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Proceedings of the International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers - Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Innovation is the process whereby individuals or organizations bring new or existing products, processes or ways of organization into use for the first time in a specific context. Innovation in agriculture cuts across all dimensions of the production cycle along the entire value chain - from crop, forestry, fishery or...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Report
The digitalization of African agriculture report 2018-2019
Technology, as we have seen in other sectors, is critical to affecting change and driving development. It is bringing countries closer together, reducing barriers to trade and offering a window of opportunity to ‘digital native’ youth entrepreneurs at the vanguard of innovation applied to different economic sectors. In agriculture, digitalisation...
2019 - The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
Manual
Guía para prevenir y reducir la pérdida de frutas y hortalizas
El proyecto “Medición y gestión de las pérdidas de frutas y hortalizas en la etapa de producción para Chile” financiado por el programa One Planet Network (10YFP) de Naciones Unidas, tiene por objetivo contribuir a reducir la pérdida de alimentos mediante la adaptación y validación de una metodología para la...
Chile
2019 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Blog article
Inspirational ideas: Crop diversification - multiple benefits for dairy farm
Two years ago, Dutch dairy farmer Matté Eikelenboom started exploring crop diversification in his grazing land, to stimulate soil life and improve the health of his cows. His mixed pastures show promising results for the quality of his feed and the health of his animals. The variety of species also...
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2019 - Eip Agri
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Le système alimentaire de Téhéran, Iran
Le système alimentaire de Téhéran, Iran Le système alimentaire Iranien fait face à plusieurs défis, menaçant la sécurité alimentaire des habitants et contribuant à l’épuisement des ressources: sanctions économiques internationales entrainant une inflation et augmentation des prix sans précédent, rareté de la ressource en eau et pratiques culturales intensives et...
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2019 - Let's Food
Magazine article
Repensando la práctica profesional frente a los “nuevos” desafíos ambientales
La problemática ambiental aparece en el campo profesional de los ingenieros agrónomos en los últimos años como una nueva demanda social que está exigiendo nuevas formas de relación entre la sociedad y la naturaleza.
El escenario donde tuvieron que desarrollar su actividad profesional en los últimos 30- 40 años estuvo caracterizado...
Argentina
2019 - Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias/Universidad Nacional de Rosario
Report
International Symposium on Fisheries Sustainability
Strengthening the science-policy nexus
The objective of the Symposium is to identify pathways to strengthen the science and policy interplay in fisheries production, management and trade, based on solid sustainability principles, for improved outcomes in practice. Ultimately, the debates and conclusions of the Symposium will prepare the way for the development of a new...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
How to address rural depopulation in mountain areas?
How to combat depopulation and make rural areas vibrant again? This was the question addressed during the ENRD Workshop on May 21, 2019. The event explored the role of Rural Development Programmes and other EU policies in maintaining a high quality of life in these regions, where demographic trends are...
2019 - Euromontana
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Inspirational ideas: Combatting weeds with non-chemical alternatives
Agriculture in the EU and worldwide has become increasingly dependent on the use of pesticides. Change is needed because the use of these chemicals can impact the environment and the health of animals and humans. Inspired by results in other member states, the Portuguese Operational Group HortInf is trying to...
Portugal
2019 - Eip Agri
Video
Le système alimentaire de Sfax, Tunisie
Sfax, 2ème ville de Tunisie, est considérée comme le pôle économique du pays. Son dynamisme économique et son port ouvert sur la Méditerranée lui confèrent une place de choix sur le marché international. Néanmoins, elle fait face à de nombreuses problématiques: industrialisation incontrôlée engendrant pollutions des sols et de la...
Tunisia
2019 - Let's Food
Blog article
No water, no agriculture
The state of Europe’s water ecosystems puts a big question mark over the future availability of freshwater, for people and for all manner of industry, not least for food production and agriculture
European Union
2019 - EurActiv
Blog article
Drip irrigation boosts water efficiency for Tajik farmers
In Tajikistan, irrigation water is the bottleneck of crop production. And with water scarcity on the rise due to climate change-induced weather extremes, the situation is getting even worse, particularly in rural areas.
At this time of year, with the long dry periods and high temperatures of spring and summer to...
Tajikistan
2019 - Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations FAO
Article
Agricultura familiar terá benefícios da bioeconomia
Responsável por 70% dos alimentos que chegam à mesa dos brasileiros, a agricultura familiar também está conectada às inovações tecnológicas e à otimização da produção orgânica de alimentos. De olho nesse “casamento”, o Ministério da Agricultura, Abastecimento e Pecuária lançou, nesta semana, o Programa Bioeconomia Brasil Sociobiodiversidade, que vai estimular,...
Brazil
2019 - Ministério da Agricultura, Abastecimento e Pecuária (MAPA)
Blog article
Asia-Pacific revenues and livelihoods threatened as billions lost annually to illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing – UN FAO
More coordinated action is needed to stamp out illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Asia and the Pacific – activities that result in estimated losses to the region of some USD 5 billion annually, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.
FAO has been responding to the growing...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
FAO and the Republic of Korea to bolster Zero Hunger efforts in Asia-Pacific
The FAO Director-General lauded South Korea's remarkable progress in recent decades - in both nutritional and economic development - as well as its leading role in scientific and technological advancements, including in the use of innovative ICT solutions in agriculture.
Republic of Korea
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
Social food and social innovation: stimulating dialogue at the Social Food Forum
A quick look at the collection of examples of social innovation in the SIMRA database makes you realise that food is a central element in most of them. Food production is traditionally connected to rural areas shaping landscapes, diets, and even cultural heritage (local cuisines, traditions, etc.).
2019 - SIMRA
Blog article
Keeping Montenegro’s flavours alive
By supporting local traditions to build better livelihoods and empower communities, FAO and its partners are working toward a world free of poverty and hunger.
Montenegro
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Conference paper
Workshop on Developing Action Plan for ASEAN Roadmap for Enhancing the Role of Agricultural Cooperative in the Global Value Chain
AFOSP-MTCP2 farmer organizations participate in the Workshop on Developing Action Plan for Enhancing the Role of Agricultural Cooperative in the Global Value Chain on 28 February 2019 at the Prince Palace Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
This workshop is co-organized by the consortium Asian Farmers’ Association and La Via Campesina together with...
2019 - ASEAN
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Le système alimentaire de Fès, Maroc
Le système alimentaire de Fès au Maroc fait face à de nombreux défis: métier d'agriculteur dévalorisé et conditions de vie difficiles entrainant un phénomène important d'exode rural, utilisation importante de produits chimiques pour l'agriculture et pollution des eaux, stratégie de développement de l'agriculture contradictoire avec la raréfaction de la ressource...
Morocco
2019 - Let's Food
Video
Making a cooling chamber for tomatoes
When you pick your tomatoes, if you want to keep them longer, you have to find a way of reducing the temperature. As availability of electricity at village level can be a problem, ways have to be found to lower the temperature of this fragile crop. Some farmers at Dambatta...
2019 - AccessAgriculture
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