On 30 November and 1 December, the Organic Innovation Days 2021 entitled “Better inputs for organic agriculture” took place online. This public event was organised in collaboration with the two Horizon 2020- funded EU projects RELACS and Organic-PLUS. Both projects aim to reduce the use of controversial inputs in organic...

The steps needed for monitoring faecal egg count are outlined in this practice abstract. Carrying out your own tests gives instant results and allows for greater flexibility in monitoring gastrointestinal nematode infections throughout the year. This may be especially important around lambing, when a greater number of transmission stages are...

Malnutrition, mostly resulting from poor food, health, and care practices, is related to physiological, socioeconomic, and psychological factors and remains one of the leading causes of mortality in children under five years of age in low- and middle-income countries. Nigeria, as with many parts of the world, is experiencing a...

La implementación de tecnologías eficientes de pastoreo en las ganaderías de alta montaña del departamento de Nariño (Colombia), permite incrementar la sostenibilidad de estos sistemas productivos y propende por la conservación del diseño paisajístico. Con el objetivo de evaluar el consumo de materia seca de los biotipos bovinos F1 (Kiwi-cross...

gribusiness is a profitable sector in the Russian Federation, which is rapidly gaining in popularity. Attracting generous state support in the form of subsidies, tax breaks, grants and land allocation, this is an area that is destined to grow, with strong potential for the country’s economy, as well as for...

El presente documento realiza un análisis y expone los antecedentes de la crisis del COVID-19 en el agro ecuatoriano, describe la evolución de la misma hasta el 30 de abril y analiza los impactos prestando especial atención a los pequeños productores de agricultura familiar. El texto extrae aprendizajes y muestra...

The region of Europe and Central Asia is an economic and agricultural powerhouse that boasts diverse cultures, agri-food systems and climatic zones, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today. This diversity, he added, provides opportunities to share experience and good practices within the region and beyond, but to tap this potential...

Los agaves tienen un gran potencial, además de producir tequila y mezcal.

Con el fin de contribuir al intercambio de conocimiento, los co-organizadores de La Comunidad de Práctica de Agricultura Familiar y Agroecología de Latinoamérica y El Caribe – el Centro de Conocimientos sobre Agroecología (CCA) de la FAO, el Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO), la Plataforma de Conocimientos sobre Agricultura Familiar (PCAF) de la FAO, la Red Políticas...

Si bien la tecnología de cáscara de coco es la forma más fácil y más barata para propagar las abejas sin aguijón, puede que no sea práctica para el transporte entre las islas para la polinización de los grandes cultivos de plantación como el mango. Por lo tanto, se diseñó...

A reflection on the successes, priorities and problems facing community organisations during the pandemic – with implications for their future funding and even survival. In hundreds of cities community organisations developed many different ways to address the pandemic in informal settlements, to counter its devastating social, economic and health impacts. Many are...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Markets and Trade Newsletter - June 2021

This paper describes and critically reflects on a participatory policy process which resulted in a government decision not to introduce genetically modified (GM) cotton in farmers’ fields in Mali (West Africa). In January 2006, 45 Malian farmers gathered in Sikasso to deliberate on GM cotton and the future of farming...

Agroecology increasingly has gained scientific and policy recognition as having potential to address environmental and social issues within food production, but concerns have been raised about its implications for food security and nutrition, particularly in low-income countries. This review paper examines recent evidence (1998–2019) for whether agroecological practices can improve...

As the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the fisher economy of Sri Lanka, leaving households indebted and distressed, co-operatives emerged as a beacon for the small-scale fishing sector’s well-being. Close to 350,000 kg of fish is brought everyday to the Peliyagoda Central Fish market, on the outskirts of Colombo, the capital of Sri...

The Maldives, a small island nation, is continuously facing climate change impacts and adapting to them. One of the risks of climate change in the Maldives is the sea-level rise that threatens the livelihoods of Maldivians. This paper looks at how farmers in the Maldives adapt to changes in climatic...

In resilience theory, most results come from analysing cases of natural resource governance within which — whether global or local (but very specific) — challenges are to be solved. In other words, we are able to answer the questions of ‘resilience of what to what?’ — these are cases of specific resilience. Of...

El mapeo de las iniciativas de agricultura familiar es una herramienta que busca entregar una visión completa sobre panorama de cada país de América Latina y el Caribe. Este resumen presenta una categorización de las distintas leyes que se implementaron e implementaran.

En el presente artículo, nos interesa reflexionar sobre algunos resultados brindados para la provincia de Santa Fe por el Censo Nacional Agropecuario 2018. Esta indagación se enmarca en el Proyecto de Investigación y Desarrollo: “Cartografía socio productiva de la provincia de Santa Fe” radicado en la FCA. Recuperando algunos de...

The lived experiences of women fisherfolk in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic reveal how invisible they remain in policies and programmes. Despite the significant size of the fishing industry in the Philippines and the fact that fish is a huge part of Filipino diets, fisherfolk remain among the poorest in...