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Serviços ambientais em sistemas agrícolas e florestais do Bioma Mata Atlântica
O tema ‘serviços ambientais’ tem despertado o interesse de agricultores, políticos e da sociedade brasileira em geral. Essa motivação resulta do fato de que o capital natural está se tornando cada vez mais escasso e a abordagem em serviços ambientais busca induzir mudança de paradigmas no manejo de recursos naturais...
Brazil
2015 - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - Embrapa Florestas
Blog article
Agricultores peruanos de papa y científicos se unen para adaptar prácticas tradicionales a El Niño y cambio climático
El Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), la Asociación ANDES y las comunidades que viven alrededor del Parque de la Papa en el Cusco, se reunieron el 18 de noviembre para discutir el impacto del fenómeno de El Niño en la región. Desde 2004, el Parque de la Papa y...
Peru
2015 - Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP)
Fact sheet
Argentina y la FAO
La acción de FAO en Argentina se inició en 1953 y se ha mantenido sin interrupciones hasta el presente. A través de más de 125 proyectos de cooperación técnica efectivamente ejecutados, la FAO en Argentina ha contribuido a intensificar las actividades de capacitación, el desarrollo institucional, la inocuidad de los...
Argentina
2015 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Book
The consumption of fish and fish products in the Asia-Pacific region based on household surveys
Fish and fish products play a highly important role in the food and nutritional security of rural, urban and coastal populations throughout Asia and the Pacific. In many countries, catching or farming aquatic resources forms a vital part of rural people's livelihoods and contributes a major source of protein, especially...
2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations
Website
Web platform generates higher income for producers
Direct purchase of agricultural products from farmers in order to improve freshness and quality is being increasingly demanded by the international fruit trade. And so the Spanish internet portal naranjasyfrutas.com was set up in order to deal with this demand. Naranjasyfrutas.com is an online platform where fruit producers can sell...
Spain
2015
Video
Together, we can cool the planet!
For many years, La Vía Campesina and GRAIN have been telling the world about how the agroindustrial food system causes half of all greenhouse gas emissions. But the world's governments are refusing to face these problems head on, and the Paris Summit in December is approaching without any effective commitment...
2015 - La Vía Campesina
Manual
Agricultural Education and Skills Improvement Framework (AESIF) 2015 – 2025
One of the key requirements towards achieving agriculture-led development in Africa as stated in the CAADP and Malabo Declaration, is to invest in transforming Africa’s Agricultural Education System. This integrated policy framework was developed to address the need of transforming and embracing various forms of agricultural education and training methods....
2015 - New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
Case study
Growing organic pineapples in Tanzania
A collaborative project between farmers in northwest Tanzania’s Karagwe District, the development organization Community Habitat Environmental Management and Matunda Mema, an organic produce exporter, demonstrates that small-scale East African farmers can benefit from the growing demand for organic products.
United Republic of Tanzania
2015 - Alliance for Foos Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Report
Scaling Success - Lessons from Adaptation Pilots in the Rainfed Regions of India
As climate change threatens India’s food security, adaptation in the agriculture sector is becoming increasingly important. However, for too long, adaptation has been characterized by individual efforts and by small, time-bound pilot projects. Although these projects often have a strong grassroots focus, their capacity to benefit larger populations and to...
India
2015 - World Resources Institute (WRI)
Journal article
Farming in mountainous areas: A fragile balance
There is one type of agriculture that is more demanding and labour some than others, but essential from a social point of view, and that is mountain farming. The EU has ranked them among the most “disadvantaged areas” for agriculture. However, in mountainous regions, “disadvantaged” is not synonymous with marginal....
2015 - EurActiv
Blog article
Ministerio de Agricultura conforma Consejo de la Sociedad Civil
En las dependencias del Ministerio de Agricultura, el Subsecretario Claudio Ternicier encabezó la conformación del Consejo de la Sociedad Civil. Este estamento tiene un carácter consultivo, que busca posibilitar el ejercicio ciudadano de participación en los programas y las distintas políticas públicas promovidas por el Ministerio, permitiendo conocer, deliberar y...
Chile
2015
Project
Productividad y sustentabilidad de la agricultura familiar para la seguridad alimentaria y economía rural
El propósito general de este proyecto IICA es promover el desarrollo sostenible de la agricultura familiar (AF) y el aumento de su contribución a la seguridad alimentaria (SA) y nutricional y a la economía rural.
2015 - Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Report
EIP-AGRI Focus Group on Soil Organic Matter content in Mediterranean regions: Final Report
This report is the result of the EIP-AGRI Focus Group (FG) on Soil organic matter (SOM) content in Mediterranean regions, which was launched under the European Innovation Partnership Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI). The Focus Group brought together 19 experts with different backgrounds and experiences to make recommendations on transferable...
2015 - EIP-AGRI Focus Group
Blog article
Noruega y FAO firman acuerdo para mejorar la contribución de la pesca de pequeña escala a la seguridad alimentaria mundial
Tone Skogen, Secretaria de Estado del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Noruega y José Graziano da Silva, Director General de la FAO, firmaron hoy un acuerdoque busca aumentar la contribución de la pesca de pequeña escala a la seguridad alimentaria y a los medios de vida sostenibles.
La firma del acuerdo...
2015 - Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Newsletter
Regional Office for Africa quarterly newsletter
Regional Office for Africa quarterly newsletter covering the months of October to December, 2015
Burundi - Liberia - Malawi - Zimbabwe
2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Book
Towards an agroecological transition in Southeast Asia: Cultivating diversity and developing synergies
Starting from the early 1990s, a multitude of national and regional initiatives have emerged in the Great Mekong Sub-Region for supporting ecological intensification of agriculture or agroecology. The French Agency for Development (AFD) has been a very active supporter of these initiatives, especially in relation to the promotion of Conservation...
2015
Video
Mujeres rurales en América Latina
A pesar de su contribución a la seguridad alimentaria del planeta, el trabajo de la mujer rural es subestimado y poco remunerado. En la mayoría de los países, las mujeres no son dueñas de la tierra que trabajan, y cuando lo hacen tienden a ser más pequeñas y enfrentan dificultades...
2015 - teleSUR tv
Technical paper
Atuação brasileira na América Latina e Caribe relacionada com a soberania e segurança alimentar e nutricional
O presente documento dá continuidade aos objetivos do projeto de identificar e analisar as iniciativas, projetos e outras formas de cooperação Sul-Sul brasileira no campo da soberania e da segurança alimentar e nutricional (SSAN) e do direito humano à alimentação adequada (DHA), desta feita, abordando aquelas voltadas para os países...
Brazil
2015 - Centro de Referência em Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional (CERESAN)
Case study
Organic cocoa in Sierra Leone
Small-scale, resource-poor farmers organize fair trade grower cooperatives to market certified organic cocoa exports from post-war Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone
2015 - Alliance for Foos Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Journal article
On Kenya's climate frontline, female farmers are building a secure future
In drought-ridden Samburu county, support programmes are helping women to provide for their families and build communities’ resilience to climate change
Kenya
2015 - The Guardian
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