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Norup Farm
Norup Farm is situated in Skåne, 20 km north of Kristianstad, in South Sweden. It is owned and cultivated by the Norup family and has been in the family since the beginning of the 20th century. The main crop is potato, but there is also a production of cereals, peas,...
Sweden
2014 - Baltic Deal
Artículo de blog
Creating a brighter future for farmers
Charcoal smokers introduced by the South-South Cooperation programme have improved women’s income in the Edeha fish market.
During the past ten years, over 600 Chinese experts and technicians have been deployed in Nigeria to share their agricultural skills with local farmers. The South-South Cooperation (SSC) programme, which has been fully funded by the Government of Nigeria and facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
Nigeria
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Sitio web
Fårdala Farm
Fårdala Farm is run by Claes and Gunnar Bergstrand, together with their families. Claes and Gunnar, who are first cousins, are the third generation on the farm. The business is operated as a sole propriatorship formed in 1991. Fårdala is located on the slope of Varvsberget Mountain about 15 km...
Sweden
2014 - Baltic Deal
Artículo
Le projet AFS4Food :les systèmes agroforestiers au service de la sécurité alimentaire
Interview de Didier Snoeck, chercheur du Cirad et coordonnateur du projet AFS-4-Food, projet contracté par l’Union Africaine sur un financement de l’Union Européenne (EuropeAid). Le projet AFS4Food fait le pari d’améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et le bien-être des ménages ruraux africains grâce à une meilleure gestion de l’agroforgroforesterie dans trois zones d’études...
Cameroon - Kenya - Madagascar
2014
Proyecto
Meat and cheese are the future for Georgian farmers
The project aims to assist the modernisation of farming in Kvemo Kartli and reduce poverty in the region. The SDC is working on several fronts to help establish stable business links and improve the quality and quantity of the meat, milk and cheese produced. In particular, it helps local vets...
Georgia
2014
Estudio de caso
Securing the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in Ethiopia
Water is one of the most scarce resources for African farmers. Access to enough water in semi-arid regions is a huge challenge and shortages can lead to the loss of lives and livelihoods in times of drought. With climate change, water conservation will only become more imperative. Ethiopia has one...
Ethiopia
2014 - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Estudio de caso
Securing the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in Ethiopia
Water is one of the most scarce resources for African farmers. Access to enough water in semi-arid regions is a huge challenge and shortages can lead to the loss of lives and livelihoods in times of drought. With climate change, water conservation will only become more imperative. Ethiopia has one...
Ethiopia
2014 - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Vídeo
Seeds of Sovereignty
Seeds of Sovereignty shares the stories of African communities embarking on a journey to revive their traditional seed diversity, and take back control over their food systems. Forging a path toward a socially just, ecologically sane and sovereign future, they are courageously challenging the corporate, profit driven model of agriculture...
2014
Artículo de blog
Bénin : Création d’un réseau béninois pour la promotion de l’Agroécologie
Article sur la création d'un cadre d’échanges pour la mise en application des pratiques et systèmes agroécologiques : le ReBPA, Réseau Béninois pour la Promotion de l’Agroécologie, à la suite d'un cycle d’apprentissage, organisé en septembre 2013 par Agrisud, pour la mise en œuvre et la diffusion de systèmes et pratiques agroécologiques à...
Benin
2014 - Agrisud International
Artículo
Agroecology and the right to food
Interview with Olivier Schutter
Oliver De Schutter speaks about sustainable food systems at a conference in Wageningen, the Netherlands. “Agroecology is really common sense. It means understanding how nature works, to replicate the natural workings of nature on farms in order to reduce dependency on external inputs. Agroecology preserves the ability for future generations...
2014 - Leisa India
Boletín informativo
F@rmletter The E-magazine of the World’s Farmers
On the occasion of the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF), this number drew attention to the important role of family farming and the key challenges and priorities for the future.
Find out the differences, and the different programs and activities on family farming all over the world. This and much...
2014 - World Farmers' Organisation
Vídeo
Soil, Struggle and Justice: Agroecology in the Brazilian Landless Movement
This film examines a cooperative of the Brazilian Landless Movement (MST) in the South of Brazil, which struggled for access to land and then transitioned to ecological agriculture, or agroecology. This MST cooperative is demonstrating the possibility of an alternative model of flourishing rural life, which provides thriving livelihoods for...
Brazil
2014 - SSJAgroecology
Proyecto
Case studies of the best practice examples from Lithuania, Belarus and Kaliningrad district (Russia) of local food market formation
Case studies of best practices from: Lithuania, Belarus and Russian Federation
Belarus - Lithuania - Russian Federation
2014 - Council of the Baltic Sea States Expert Group on Sustainable Development, CBSS-Baltic 21
Informe
Escuela de Formación Territorial y Agroecológica Manuel Quintín Lame
Aprender haciendo, investigando y transformando el territorio en el sur del Tolima
Este documento recoge los resultados de los grupos de investigación de la Escuela Territorial y Agroecológica Manuel Quintín Lame. Durante un año los escuelantes participaron de esta iniciativa coordinada por el Grupo Semillas y las organizaciones del Sur del Tolima FICAT, ACIT, Utritol, Manos de Mujer-Coyaima y Asociación Futuro con...
Colombia
2014 - Grupo Semillas
Documento/nota de orientación
Building a New Agricultural Future
Supporting agro-ecology for people and planet
Agro-ecology applies ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agriculture. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that globally, more than 800 million people worldwide are undernourished. Shockingly, half of these are small-scale farmers and their families, for whom a failed harvest due to drought, or...
2014 - OXFAM
Vídeo
Bringing the dirt to your doorstep: Organic no-till weed management
Video (20 minutes) of a virtual tour of the experiences of Rodale Institute on weed management practices in organic farming. It describes in detail the technique of roller crimper in corn and soy-bean and also (later) other mechanical tools used by farmers (tine weeder and cultivator).The main topic is the...
2014 - Rodale Institute
Revista especializada
Farming Matters: The many faces of resilience
Poverty and vulnerability combine in a vicious circle for many family farmers. To break that and turn it into a virtuous cycle, resilience must be built into farming and the systems in which farmers operate. There is an urgent need for a change in mindset regarding family farming, agriculture and...
Germany - United States of America
2014 - ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture
Vídeo
Benkadi Bugu, l’agriculture paysanne contre la désertification au Mali
Présentation de la ferme école BENKADI BUGU près de Ségou au Mali. Un environnement social et commercial sur 10 ha. Chaque année, 20 jeunes ruraux, garçons et filles, participent et acquièrent un enseignement en agroécologie en alternance qu’ils appliquent en même temps sur leur propre parcelle. De plus, les apprenants...
Mali
2014
Artículo de revista especializada
Factibilidad agronómica del uso de vinaza, subproducto de la fabricación del pisco, como biofertilizante en viñedos
La vinaza, subproducto orgánico líquido de la fabricación del pisco, es catalogada en Chile como desecho industrial, generándose la necesidad de lograr su reclasificación y promover su uso como biofertilizante. Para esto, se propusieron tres experimentos entre los años 2010 y 2012, con el objetivo de definir dosis que no...
Chile
2014 - Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
Estudio de caso
Qanat Irrigated Agricultural Heritage Systems of Kashan, Isfahan Province Islamic Republic of Iran
The most important agricultural systems such as Pomegranate, Pistachio, and Saffron farming systems are irrigated by Qanat. The geographical regions around the Central Desert of Iran which is also one of the most traditional agricultural areas have been using the Qanat technology for providing water for agriculture and human consumption...
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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