This course, which is part of a series of three, provides guidance on driving reforms that strengthen policy, legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks for responsible agricultural investment (RAI). Specifically, the course provides support to design the reform strategy, establish multistakeholder consultation processes for decision-making and enhance the role of regulatory processes...

The Atlas of typical food from Montenegro seeks to promote not only the high quality traditional products presented in this volume, but also to raise awareness of the importance of preserving and protecting Montenegrin culinary heritage, local traditions and the rural economy. This Atlas builds on the inventory of origin-linked...

By combining different organic methods, you will harvest a lot more rice and make more money.

Calcium deficiency is common among high-yielding dairy cows. A calcium deficient cow does not eat much, is cold to touch, looks tired and is unable to stand up. She gives less milk. Untreated cows may die. To prevent calcium deficiency, do not dehorn your cows. Let the cows have some...

The ENRD newsletter provides all the latest rural development news from Europe straight to your inbox once a month. From policy updates to ENRD meetings and from project outcomes to online videos, this new and updated tool aims to provide something for everybody interested in rural development policy in Europe....

En este video se evidencian los resultados de un proyecto realizado en el municipio de El Doncello (Caquetá), con el propósito de propósito de utilizar al máximo los excrementos de los animales, tanto eses como la orina, utilizando este material para producir compost, como lombrices y humus de lombriz. También...

Comunitarios y comunitarias de diez municipios del corredor seco de Nicaragua, quienes participan en el proyecto Agriadapta implementado por FAO en Nicaragua, el Instituto Nicaragüense de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) y el Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA), con financiamiento de la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la...

Jacqueline Frantová was a young Swiss urbanite when she first came to the Czech Republic in the mid-nineties. It was the “Wild East”, a place where anything could happen. Little did she suspect she would become a shepherdess. Today Jacqueline and her Bohemian family raise goats, sheep and cows in...

From the topics:  general agricultural census, informal video conference of EU agriculture ministers, conference on the future of Europe,  impact of cap on generational renewal, local development and jobs in rural areas, new guidance on food storage safety   and many many more

La especie xanthorrhiza del género Arracacia pertenece a la familia Apiaceae y es conocida por su capacidad de generar raíces tuberosas reservantes que se cosechan de forma anual y se comercializan en fresco en países de Sudamérica como Colombia, Brasil, Venezuela, Perú, Bolivia y Ecuador. En Colombia el cultivo de...

This report seeks to provide the countries in the Europe and Central Asia region with an overview and real examples of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) applied to agriculture. This is FAO’s first attempt to present NBS applied to agriculture especially pointed at the countries of this region, prompting the scaling-up of...

A survey of fisherfolk in the Indian state of West Bengal shows that relief measures for natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic must take into account long-standing vulnerabilities. The two most important concepts to set the agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDGs) are ‘social development’ and ‘sustainable management’. The...

This paper explores the methodological state, challenges and lessons learned, of the FFS around the World. A 52-item questionnaire was used to capture issues of design, implementation and evaluation of the FFS. Completed questionnaires were received from 57 ongoing or recent FFS programmes. Results highlight strengths and shortcomings in design,...

El enfoque NEXO es un modelo que integra a los sectores agua, energía y producción de alimentos en la implementación de políticas públicas, sean estas regulaciones o proyectos de desarrollo. La premisa de base es que estos tres sectores no pueden analizarse separadamente pues los impactos en un sector afectan...

Serological evaluation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an alternative that allows us to determine the prevalence and dynamics of this infection in populations. The goal of this study was to determine the clinical and sociodemographic dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a region of the Colombian Caribbean....

When grains are soaked in water for a while and left to germinate, they will put out shoots or sprouts. By absorbing water sprouted seed more than double their weight. Sprouts are easier to digest than grains, because sprouting converts nearly all of the starch in the grains into sugar....

This Projects Brochure presents the 15 finalists of the Rural Inspiration Awards (RIA) 2020. It gives well‑deserved visibility to their projects, provides updates on their achievements and aims to inspire new initiatives. The RIA 2020 were the second edition of the ENRD's EU-wide rural development good practice competition. This edition focused on EAFRD-funded initiatives...

Se aborda los conflictos que se suceden con las normas en un territorio de relaciones que se entrecruzan entre lo rural y lo urbano. Los ingenieros agrçonomos se ven involucrados en estos aspectos ambientales de diferentes formas, las que trascienden a la producción.

This brochure summarizes data on food consumption, demography and food prices in Vanuatu.

A pesar de los importantes avances en los programas de alimentación escolar en la región, desde el año 2020, el distanciamiento social impuesto por el COVID-19, que provocó el cierre de escuelas, demostró que los programas de alimentación escolar debían ser revisados y adaptados para atender a los estudiantes fuera...