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Sustainable food systems in the south, obstacles and avenues to meet the challenge
Reports demonstrating the environmental and social limits of the current food system have never been so numerous. While it is important to carry on exposing these limits, it is equally fundamental to consider the outlines of a new food system that respects human beings and the environment.
2019 - Coalition contre la faim
Project
The Livestock and Agricultural Marketing Project (LAMP): Ways and Benefits of CSO Involvement in GAFSP Mongolia Project
Mongolia, a vast country of 1.56 million square kilometers, is home to 15 timesmore livestock than people. It has over 2.7 million human population and 43 millionlivestock as of 2010.The transformation of Mongolia after the collapse of the Soviet Union from collectivesocialism to a market economy disrupted urban and rural livelihoods, ultimatelyleading to increased urban...
Mongolia
2019 - Asian Farmers Association
Blog article
11 Kitchen Hacks to Cut Down on Food Waste in the Tastiest Way
With growing awareness of how food waste affects the environment, many conscious eaters are looking for ways to reduce their impact. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the global greenhouse gas emissions from food waste are larger than those of all countries except for China and the United States. Part...
2019 - Food Tank
Case study
Strengthening harvests
Soil and water conservation practices strengthen harvests in Tanzania highlands.
High rainfalls in mountainous agricultural regions trigger a need for intervention to help farmers confront food insecurity and restore and protect their soil.
United Republic of Tanzania
2019 - Alliance for food sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Blog article
Alianzas productivas para el acceso a mercados de familias rurales en Argentina
El Primer Encuentro de Líderes Rurales y Gestores de Proyectos FIDA en el Mercosur Ampliado, del pasado 17 y 19 de setiembre en Bahía, Brasil, generó un importante intercambio de experiencias entre los actores de la región vinculados a proyectos de la agricultura familiar, que permitió conocer prácticas y lecciones...
2019 - Programa regional FIDA MERCOSUR
Blog article
Governo faz aquisição de alimentos da agricultura familiar indígena para compor merenda escolar
O Governo do Amazonas vai investir R$ 500 mil na aquisição de gêneros alimentícios da agricultura familiar indígena para compor a merenda escolar. A Secretaria de Estado de Educação (Seduc-AM) publicou nesta terça-feira (19/02) a chamada pública exclusiva para os povos indígenas de nove municípios do interior. É a primeira...
Brazil
2019 - Secretaria de Estado de Educação do Amazonas (Seduc-AM)
Blog article
Pronaf e Pronamp terão os maiores orçamentos de suas histórias no Plano Safra
Ministério da Agricultura anuncia R$ 31,22 bilhões para o Pronaf e R$ 26,49 bilhões para o Pronamp
O anúncio do Plano Safra 2019/2020, que neste ano voltou a incluir todos os produtores rurais, beneficiou os agricultores familiares, avalia o secretário da Agricultura Familiar e Cooperativismo do Ministério da Agricultura, Fernando Schwanke.
O Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar (Pronaf) terá neste ano R$ 31,22 bilhões. Schwanke lembra que na Safra 2018/2019 eram...
Brazil
2019 - Secretaria de Agricultura Familiar e Cooperativismo (SAF)
Case study
Changing the fortunes of farmers and families in Murang'a County, Kenya
The Organic Agriculture Centre of Kenya (OACK) saw that by providing the right skills, information and support, they could help small-scale farmers move away from subsistence farming and into thriving livelihoods that improve their local communities and the landscapes they live in.
Kenya
2019 - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Audio
Confira o resultado do concurso Saberes e Sabores
Atividade faz parte da Campanha regional #MulheresRurais, Mulheres com Direitos de 2018
É hora de compartilhar o resultado do concurso feito no ano passado, durante a FLIP 2018. Concurso Saberes e Sabores que faz parte da campanha #Mulheresrurais, Mulheres com Direitos, com mulheres da América Latina e Caribe. Para falar sobre as vencedoras nas categorias...
