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ENRD Newsletter - June 2020
The ENRD newsletter provides all the latest rural development news from Europe straight to your inbox once a month. From policy updates to ENRD meetings and from project outcomes to online videos, this new and updated tool aims to provide something for everybody interested in rural development policy in Europe....
European Union
2020 - ENRD
Practices
Improved cultivation technique for high yielding bamboo stands
Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. Bamboo culms provide excellent raw material for processing different kinds of paper and...
China
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Newsletter
The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture September 2020 News
September 2020 Nesletter, came with a lot of news.
2020 - The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture
Report
Catalysing young agri-entrepreneurs' investments and ensuring their sustainability – Strategic planning tool
The achievement of the first two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – end poverty and hunger by 2030 – requires substantial investments. To fully contribute to sustainable development, both public and private investments should be perfectly aligned with the SDGs. In this context, empowering youth to invest in their own farms...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
Community Supported Agriculture is a Safe and Resilient Alternative to Industrial Agriculture in the Time of Covid-19
The international campaign we are all engaged in to reduce our tragic losses to the Covid-19 crisis is just a rehearsal for the big campaign that lies ahead – to preserve and build sustainable local and territorial food systems that connect producers and consumers and provide healthy, nutritious food for...
2020 - Urgenci
Practices
Construction of a hurricane-resistant small ruminant shelter
Saint Lucia as an island in the Southeast Caribbean basin and lies within the hurricane belt. As such, the agriculture sector, among others, is highly affected by the impact of wind storms and hurricanes. In addition, the sector also faces water shortages during the dry season (variable, but typically from...
Saint Lucia
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Policy brief/paper
Covid-19 and Small-Scale Fisheries
Markets Collapse and Fishers Left without Social Protection
2020 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Practices
Mechanical soil conservation strategies to reduce soil erosion
Due to its location and geology, Dominica is highly vulnerable to many hazards, such as hurricanes, storms, heavy rainfalls, and landslides. These hazards directly affect agricultural productivity and production and increase the potential for soil erosion, which leads to a loss of productive topsoils. Therefore, careful soil management practices in...
Dominica
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Revitalizing rice ratooning to reduce risk and impact during hazard-prone months
The Philippines, due to its geographical location and physical environment, is among the world’s most disaster-prone countries. Disasters include floods, typhoons, monsoon storms and drought. The country experiences an average of 20 typhoons yearly. Natural hazards severely affect people’s livelihoods as they trigger landslides, flash floods, mudslides, widespread flooding and...
Philippines
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Homestead bamboo plantations
Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. Therefore, a homestead bamboo plantation can provide income-generating opportunities for family members and...
Bangladesh
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Video
Plagas y enfermedades hortalizas
Este video te ayudará a reconocer las principales plagas y enfermedades en hortalizas, los métodos de control natural y algunos biopesticidas.
2020
Video
Vídeo oficial dos 20 anos de Marcha Das Margaridas
A Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores Rurais Agricultores e Agricultoras Familiares (CONTAG) produziu um vídeo que resgata as primeiras lutas das mulheres do campo, da floresta e das águas do Brasil pelo direito à Previdência, à sindicalização e por participação no movimento sindical. Também destaca a trajetória de 20 anos de...
Brazil
2020 - Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores Rurais Agricultores e Agricultoras Familiares (CONTAG)
Blog article
Agricultura, saúde e escolhas alimentares
O acesso à alimentação diversificada, com produtos frescos, de qualidade e em quantidade suficiente tem impacto positivo sobre a saúde. Em conformidade com o Guia Alimentar para a População Brasileira do Ministério da Saúde, os alimentos in natura e minimamente processados devem ser a base de uma alimentação nutricionalmente balanceada, saborosa, culturalmente referenciada e...
Brazil
2020 - Núcleo de Estudos, Pesquisa e Extensão em Agroecologia (NEA)
Website
Pensar la Pandemia: Observatorio social del Coronovirus
CLACSO inaugura un observatorio para interpretar el fenómeno de la pandemia global.
Con la convicción de que las ciencias sociales y las humanidades cumplen un rol central, CLACSO pone al servicio de la sociedad un conjunto de reflexiones sobre un acontecimiento que afecta todas las dimensiones de la vida en común.
El conocimiento científico es...
2020 - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO)
Policy brief/paper
Covid 19: Irish Islands’ Call for Tailored Emergency Measures for Small Scale Fishers
IIMRO’s proposals to support fishing communities
Ireland
2020 - IIMRO
Book
Caracterización sanitaria de los cultivos de granadilla, gulupa y maracuyá en Colombia, con especial referencia a la secadera causada por Fusarium solani f. sp. passiflorae
En este libro los autores ofrecen al lector una descripción actualizada de las condiciones de producción de granadilla, gulupa y maracuyá en distintas regiones de Colombia.
Con ese propósito se ha estructurado el documento de la siguiente forma: a) una descripción de las características generales de clima, suelos y ubicación...
Colombia
2020 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Blog article
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
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