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Presencia de la “chicharrita brasileña” en agroecosistemas del sur de Santa Fe
Las chicharritas (también conocidas como “leaf-hoppers”) son insectos que pertenecen a la familia Cicadellidae, que comprende a nivel mundial unas 42000 especies (Paradell y Cavichioli, 2020). Son pequeños (2,5 a 3,5 mm) y fitófagos, lo que significa que se alimentan exclusivamente de plantas. Utilizan sus partes bucales para succionar los...
Argentina
2023 - Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias-UNR
Blog article
As climate change and high costs plague Alaska's fisheries, fewer young people take up the trade
Lane Bolich first came to work in Alaska for the freedom and excitement that comes with being a fisher.
A self-described adrenaline junkie, Bolich moved from his hometown in rural Washington state because he loves being on the ocean — even in cold winter weather — and it gave him the chance to make more...
2023
Article
Agroecological initiatives in the Mekong Region: a systematic literature review and mapping reveals their implications for transitioning to sustainable food systems
In the Mekong Region, agroecological approaches provide a niche alternative to the dominant traditional or intensive farming systems. We conducted a synthesis of current evidence on agroecological interventions by means of a systematic literature review and mapping of case studies in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. The majority of...
Cambodia - Lao People's Democratic Republic - Myanmar - Viet Nam
2023
Report
The Pacific Islands: Wanted: A Fair Deal
Pacific Islander men in the longline fisheries work under frightening conditions. They deserve decent conditions of work.
Land-based workers in Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are generally covered by laws regulating the terms and conditions of employment, including occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations. For instance, in Fiji, Samoa and the Solomon Islands, and, more recently, in Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Tonga, labour laws have been introduced...
Fiji
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Fact sheet
Bolivia: The Economic Inclusion Programme for Families and Rural Communities (ACCESOS)
The Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) piloted talking maps in Bolivia. This innovative tool brings together science and traditional community knowledge to identify key issues and adaptation priorities, giving Indigenous Peoples, women and youth a voice in decision-making.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2023 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Blog article
Making agrifood systems more sustainable: the way forward in Europe and Central Asia
Agrifood systems in Europe and Central Asia are strongly affected by multiple crises. To take stock of the current situation and discuss a way forward, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened its Member Nations of the Eurasia region in Budapest, hosted by the Government of...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Report
National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods - Bhutan
The Country Gender Assessment (CGA) was undertaken to analyse the agricultural and rural sector of Bhutan from a gender mainstreaming perspective in areas where the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) assists in realizing rural women’s rights and potential. The agricultural sector is the major source of...
Bhutan
2023 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Video
Comment augmenter le rendement de la culture du manioc en Afrique
Le manioc est l’une des cultures vivrières, qui nourrit plus de 800 millions de personnes dans le monde par jour dont 500 millions en Afrique et donc plus de 70% de la consommation mondiale. Il permet de lutter contre la faim et la crise alimentaire en Afrique subsaharienne. Cette culture...
2023
Case study
A glass half-full mindset for saving water
The Water Heroes taking action for the sustainable use of our water resources
Water makes up over 50 percent of our bodies.
Water covers the majority of our Earth’s surface.
Water is life, and water is food. It is everything and everywhere, but it is not infinite.
Nearly three-quarters of all freshwater is used for agriculture, which is why transforming the way we grow our food...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Blog article
Young entrepreneurs in South Africa get hands-on training in smart technology
Four young Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERA) – comprising two ERA teams and two individual ERAs – who were selected through the Young Entrepreneur Challenge Fund from Limpopo and Eastern Cape, received a 3-day training in digital tools and technology, 3 to 5 October 2023 in Polokwane, South Africa.
Malawi
2023 - Access Agriculture
Report
National assessment of the Solomon Islands food system
This report highlights three main pathways for changing the food system based on consultations and analysis. The pathways include strengthening and connecting rural food systems, enhancing the national policy environment, and advocating for healthy food environments that are accessible, affordable, and convenient. These pathways operate on different scales, ranging from...
2023
Journal article
Sustainability awareness in the Portuguese wine industry: a grounded theory approach
In order to bridge the knowledge-gap between sustainability awareness and the old world winegrowing culture, this research explores and analyses perceptions of key individuals in Portuguese wine industry regarding sustainability issues, uncovering intercultural trends, expectations and tensions. A grounded theory approach was used on collected nationwide data from semi-structured interviews...
Portugal
2023 - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
Practices
Grafting tomato to increase seed production (BRESOV Practice Abstract)
Grafting of tomatoes has the potential to increase tomato seed production under organic conditions. Grafting means to combine the positive characteristics of a rootstock (e.g., increased vigour, resistances to soil-borne diseases) with the positive characteristics (e.g., fruit quality, taste) of the upper part of the plant (scion). We compared the...
2023 - Euroseeds
Blog article
UN General Assembly adopts declaration to accelerate SDGs
World leaders adopted the SDGs in 2015, promising to leave no one behind. The goals include ending extreme poverty and hunger, ensuring access to clean water and sanitation, as well as green energy, and providing quality universal education and lifelong learning opportunities.
UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis noted that despite commitments, 1.2 billion people were...
2023 - United Nations UNGA
Report
Regulatory framework for agricultural data in the Near East and North Africa region
Two in three children between the ages of 6 months and 2 years are not getting the nutrients and food they need for healthy growth and development (UNICEF, 2023). Our food systems are major drivers of this problem. Current food systems processes, such as production, farming, processing and global supply...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Report
Fiji: Better Governance
Better maritime governance can enable a fair deal to offshore tuna fisheries’ workers of small island Pacific States who labour under a difficult working environment
Better governance in offshore tuna fisheries can achieve fair dealing for fishery crew. In this article I paint a rough picture of what it is like to be a fisher on some—not all—longline fishing vessels for weeks or months at a time. I also explore the measures in place to...
Fiji
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Newsletter
Access Agriculture Panorama - November 2023
The Access Agriculture Panorama features information on new videos, audio podcasts, blog posts, articles contributed by experts, partner highlights, voices from the field and upcoming events.
Belgium
2023 - Access Agriculture
Report
Asia and the Pacific – Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2022
Urban food security and nutrition
This is the fifth edition of the Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition annual report. This publication is led by FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) and jointly contributed to by United Nations' partner agencies (UNICEF, WFP, WHO), on the region’s progress...
2023 - FAO, UNICEF, WFP, WHO
Case study
How the sweet sound of buzzing bees changed the tune of one Uzbek woman’s life
Modern equipment and training ensure traditional livelihoods can provide for rural households
Morning breaks in the village Durmon, a quiet hamlet in the Bukhara region of southern Uzbekistan. There is no bustle of a big city. The only sounds are of chirping of birds and the humming of peaceful nature.
This is the setting for an ordinary day in the life of Gulhayo...
Uzbekistan
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Book
Producción de menta (Mentha spicata L.) y su aprovechamiento agroindustrial
La menta tiene una larga historia de uso medicinal y se utiliza principalmente como especia aromática en los alimentos, pues sus hojas se aprecian principalmente por su aroma fresco y mentolado, el cual le ha hecho atribuible su adopción por parte de empresas cosméticas y alimentarias en todo el mundo....
Colombia
2023 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
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