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A study on the comparative efficacy of herbal and chemical de-wormers
This practice describes the efficacy of herbal de-wormers vis-à-vis their chemical counterparts. By means of a participatory research approach, the effectiveness of herbal de-wormers based on traditional knowledge has been tested successfully serving as a proof of the importance of local and often orally transmitted expertise to fight livestock diseases.
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India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Participatory varietal selection: improved varieties of blackgram for rainfed conditions
The centralised plant breeding techniques of the green revolution have yielded good results in the more favourable agricultural environments. However, most low-resource farmers in marginal areas have not benefited from these varieties. As an alternative to centralised breeding, farmer participatory approaches using Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) and Participatory Plant Breeding...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Video
Impact of COVID-19 on organic vegetable farmers in Laos
Bounthan Sayalath, member of the Houan Oun organic vegetable group in Xay district, Oudomxay province, Laos says that they used to sell 800 to 1,000 kilograms of vegetables per day, but nowadays, they face a serious problem because no one is buying bulk produce. Last month, their group had a...
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020 - Lao Farmer Network
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A participatory platform for agroecological and biocontrol practices
Landfiles launched a participatory experimentation method that allows knowledge to be shared and new technical routes to be developed. This platform makes it possible to lead groups, identify their issues, collect data and disseminate summaries.
Landfiles’ primary objective is to promote quality productions thanks to the identification of efficient technical itineraries. We...
2020 - Landfiles
Video
Primer Encuentro Virtual: Impactos, desafíos y estrategias frente al COVID-19 en la Agricultura Familiar
La pandemia provocada por el COVID-19 requiere, además de las medidas sanitarias adoptadas por los gobiernos, respuestas coordinadas para proteger a los sectores más vulnerables; mantener los sistemas agroalimentarios eficientes, inclusivos, resilientes y sensibles a la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria y nutricional. Y, consecuentemente, poder mitigar los efectos sociales y...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - Ecuador - Guatemala - Uruguay
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Practices
SMS for good shepherding: providing information when and where it is needed
Anthra, a non-profit organization working primarily on issues of livestock development in the wider context of sustainable natural resource use, worked with migratory shepherd communities in Maharashtra, India. Access to information on disease occurrence and remedial measures emerged as a constraint for shepherds on the move. Keeping in mind that...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Report
Land Policy Report
As a coalition of farmers, land is at the heart of our work. Finding secure access to land is the number one barrier preventing a generation of growers from entering the field. Land is also at the root of racial equity, food sovereignty, economic prosperity, public health, and the climate...
2020 - National Young Farmers Coalition
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HortiCrece
HortiCrece es un programa estratégico regional que nació con el fin de posicionar a la región de O’Higgins como el referente nacional más importante en torno al desarrollo y producción de hortalizas de nicho.
Existe un potencial de crecimiento enorme en la Región de O'Higgins, por eso buscamos empoderar a los...
Chile
2020 - HortiCrece
Journal article
Evaluación agronómica de forrajes con inclusión de enmienda dolomita en Nariño, Colombia
Objetivo
Evaluar el efecto de la enmienda dolomita en el rendimiento de forraje en época de altas y de bajas precipitaciones en Nariño, Colombia.
Materiales y Métodos
Se desarrolló un ensayo en el centro de investigación Obonuco (AGROSAVIA). Se utilizó un diseño de parcelas divididas en bloques completos al azar, con 18 tratamientos...
Colombia
2020 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
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AGROSAVIA
AGROSAVIA is a Scientific nonprofit Colombian public organization working in the Agriculture & Livestock sectors that contributes to technical change, with the aim of improving productivity and competitiveness of national agriculture, through processes of research and knowledge transfer, linking small producers to technological innovation. Our annual budget is US $70...
Colombia
2020 - AGROSAVIA
Video
Hacemos agua - Agua de Lluvia
Este segundo documental Hacemos agua, agua de lluvia Analiza el cambio de las precipitaciones en los últimos 50 años, el uso del suelo, el aumento en la temperatura, la pérdida de bosques nativos y el efecto de las inundaciones y sequías en búsqueda de prácticas sustentables.
Te invitamos a conocer los tres documentales...
Argentina
2020 - UNICANAL - Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR)
Practices
Tsetse control using Epsilon trap made in Botswana
Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) infest over 11 million sq km of Africa, and are vectors of Trypanosomosis (or Trypanosomiasis) in both humans and domestic livestock. For example, it is estimated that tsetse cover over 7 percent of Zimbabwe and 60 percent of Tanzania, and Trypanosomosis has an important negative impact on livestock...
Botswana
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Participatory varietal selection: Improved varieties of chickpea for rainfed conditions in Western India
The centralised plant breeding techniques of the green revolution have yielded good results in the more favourable agricultural environments. However, most low-resource farmers in marginal areas have not benefited from these varieties. As an alternative to centralised breeding, farmer participatory approaches using Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) and Participatory Plant Breeding...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Video
Les bonnes pratiques oasiennes en vidéo 2/5 - préserver les semences locales des oasis - Tunisie
Dans l'oasis de Chenini en Tunisie, la conservation de l'oasis passe par la préservation des semences locales au profit des agriculteurs locaux. Le manque d'accès à l'eau et l'accès difficile aux marchés de semences poussent les agriculteurs locaux à produire leurs propres semences locales. Permettant une préservation d'anciennes espèces et...
Tunisia
2020 - RADDO
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 Thursday 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...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN FAO
Video
Ecological Organic Agriculture - Production of biogas using organic materials
This video shows how small scale farmers can produce biogas at home. It explains the steps taken in the production of biogas and also highlights the benefits of biogas production.
To learn more about our work on promoting organic agriculture, please visit: https://organic.esaffuganda.org/
Uganda
2020 - ESAFF Uganda
Case study
Diagnosis of rice farming systems and opportunities for agroecological transition in Cambodia
The WAT4CAM project was initiated in Cambodia in 2018 to develop irrigation networks for rice crops in Cambodia. The majority of the paddy areas are now highly dependent on rainfall, and climatic hazards and irrigation development would improve rice systems' productivity and profitability. This project concerns five provinces in Cambodia,...
Cambodia
2020 - Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro
Practices
Enriching community pastures
This good practice note based on the experiences of BAIF Development Research Foundation (Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation - BAIF), shows the importance of restoring common property resources by involving the communities directly, as a way forward for impacting positively on their quality of life. “Protection of Commons” has led to...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Participatory approaches: client-oriented breeding of rice for rainfed, medium and low-lands of Easter India
Poor farmers in marginal areas have benefited little from high yielding, "green revolution" varieties that have transformed the productivity of more favourable areas. In the states of northeastern India, farmers who cultivate upland rice on low-fertility, sloping soils continue to grow low yielding landraces that are susceptible to diseases and...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Case study
Kyrgyz farmers learn managing multiple risks in agriculture and the food system
In recent years, residents of remote areas in south Kyrgyzstan have been facing a host of challenges and difficulties, including two interrelated major issues – migration and weather extremes. Through cooperation and with knowledge from FAO, they are managing to get back on track despite devastating mudslides.
Despite the hot and...
Kyrgyzstan
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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