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Journal article
Indonesia / COVID-19: Lack of Transparency
While small-scale fishers in Indonesia have not been hit by COVID-19 infections, the lockdown measures and economic policies have left them more vulnerable. The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has forced changes across the world. After cases spread rapidly outside Wuhan, China since January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as...
Indonesia
2020 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Website
Cocina Par
En los últimos años en Latinoamérica se ha reforzado un sentimiento de orgullo y preocupación al mismo tiempo por el Patrimonio Alimentario Regional (PAR) que atesoran sus países, sobre todo en el área rural.
Orgullo mostrado en las cartas de restaurantes afamados, circuitos turísticos gastronómicos con identidad, incluso en espacios de...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - Chile - Peru
2020 - Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA)
Blog article
How to demonstrate solidarity in mountain areas during the COVID-19 crisis? Get inspired by some initiatives
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, mountain communities face unprecedented challenges due to the lockdown and isolation. The situation brings social difficulties for people, even more those living in remote areas, and financial ones for rural businesses affected by the closure.
This item of news aims at sharing experiences and inspiring...
2020 - Euromontana
Newsletter
SSF Guidelines Update April 2020 - Special edition: Asia and the Pacific
Special edition: Asia and the Pacific; This month a special edition of the SSF Update. Come with us to Asia and the Pacific and learn about work in the region to implement the SSF Guidelines!
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Manual
Doctors Global Programme – A farmer-to-farmer training programme
The Soil Doctors programme is developed under the umbrella of the Global Soil Partnership and promotes the establishment of a farmer-to-farmer training system. The Soil Doctors Global Programme aims to build the capacity of smallholder farmers on the practice of sustainable soil management and, by doing so, support governmental agencies...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Practices
Propagating and planting trees
Trees and shrubs play important roles on the farm and in the environment. Unfortunately too many trees are lost because of overgrazing, excessive fuel wood collection and deforestation. Agroforestry supports the efforts of people in rural areas to plant more trees and to use them to greater advantage, also because...
Zambia
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Crop protection: integrated management of fruit flies
Fruit flies are a major constraint to the production and export of fruit and vegetables in South Asia. Two techniques were developed. Bait Application Technique (BAT), in which food baits are mixed with a small amount of insecticide to attract and kill adults. Male Annihilation Technique (MAT) is where synthetic...
India - Pakistan
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Journal article
Seeding the World
Debra Williby-Walker has a great story to tell, and it’s living under her roof in Mercer County, West Virginia. With her is eight-year-old Brady, her charismatic grandson, who has given away more than 6,000 packets of vegetable seeds to families around the world.
2020
Policy brief/paper
Can cooking solutions for refugees better serve gender dynamics?
Cooking in refugee camps is complex. To feed their families, women and girls must often collect firewood outside the camps, exposing them to the risk of gender-based violence (GBV). Interventions that seek to reduce this risk, such as cleaner cooking solutions, can also create opportunities for participation in other activities,...
Niger - Rwanda - United Republic of Tanzania
2020 - International Institute for Environment and Development
Newsletter article
FWO: Leading by example
For many years, Yemaya has been carrying articles related to the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), a mass based association of small-scale fisher people from across the world, founded in 1997 by a number of mass based organisations from the Global South. WFFP was established in response to the...
2020 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Event
Irish Seed Savers Community Seed Exchange
Sunday, 1st March 2 - 4pm
Irish Seed Savers, Capparoe, Scariff, Co. Clare, Ireland.
Bring your extra seeds to share on the day, and take home some seeds to plan your garden for the year.
Ireland
2020 - Irish Seed Savers Association
Journal article
US / COVID-19: Relief Misdirected
Small-scale fisheries are important for the food security of the United States. Yet relief measures during the COVID-19 pandemic favour industrial operators, and are unsustainable. When the global COVID-19 pandemic hit the US in March 2020, no one knew for certain what it would mean for the seafood industry, let alone...
United States of America
2020 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Blog article
IFAD and FAO Join Forces to Support Family Farming in the Near East and North Africa
Cairo and Rome, 24 November 2020 –The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to foster inclusive and sustainable family farming as the central cornerstone for a vibrant, productive and profitable agriculture across the Near East and North...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Video
Creating an enabling environment for responsible investment in agriculture: video interviews with policy-makers and youth
Policy-makers from Guinea, Mali and Mauritania speak about three topics crucial to enhance responsible investment in agriculture: the investment approval process, inclusive and effective consultations, and investment for young agri-entrepreneurs. Likewise, young agri-entrepreneurs from Guinea and Senegal highlight challenges and opportunities to engage youth in responsible agricultural investment. These interviews...
Guinea - Mali - Mauritania - Senegal
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Practices
How to build a fruit fly trap
Fruit flies are a common pest damaging fruits and vegetables. The video in this practice explains how to build a safe, simple and cost effective fruit fly trap with a plastic bottle, a pheromone and an insecticide. This practice describes step by step how to build a trap to control...
Ghana
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Small-scale freshwater fish farming
This practice provides basic information on how to set up a small-scale fish farm for subsistence purposes with regards to daily protein needs. Since fish farming practices are so diverse, this manual focuses on land-based freshwater fish farming. In the tropics, pond fish farming is the most common form of...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Book
OCDE‑FAO Perspectivas Agrícolas 2020‑2029
Esta nueva edición de OCDE-FAO Perspectivas Agrícolas proporciona un nivel de referencia integral a mediano plazo de los productos básicos agrícolas en los ámbitos nacional, regional y mundial, junto con un escenario inicial en el que se explora el impacto del COVID-19. Este análisis preliminar sugiere que un crecimiento económico...
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Event
Irish Seed Savers Community Plant Exchange
Sunday 17th May from 2 – 4pm
Irish Seed Savers, Capparoe, Scariff, Co. Clare.
Bring your surplus seeds, plants, seedlings and shrubs to share. Meet our team of experts to learn how your support helps protect
Ireland’s collection of rare and heritage food seeds and fruit trees.
Ireland
2020 - Irish Seed Savers Association
Journal article
Brazil / COVID-19: An Amazonian Wrangle
Apart from exposing vulnerable indigenous communities to infection, COVID-19 threatens a programme that provides livelihood to the vulnerable and helps conserve freshwater fish species. Indigenous people and rural communities in Brazil’s Amazon region have been dramatically hit by COVID-19. A note issued on 10 June by the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations...
Brazil
2020 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Book part
Agroindustria
La mora es un fruto originario de las zonas altas de América, empleada con fines alimenticios, industriales y cosméticos. Las moras son altamente apetecidas por su sabor, contenido de carbohidratos, fibra y minerales como el potasio, altos niveles de antocianinas y otros compuestos fenólicos, principalmente flavonoides y elagitaninos. Dicho contenido...
Colombia
2020 - Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria - AGROSAVIA
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