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Indonesia to issue first license certifying legal timber entering Europe
FAO welcomed an agreement by Indonesia and the European Union (EU) to issue the world's first Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) timber license as a major achievement in the fight against illegal logging.
As of 15 November, the FLEGT license can accompany shipments of timber exported from Indonesia to...
Indonesia
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Practices
Innovations developed in Moringa Oleifera (Drumstick tree, horseradish tree) propagation
This practice describes how moringa plant can be propagated by air layering to promote vegetative propagation of trees and produce seedlings. Farmers nowadays might prefer propagation of moringa through air-layered cuttings rather than through seed propagation because through vegetative propagation the air layered seedlings represent the characteristics of selected mother...
India
2016 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Tecnologías para el ahorro de mano de obra: limpiadores de malas hierbas y pulverizadores de mochila
La siguiente tecnología contiene características de limpiadores de malas hierbas y pulverizadores de mochila. Justifica cuándo su utilización puede ser conveniente en términos de sus ventajas y desventajas. Las ventajas incluyen ahorro de mano de obra, fortalecimiento de la resiliencia de los medios de vida, equipos, habilidades y costos. Las...
2016 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Article
Increased consumption of dairy products in Asia-Pacific is good news for small farmers while improving child nutrition
The increased consumption of dairy products in Asia and the Pacific is playing a vital role in improving child nutrition and boosting the livelihoods of small farmers across the region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced.
The announcement was made during the opening session of the...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Blog article
ASEAN Member States to present a united voice at COP22 on shared vision to adapt agriculture to climate change
ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) have adopted a common regional position on agriculture sector issues and will be promoting it at the forthcoming 22nd Conference of Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that begins this week in Morocco.
The ASEAN Common Position on Issues...
Thailand
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Blog article
FAO launches Agriculture Capacity development programmes for farmers and technicians in both Hajjah and Hodeida, Yemen
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in the presence of the FAO Regional Manager of the Small Scale Family farming and Farmer Field Schools (FFS) Regional Coordinator for the Near East and North Africa, Dr Alfredo Impiglia, FAO Country Representative, Dr Salah El Hajj Hassan, Ministry...
Yemen
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Case study
Malawi Farmer to Farmer Agroecology project
Malawi is a small landlocked country in southern Africa, bordered by Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. The majority of Malawians are smallholder farmers, who grow crops for both food and income. More than half of the Malawian population lives in poverty, and the rate of food insecurity is very high. Typical...
Malawi
2016 - University of Malawi
Case study
Revitalizing Agroecology in China
China is a large country with diverse agro-ecosystems and numerous different agricultural production systems. These agricultural systems are managed by more than 200 million households who provide agricultural products to meet the needs of almost a fifth of mankind.
Agriculture plays numerous key functions, including not only the provision of...
China
2016 - Institute of Rural Reconstruction of China
Report part
Research for agri committee - farm structural change in Western Europe and the cap
This document discusses the process of structural change in the agricultural sectors of the western Member States (MS) of the European Union (EU). Conventional agro-political discourse and scientific theory (especially agricultural economics) generally understands structural change as being a uni-directional process that involves the gradual disappearance of small farms and...
European Union
2016 - European Parliament
Journal
Ecosystem services and socio-economic benefits of Mediterranean grasslands
Mediterranean grasslands (including rangelands, pastures, meadows, fodder crops) are important resources covering up to 48% of the whole region. Although these ecosystems are a key element in the production of high quality animal products and in the livelihoods of producers, they provide a range of ecosystem services besides forage production,...
Algeria - Greece - Sudan - Tunisia
2016 - International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)
Conference proceedings
Sécurité hydrique pour une justice climatique
Les changements climatiques se manifestant le plus à travers le cycle de l’eau, ces initiatives considèrent que l’eau constitue un connecteur : • l’eau connecte entre les politiques, les secteurs économiques, les sociétés, et devient aussi un outil de coopération et de construction de la confiance. Pour relever les défis...
Morocco
2016 - Royaume du Maroc
Journal article
Risks, resources and reason: understanding smallholder decisions around farming system interventions in Eastern Indonesia
Adoption of new cattle management practices by Indonesian smallholders occurs less as a ‘technology transfer’ in the classical sense but rather as a series of conscious decisions by farming households weighing risks and resources as well as matching innovations to livelihood strategies. This paper uncovers the context of decisions and...
Indonesia
2016
Conference/Meeting
Know-how exchange for young people in rural areas
EVENT TO BE HELD UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CZECH MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE MARIAN JURECKA
11 − 12 November 2016, Krtiny, Czech Republic
The conference is prepared for farmers, LAG representatives, rural NGOs and members of municipalities. The topic is business start-up aid for young farmers and good practise examples. The conference...
Czechia
2016 - Young Agrarians Society of the Czech Republic
Video
Operational Groups - First Experiences
he workshop 'Operational Groups: first experiences' took place in Legnaro, Italy, on 20-21 April 2016. Some Operational Group participants took the time to talk to us and tell us about their experiences.
European Union
2016 - Eip Agri
Journal
La transition agroécologique : défis et enjeux
L’agroécologie est avant tout une discipline scientifique au carrefour de l’agronomie et de l’écologie. C’est aussi la somme des pratiques qui en découlent. Elle permet non seulement de transformer l’agriculture mais aussi de repenser l’ensemble des systèmes alimentaires afin de les rendre plus durables. Elle vise à conjuguer production agricole...
France
2016 - CONSEIL ÉCONOMIQUE, SOCIAL ET ENVIRONNEMENTAL
Event
Rural innovations and digital revolution in agriculture
Call for Papers
The CIHEAM WATCH LETTER n°38 to be published in October 2016 on "Rural innovations and digital revolution in agriculture " wishes to provide a regional Mediterranean overview in terms of innovation in rural areas and the role of ICT in agriculture. This issue will be resolutely prospective and rich in...
2016 - International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)
Journal article
Artisanal Fisheries Research: A Need for Globalization?
Given limited funds for research and widespread degradation of ecosystems, environmental scientists should geographically target their studies where they will be most effective. However, in academic areas such as conservation and natural resource management there is often a mismatch between the geographic foci of research effort/funding and research needs. The...
2016 - PLOS one
Blog article
Empowering smallholders across Asia
The critical role of smallholder farmers in ensuring global food security has been widely acknowledged. Smallholders produce up to 80% of food supply in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa and not only are they supporting their families, but also rural communities and ultimately all of us.
In Asia, we have 74% of...
2016
Blog article
FAO and India’s SEWA join efforts to empower rural women and youth
New agreement aims to ensure capacity development, farmers’ access to productive resources, knowledge exchange.
India's Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) and FAO are strengthening their collaboration to boost rural development and reduce poverty in Asia and Africa via local initiatives focused on empowering rural women and youth.
Italy
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Blog article
Supporting farmers in Syria now is essential for a sustainable future
"Failing to support Syria’s farmers now will give them no choice but to abandon their land, move to the cities and ultimately migrate to other countries.There is no peace without food security and there is no food security without peace. No peace is sustainable without food security, which in turn...
Syrian Arab Republic
2016
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