One year after an oil spill hit Brazil’s Discovery Coast, the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the lot of indigenous fishing communities. The biggest oil spill disaster in Brazil began in late September 2019. It extended along the coast, affecting 11 states, nine along the Northeast Atlantic and two along the Southeast...

El sistema tradicional de preparación de suelo involucra la utilización de una serie de máquinas y consumo de energía, que permite el establecimiento de cultivos con millonarias pérdidas de suelo. Se estima que en Estados Unidos debido a la labranza tradicional se depositan 100 millones de ton/año de sedimentos en...

Mastitis is an inflammation of one or more quarters of the udder (dairy herds) usually caused by bacterial infection. Several types of bacteria cause distinctly different mastitis infections. As a consequence, the udder is inflamed, swollen, and blood may come out with milk which yields to reduction in milk yields....

Organically bred sheep and goats can play a key role in preserving the landscape and biodiversity in the steeper meadows and pastures in Zasavje, a picturesque valley in the Sava Hills in central Slovenia. However, local breeders were facing difficulties in selling their meat due to the low prices and...

En el video la ponente habla sobre el maíz en la cultura mexicana, en el contexto del 29 de septiembre, Día Nacional del Maíz en México-

Aided by FAO, multiple events took place in recent weeks in Albania to help the country fight climate change and its consequences. In the past decades, the country has been facing floods and droughts and further weather extremes, as well as invasive marine species. To address these issues, FAO, in cooperation...

The agricultural sector is strategic for the Moroccan economy, still accounting for around 14% of the Gross Domestic Product and employing 40% of the active population. With the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been literally shaken up, with growing uncertainties with regard to market opportunities and physical distancing...

Es la intencionalidad de este libro es la de proporcionar un marco de análisis común para la acción colectiva agroecológica. Se trata de proporcionar los argumentos epistemológicos y teóricos que empujan hacia la construcción y desarrollo de este campo para tratar de hacer operativa la lucha por la sostenibilidad agraria...

Transferring pastoral knowledge to preserve vibrant rural areas Over millennia, pastoral societies have accumulated knowledge and skills on how to successfully manage pastoral systems. Their work contributes to maintain vibrant rural areas, benefitting the rural economy and reversing land abandonment, while it also unlocks multiple ecosystem services for the whole society. Yet,...

This document is a Synthesis report on the status of the progress made towards the implementation of the UNDFF at national and regional levels, including the identification of key mechanisms/processes used for the definition and implementation of the NAPs. The report contains a comparison of the progress made in 2019-2020-2021...

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...

Ce guide est un aide-mémoire pour les facilitateurs déjà formés à l’approche champ école qui reflète les innovations et évolutions actuelles des champs écoles au Niger. Élaboré en 2014, il a été réactualisé en 2021. Centré exclusivement sur la production végétale, il intègre désormais des aspects liés à la production animale...

Danae Mlynarz Puig, directora de la oficina de Rimisp en Chile, hace un recorrido por las distintas acciones que se han realizado en el contexto de la pandemia y proyecta el trabajo que se viene en los próximos meses. El informe “El estado de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en el mundo...

Boletín Trabajo agrario y ruralidades en transformación. Número #4 Trabajo Agrario y territorios. Editado por el Grupo de Trabajo CLACSO Trabajo agrario, desigualdades y ruralidades.  En esta edición, podrá encontrar interesantes artículos, tales como: -Trabajadores agrarios transitorios y vulnerabilidad laboral en el Uruguay contemporáneoJessica Ramírez -Adoecimento no corte de cana no Brasil e...

Progress towards Zero Hunger must be protected from the dual challenges of pandemics and climate change. The frequency of infectious disease outbreaks – including the emergence of novel viruses and zoonotic diseases – is expected to continue rising as livestock, food security, economies, and global health are increasingly threatened by...

Un grupo de ponentes de Pro-Oaxaca, Asociación de Consumidores Orgánicos y Huerto Roma Verde de México, hablan sobre el consumo sustentable y la defensa del maíz nativo. 

Rust diseases spread through wind and can rapidly develop in cool, wet weather. To know if your crop has rust disease, rub over the infected plant part to see if a yellow, brown or black powder sticks to your fingers. By combining organic methods, you will be able to grow...

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...

La Red Nacional de Semillas Forestales (RNSF), iniciativa que impulsa el Proyecto “Ordenación Forestal Sustentable y Conservación de Bosques en la Perspectiva Ecosocial”, concebida como pilar de una nueva visión del bosque como integrador, es el eje orientador de esta publicación que ofrece una serie de prácticas en función a...

The commune of Ghassate, in the province of Ouarzazate, is involved in the agricultural transition of many farming families. The adoption and dissemination of agroecology practices have secured and developed agricultural activities that had been undermined by a very difficult geographical context. In market gardening, fruit growing, and animal husbandry, the families...