The following video of Africa Rice Center describes how land preparation and water management affect crop establishment, weed management and rice yields. Farmers in Burkina Faso explain also the importance of collaboration and proper planning.

La agricultura familiar paraguaya, ha estado vinculada a la historia y desarrollo del país, por lo que es vital para el desarrollo rural, donde sólo amparada, bajo una estructura cooperativa puede ser viable y sobrevivir con dignidad a las crecientes exigencias del mercado. De ahí que el trabajo en común,...

En la región Apurímac, se inició el proyecto “Fortaleciendo la cadena agrocomercial de palta en las provincias de Abancay y Aymaraes - región Apurímac”, ejecutado por CESAL y financiado por Fondo Empleo. El proyecto se ejecutará en doce distritos de la provincia de Abancay y Aymares, y tiene el objetivo de mejorar la calidad...

This brief highlights the role of livestock in nutrition sensitive approaches for vulnerable populations. It provides recommendations for designing and implementing livestock interventions to leverage nutrition outcomes. It also captures experiences and advice of experts from both livestock and nutrition sectors and is based on activities developed by the United...

La Segunda Conferencia Online FAO - Serie COVID-19 y Sistemas Alimentarios: “Cómo fortalecer la producción alimentaria en el contexto del COVID-19”, se realizó el jueves 16 de abril de 2020, y contó con la participación de: Panelistas: Luis Basterra: Ministerio de Agricultura de Argentina Víctor Villalobos Arámbula: Secretario de Agricultura...

The second annual Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor assesses emerging and long-term trends and drivers shaping Africa’s trade in agricultural products and evaluates the possible impacts of current trade tensions. The 2019 report focuses on intraregional trade and competitiveness, with chapters on measuring regional trade integration and competitiveness of agriculture, a...

Pastoralists need certain skills and have to be organized to market animals or milk successfully. This practical guide tells you how to do so by explaining strategies for doing good market research, writing professional business plans and organizing effectively with fellow farmers.

Indigenous and exotic vegetables are central to most nutrition, food security and poverty reduction programmes around the world. However, in most of West Africa, the economic opportunities offered by vegetables are often undermined by production and trade constraints (e.g. pest damage, inappropriate pesticide usage, absence of environmental safeguard policies and/or...

Contractors are finishing the construction of a chicken coop which was granted for young farmers in Cambodia who were chosen as beneficiaries of AFOSP-APFP projects Through the Federation of Farmer Association Promoting Family Agriculture Enterprise in Cambodia (FAEC), one of AFOSP-APFP partner farmers organization, this chicken coop was granted directly to select...

Natural Farming applied in Himachal Pradesh, India is a sustainable agroecological practice that can minimize the cost of cultivation, sustain soil fertility, reduce water requirement and enhance farmers’ income. It also bolsters a positive image of the ecologically sensitive mountain state preserving its environment and traditional systems. This will positively...

CESAL colabora con la Presidencia de la República Dominicana, el Consejo Nacional de Soberanía y Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (CONASSAN) y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) en la creación de redes Municipales de Soberanía, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SSAN), en la región Suroeste del país, para apoyar a las...

This brief highlights the role of livestock in nutrition sensitive approaches for vulnerable populations. It provides recommendations for designing and implementing livestock interventions to leverage nutrition outcomes. It also captures experiences and advice of experts from both livestock and nutrition sectors and is based on activities developed by the United...

This Newsletter provides updated information on Agroecology, more concrete about the Uruguay National Plan for Agroecology, the outcomes of the Agroecology Days and the meeting of the Alliance for Agroecology in West Africa (3AO) that were held in Senegal and other agroecology highlights.  

Las abejas al igual que todos los seres vivos requieren de una dieta balanceada que les permita expresar su protencial genético, por lo cual es necesario garantizar la disponibilidad de nutrientes para ellas, ya sea de forma natural o artificial.  Más información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional (BAC) Podcast Dimensions Agriperfiles Google Scholar LaReferencia Redalyc Redcol ResearchGate

COVID-19 has disrupted food systems in many countries; however, as we are learning, the impacts vary and are driven by a variety of factors. In general, labor-intensive and perishable food supply chains are most susceptible. Agajie Tesfaye, Yetimwork Habte, and Bart Minten provide results from a qualitative assessment of dairy...

This practice gives guidelines on how to improve animal marketing. Among other topics, it focuses on measures such as information. Each strategy is described with detail and precise instructions to be carried out.

Rice is economically very important in Ghana and West Africa. The lack of improved rice varieties, particularly upland varieties, is recognized as a constraint. The main purpose of the work reported here was to test and evaluate new drought-and weed-tolerant rice varieties. Farmers use participatory techniques and formal replicated yield...

Nature already mitigates a significant measure of human-made GHG emissions; approximately a quarter of these emissions are absorbed by trees, plants, and soil, while another quarter is absorbed into marine systems. Yet, if protected, sustainably managed, and restored, nature has the power to do even more. Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) are climate...

While some agricultural inputs' harmful effects are becoming evident, many policies and incentives are emerging that promote sustainable farming. They encourage environmentally sound practices that conserve healthy, biodiverse, productive landscapes and soils, retain moisture, benefit from nutrient cycling, decomposition, soil structure, and help control pests and diseases. This report highlights...

Los accidentes fatales por buceo en la pesca artesanal han sido recurrentes en las últimas dos décadas en países de América Latina y el Caribe, debido a la carencia de marcos legales nacionales que aseguren que la actividad se realiza con un entrenamiento profesional, con el equipo adecuado y con...