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Virtual meeting: StoreWars - Consumer groups and other agroecological revolts in times of emergency
Part of online course Social ecologism in times of emergency, reflections from confinement treating topics as a Sustainable and healthy diet for young and old, Preparing the Day After transformative consumption options for post-confinement this virtual meeting focuses on agroecological alternatives.
Emergency measures are centralizing food purchases in large supermarkets, putting small businesses...
2020 - Garúa Coop
Technical paper
The Sustainable Forest Management Framework for Africa (2020-2030)
Extending over 624 million hectares (ha), covering 20.6 percent of the continent’s land area and representing 15.6 percent of the world’s forest cover, Africa’s forests have a unique role in contributing to the attainment of the aspirations of the Agenda 2063, the Africa We Want. This is a picture of...
2020 - The African Union Commission
Journal article
Stratégies de résistance des agriculteurs familiaux face à l’avancée de l’agriculture capitaliste en Uruguay
The resistance of family farmers facing agribusiness extension is reflected in unique economic, social and technical practices and strategies, which give them specific reproductive capacities. Our main hypothesis is that the action models behind the resistance of family farmers depend on the context of their situations, their projects and the...
Uruguay
2020 - HaL Archives Ouvertes
E-learning
Charla online: Acceso al agua para uso agrícola y ganadero
En el marco del proyecto FONTAGRO "Innovación e intensificación para la adaptación al cambio climático de la ganadería extensiva familiar", el 14 de diciembre de 2020 se llevó a cabo el webinar: “Acceso al agua para el uso agrícola ganadero”.
Los técnicos de INTA Juan Pablo Mikuc, Daniel Castillo, Vicente Buda...
Argentina
2020 - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) - Argentina
Blog article
COVID-19: Our hungriest, most vulnerable communities face “a crisis within a crisis”
In this interview, Dominique Burgeon, Director of FAO's Emergency and Resilience Division, explains the particular challenges COVID-19 poses in vulnerable communities already coping with high levels of hunger due to pre-existing crises -- and how the Organization is gearing up to help.
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Practices
Comment récolter la cire d'abeille
La cire d’abeille est une marchandise de valeur qui peut être utilisée pour faire toute sorte de produits comme par exemple des bougies, de la crème de corps, du cirage, etc. Cette technologie présente, méthodiquement, trois méthodes différentes pour récolter la cire d’abeille. La première méthode décrite utilise des matériaux...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Labour-saving technologies and practices: draught animal power and implements
The following provides some basic technical explanations for the correct utilisation of animal power including harnessing and implements. The advantages and disadvantages of this practice are also explained, which include labour saving, livelihood diversification, livelihood resilience strengthening, equipment, costs, skills, and risks.
Description
Cattle, particularly oxen are by far the most common...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Adaptive co-management: improved management of fisheries resources
In many developing countries, centralised management of small-scale fisheries has not been able to ensure the sustainable management of fisheries resources on which so many depend. Often this is because information to support management decision-making is either not available or that it being provided in a top-down manner that may...
Bangladesh
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Camarones: método de cultivo
La cría de camarones y langostinos en ambientes naturales o seminaturales tiene tres fases principales:
Engorde desde postlarva a tamaño comercial.
Desove y cría desde huevo a postlarva, maduración y reproducción.
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Magazine article
LEISA Magazine India: Agroecology and going local
Local food initiatives with agroecological approaches are increasingly recognized. The global pandemic's challenge is alerting communities to the importance of being self-sufficient and resilient. Overall, farmers are thriving during the pandemic by making appropriate adaptations while urban consumers moved towards 'growing own food' and 'buying local'.
This issue of the Low-External-Input and...
India
2020 - LEISA Magazine India
Blog article
The Resilience of Smallholder Farmers in Times of Crisis
With the focus on food security rising, smallholder farmers have been propelled into the limelight as the heroes in the production sector. They are playing a major role in nourishing large urban populations as large-scale farmers feel the impacts of COVID 19. We spoke to two organic farmers in Uganda...
2020 - IFOAM
Newsletter
Boletín Bimensual – Enero / Febrero 2020
Boletín bimensual institucional correspondiente al mes de enero/febrero 2020
2020 - FONTAGRO
Video
Producción de trigo agroecológico
De acuerdo al censo agropecuario 2018, más de dos mil explotaciones agropecuarias argentinas realizaron prácticas agroecológicas. Pero, ¿en qué consiste realizar un cultivo, por ejemplo, de trigo agroecológico? ¿Comienza con la siembra? ¿O comienza mucho antes construyendo la fertilidad que necesitamos en el suelo? Martín Zamora desde el INTA Barrow...
Argentina
2020 - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)
Practices
Équipements de semis direct pour tracteurs (agriculture de conservation)
Cette technologie explique et illustre quel équipement est nécessaire d'utiliser pour les tracteurs et comment l'utiliser pour le semis direct. Le semis direct consiste à favoriser la croissance d’une nouvelle culture sans préparation du lit de semence mécanique et avec une perturbation minimale du sol depuis la récolte de la...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Labour-saving technologies and practices: Draught Animal Power (DAP) planters and weeders
The following explains the methodology behind the utilisation of the agricultural tools of Draught Animal Power (DAP) planters and weeders. Traditional methods and the specific DAP planter and weed features are highlighted. The advantages and disadvantages are additionally specified which include labour saving, livelihood resilience strengthening, equipment, skills, cost and...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Guidelines
Enabling sustainable food systems
Innovators’ handbook
Sustainable food systems are fundamental to ensuring that future generations are food secure and eat healthy diets. To transition towards sustainability, many food system activities must be reconstructed, and myriad actors around the world are starting to act locally. While some changes are easier than others, knowing how to navigate...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Journal
EU Rural Review 29 'LEADER Achievements'
LEADER is one of the longest standing, most successful and popular European-wide initiatives.
This EU Rural Review explores how the seven LEADER principles are interpreted today by people who have been deeply involved with implementing LEADER in rural communities across Europe.
The articles show how the principles work in practice, how they...
European Union
2020 - The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD)
Practices
Deep water culture aquaponic unit: step by step description
Aquaponics is the integration of recirculating aquaculture and hydroponics in one production system. The Deep Water Culture (DWC) is one of the three common methods of aquaponics being utilized at the present, generally implemented at large-scale operations. This technology provides a detailed explanation of the main components of this method...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Semoirs attelés aux animaux ou aux tracteurs à un essieu en agriculture de conservation
Cette technologie explique l'utilisation de la traction animale et des tracteurs à essieu unique pour le semis direct. En particulier les différents instruments ou outils pour le semis direct sont décrites et illustrées avec une gamme de photos. Les principaux éléments de travail des semoirs directs 1. Un disque pour...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Labour-saving technologies and practices: roof water harvesting
The following practice explains roof water systems, its features of roof water systems, (basic requirements and typologies, below ground storage systems, partial below ground systems, above ground storage, amount of water collected), as well as runoff collection and simple water filters. Advantages and disadvantages of these practices are also provided,...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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