This knowledge product is a compilation of good practices identified from the ex-post analysis of eleven FAO–GEF partnership projects. The projects were implemented across the world from 2011 to 2019 and are representative of the first generation of FAO-GEF projects. The broad objective of the FAO-GEF partnership is to help...

This technology gives information about how compost can be applied in the tropics and subtropics. It gives a simple description of the processes taking place in the soil and during composting. Practical suggestions are given for constructing a compost heap. A few selected compost methods and applications are given and...

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are a concern to both smallholders and commercial producers involved in intensive vegetable production. Although not all smallholders will recognize nematodes as a production constraint. The following describes the development, through public-private sector partnership with a commercial horticulture producer, techniques for the production of bio control agents...

Over the past two decades, the Honduras country office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made efforts to design an effective rural financial system that supports the development of small producers and rural businesses. Since 2015, after a successful experience with the development of...

Mantiqueira de Minas (MG) é conhecida pelo clima de montanha e as estâncias hidrominerais, cujas águas são terapêuticas. Na região, é produzido também um dos cafés mais conceituados do país. Com as lavouras nas áreas montanhosas, sem mecanização, o café da Mantiqueira de Minas ganhou notoriedade nacional e internacional. Em maio...

Sunday 5th July 12 – 4pm. Irish Seed Savers Association, Capparoe, Scariff, Co. Clare. A day dedicated to showcasing the wonderful heritage seed gardens in full bloom at Irish Seed Savers. Along with garden tours, childrens activities, refreshments, including Irish Seed Savers own organic apple juice, will be available on the day. This...

El área de extensión de Rimisp ha organizado este primer ciclo de cinco microcursos para este año en torno al tema central del desarrollo territorial. Las clases se realizarán entre el 22 de abril y el 20 de mayo, todos los miércoles a las 12:00 horas Chile (-3 GMT). Temáticas como...

Bolivian diets have changed significantly in recent years as a result of urbanisation, increased purchasing power, and changes in consumer preferences. Despite this, the food system in cities like La Paz is still based on traditional wholesale and retail markets. Popular dining areas, where cooked food is sold inside these...

Carta abierta de los Frentes Parlamentarios a América Latina y El Caribe.

Pruning is the selective removal of unproductive shoots and branches. There are several reasons why to prune a mango tree. The practice allows for light and air to be admitted into the canopy of a tree, it enhances flowering to achieve high quality fruits and it improves effective control of...

Plants that belong to the legume family (Leguminosae) have pods in which beans grow. Legumes absorb nitrogen from the air. Many crops that are unable to do this are dependent on the nitrogen that is present in the soil. Most soils in tropical areas do not contain sufficient nitrogen, an...

Sweet Potato Virus Diseases (SPVD) are an important biotic constraint to sweet potato production in parts of East Africa. Technologies consisting of participatory selection procedures and an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) package were developed to improve the performance and farmer-acceptability of locally selected sweet potato clones resistant to SPVD. These...

En esta cuarta edición del boletín conjunto de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y la Federación Latinoamericana de Mercados de Abastecimiento (FLAMA) analizamos los impactos de la crisis sanitaria detonada por la pandemia de COVID-19 en las inversiones y el desempeño de...

During a convention organized by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), international experts endorsed the significant efforts to boost agroecological and natural farming approaches in India. NITI Aayog highlighted the transformation and renewal of agriculture in India, addressing agroecology and natural farming as an alternative that can ease the excessive and...

The Mediterranean region is characterised by very limited arable land resources, 95% of which are already farmed (UfM, 2016). With almost no room left for the expansion of cultivated areas, the future of Mediterranean agriculture and its contribution to food security relies on the preservation of fragile lands threatened by...

Fifty-year-old Jharna Acharya is a social activist and a popular name among the Sabar, Lodha and Baiga communities of Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts of West Bengal. Her father, Kashinath Acharya, was a well-known activist of his district and had a profound influence on her life. He was associated with the...

Justo Guevara nació hace 53 años en Huaco, una localidad muy pequeña del departamento de Jáchal, al norte de la provincia de San Juan. Estuvo casado, tiene tres hijos con quienes compartió la vida en el campo, pero que al momento viven con su madre en La Rioja. En su...

Since its introduction, the papaya mealy bug (Paracoccus marginatus) causes serious damages to papaya plantations in Ghana. Conventional control with pesticides was unsuccessful because the mealy bug has become resistant to them. A promising solution that proved to be successful is the biological control of mealy bugs using small parasitic...

This technology describes the various processes of propagating the seeds of Allanblackia. Allanblackia seeds do not germinate easily. The use of growth promoters to break dormancy has been explored, but does not promote seed germination. The storage of fruit for six weeks before seed extraction and/or removal of the whole testa do however...

This technology describes management practices involved in successful rearing of ducks in the tropical regions. Advantages and disadvantages of duck keeping compared to chickens are provided along with clarifications on the different types of breeds. Different processes of breeding and breeding stock are explained as well as explanations on how...