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Scolarisation des enfants dans les zones Cotonnières "CmiA"
Depuis 2005, une culture durable du coton a vu le jour dans certains pays en Afrique au sud du Sahara. Le Bénin compte parmi ces pays. Cette forme de production cotonnière ayant le souci d’améliorer le revenu du producteur, de préserver son environnement et de prendre en charge l’aspect social...
Benin
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Improved pit storage method for Ginger Rhizomes
Farmers in the Mahintada village, in the Surkhet District cultivate ginger as a major income generating cash crop to be used as food or medicine. Ginger rhizomes selected for seed purposes are stored in pits to be used in the next season. It has been observed that around 25 to...
Nepal
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Conservation agriculture for smallholder farmers in dryland areas
The Laikipia district, in the Rift Valley of Kenya, is located on the plateau north west of Mount Kenya. Due to its leeward position, the district is significantly dry, with aridity increasing from the slopes of the mountain to the dry lowlands. Inadequate rainfall and periods of drought have caused...
Kenya
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Event
Call for case studies on initiatives that enhance the livelihoods of small-scale food producer youth under a changing climate
As part of FAO’s "Boosting Koronivia" project supporting the negotiation process under the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, FAO is planning to publish a collection of case studies to showcase proactive solutions taken to support and strengthen the livelihoods of small-scale food producer youth under a changing climate. These include sustainable practices and measures that create...
2020 - Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations FAO
Manual
Sistemas de riego por goteo, microaspersión y aspersión: Módulo 1
Este documento aborda información sobre el sistemas riego parcelario tecnificado sus ventajas y desventajas, igualmente explica el diseño agronómico del proceso técnico de este sistema y finalmente aborda el diseño de reigo parcelario. Los sistemas de riego presurizado parcelario son el alma de la AFC en el sector rural, ello...
Ecuador
2020 - INNOVA Agricultura Familiar
Guidelines
Guía de Comités Nacionales de Agricultura Familiar
Lecciones aprendidas desde 2012
En el marco del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar (AIAF-2014), entre 2012 y 2014 se han establecido en el mundo un medio centenar de Comités Nacionales de la Agricultura Familiar (CNAF), con el fin de potenciar los trabajos de diálogo político e incidencia para lograr mejores políticas públicas en...
2020 - Foro Rural MundiaL (FRM)
Journal article
Rise Up!: The RISE UP Blue Call to Action is a joint call by civil society, fisherfolk, Indigenous Peoples and philanthropic organizations for bold action to safeguard the ocean at the next UN Ocean Conference in Portugal from 2-6 June 2020
The ocean sustains all life on our planet and is fundamental to human survival and well-being. Now is the time to RISE UP in its defense. Coral reef die-offs, collapsing fish populations and species extinctions are evidence of the escalating ocean crisis brought about by overfishing, ocean heating, acidification, pollution and...
2020 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Report
Farming Smarter The Case for Agroecological Enterprise
Farming Smarter is intended as an overview of the thinking and principles behind agroecological approaches to agriculture and land management. It explores the economic argument for regenerative farming and confirms that there is no need for a trade-off between profit and nature in an agroecological system.
The report reinforces the view that...
2020 - Food, Farming and Countryside Commission
Video
Minuto +Algodón: "Vivir del algodón
Video que da cuenta de la historia de Sixto Castro, un agricultor peruano que dedicó toda su vida al cultivo del algodón y transmitir su experiencia y conocimientos a los más jóvenes en la localidad de Piura.
Su legado permanecerá por siempre con nosotros y con todas las personas que...
Peru
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Case study
A higher-yield rice variety moves Madagascar further on the path to self-sufficiency
How South-South Cooperation helps ensure food security for family farmers
Madagascar has a rich history of rice cultivation. Outside of Asia, Madagascar has the longest tradition of rice production, and this staple is cultivated in almost all districts of the country. For the Malagasy people, rice is a core part of their diet: many families eat it three times a...
