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Óleo de Babaçu Menire, produzido por mulheres Xikrin, é premiado pela ONU
Elas operam uma miniusina na Terra Indígena Trincheira Bacajá (PA), pressionada por garimpo e roubo de madeira. Em 2018, mais de 1,5 mil hectares foram desmatados ilegalmente
O Óleo de Babaçu Menire, produzido por mulheres Xikrin da aldeia Pot-Krô, Terra Indígena Trincheira Bacajá (PA), recebeu menção honrosa na categoria Empreendimentos Rurais do prêmio "Saberes e Sabores 2018", oferecido pela Organização das Nações Unidas para Agricultura e Alimentação (FAO).
Menire significa “mulher” na língua Kayapó. A extração do óleo de...
Brazil
2019 - Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)
Blog article
[Sri Lanka] Farmers win campaign to set minimum price for potatoes
Welimada is a hilly area in the district of Badulla, Uva province, Sri Lanka. Growing upcountry tea and crops is the main livelihood of the 85% of the population in village. The people mainly cultivate potatoes, beans, cabbages, carrots, leeks, and beetroots. [...]
Sri Lanka
2019 - Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)
Project
Cetaceans-Fisheries Interactions in the Med
The initiative involves the close collaboration between scientists and fishers, combining fishers local and experiential knowledge with scientific information in the quest for solutions.
Italy - Malta - Spain
2019 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Working paper
Sans le Féminisme il n'y a pas d'Agroécologie
POUR DES SYSTÈMES ALIMENTAIRES SAINS, DURABLES ET JUSTES
Notre planète est au bord de l'effondrement environnemental et la faim dans le monde est à nouveau en pleine augmentation. Selon le rapport sur l'état de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition (SOFI) de 2019, le nombre de personnes souffrant de malnutrition et de privation chronique augmente pour la...
2019 - Groupe de travail des femmes du Mécanisme de la Société Civile
Report
AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR EN ESPAÑA ANUARIO 2019
El modelo familiar de producción de alimentos es la mejor receta para luchar contra el despoblamiento del mundo rural. Los pequeños agricultores y ganaderos de carácter familiar son un modelo de futuro.
El despoblamiento no es un problema de los agricultores. Los agricultores y ganaderos deben ser gra parte de la...
Spain
2019 - La Unión de Pequeños Agricultores y Ganaderos
Policy brief/paper
Policy guide to improve water use efficiency in small-scale agriculture
The case of Burkina Faso, Morocco and Uganda
Agriculture is still the engine of growth in the overall economic well-being in an increasingly globalized world. Therefore, many countries aspire the economic development through agriculture, thus making it the most important driver in water exploitation. While the demand is rapidly growing, water resources are becoming limited that leads to...
Burkina Faso - Morocco - Uganda
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Practices
Comment récolter le miel, le pollen et la propolis des mélipones
Au-delà du miel, les produits de la ruche comme le pollen et la propolis des mélipones peuvent être récoltés facilement, représentant une possible source de revenu supplémentaire pour les agriculteurs. Cette fiche technique explique des procédures simples pour récolter le miel, le pollen et la propolis des mélipones (abeilles sans...
Philippines
2019 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Book
Formalizing community rights to forests: Expectations, outcomes and conditions for success
Formalizing community rights to forests
In many parts of the world, forests that are managed and used by local communities and Indigenous Peoples are under increasing pressure from outside forces such as commercial plantation development, mining and logging. Also, preservationist approaches to nature conservation may threaten local people’s access to the...
2019 - Tropenbos International
Blog article
Novo site do ISA apresenta raio-X de terras indígenas na Amazônia
Parâmetros como invasões, cobertura florestal e estágio de demarcação ancoram sete indicadores para cada Terra Indígena (TI ) analisada
Sistema de indicadores elaborado pelo Instituto Socioambiental lançado nesta segunda-feira (18), dá um panorama da situação das Terras Indígenas (TIs) na Amazônia Legal. O Terras + utiliza informações como presença de invasores ilegais, de projetos de infraestrutura e etapas de demarcação para avaliar a condição de 361 Terras Indígenas na...
Brazil
2019 - Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)
Blog article
How to foster social farming in mountain areas?
On June 25, 2019, Euromontana attended a conference in Brussels on “Social Agriculture and Care Farm: Work opportunity, Social Partnership and Inclusion” organised by the Care-T-Farms project. Care-T-Farms is an Erasmus + programme, willing to encourage the use of farms as places promoting positive mental and physical health and wellbeing.
