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Guilé Mane - A farmer in Senegal
Like many farmers in Senegal, Guilé Mané used to struggle through the dry season. Rainfall in Senegal can be very low and irregular, even in the rainy season. Guilé and the other women had to walk long distances to reach sources of clean water and use part of their income...
Senegal
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Jordan: Leaving No One Behind
Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan was once a rural town of 12,000 inhabitants. It is now home to at least 120,000 refugees - most of whom have fled the conflict in Syria. This sudden increase in population created competition for already limited resources. But investments in agricultural production and access...
Jordan
2018 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Blog article
Digital innovations are bringing youth back to agriculture
How digital apps and services are boosting rural employment
Youth around the world are increasingly turning away from agriculture. Traditionally requiring tough manual labour and offering low wages, agriculture does not often appeal to new generations who generally prefer to try their luck finding jobs in cities.
Yet, agriculture has the greatest potential of all sectors to reduce poverty, for...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Blog article
FAO plows efficiency savings into priority food and agriculture needs
When the announcement was made that FAO regional offices around the world would each receive an additional US$ 1 million to advance food and agriculture priorities, the technical team in Budapest wasted no time in putting forward proposals for Europe and Central Asia.
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Launch of Global Commission on Adaptation
Join Ban Ki-moon, Kristalina Georgieve and Bill Gates for the launch of the Global Commission on Adaptation to catalyze a new global movement bringing scale and speed to adaptation solutions.
2018 - Global Commission on Adaptation
Book
The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for practitioners, Volume 2
More than twenty years ago, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations contributed to the growing recognition of the role of pollination in agricultural production, with the publication of “The Pollination of Cultivated Plants in the Tropics”. Since that time, the appreciation of pollinators has grown, alongside the...
Brazil - Ghana - India - Kenya - Nepal - Pakistan - South Africa
2018 - FAO
Blog article
Le Maroc va distribuer un million d'hectares de terres aux petits agriculteurs
Aziz Akhannouch annonce, lundi 15 octobre 2018 à l'occasion du 11e Salon du cheval à El Jadida, qu'un million d'hectares de terres va être distribué au profit des petits agriculteurs. Le ministre marocain de l'Agriculture, de la pêche maritime, du développement rural et des eaux et forêts, veut ainsi assurer...
Morocco
2018
Conference paper
Transformation agricole dans la région Proche-Orient et Afrique du Nord et défis que constituent l'emploi des jeunes et les migrations
Le présent document analyse le lien qui existe entre la transformation de l'agriculture et l'emploi dans la région Proche-Orient et l'Afrique du Nord, où le chômage, notamment des jeunes, représente un défi fondamental. Il rappelle succinctement les origines du problème et met en lumière les réformes de politique générale menées...
2018 - Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO)
Blog article
Innovation, critical for smallholders and family farms, to be discussed at Hungary meeting
Smallholders and family farms are strongholds of food production, food security, and rural development. Without innovation, their important services cannot be secured for the long term.
Representatives of governments, academia, civil society, and private sector and international organizations from Europe and Central Asia are meeting for four days in Hungary to...
Hungary
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO
Report
Knowledge exchange on the promotion of efficient rice farming practices and value chains in Sub-Sahara Africa through South-South Cooperation
The Regional Knowledge Exchange on the promotion of efficient rice farming practices and value chains in sub-Saharan Africa took place from 7 to 11 August 2017 in Elmina, Ghana. The workshop brought together over 40 participants from ten countries and technical partner institutions involved in the implementation of the regional...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Produção integrada reduz o uso de defensivos agrícolas
A Produção Integrada é voltada para uma agricultura sustentável, com boas práticas agrícolas e que permite rastreabilidade, certificação e a oferta de alimentos seguros. O pesquisador da Embrapa Hortaliças Jorge Guimarães fala sobre o assunto.
Brazil
2018 - Embrapa-Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária
Blog article
Major causes and effects of soil erosion on people and the environment
Soil erosion is the most serious precursor of soil degradation that comes with global implications. It is a global issue and we can see its traits everywhere we go. The reason for this is that erosion is caused by numerous factors, originating from both natural processes and human activities. In...
2018 - Greentumble
Case study
Agroecology and local seeds
SWISSAID y Alianza Semillas de Identidad, conformada por 6 Redes y Movimientos campesinos nacionales, están implementando el modelo Agroecológico con más de 35 000 familias campesinas con énfasis en el estudio, conservación, mejoramiento y uso de semillas criollas con prácticas agroecológicas. El 85 percent del área de granos es sembrada...
Nicaragua
2018 - SWISSAID
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Reportage : 4e année pour le projet d’agriculture communautaire de la MRC d’Argenteuil
Projet d’agriculture communautaire de la MRC d’Argenteuil
France
2018
Blog article
United Nations agencies launch environmental protection and resilience project for host communities and refugees in Bangladesh
Families living in the world’s largest refugee camp this week received the first 2,500 stoves and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders that are part of a United Nations project to protect the environment and build resilience for people living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
The “SAFE Plus” (Safe Approaches to Fuel and...
Bangladesh
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Sin dejar a nadie atrás
Las estrategias de desarrollo rural son herramientas que permiten a los países de América Latina y el Caribe hacer del campo un referente de progreso económico, un baluarte de riqueza cultural y un reservorio de alimentos para toda la población.
Por eso, el desarrollo rural, entendido como la concreción de un...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
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Tecnologia na produção de biofertilizantes
A produção de fertilizantes exige conhecimento, pesquisa e investimento em tecnologia. O setor em soluções que geram menor impacto ambiental e envolvem a biotecnologia.
Brazil
2018 - Agrosoft
Blog article
Social innovations focusing on women in marginalised rural areas across Europe and the Mediterranean
Being the 8th March the International Women’s Day, the SIMRA team would like to contribute to the global discussion on the significance of rural women and the challenges that they face.
According to the UN, “rural women play a key role in supporting their households and communities in achieving food and...
2018 - SIMRA
Report
OECD‑FAO Agricultural Outlook 2018‑2027 - Special focus: Middle East and North Africa
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have come together for the 14th year to prepare the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2018-2027. This report is enriched by our close collaboration with contributing member country institutions, specialised commodity bodies, and...
2018 - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Blog article
El futuro es solo con nosotras: advertencia de mujeres rurales
Se habla mucho sobre la responsabilidad compartida entre los países ricos, pobres, grandes y pequeños, entre el mundo rural y el urbano, entre mujeres y hombres. Pero las desigualdades aún forman parte de la vida de más de 600 millones de personas latinoamericanas y caribeñas, entre ellas las mujeres y...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
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