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Livestock policy

Two questions were at the origin of this book. Firstly, why should animal breeding face severe bashing for its environmental impacts since the beginning of the millennium and for its inhuman animal‐human partnership, above all from the veganism, after it has withstood decades of criticisms for its negative social effects...
2020 - Cirad

Fact sheet
Buenas prácticas en el cultivo de caña de azúcar y la producción de miel y panela en el marco de la pandemia de COVID-19

Dado el estado de emergencia sanitaria declarado en nuestro país desde el 25 de marzo de 2020, para AGROSAVIA es importante aportar en la divulgación y el cuidado de los productores y consumidores de este renglón agrícola. Para hacerlo se presenta esta cartilla, basada en los lineamientos generales de las...
Colombia
2020 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Policy brief/paper
Policy responses to keep input markets flowing in times of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a substantial risk to agricultural input supply chains. It can detrimentally affect access to and availability of inputs, including seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, as well as labour. As such, disruptions to the supply and demand of inputs will have diverse impacts across and within countries and...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Journal article
Comparación de técnicas de muestreo para Diaphorina citri Kuwayama en cultivos de cítricos del Tolima, Colombia

Con el objetivo de evaluar cuatro técnicas de muestreo para Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, vector de la bacteria causante del HLB, se llevaron a cabo muestreos semanales durante seis meses entre septiembre de 2019 y febrero de 2020, en tres fincas de cítricos ubicadas en el norte y el centro del Tolima, Colombia,...
Colombia
2020 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Practices
Nutrient management in organic agriculture

Soil is a living system and soil fertility is the key to agricultural productivity. The maintenance of the fertility of the soil is the primary step in any agricultural system. The plethora of microorganisms inherent in any soil system ensures that the nutrient cycle is in place and the large...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA

Practices
Conservation des légumes feuilles et des fruits

Les feuilles et les fruits de manioc, de patate douce, de papaye et de citrouille sont largement consommées en Afrique, étant données qu’ils sont riches en nutritifs et sont bon marché. Les avantages de les conserver contiennent une tenue longue durée, une préservation de qualité, une amélioration de stockage et...
Kenya
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA

Practices
Bamboo splitting and slivering unit

Bamboo splits and slivers are longitudinal sections of a bamboo pole (culm). They are the primary materials used for weaving a wide range of products. On a small scale, they may be used for handicraft items and objects for daily use. On a large scale, one of the most useful...
China
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA

Video
Young Farmers Dance Challenge

AFA through the Asia Pacific Farmers Program (APFP) invited the youth members of farmers organizations under the AFOSP-MTCP and APFP platform to join the Young Farmers Dance Challenge. The dance contest aimed at attracting young people to join Farmers Organizations, build friendship and cooperation among young farmers, and finally, raising awareness...
2020 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)

Practices
Agroecological guide for bee farming

Bee keeping, also called Apiary is an important activity by many farmers in Uganda. Once properly managed, it is more secure compared to crop farming which is so much dependent on weather patterns. This manual is a guide to profitable bee keeping and farmers will find it useful.
Uganda
2020 - Afard - The Agency for Accelerated Regional Development

Video
Compostaje

Este video explica todo sobre compostaje, técnicas, aireación, uso de microorganismos, consejos, etc.
2020

Blog article
Pueblos indígenas en el contexto del covid-19 en Guatemala

El Comité de Trabajo Defensa de los Territorios de Vida del Consorcio ICCA y colaboradores del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Pueblos Indígenas y Proyectos Extractivos de CLACSO en Guatemala, escribimos nuestras palabras sobre la pandemia del coronavirus y el impacto en la vida de los Pueblos Indígenas. En Guatemala coexistimos los...
Guatemala
2020 - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO)

Manual
Cambio Rural II

Innovación e Inversión
Cambio Rural II, Innovación e Inversión tiene como objetivo lograr que las PyMEs agroalimentarias y agroindustriales, el sector cooperativo y los agricultores familiares capitalizados y/o con posibilidades de capitalizarse: Innoven, se asocien y se fortalezcan. Generen y gestionen proyectos que posibiliten el agregado de valor en origen. Sus destinatarios son los productores que...
Argentina
2020 - Secretaria de Agriculura, Ganadería y Pesca

Book
El derecho a la alimentación adecuada en el Paraguay

Marco normativo e institucional y desafíos en el ámbito jurídico
La región de América Latina y el Caribe ha venido trabajando desde hace varios años en la elaboración de marcos normativos sobre el derecho humano a la alimentación adecuada como una herramienta para combatir la inseguridad alimentaria y la malnutrición. En este contexto se enmarca el Proyecto Sub-regional “Apoyo para...
Paraguay
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Newsletter
FAO Right to Food Newsletter, March 2021, Issue 8

March marked a year since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. Its economic and social impacts have come on top of other existing global challenges. This is not solely a health crisis. Emerging issues during the COVID-19 pandemic show how important it is to prioritize the poorest in our societies and...
2020

Report
The Link Between Covid-19 and Biodiversity

A Report Commissioned by the French Public Authorities
The major public health, economic and social crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic raises many questions as to its origin, its dynamics and the mechanisms that explain it. This pandemic also raises questions about the future: on the implication of environmental issues in this type of phenomenon, and on the...
France
2020 - Foundation pour la recherche sur la biodiversite

Blog article
FAO alerta sobre el impacto del COVID19 en la alimentación escolar de América Latina y el Caribe

Organización de las Naciones Unidas llama a mitigar el impacto de la pandemia en la nutrición escolar.
Entre las medidas que han tomado los Gobiernos de muchos países de América Latina y el Caribe ante la rápida expansión del coronavirus COVID19está el cierre de las escuelas y, por ende, la suspensión de los programas de alimentación escolar. Estos programas actualmente benefician a 85 millones de niñas y niños...
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Blog article
COVID-19 and smallholder producers’ access to markets

Smallholder producers’ access to markets is also affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Immediate impacts tend to be more severe for high-value commodities (perishable products), which are often produced by smallholder farmers. Several countries are putting in place a variety of measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on smallholder...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Policy brief/paper
The impacts of COVID-19 on the forest sector: How to respond?

This brief highlights some of the identified and perceived impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on development aspects interconnected with the forest sector, with a particular emphasis on the impacts on the production and trade of forest products. It proposes a series of recommendations as a basis for policy development in...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Report
Communication from the commission to the European parliament, the council, the European economic and social committee and the committee of the regions

The Farm to Fork Strategy is at the heart of the Green Deal. It addresses comprehensively the challenges of sustainable food systems and recognises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet. The strategy is also central to the Commission’s agenda to achieve the United Nations’...
European Union
2020 - European Commission

Practices
La gestion des éléments nutritifs en agriculture biologique

Le sol est un système vivant et la productivité agricole des cultures dépend considérablement de la bonne santé et de la fertilité des sols. Afin d’optimiser le système d’exploitation et d’obtenir de bons rendements, il est essentiel que l’agriculteur maintient et entretient la fertilité de ses sols. Les micro-organismes du...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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