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Participatory approaches: client-oriented rice-breeding
High potential rice production systems have diverse biophysical and socio-economic environments, but there is a lack of rice varieties matching this diversity. A number of advanced breeding lines have recently been developed to match these production systems. Therefore, suitable varieties for diverse rice-producing environments were developed in high potential production...
Nepal
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Cost-benefit analysis of cultivating early maturing rice
Early maturing rice can be harvested before local rice varieties, thereby reducing the vulnerability of farmers to extreme events and enhancing the resilience of livelihoods. This technology describes the cost-benefit analysis of growing early maturing rice in Lao PDR and provides information on how to grow this rice variety in...
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Propagation of stingless bees using coconut shells
Coconut shells are used to make honey harvesting easy and to decrease the mortality rate of young bees or the brood. The usual way of harvesting honey from wild colonies destroys a large portion of the nest. The bees spend long time to mend the damaged nest. This problem is...
Philippines
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Improved chicken breeds raised with vaccination
Chicken diseases can cause significant loss for farmers. Due to the frequency in which diseases affect chickens at nearly every change of season, farmers get discouraged to raise chickens. The most common diseases often infecting chickens in rural areas are Newcastle disease and fowl cholera. This practice includes instructions on...
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Drought-resistant aquaculture fish species
This Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) good practice technology consists in the introduction of drought-resistant fish species such as common carp for aquaculture production in dry areas of Lao PDR. These fish species grow faster than usually raised species such as Mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala) and tilapia. Furthermore, they can survive in...
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Blog article
Chicken Coop for Young Farmers in Cambodia
Contractors are finishing the construction of a chicken coop which was granted for young farmers in Cambodia who were chosen as beneficiaries of AFOSP-APFP projects
Through the Federation of Farmer Association Promoting Family Agriculture Enterprise in Cambodia (FAEC), one of AFOSP-APFP partner farmers organization, this chicken coop was granted directly to select...
Cambodia
2020 - FAEC
Blog article
Fusing Himachal's Natural Farming Mission to Agro-Ecotourism
Natural Farming applied in Himachal Pradesh, India is a sustainable agroecological practice that can minimize the cost of cultivation, sustain soil fertility, reduce water requirement and enhance farmers’ income. It also bolsters a positive image of the ecologically sensitive mountain state preserving its environment and traditional systems. This will positively...
2020 - The Traveller Trails
Report
The Business Case for Natural Climate Solutions: Insights and Opportunities for Southeast Asia
Nature already mitigates a significant measure of human-made GHG emissions; approximately a quarter of these emissions are absorbed by trees, plants, and soil, while another quarter is absorbed into marine systems. Yet, if protected, sustainably managed, and restored, nature has the power to do even more.
Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) are climate...
2020 - Conservation International, DBS Bank, National University of Singapore (NUS), and Temasek
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
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
Blog article
Natural Farming and Agroecology Could Accelerate Inclusive Economic Growth in India
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...
India
2020
Practices
Making farm-made fish feed for small-scale farms
Fish feed/aquafeed is one of the most expensive inputs for small aquaculture farms. At the same time, it is very important to have a well-balanced feed. This practice describes different kinds of fish feed with step by step description on the preparation of fish feed. Two simple recipes for a...
Bangladesh
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Wheat cultivation with farm yard manure and compost application in dry spell conditions, a cost-benefit analysis
This technology describes the introduction of Farm Yard Manure (FYM) and compost practices for wheat production in Ghotki district in Pakistan under dry spell conditions, during the Rabi season in 2018 (January to April). It also provides a cost benefit analysis of the describe practice compared to the traditional wheat...
Pakistan
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Enhancing climate resilience through cultivation of rambutan for forest enrichment
For disaster-prone countries like the Philippines affected by landslides, mudslides and widespread flooding, forest enrichment is a good practice option, especially for mountainous regions, to enhance resilience to climate change and livelihood security. Cultivation of Rambutan for forest enrichment addresses slow on setting climate change impacts. The practice has co-benefits...
Philippines
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Report
PAN Asia Pacific 2019 Annual Report
In 2019, PANAP advanced its advocacy work towards a global ban on Highly Hazardous Pesticides and its campaign to Protect Children from Toxic Pesticides.
PANAP efforts to place the youth at the forefront of agroecological production and advocacy was the highlight of our Agroecology In Action campaign.
Through its No...
2020 - PAN Asia Pacific
Practices
Increasing flexibility in crop production through Dapog nursery to reduce the impact of droughts and floods
The objective of the Dapog nursery method is to help reducing risk in the face of droughts and floods in Cambodia due to its flexibility and its production of healthy and resilient seedlings.
Description
Originated in the Philippines, Dapog nursery of raising seedlings was adopted in Cambodia in the 1990s. Through this...
Cambodia
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Cotton cultivation with laser levelling, ridge sowing, integrated pest management and compost application in dry spell conditions
This technology describes the introduction of laser levelling, ridge sowing, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and compost application in cotton cultivation in the Ghotki district in Pakistan. Pakistan experiences several floods and droughts, worsened by climate change which is characterised by changes in the monsoon patterns and extreme temperatures. However, the...
Pakistan
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Rattan furniture unit
Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. Nowadays furniture is manufactured in the...
Malaysia
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Local tools and equipment technologies for processing bamboo and rattan in Asia
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. The following, is an overview of simple, traditional technologies and tools for processing...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Interplanting rattans in tree plantations
Although, rattan (climbing tree) is an ideal resource for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, the cultivation of rattans is only practiced on a relatively small scale. INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving rattan. Therefore, the...
Indonesia - Malaysia
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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