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Keeping the food value chain alive: challenges and solutions of young agripreneurs
Rural youth risk to disproportionately suffer from the pandemic. Already facing higher unemployment and underemployment rates compared to adults, rural youth are 40 per cent more likely to be in casual work arrangements than urban youth.[1] Most earn their income on a daily or weekly basis, with little or no access to...
Rwanda - Senegal - Uganda
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Practices
Increasing yield of mango with selective harvest
Due to inaccurate methods of harvesting, farmers tend to destroy the quality of mangoes and obtain reduced yields of the fruit, which results in a loss of income for farmers. Through selective harvesting techniques, mangoes are harvested in three stages from the trees based on their maturity level. Also, proper...
Ghana
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Rice and duck farming as a means for contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation
The rice duck farming system aims to facilitate environmental adaptation in the cultivation of rice, and to contribute to food and economic security in the region by reducing the use of pesticides, increasing yield and generating an additional income for farmers. Integrating ducks in rice farming have been proven to...
Philippines
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Community rattan nursery
A community rattan nursery is a cooperative venture between community members who all play a part in running it and all benefit from it. As a larger unit than would be feasible at the individual level, the unit has more leverage in accessing inputs and selling its outputs. Collective facilities...
Philippines
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Video
Struggle for recognition of traditional seed in Brazil
In August last year, the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) hosted a discussion on farmer seed systems, in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
From Brazil, we were joined by two activist farmers, Severina da Silva Pereira from Paraiba and Sebastião Augusto Estevão from Minas Gerais, and researcher Gabriel Fernandes of the National Biodiversity...
Brazil
2020 - African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)
Blog article
Corona crisis hits Cyprus
Fishers are fighting the storm, locked down and chained up.
Cyprus
2020
Practices
Technologie de la ruche Fonge
Cette fiche technique présente la ruche Fonge qui est un modèle de ruche intermédiaire entre la ruche à barrettes modèle Kenyane et la ruche à cadres modèle Dadant. Ce modèle a été mis en place et expérimenté sur le terrain par le Groupe d'Initiative Locale Camerounais «Apiculture Lumière du Cameroun»...
Cameroon
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Mulching to control soil erosion
In Dominica, natural hazards, such as storms and hurricanes, regularly occur and directly affect agricultural productivity and production. Heavy rainfalls, especially in the late summer and autumn months from August to December, significantly increase susceptibility to landslides and soil erosion and lead to a loss of productive top soils, among...
Dominica
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Use of submergence rice variety NSIC Rc-194 to counteract impacts of flooding
The Philippines is particularly prone to natural disasters due to its geographical location and physical environment. The country experiences an average of 20 typhoons yearly, which trigger landslides, flash-floods, mudslides, widespread flooding, and cause destruction and damages to homes, community buildings, communications, infrastructure, and agriculture. Within the Philippines, Bicol is...
Philippines
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Community bamboo nursery
Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability. INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. Therefore, it is important to develop Bamboo nurseries. The nursery enhances the livelihoods of...
Philippines
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Newsletter
FAO Gender News
July FAO Gender Newsletter came with a lot of news, papers and reports regarding Gender and Covid-19
2020 - Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
Timely harvest
Timely harvest is important to avoid losses. This is an important lesson that farmers in Benin learnt from videos on improved harvest and post-harvest practices for maize and cowpea as part of training programmes organised by Iles de Paix (Islands of Peace), a Belgian NGO.
Benin
2020 - Access Agriculture
Video
Elaboración almácigos de hortalizas
En este video aprenderás cómo elaborar almacigos de hortalizas de una forma mas agroecológica o natural.
2020
Journal
SAMUDRA Report No. 82, February 2020
SAMUDRA Report No. 82, dated February 2020, features articles on fisheries from around the world. The current issue has extensive analysis and commentary on the Blue Economy and Blue Growth. The article from Seychelles analyzes the several contradictions in the conservation initiative of the country’s Blue Bond scheme, while the...
2020 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Video
7 consejos de alimentación saludable para enfrentar la crisis del COVID19
A través de este video, la FAO llama a todos a fortalecer sus sistemas inmunológicos con una alimentación sana y consciente que evite el desperdicio.
Sigue los siguientes pasos:
1. Fortalece tu sistema inmunológico a través de la alimentación
2. No compres solo alimentos no-perecibles
3. Planifica tu compra: compra lo justo y necesario.
4. No botes tus sobras
5. Bebe...
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Book
Food Plants for Healthy Diets in the Philippines
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...
Philippines
2020
Policy brief/paper
Action contre l’injustice de la répartition du quota de thon rouge
Appel urgent de la PPPAF sur le Thon Rouge
France
2020 - Plateforme Petite Pêche Française
Journal article
Características de la comercialización de los frutos de berenjena en las principales ciudades de consumo en Colombia
El presente estudio se realizó con el objeto de conocer características del mercado y los requisitos de la calidad de los frutos de berenjena en las principales ciudades de consumo en Colombia. Para ello, se realizaron encuestas que contemplaban aspectos sobre la comercialización, mercado, uso, consumo y calidad de los...
Colombia
2020 - Universidad de Córdoba
Practices
Plant propagation in organic agriculture
This practice describes different considerations regarding plant propagation in organic agriculture. The following sections detail the types of plant propagation; criteria for seed evaluation; characterization and multiplication in terms of physical and health qualities; and finally the importance of traditional varieties with particular focus on seed conservation.
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Lutter contre les parasites du mouton
Les moutons qui broutent dans les pâturages peuvent être infestés par plusieurs types de parasites. Le niveau d’infestation parasitaire doit faire l’objet d’un contrôle. Dans le cas contraire, l’infestation peut entraîner des saignements, l’amaigrissement et même la mort de l’animal. En cas d’hydatidose (maladie due à l’infestation par un ténia),...
Kenya
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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