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Agricultura familiar estimula o consumo e fortalece a economia
Busca por uma alimentação mais saudável tem incentivado também o mercado de orgânicos
O incentivo à agricultura familiar tem sido não apenas um forte estímulo ao consumo saudável, mas também um poderoso instrumento de fortalecimento da economia regional. E é de pensar que grande parte dos alimentos que chegam à mesa das famílias brasileiras vem dos pequenos agricultores.
Comprar diretamente do agricultor incentiva a...
Brazil
2019 - Agência de Desenvolvimento Agrário e Extensão Rural (Agraer)
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With malnutrition on the rise, discussion aims to solidify guidelines for the region
With only about 2 percent of its total population severely undernourished (7 percent lower than the world average), the Europe and Central Asia region is better off than others with regards to food security. However, other forms of malnutrition are following in the wake: Millions still suffer from micronutrient deficiencies...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Farms. Food. Future. It's all about Farms. Food. Future.
Every month we’re asking you to pull up a chair, sit down and tune in as show host Brian Thomson chats about the the challenges smallholder farmers in developing countries are facing around food security.
Farms. Food. Future. is brought to you by the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development and...
2019 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Fact sheet
Empowering women to help achieve global goal of #ZeroHunger
Women are key actors and caretakers of household food security, particularly in rural areas of Tajikistan. They are largely responsible for preparing meals, carrying drinking water, rationing food and caring for their children’s health. At the same time, they produce food, manage natural resources and make income to support their...
Tajikistan
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Report
Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to the Sudan – Special Report
Mission Highlights
National cereal production in 2018 is estimated at a well above-average level of 8.2 million tonnes, an increase of 58 percent from last year, mostly reflecting an expansion in the area planted.
Sorghum production rebounded in 2018 to an above-average level of 4.9 million tonnes and millet production was estimated...
Sudan
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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FAO project aims to protect indigenous brown cattle breeds, farmer livelihoods in eastern Europe
Upon request from the governments of Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine, FAO has been helping these countries maintain the genetic diversity and sustainable use of local brown cattle breeds suitable for both dairy and meat production.
A two-day workshop starting today in Kyiv will provide an update on the process, present a...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Audio
Farms. Food. Future. Farmers On The Climate Front Line
Find out about the upcoming climate conference in Madrid and why it's important for farmers. We hear from Malawi where women are leading the way to create a thriving farm sector against the backdrop of increasingly severe weather and drought.
Over in Bhutan we have news fresh from the Himalayas about...
2019 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Report
Relancer le conseil et la vulgarisation agricoles en Afrique subsaharienne
Le Groupement Inter-réseaux Développement Rural – IRAM – Ambre conseil/CERFRANCE – CIRAD a été mobilisé par l’Agence française de développement (AFD) pour engager une réflexion sur le conseil agricole. Ce processus doit apporter à l’AFD des éléments pour une réflexion stratégique et pour nourrir les débats avec les pays partenaires...
2019
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The tide is turning, as farmworkers fight for organic agriculture
Many people choose organic food in order to protect themselves and their families from exposure to pesticides. But choosing organic also means helping to create a healthier food system for everyone, from farm to table. Far too often, discussions about pesticides in the food system exclude the men, women, and...
2019 - FoodTank
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German farmers rely on subsidies
The number of young people who want to work in agriculture is shrinking. Those who choose farming in Germany have to put up with high acquisition costs, complicated bureaucratic requirements and a modest income.
Germany
2019 - EuroActiv
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Conservation of inland fisheries, aquaculture necessary for healthy diets in Europe and Central Asia
Fish from inland rivers and lakes, whether wild or raised through freshwater aquaculture, have the potential to make significant contributions to healthy diets and sustainable food supplies in Europe. This is the main message of two important meetings of FAO’s European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC), being held...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Newsletter
IAHA Newsletter No. 6.
With great pleasure we release the IAHA Newsletter No. 6. We aimed to summarize the number of interesting ongoing research projects on organic livestock, financed by the European Union (under the Core Organic Plus programme) in this newsletter issue. I believe that these projects will increase and develop the need...
2019 - IAHA
Blog article
Commission reassures member states about meat market crisis risks
Some EU ministers raised concerns about external market disturbances in the meat sector coming from Ukraine and Brexit during a meeting on Monday (18 March) but Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan pledged to fight fire with fire.
European Union
2019 - EurActiv
Video
Drying of herbs and hops - Tips for small drying plants (SusOrganic; CORE Organic)
During the SusOrganic project it became obvious that hops and herb producers face several challenges in terms of drying. Especially uneven air distribution inside the dryer, the fan generated airflow and the boiler to heat the drying air have been identified as hotspots regarding product quality and environmental impact. In...
2019 - The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
Audio
Farm. Food. Future. Action on Climate for Farmers
In this month’s bumper edition of Farms. Food. Future. presented by Brian Thomson we’ve been all over the UNFCCC COP25 Climate Conference in Madrid.
We have news from farmers in South Africa, on biodiversity and agriculture in South America, we look at the outcome of the UN Climate Conference and we...
2019 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Blog article
The EU must bury the debate on harmful fisheries subsidies once and for all
With our oceans and seas in a critical state of degradation from fleet overcapacity and overfishing, reintroducing subsidies that boost these activities must not be permitted, writes Ignacio Fesco Vanzini.
European Union
2019 - EurActiv
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Why new CAP must place small sustainable producers at the centre
A new report published by a network of European grassroots civil society organisations calls for a Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) and wider policy framework that explicitly favours small-scale sustainable producers and re-localisation of food supply-chains, write Chris Chancellor and Geneviève Savigny.
2019 - EurActiv
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14 Organizations Changing the Face of America’s Farmers
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) most recent census data, white farmers operate 96.5 percent of the nation’s farms, on plots of land that average 424 acres each; on the remaining 3.5 percent of land, Hispanic or Latino and Black farmers maintain plots of land that are, on average, 374...
United States of America
2019 - FoodTank
Blog article
Food safety is everyone’s business
Despite remarkable developments in the field of food safety in recent decades, the global burden of foodborne diseases is still unacceptably high. An estimated 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people in the world – fall ill after eating contaminated food every year, and 420 000 of them die....
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Video
Living windbreaks to protect the soil
Live barriers are made up of lines of native grass, bushes and trees. The native plants are adapted to living with little water and they withstand the strong winds.
2019 - AccessAgriculture
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