2019 - Euromontana
Book
Country Gender Assessment of agriculture and the rural sector in Indonesia
Agriculture, as a vital sector of the Indonesian economy, provides income for the majority of Indonesian households today. Despite serving as the backbone of one of the nation’s most economically important sectors, women in agriculture are marginalized and often have little access to financial resources, knowledge and technology to improve...
Indonesia
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Report
Implementando el ods 2 en agricultura sostenible a través de la agroecología
Esta publicación consta de tres grandes apartados, introduciendo en el primero de ellos el concepto de agroecología, la situación de contexto actual mundial de la alimentación y sistemas agroalimentarios y cómo ha ido evolucionando la agroecología en estos últimos años en el contexto internacional y en la propia FAO. En...
Spain
2019 - Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) & FAO Office in Spain
Blog article
Agriculture brings hope to Syrian refugees in Turkey
Thirty Syrian workers start new jobs today at the Dağcıoğlu Baharat red pepper production factory in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. They were hired by the factory’s owner, Mehmet Dağcı, at the conclusion of a job fair in Kilis in mid-March.The job fair was part of a project implemented by FAO and Turkey’s...
Syrian Arab Republic
2019 - Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations FAO
Video
Rencontres Sols et Climat - Capsule pédagogique: Conservation des Semences Anciennes (français)
A travers la Rencontre Africaine des Sols et du Climat, Terre et Humanisme Maroc, Terre Humaine PESI avec la Fondation du Crédit Agricole du Maroc ont réuni leurs expertises et des acteurs de l’innovation pour renforcer les capacités des formateurs agroécologistes africains autour de : la réhabilitation des terres dégradées...
Morocco
2019 - Terre et Humanisme Maroc
Video
Documental “Proteger la biodiversidad. Pesca artesanal en el Golfo San José”
La Red de Comunicadores para el Enfoque Ecosistémico de la Pesca en Argentina realizó el documental “Proteger la biodiversidad. Pesca artesanal en el Golfo San José”. Filmado y editado por el Área de Comunicación y Relaciones Institucionales del Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), la pieza audiovisual resume la historia de la pesca...
Argentina
2019 - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP)
Conference proceedings
Proceedings of the Second FAO International Symposium on Agroecology
In April 2018, FAO hosted the Second International Symposium on Agroecology to Achieve the SDGs; the Symposium had an impressive level of attendance with a total of 768 participants, including representatives from 72 governments, 350 non-state actors (including civil society organizations, academia and research organizations, cooperatives, producers’ organizations and the...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Event
2nd Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme Good Food for People and the Planet Working together towards 2030
Following the call for action of the Pretoria Resolution, the purpose of the second conference will be to further strengthen multi-stakeholder action, and to trigger increased political commitment for the creation of enabling policy environments, in order to address the urgent need to transition to sustainable food systems. In this context,...
2019 - Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería de Costa Rica
Working paper
Participação das mulheres em espaços cooperativos
análise de questionário aplicado no I Encontro de Mulheres Rurais do Mercosul Ampliado (Unicafes-REAF-UNILA) –
Entre 17-19 de outubro de 2018 no município de Medianeira, Paraná, ocorreu o 5º Encontro da Juventude Cooperativista, 1º Encontro de Mulheres Rurais do Mercosul ampliado e o 9º Encontro Nacional e 1º Seminário Internacional de Gênero e Geração do Cooperativismo Solidário, organizado pela União de Cooperativas da Agricultura Familiar...
Brazil
2019 - Reunião Especializada da Agricultura Familiar do Mercosul (REAF-MERCOSUL)
Blog article
Agricultores familiares de Goiás realizam diagnósticos e indicadores de sustentabilidade agroecológico
Técnicos da Emater GO, agricultores familiares de base agroecológica, estudantes e organizações parceiras da agricultura familiar da área de agroecologia participaram da capacitação sobre diagnósticos técnicos agroecológico, por intermédio do uso de indicadores de sustentabilidade para avaliação de agroecossistemas, cujo objetivo é a adoção de tecnologias inovadoras, a partir da construção...
Brazil
2019 - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
Article
Final Reflections on Shaping the Future of Food in Africa
A full week of teaching, learning, and growing came to an end on Saturday, December 7th, as we wrapped up “Shaping the Future of Food in Africa”. This was more than just an advocacy and capacity-building workshop; it was a moment of intercultural bridge-building that united delegates from seven African countries around one goal: good, clean and fair food for Africa.
Over the past week Slow Food and Hivos have provided the delegates with the necessary tools for continuing advocacy work in their own countries. Though teachers play a great role in enabling students and giving them confidence to plan and execute future actions, the outcomes are dependent on the students...
Kenya
2019 - Slow Food
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