Agriculture plays an important economic, social and cultural role in Bulgaria. Bulgaria is also a country with a very high percentage (over 34 %) of its territory falling in Natura 2000 areas. Therefore, the implementation of CAP rules and supporting mechanisms plays a crucial role for conservation of these areas....

El compost a diferencia de los fertilizantes químicos, agrega materia orgánica y no lixivian sus minerales si las plantas no los utilizan de inmediato. Recicla los desperdicios del huerto, las hojas y los desechos de la cocina, transformándolos en alimento para el suelo. Mejora la estructura del suelo, haciéndolo más...

Renewed attention has recently been given to the importance (and the position) of small-scale family farms through the International Year of Family Farms (IYFF). However, public policies are deficient, investments are lacking, and many of the 500 million smallholder farmers receive little to no support. Standard typologies that distinguish “commercial...

Lecture: "Sustainable Farming through Agroecology" by Stephen Gliessman with Mark Bittman

Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Eng. Ahmad al-Qadri said work with FAO will focus on promoting future cooperation between both sides through setting joint programs targeting agricultural sector in Syria to achieve positive outcomes. During a meeting with UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Assistant Director-General for North Africa and...

El Instituto de Provisión de Alimentos (Proalimentos), entidad adscrita al Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca (MAGAP), benefició a 108 familias productoras con la compra de 1.002.536,25 unidades de naranja, por 80.202,84 dólares. Los pequeños productores de los cantones Flavio Alfaro, Junín, Santa Ana, Jipijapa y Bolívar entregarán 13.367,15 gavetas con...

This research report is the first piece of research being conducted in Zimbabwe by the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB). It follows on from initial engagements with Zimbabwean civil society organisations (CSOs) regarding seed policy and is a preliminary scan for orientation and the identification of possible areas for further...

Seed can be an important entry point for promoting productivity, nutrition and resilience among smallholder farmers. While investments have primarily focused on strengthening the formal sector, this article documents the degree to which the informal sector remains the core for seed acquisition, especially in Africa. Conclusions drawn from a uniquely...

El esfuerzo y dedicación de 52 familias integrantes de una asociación, permitieron que la misma sea identificada por el Instituto de Provisión de Alimentos (Proalimentos) para la compra de fresa a ser incluida en la alimentación de 4.533 estudiantes del Azuay. La presente nota refleja la perseverancia y esfuerzo diario de Nancy...

Forms of agroecological transformation are already happening. But more must be done to bring examples to light, and to garner the political support that agroecology deserves and needs.

The current challenges to agriculture posed by food insecurity and climate change are serious. There is a paradox of increased food production and growing hunger in the world. The global food production system is broken as we are destroying the very base of agriculture with unsustainable practices. Conventional agriculture has...

Mediante este video, El Instituto de Provisión de Alimentos, Proalimentos, reconoce el valor de la tierra ecuatoriana y el esfuerzo de los agricultores, quienes generan los más frescos y sanos productos para la alimentación escolar de alrededor de 2.8 millones de niños y niñas del país. Proalimentos, a través de políticas...

Este cuaderno de la Vía Campesina describe que "Como La Vía Campesina pensamos que en este momento de disputa por la agroecología, es importante compartir avances en nuestros procesos para identificar, documentar, sistematizar y compartir los éxitos de la agroecología campesina. Con este cuadernillo, ofrecemos una selección inicial, una primera...

Este manual surge del requerimiento de contribuir a que los productores agrícolas y otros actores percibamos al suelo como un organismo vivo, fijando en el centro de la naturaleza de los suelos, la Vida. Desde aquí se fundamentan e integran todos los contenidos actitudinales, conceptuales y procedimentales que se presentan...

Ce guide, en français et en wolof, capitalise les pratiques agricoles teste es et valide es avec les exploitants dans le cadre du projet REFSA. Loin d’e tre exhaustif, il aborde essentiellement les techniques de maraî chage et ne se veut pas un recueil scientifique.

Small family farms are in general extensively managed in Estonia and are in general structured in a way which facilitates outdoor systems (e.g. pastures convenient to the animal housing). Having said that, there are no specific conditions in the Pillar 1 payment rules which would exclude intensive or indoor farming...

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...

From 2011 to 2015, in the frame of InterVeg project, four field experiments were carried out in Italy, Slovenia, Germany and Denmark in order to study the effect of the living mulch introduction.In 4 different European climatic areas, ecological services have been exploited by use of living mulches in intercropping...

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...

El objetivo del taller es consensuar los fundamentos de la agroecología y la soberanía alimentaria y su relación con los procesos de Desarrollo Rural desde un enfoque socio – territorial, para reflexionar sobre la necesidad de articulación entre sistemas de conocimiento y estrategias de intervención institucionales. Este evento tendrá lugar el...