Madagascar
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Practices
Multi-storied agroforestry cropping systems for micro-climatic modification and erosion control
Natural hazards such as floods, landslides and drought occur frequently in different parts of Nepal with varying dimensions and magnitude. These hazards constitute the major causes of land degradation and deterioration of natural ecosystems. The introduction of a multi-storied agroforestry cropping system ensures the best combination use of crop-tree intercropping...
Nepal
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Conference proceedings
Advancing agroecology and farmer managed seed systems in Limpopo
At a dialogue on farmer-managed seed systems and agroecology, held in Acornhoek, Limpopo on 20-22 January 2020, farmers and support organisations made clear that they want to see more government and policy support for agroecology and farmer-managed seed systems, that they will work together to engage government in this direction,...
South Africa
2020 - African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)
Book
Atlas do espaço rural brasileiro
Apesar de servir de base à grande parte dos mapas que compõem o presente Atlas, além do Censo Agropecuário 2017, outras fontes enriquecem a análise do espaço rural brasileiro, aí incluídas tanto pesquisas oriundas do próprio IBGE, como as Regiões de Influência das Cidades - Regic 2018, a Pesquisa da Pecuária Municipal - PPM e...
Brazil
2020 - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)
Blog article
Protecting indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the world’s biodiversity
Species are being lost at about a thousand times the natural rate of extinction. This is faster than at any other period in human history. Ecosystems – the vital systems on which all life depends – are being degraded across the globe.
This crisis of biodiversity loss is finally getting some...
2020 - International Institute for Environment and Development IIED
Article
Jóvenes rurales del noroeste cordobés
Límites y posibilidades para permanecer en el campo
Nos acercamos a la temática de juventudes rurales a partir de una experiencia de educación secundaria en un paraje del noroeste de Córdoba, Argentina. Partiendo del supuesto de que las escuelas condensan problemáticas que exceden lo educativo, realizamos un abordaje etnográfico situándonos en la cotidianeidad escolar.
En este artículo, nos proponemos...
Argentina
2020 - Centro de Investigación María Saleme de Bournichón
Journal article
Blue Justice: In this book, Svein Jentoft argues, with concise and precise logic, that we should not lose sight of communities when extending our perspective to the world of fisheries at large Life above Water: Essays on Human Experiences of Small-Scale Fisheries. TBTI Global Book Series 1, 2019
In this book, Svein Jentoft argues, with concise and precise logic, that we should not lose sight of communities when extending our perspective to the world of fisheries at large Life above Water: Essays on Human Experiences of Small-Scale Fisheries. TBTI Global Book Series 1, 2019. Svein Jentoft is well known...
2020 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Report
Kyrgyzstan and FAO
Building capacities to achieve sustainable food and nutrition security
FAO has partnered with Kyrgyzstan since the republic joined the Organization in 1993. First opened in 2009, the country office was upgraded in 2012 and an FAO Representative appointed in 2014. This marked a shift from emergency to development-focused interventions, with an emphasis on policy and institutional support as well...
Kyrgyzstan
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Technical paper
Familias productoras de alimentos en Anguil (La Pampa) y sus aportes a la soberanía alimentaria local
La agricultura familiar conforma un sector productivo clave en el mundo y también en nuestro país. Este conjunto de sujetos sociales es central en la producción de alimentos, generación de empleo, resguardo de tradiciones, riqueza cultural, transmisión de saberes, arraigo y sostén de la soberanía alimentaria en los territorios. Se...
Argentina
2020 - Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales - GESA - Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Practices
Apiculture: comment transformer les larves d’abeilles mâles en produits à valeur ajoutée
Le rôle principal des abeilles mâles, appelé aussi faux bourdons, est de s'accoupler avec une reine non fécondée. La valeur des larves de mâle en tant que complément nutritionnel a déjà été prouvée et ces larves ont été utilisées depuis des milliers d'années par les civilisations les plus anciennes. Elles...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
How to collect the raw wax from the hive
Beeswax has unique physical and chemical characteristics that are exploited in a multitude of applications (candles, food processing industry, textile industry, pharmaceutical industry, etc.). Wax can be an additional source of income for beekeepers, therefore, it is important that beekeepers know how to collect and prepare the wax for further...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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