Brazil
2019 - Empresa Brasileira de Comunicação (EBC)
Blog article
Governo e sociedade civil discutem propostas para a agricultura familiar
Da 53ª Seção Nacional Brasileira da Reaf sairãos contribuições do Brasil para a plenária regional do Mercosul na Argentina, em junho
Teve início nesta quinta-feira (16), em Brasília, a 53ª Seção Nacional Brasileira da Reunião Especializada sobre Agricultura Familiar (Reaf) do Mercosul. Durante dois dias, a equipe da Secretaria de Agricultura Familiar e Cooperativismo (SAF) do Ministério da Agricultura se reúne com representantes do governo e da sociedade civil para debater...
Brazil
2019 - Secretaria de Agricultura Familiar e Cooperativismo (SAF)
Blog article
Countries Where Nomadic Pastoralism Is Still A Way Of Life
omadic pastoralism is the practice of rearing livestock by moving with the animals from place to place in search of pasture. It is believed that the practice started as a result of Neolithic revolution, also known as the first agricultural revolution. At the time, humans had just managed to domesticate...
2019
Miscellanea
Campanha #MulheresRurais, Mulheres com Direitos
Em sua experiência com as mulheres rurais, a antropóloga da Epagri/SC vê nelas um espírito de inovação, garra e auxílio ao próximo. Elas não lutam só pelos seus problemas, mas pelos da família e da comunidade.
As mulheres transformam informação em conhecimento e possibilidades aserem compartilçhadas.
Elas não costumam se acomodar, estão...
Brazil
2019 - Associação Brasileira de Entidades Estaduais de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural - ASBRAER
Journal
LEISA revista de agroecología
LEISA seguirá teniendo un enfoque temático principal, pero recibirá contribuciones sobre otras experiencias agroecológicas y difundirá, especialmente, aquellas vinculadas al interés mostrado por sus lectores
2019
Technical paper
Empoderar a las mujeres rurales para potenciar la agricultura
Esta publicación presenta el trabajo de la FAO para promover la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de las mujeres. Pone de relieve que el acceso equitativo de las mujeres y los hombres a recursos, servicios y oportunidades se traduce en ganancias económicas y sociales, tanto para las familias y...
2019 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Audio
Wise: We Won’t Feed the World By Giving Up on Small-Scale Farmers
Wise describes the current global food crisis that started nearly 10 years ago, in which a series of weather or policy choices impacted food markets: prices for corn, rice, and other commodities doubled or tripled, fueling rapid government responses across the globe. Throughout his research, Wise finds governments prefer expensive,...
2019 - FoodTank
Blog article
Digitization in Romanian Agriculture – Three Appropriate Solutions
The disruptive potential of upcoming digital technologies and automation is on everybody’s lips. We are being told that 37% of the EU population does not have basic digitization skills and is therefore in need of re-educating itself – not only in IT but also in automation. A 2017 Report by...
Romania
2019 - Arc2020
Case study
Sustainable land management: Restoring community farmland in Uganda
KAFSCUL (Karamoja Agro-Farm Systems Consults), a private organization in Uganda, has been working with small-scale farmers in Jie County to improve soil fertility and make farmland more resilient to adverse weather conditions.
Uganda
2019 - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Journal article
Review/Book: A Brave Start
Pacific Handbook for Gender Equity and Social Inclusion in Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture Barclay K., Leduc B., Mangubhai S. and Donato-Hunt C. (eds.). 2019. First edition Noumea, New Caledonia: Pacific Community. 80 pages
2019 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Manual
Handbook on climate information for farming communities
What farmers need and what is available
Environmental conditions and management are the main factors determining the availability of agricultural products at the local level (farm, village). The environment encompasses biophysical factors (climate, water, soil, pests, land available, etc.), while management involves decisions taken by the farmers themselves. Similarly, the impacts of climate change will vary substantially...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Video
Date palm management
Some practical advice on the management of date palms with suggestions for reducing humidity levels, trimming, intercropping and weeding.
Iraq
2019 - Access Agriculture
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