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FAO launches the first electronic voucher scheme in Mozambique
FAO enables market access to agricultural inputs for smallholder farmers in Mozambique.
Agriculture is Mozambique’s primary economic activity and around 3.2 million smallholder farmers account for 95% of this sector's production. The percentage of smallholder farmers with access to credit facilities in Mozambique has steadily decreased over the past 10 years, while inefficiencies in production and distribution have weakened the competitiveness of...
Mozambique
2016
Book
Una mirada al extensionismo acuícola en América Latina y el Caribe
El informe presenta los resultados del análisis del estado de los programas de extensionismo acuícola en algunos países de América Latina y el Caribe. El número de emprendimientos acuícolas crece constantemente en la región y aun con la baja fiabilidad de las estadísticas relacionadas con los Acuicultores de Recursos Limitados...
Brazil - Chile - Colombia - Costa Rica - Ecuador - El Salvador - Mexico - Paraguay - Peru
2016 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Fact sheet
Philippine seaweed farming flourishes after Typhoon Haiyan
When Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) struck in November 2013, it severely damaged or destroyed many seaweed facilities, crippling the income of Filipino coastal farmers who relied on this as their main source of livelihood. The Philippines is one of the world’s largest producers of seaweed and initial assessments...
Philippines
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Technical paper
Supplemental irrigation for improved water use efficiency and productivity of wheat in rain fed agriculture, Morocco
This practice presents a way to increase the efficiency of water use by supplemental irrigation (SI) in rain fed wheat production in Morocco. Emphasize is given to the different crop growth stages of wheat and the approach of supplemental irrigation (SI). The different stages of wheat growth are explained, outlining...
Morocco
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Conference paper
Resultados de la reunión regional sobre agroecología en América Latina y el Caribe
En un escenario de cambio climático y con una previsión de crecimiento demográfico mundial de hasta 9 000 millones de personas para 2050, el objetivo de producir alimentos nutritivos de forma sostenible se vuelve más difícil. La agroecología constituye una vía para alcanzar dicho objetivo. En particular, la agricultura familiar...
2016 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Technical paper
Agricultura Familiar, Territórios e Políticas Públicas: Diretrizes para uma Agenda de Pesquisa
A Agricultura familiar é caracterizada, essencialmente, pela produção agropecuária em pequenas propriedades com o empego de mão de obra da própria família. Tem importante papel no abastecimento alimentar no mercado brasileiro, além de contribuir para a subsistência e incrementode renda de muitas famílias que vivem no Semiárido. Os dados apontam que mais de 70%...
Brazil
2016 - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
Video
The wonder of earthworms
Earthworm compost can increase soil fertility and help increase the production of vegetables in poor and salty soils. Here we will learn about a fast and easy way to make earthworm compost on a small piece of land.
India
2016 - Access Agriculture
Report
LEADER Local Development Strategies (LDS)
Guidance on design and implementation
The following guidance from the ENRD Contact Point concerns the essential and integrated role that Local Development Strategies (LDS) play in the LEADER/CLLD approach. It seeks to provide useful direction to Local Action Groups (LAGs) covering both the participatory processes needed to develop effective LDS and the key content of...
European Union
2016 - THE EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (ENRD)
Blog article
FAO reports that drained peatlands are contributing to climate change
Peatlands exist in all countries in Europe and Central Asia including Russia, which has the largest coverage of peatlands in the world. FAO reports that not only are these rare ecosystems at risk, but in their current condition they are often contributing to climate change.
Peatlands are wetlands with a thick...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Book part
Sustainable Business Models for Water Supply and Sanitation in Small Towns and Rural Settlements in Kazakhstan
This section discusses existing WSS business models in small towns and rural areas in Kazakhstan. As official data on the legal and institutional organisation of WSS operators were not available, the information presented here is based on the knowledge and experience of local project experts
Kazakhstan
2016
Book
A quantitative approach to the socio-economic valuation of pollinator-friendly practices: A protocol for its use
This handbook presents a guidance and protocol for determining the socio-economic value of pollinator-friendly versus -unfriendly practices that can be implemented at different spatial levels (for example, farms or landscapes). Values are generally quantified by contrasts. This protocol shows contrast between pollinator-friendly vs. unfriendly practices. By focusing on practices, this...
Brazil - Kenya
2016 - FAO
Conference/Meeting
Mountain pastures and livestock farming facing uncertainty: environmental, technical and socio-economic challenges
Livestock farming is facing major challenges at a global level due to increasing uncertainty in markets, policies, socio-cultural trends and the environment. One of the main focus in research and policy design is to reconcile the sometimes conflicting objectives of delivering both animal products and environmental services. Therefore, focus has...
Spain
2016 - FAOͲCIHEAM
Audio
FAO celebra sucesso de cupão eletrónico para agricultura em Moçambique
A agência está satisfeita com adesão ao método para comprar insumos agrícolas; 12,5 mil beneficiários usam os cupões desde a fase piloto; número equivale a mais 2 mil pessoas registadas na província central de Manica. A introdução do sistema de cupão eletrónico em Moçambique está a surtir efeitos positivos, segundo...
Mozambique
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Video
Forest and Farm Facility. Making a difference.
This video shows preliminary results of the implementation of the FFF in its 10 partner countries and at regional and global level. Through witnesses of forest and farm producers, government representatives, and FFF Steering Committee members, it illustrates some of the value added and impact of the FFF support on...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Blog article
Zimbabwean Organic Farmer to lead efforts to promote pulses in Africa
Speaking on the e occasion of the official nomination ceremony on behalf of the FAO Director-General, FAO Subregional Coordinator for Southern Africa, David Phiri, said Sustainable Development Goal 2 had established food and nutrition security as a key international development objective. As such, IYP successfully linked the contribution of pulses...
Zimbabwe
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Book part
Structural and rural transformation in Asia and the Pacific
The Asia and Pacific (APR) region has witnessed remarkable growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in recent decades, averaging an annual 4.5 per cent in 1980-2000 and 4.4 per cent in 2000-2013, compared with 2.6 per cent and 2.0 per cent for the rest of world over these periods. This...
2016 - IFAD
Article
EVALUATION OF RURAL COMPETITIVENESS - CASE STUDY ROMANIA -
Regional competitiveness, understood as the ability of regions to promote, attract and sustain the economic activity, so that their population can reach and maintain a high living standard, is the object of the present analytical approach. The results of the study reveled that the economy of the predominantly rural regions...
Romania
2016
Website
International Year of Pulses 2016
The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses (IYP) (A/RES/68/231)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been nominated to facilitate the implementation of the Year in collaboration with Governments, relevant organizations, non-governmental organizations and all other relevant stakeholders.
The IYP 2016 aims to heighten...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Magazine article
Access and benefit sharing in participatory plant breeding in Southwest China
This contribution discusses access and benefit sharing within the context of participatory plant breeding. It presents how Chinese farmers and breeders interact in relation to crop improvement and on-farm maintenance of plant genetic resources. Based on more than a decade of action research, a number of institutional changes were accomplished...
China
2016 - ILEIA - centre for learning on sustainable agriculture
Blog article
Safety net measures for fruit and vegetables sector extended
The European Commission has today formally extended for a further year the safety net measures for the European fruit and vegetables sector, which were due to expire at the end of this month, as announced by EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan at the Council meeting of EU agriculture ministers in...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
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