Le Sénégal connaît une demande croissante en travail saisonnier dans le secteur agricole. Dans le cadre de l’agriculture familiale, ce phénomène résulte d’une différenciation socioéconomique au sein de l’agriculture familiale induite par des décennies de soutien de l’État à des modèles productifs agricoles particuliers. Cet article analyse le travail saisonnier...

En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de limón tahití enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial...

Agrifood system transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals requires increased attention to developing, adapting and diffusing impactful science, technology and innovation (STI). Current levels and patterns of STI uptake are inadequate to facilitate needed agrifood system transformations, especially in today's low- and middle-income countries. Moreover, the descriptive and evaluative...

One of principal changes within the new CAP has been the inclusion of Eco-schemes – voluntary programmes linked to the first pillar which will be available to farmers with the hope to incentivize more ecological and environmentally-friendly farming practices. While agroecology holds an eminent space within this list by being...

Women are equally as important economic actors as men, yet they suffer gross inequalities such as gender gaps in income and human capital, despite rapid improvements in global living standards and educational attainment. The compilation of evidence and data presented in this report proves that the many gender-related gaps identified...

Les conséquences de la guerre entre la Russie et l’Ukraine doivent servir de leçon. Elles doivent même inciter dès maintenant les pays qui en souffrent de se réinventer pour se mettre à l’abri dans le futur. Ainsi, au Sénégal, l’institut sénégalais de recherche agricole (ISRA) a annoncé le 24 mars...

Este curso descubrirá qué es la agroecología, cuáles son los diferentes enfoques y cómo se traducen en prácticas agrícolas. En una dinámica de capacitación participativa, basada en la diversidad social y geográfica de los actores, el MOOC propone construir un enfoque de la agroecología desde la perspectiva de las ciencias...

Poor management of the land over the years resulted in a series of problems. Cattle were not herded and grazing management was poor; livestock were overgrazing parts of the veld leading to bare lands and loss of biodiversity. The lands were badly degraded and exposed to persistent soil erosion, leaving...

The International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) is a rare opportunity to promote much-needed transdisciplinary research into small-scale fisheries. This is a special year for small-scale fisheries. The International Year for Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) brings more attention to the sector as also to the people...

Rural women provide significant contributions to agriculture and food security while simultaneously taking care of their families and households. This heavy burden often goes unrecognized and uncompensated.  In addition, rural women face barriers in access to resources such as property (including land), credit, technologies, decent employment, information and skills. FAO data...

En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de maíz enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio...

RuLIS is a tool to support policies for reducing rural poverty, bringing together harmonized indicators and comparable data across countries and over time on rural incomes, livelihoods and rural development. It includes a set of harmonized household- and individual-level data and indicators on different aspects of livelihoods, including crops and...

Agroforestry, known and practiced by our ancestors, has recently been recognized by the UN as the most important agricultural innovation in the EU in the 21st century.  In Poland, this trend is already noticeable, although it's gaining ground slowly among the country's farmers.

By synthetically producing nitrogen fertilizers from ammonia (NH3), the Haber–Bosch process has been feeding humanity for more than one hundred years. However, current NH3 production relies on fossil fuels, and is energy and carbon intensive. This commits humanity to emissions levels not compatible with climate goals and commits agricultural production...

Jeffrey Chimenya could not imagine that agriculture could one day allow him to own a decent home and have a thriving milk supplying business. Farming meant subsistence for Jeffrey; it didn’t mean success. Yet today, four years after joining the Nyadanawo Farmer Field School (FFS), Jeffrey says that his dreams...

Esta publicación le brinda al productor, en un lenguaje natural de fácil entendimiento, algunos aspectos clave para el cultivo de papa. Está enfocado en temáticas como el clima, el uso de suelo, las plagas y las enfermedades, con conocimientos actualizados con el fin de mejorar las prácticas en su actividad...

At a time when the media is sounding the alarm on high prices and shortages due to the war in Europe, even if there is not always an exact correlation, we are once again questioning the information that places large corporations as the suppliers of most of our food. Anchored...

Retrospective of January from Romanian Rural Network: applications for environment and climate calculations and users, Council of 17 January, RDP calls for projects

En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de mango enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio...

Copper is the only effective fungicide authorised for a variety of important uses in organic farming. Because of its environmental impact, it is restricted to 28 kg/ha over seven years in the EU, and further restrictions may come while only a few alternatives are available on the market. Solution As soon as...