather in Glasgow to discuss reducing carbon emissions and preventing climate catastrophe, the spotlight is on global farming methods and their impact on the planet on which we live. The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model provides a revolutionary alternative to high-polluting and carbon-intensive ‘conventional’ farming methods. As...
2021 - Community Supported Agriculture
Policy brief/paper
Extension and Advisory Services in Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture in South Asia
Mounting evidence points to the fact that climate change is already affecting agriculture and food security, which will therefore make the challenge of ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture even more difficult (FAO 2016). Through Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13, the 2030 Agenda calls for...
2021 - Agricultural Extension in South Asia
Case study
Innovative practices in rural gender transformation
Important lessons from Brazil and Uruguay
This publication showcases a few best practices in rural development led by rural women in Brazil and Uruguay, which have led to transformative and long-lasting results, even strengthening local public policies and economic growth. Using the latest resources in agroecological and inclusive production methods, and assisted by IFAD-supported projects, these...
Brazil - Uruguay
2021 - South-South and Triangular Cooperation
Video
Our Deep-Mulch Vegetable Garden After TWO MONTHS of Complete Neglect
Paula and I were tied up for much of June and July, meaning that we were often away from home and entirely away from our garden. So in this video, we'd like to quickly show you how our deep mulch garden managed its self during half a summer of complete...
2021 - Back to Reality
Book
Food Plants for Healthy Diets in Uganda - Luganda
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...
Uganda
2021 - Food Plant Solutions
Fact sheet
Contexto de cadena pasifloras
En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de pastifloras enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación.
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Bibliografía completa de la corporación
Editorial Agrosavia
Repositorio...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Policy brief/paper
Agroecología y transiciones agropecuarias sostenibles: compras públicas, certificación y sector exportador
Esta publicación propone estrategias y lineamientos para políticas que sirvan de insumos concretos para el Plan Nacional de Agroecología. Para ello, se profundiza en el análisis de tres áreas estratégicas como lo son las compras públicas, la certificación y el sector agroexportador.
Para la elaboración de este documento, se realizaron entrevistas...
Uruguay
2021 - UNDP
Guidelines
Land and labour
Agricultural workers’ tenure rights
Land and labour rights can intersect in multiple ways. Investments in large-scale plantations often entail trade-offs between job creation and compressions of land rights. Also, labour relations can involve tenure dimensions, for example where estate managers sublet plots for workers to complement wages with food production for their family or...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Report
Enacting Resilience: the Response of Local Solidarity-based Partnerships for Agroecology to the Covid-19 Crisis
Since the beginning of the outbreak in December 2019, the on-going Covid-19 crisis has had multiple impacts on how our food systems work and operate, from the closing of covered food market halls and open-air markets to the prolonged school shut-downs (up to 10 weeks in many European countries). The...
2021 - Urgenci
Article
Estimating acid soil effects on selected cereal crop productivities in Ethiopia: Comparing economic cost-effectiveness of lime and fertilizer applications
Acid soils are a major constraint to agricultural productivity in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia. Restoring soil pH to optimal ranges for agriculture can have a significant impact on yields, particularly for acid intolerant crops like wheat and barley. The application of agricultural lime is the standard corrective,...
Ethiopia
2021
Report
Surmonter la crise de Covid-19 avec équité : Le combat pressant pour la souveraineté alimentaire en Afrique du Nord
La revue en ligne Transnational Institute, nous revient avec une étude de Ali Amouzai , activiste et chercheur marocain, intitulée « Surmonter la crise de Covid-19 avec équité : Le combat pressant pour la souveraineté alimentaire en Afrique du Nord ». L’auteur s’appuie sur des analyses réalisées par le Réseau et...
2021
Blog article
Conoce Arca Tierra, la chinampa de agricultura regenerativa
En un mundo perfecto, uno en donde no existiera la comida rápida, las chinampas serían el sistema de cultivo ideal. Es más: lo son, pero la agricultura a gran escala les gana terreno porque nuestro modo de vivir nos exige privilegiar el producir mucho a bajos costos sobre una producción...
Mexico
2021 - Regeneration International
Book
Potentially Important Fruit and Nuts of Uganda - Luganda
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...
Uganda
2021 - Food Plant Solutions
E-learning
Implementation of Farmer Field School Programmes
Farmer Field School (FFS) is a participatory education approach that brings together a group of small-scale food producers to solve production problems through sustainable agriculture. The FFS approach offers space for hands-on group learning, enhancing skills for observation and critical analysis and improved decision making by local communities. Building on...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Fact sheet
Contexto de cadena piña
En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de piña enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación.
Más Información:
Bibliografía completa de la corporación
Editorial Agrosavia
Repositorio...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Newsletter
Access Agriculture e-newsletter June 2021
This monthly e-newsletter gives a bird’s eye view of all the exciting updates from Access Agriculture, a world-leading organisation for quality agricultural training videos in international and local languages, working across the Global South.
Belgium
2021 - Access Agriculture
Project
CGIAR's Initiative: ‘’Transformational Agroecology across Food, Land, and Water systems’’
A redesign of food systems is urgently needed to simultaneously achieve ecological, economic and social sustainability. Agroecology is gaining prominence as an approach to achieving this radical shift. Evidence demonstrates how agroecological approaches can contribute to sustainable, resilient agricultural and food systems today and in the future.
However, despite many locally...
2021 - CGIAR
Blog article
Serbian hunters receive training on African swine fever and hunting biosecurity
This summer, FAO, in collaboration with Vojvodinasume and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has already held nine training events for hunters on African swine fever (ASF) at various locations in Serbia, with today being the tenth and last. The trainings were organized upon the request of Serbia...
Serbia
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Event
World Food Forum
The first World Food Forum, powered by global youth, is around the corner!
1-5 October be ready for a series of virtual events that include...
Musical performances
Cooking shows
Masterclasses
Much more!
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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