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Conference/Meeting
Workshop on food safety to improve public health and international trade
Globalization and increased regional trade among countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States has meant a shift – from foods produced and consumed locally to greater food diversity and more foods traded internationally. As a result, countries are eager to increase their knowledge of international food safety standards and procedures.
To...
2015 - FAO/WHO Codex Trust Fund
Blog article
Young African entrepreneurs discuss how to succeed in agriculture
This blog article presents hows young African entrepreneurs are engaging and succeeding in agriculture. this is all happening during a panel discussion that was part of the warm-up to the formal launch of the 2015 Agriculture Green Revolution Forum (AGRF)
2015 - African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF)
Video
Gambie : Mise en valeur des terres
En Gambie, les femmes cultivent souvent des sols dégradés et improductifs car les terres fertiles sont généralement réservées aux hommes. Mais les choses sont en train de changer. À l’aide de techniques simples, des marécages sont transformés en terres agricoles. Awa Jagne, qui autrefois avait du mal à nourrir ses...
Gambia
2015 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Website
Granxa Familiar - Family Farming
Granxa familiar is aimed to help agricultural families in Galicia, where traditionally the main farming system is Family Farming; in the past production was destined mainly for family consumption but now they ready to introduce this production in the market.
Spain
2015 - Granxa Familiar
Book
Potentially Important Food Plants of Indonesia (Bahasa)
Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which:
identify highly nutritious local food plants,
explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way,
detail the nutritional value of the plants and
describe why human bodies require those nutrients.
The resources created by FPS allows people to better...
Indonesia
2015
Blog article
Fortalecen alianza para promover el uso responsable de tecnologías agrícolas en la producción rural
El Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) y la organización internacional CropLife Latin America firmaron, este jueves, un convenio de cooperación técnica con el objetivo de promover buenas prácticas agrícolas y el uso responsable de la biotecnología en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC).
El acuerdo, firmado en Costa...
2015 - Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Journal article
What are the effects of agricultural management on soil organic carbon in boreo-temperate systems?
Soils contain the largest stock of organic carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems and changes in soil C stocks may significantly affect atmospheric CO2. A significant part of soil C is present in cultivated soils that occupy about 35 % of the global land surface. Agricultural intensification has led to practices that...
2015
Journal article
Assessment of performance of smallholder dairy farms in Kenya
An econometric approach
The aim of the study was to estimate the technical and cost efficiencies of smallholder dairy farms in Kenya (Embu and Meru counties).The results indicated that optimization of farm efficiencies could increase milk yields while concurrently lowering its production cost. The study further provides evidence that any efforts towards reducing...
Kenya
2015 - Kenyatta University
Video
Entrevista a Luis Ortiz: "En Paraguay el 1% de la población acapara el 87% de la propiedad rural"
Entrevista a Luis Ortiz Sandoval, Paraguay. Director del Instituto de Ciencias Sociales de Paraguay (ICSO Paraguay). Doctor en Sociología por la Escuela de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales de Paris, Francia. Magister en Ciencias Sociales por la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales de México D.F., México. Profesor en la Facultad...
Paraguay
2015 - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO)
Video
Iniciativa Pro-bosque
Programa de incentivos a la foresteria, con este programa se podrán beneficiar comités, comunidades indígenas, cooperativas, asociaciones/fundaciones, arrendatarios en tierras de reserva de la nación, municipalidades, organizaciones no gubernamentales, personas individuales y empresas.
Guatemala
2015 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Newsletter
Tenth Ukraine-EU Dialogue on Agriculture
The Tenth Ukraine–EU Dialogue on Agriculture took place on 21 April 2015 in Kyiv. The Ukrainian delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food in charge of European integration Ms. Vladyslava Rutytska, the EU delegation by the Deputy Director General for Agriculture and Rural Development Ms....
Ukraine
2015
Newsletter article
'Reforma integral a sector agrícola saldrá en pocos días': Santos
El presidente Juan Manuel Santos expedirá varios decretos que contemplan una profunda reforma institucional al sector agrícola.
Estas medidas incluyen la creación de dos agencias: Agencia de Desarrollo Rural y Agencia Nacional de Tierras. Además se creará la Dirección de Mujer Rural y la Dirección de Agricultura Familiar. También se ampliarán las...
Colombia
2015 - El Espectador
Video
The Kagera Project
The Kagera River Basin in East Africa occupies a strategic position on the borders of four countries. Good management of the Kagera water flow regime is vital for maintaining the water levels of Like Victoria and outflow to the River Nile. More than 16 million people live here and depend...
Kenya - United Republic of Tanzania
2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Website
Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)
CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza) es un centro regional dedicado a la investigación y la enseñanza de posgrado en agricultura, manejo, conservación y uso sostenible de los recursos naturales. Sus miembros son Belice, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, República Dominicana,...
Belize - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - Brazil - Colombia - Costa Rica - Dominican Republic - El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras - Mexico - Nicaragua - Panama - Paraguay - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
2015 - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE)
Journal article
Determinants of financial sustainability of small holder sugarcane farming systems in Tanzania
The study investigated the impact of farming systems on determinants of smallholder sugarcane farmers (SSFs) financial sustainability (FS) between Block Farming (BF) and Traditional Farming (TF) systems. FS was analyzed by assessing profitability of the farming system. Semi structured questionnaires were administered to a random sample of SSFs and officials...
United Republic of Tanzania
2015 - Kilombero Sugar Company
Report
Celebrating African rural women
Custodians of seed, food and traditional knowledge for climate change resilience
A vast wealth of knowledge about crops, nutrition, medicines, biodiversity, ecosystems, climate change and more, is on the verge of being lost to Africa forever, just when it is most needed. Over millennia, women in most African traditions have played a central role in selecting, storing, and enhancing the diversity...
2015 - African Biodiversity Network (ABN)
Blog article
FAO realizó taller Regional de Experiencias de Apoyo a la Inserción Laboral de Jóvenes Rurales
El encuentro tuvo como objetivo el intercambio de experiencias del sector público en materia de promoción del empleo y empleabilidad de la juventud rural de la región. El Grupo Temático sobre Juventud Rural de la REAF MERCOSUR, fue invitado para compartir su experiencia en la temática desde la mirada de...
Guatemala
2015 - Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), Reunión Especializada sobre Agricultura Familiar de MERCOSUR (REAF)
Policy brief/paper
Supporting women farmers in a changing climate
five policy lessons
This policy brief provides five lessons to support gender inclusive interventions for agriculture and food security, based on evidence and case studies from research in low- and middle-income countries. The brief also offers guidelines for crafting gender-responsive climate policies at global and national levels. Recommendations cover adoption of new technologies...
2015 - CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
Video
Viticulture in Germany
An overview about viticulture in Germany.
Germany
2015 - Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Book part
Food policy in 2014-2015: Strong advances and stubborn setbacks
The year 2014 saw mixed results for food and nutrition security: some countries made headway on policies to cut hunger, while in other countries conflict and health crises took a heavy human toll. Much of the year’s discourse focused on potential priorities for the future global development agenda.
2015 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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