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Agricultura Familiar, para que el alimento no falte en tiempos de COVID-19
Paola Laura produce verduras y hortalizas en las afueras de El Alto, en La Paz. Su trabajo es un valioso aporte para que los alimentos frescos y nutritivos no falten en la mesa, aún en tiempos de COVID-19.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Blog article
UN Agencies among partners supporting ASEAN moves to strengthen social protection systems for inclusive and resilient COVID-19 response and recovery
Representatives from various sectoral bodies in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) met virtually for a high-level roundtable to discuss accelerated actions to leverage social protection to address COVID-19 pandemic and to officially launch the ASEAN Guidelines on Disaster Responsive Social Protection to Increase Resilience.
The ASEAN region is facing a...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN FAO
Blog article
Stop Misrepresenting the Benefits of Organic Farming
Three researchers from France, Denmark and Sweden claim that the most current method for assessing the environmental impact of agriculture and food could be missing some important elements. This has led to some studies misrepresenting the benefits of organic farming.
2020 - IFOAM
Practices
Planting of KS Kuroda variety carrots to withstand heavy and prolonged rainfall
Climate change increases uncertainties in the agriculture sector and directly impacts agricultural production. In the Cordillera region of the northern Philippines, erratic precipitation patterns affect water availability during important crop growth stages, while drought in some areas make it extremely difficult for farmers to grow crops. Local agriculture workers and...
Philippines
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Making high-quality cassava flour
Cassava is not fully utilized in Eastern Africa compared to West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana). Cassava is drought tolerant, easy to grow and simple to harvest. All parts of the cassava plant are valuable. Cassava leaves can be used to make soup or as feed for livestock, the stems can be...
Nigeria
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Report
Cómo evitar que la crisis del COVID-19 se transforme en una crisis alimentaria
Acciones urgentes contra el hambre en América Latina y el Caribe
La pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) tiene efectos sobre las actividades del sistema alimentario (producción, transformación, distribución, comercio y consumo de alimentos) y sus resultados, sobre todo en términos de seguridad alimentaria y bienestar social. El Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas ha resaltado la necesidad de una...
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Practices
Sweet potato production techniques
Sweet potato, a rhizome-producing crop, not only serves as a food source, but also protects the soil against erosion by covering it with foliage. Sweet potato cultivation is based on three varieties, preferably in mountain ranges or hills. Harvesting, which can take up to four months, is based on the...
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Report
Food Policies and their Implications on Overweight and Obesity Trends in Selected Countries in the Near East and North Africa Region
The Near East and North Africa (NENA) countries are known for high levels of overweight and obesity. These patterns are observed for both children and adults.Despite some variations across countries, on average 60 to 70 percent of adults in the NENA region are overweight, with obesity rates amounting to about...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Event
1st meeting of the ENRD Thematic Group #Rural2040 on the Long Term Rural Vision
The first of four meetings of the ENRD Thematic Group (TG) contributed to developing the EU 'Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas' announced by the President of the European Commission. The Vision should 'enable rural communities to make the most of their potential and support them in facing up to their...
European Union
2020 - ENRD
Journal article
Obituary: An Unsung Hero
A technology innovator with a heart of gold and all the time in the world for small-scale fishworkers around the world. Very few who read this note will know Jeremy Herklots, that tall lanky Englishman we all looked up to—literally and figuratively—for his quiet, dogged and totally unobtrusive contribution to both...
2020 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Magazine article
Concentraciones séricas de Beta-hidroxibutirato y su asociación con enfermedades posparto en bovinos de leche
El objetivo de este artículo es determinar la prevalencia de cetosis bovina según las concentraciones séricas (mMol/Lt) de beta-hidroxibutirato (βHB) y estimar su asociación con enfermedades del posparto temprano en vacas lecheras.
En relación a los materiales y métodos. Se realizó un estudio de corte transversal con información individual de los niveles...
Colombia
2020 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Practices
Les bonnes pratiques de production du soja
Conçue au Bénin par le Programme de Promotion de l'Agriculture au Bénin (ProAgri) en partenariat avec le projet COMPACI, la technologie décrit les étapes nécessaires requises pour la production du soja. Ce fichier couvre la sélection du sol approprié jusqu’à la conservation des graines de soja en passant par la...
Benin
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Enhancing climate resilience through cultivation of pomelo for forest enrichment
Disaster prone countries, like the Philippines, are affected by landslides, mudslides, widespread flooding which are causing significant destruction and damages to homes, community buildings, communications, infrastructure, and agriculture. Forest enrichment is a good practice option, especially for mountainous regions to counter these issues. The cultivation of pomelo for forest enrichment...
Philippines
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Cultura intensiva de arroz
The demand for rice on the world market is constantly growing. However, despite the Green Revolution, production levels are insufficient to meet demand. Irrigated rice production is carried out by millions of farmers around the world. The technique is based on an almost permanent flooding of rice paddies, which makes...
Madagascar
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Journal article
Digital Media to Guarantee Food Security in Colombia during COVID-19
In Colombia, quarantine and biosecurity measures were decreed to avoid contagion due to the COVID-19 pandemic beginning on March 24, among which is the promotion of social distancing. This has caused the use of digital media to carry out activities that were previously carried out in person, such as marketing....
Colombia
2020 - Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD)
E-learning
European MSc Agroecology: ISARA-Lyon, France and Norwegian University of Life Sciences
The European MSc Agroecology is coordintated by a consortium consiting of FESIA, France and NMBU, Norway. For the two-year programme a double degree is delivered.
The European MSc Agroecology is a two-year programme, professionally oriented, to study interactions among agricultural, food and environmental sciences in a socially oriented and action driven...
France - Norway
2020 - ISARA-Lyon, France (on behalf of the FESIA consortium, France) and Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Norway
Case study
In Search of Common Ground
Mbororo Social & Cultural Development Association (MBOSCUDA) is the largest membership-based association of the ethnic Mbororo pastoralists of Cameroon. Its mission is to contribute to the human, economic, social and cultural empowerment of the ethnic Mbororo pastoralists of Cameroon. In 2006 MBOSCUDA organized a series of consultation meetings with a...
2020 - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
Journal article
Blue Economy: Splitting Hairs
There is no reason to wait for consensus on what is justice before we do something about injustice in small-scale fisheries. With the Blue Economy/Blue Growth now spreading around the world, I believe the issue of social justice for small-scale fisheries is an important and increasingly urgent issue, also for social...
2020 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Manual
Mapping of salt-affected soils – Technical manual
Salt-affected soils such as saline or sodic soils are distributed in all continents at various levels of problem intensity. They are soils with high amounts of soluble salts and/or sodium ions. An updated information of their distribution and drivers is a first step towards their sustainable management. This book provides...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Practices
Soil and water conservation practices to reduce soil erosion and enhance water conservation
The island of Saint Lucia is a small island developing country in the Caribbean. The country’s development strategies try to balance economic development and environmental conservation. One of the key challenges for agriculture is land degradation as well as drought- like conditions in some parts of the island. Due to...
Saint Lucia
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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