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New FAO analysis reveals carbon footprint of agri-food supply chain
Food processing, packaging, transport, household consumption and waste disposal are pushing the food supply chain to the top of the greenhouse gas emitters list, according to a new study led by the UN agriculture agency, presented on Monday at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. In its analysis, the Food and...
2021
Estudio de caso
Cameroon: Boosting small timber operators’ market access through improved legal compliance
Within the framework of the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, the FAO-EU FLEGT Programme partnered with Action for Sustainable Development (ASD) to increase legal compliance and the participation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Cameroon’s domestic legal timber market. Through combined efforts, ASD...
Cameroon
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Documento técnico
Caracterización de los espacios rurales en Panamá a partir de estadísticas nacionales
Enfoque social, económico y demográfico
La teoría de la nueva ruralidad se origina en las profundas transformaciones sociales, económicas y culturales que han experimentado los espacios rurales de América Latina y el Caribe en las últimas décadas. Constituye un nuevo patrón de comprensión de la ruralidad del que se derivan novedosos enfoques de medición y...
Panama
2021 - Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
Libro
Food Plants for Healthy Diets in Rwanda - Kinyarwanda
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...
Rwanda
2021
Estudio de caso
Food Sovereignty in the USA: A Selection of Stories
Food sovereignty is a vision for democratic control over food and agricultural systems. The Narrative Collective of the United States Food Sovereignty Alliance compiled a series of stories that explore the concept of food sovereignty. These stories highlight food sovereignty in action, what the struggle looks like, and how it’s already taking shape.
With...
United States of America
2021 - US Food Sovereignty Alliance
Artículo de revista especializada
Livestock farmers’ working conditions in agroecological farming systems. A review
The livestock farming sector is under stress as fewer and fewer people are willing or able to become livestock farmers. Contributing to the decline in attractiveness of the profession are, among other factors, agricultural crises, higher consumer expectations, and difficult working conditions. Agroecology is a sustainable solution that can maintain...
2021
Acto
Smart Farming Event to Discuss Link Between Soils and Water Quality
Smart Farming, the resource efficiency programme run by the Irish Farmers’ Association in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will host an online seminar “Sources and Solutions”: The link between our soils and water quality this Wed from 8.30pm.
During the seminar, a series of short information videos will be launched on how farmers can...
Ireland
2021 - Irish Farmers’ Association
Informe
Unlocking the potential of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
Zambia
FISH4ACP is an initiative of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) aimed at making fisheries and aquaculture value chains in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific more sustainable. It aims to enhance the productivity and sustainability of the small pelagics value chain in the Zambian waters of...
Zambia
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Artículo de revista especializada
Agroecologically efficient agricultural systems for smallholder farmers: contributions to food sovereignty
The realization of the contribution of peasant agriculture to food security in the midst of scenarios of climate change, economic and energy crisis, led to the concepts of food sovereignty and agroecologically based production systems to gain much attention in the developing world in the last two decades. New approaches...
2021
Revista especializada
EU rural review no 32
This recent edition of the EU Rural Review contains an interesting mix of articles and perspectives looking at the future resilience of rural areas in digital, environmental and social terms.
The content builds on the outcomes of the ENRD work on the Long Term Rural Vision and of Rural Vision Week. Authors highlight that, to deal...
European Union
2021 - European Network for Rural Development
Estudio de caso
Innovative digital approaches to sustaining livelihoods through the production and sale of legal timber
The FAO-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Programme has supported the development of e-commerce platforms, which helps incentivize legal timber trade on both domestic and export markets, and protect livelihoods. These platforms have become even more relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, encouraging business continuity by...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Informe
Unlocking the potential of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
Tanzania
FISH4ACP is an initiative of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) aimed at making fisheries and aquaculture value chains in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific more sustainable. FISH4ACP is implemented by FAO and partners with funding from the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry...
United Republic of Tanzania
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Hoja informativa
Requerimientos edafoclimáticos del cultivo de cacao
Los dos primeros años el cultivo deben tener 30% de luz y 70% de sombra. Después del tercer año, se debe tener 70% de luz y 30% de sombra. El cultivo de cacao requiere de suelos con buenas propiedades físicas y químicas para garantizar el desarrollo del sistema radicular. No...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Artículo de blog
Commission adopts measure to increase cash flow of farmers
The European Commission has provided support to the agri-food sector throughout the Covid-19 crisis through increased flexibility and specific market measures. More recently, the package of support measures for the wine sector was extended until mid-October 2021.
This summer, the EU is seeing adverse weather conditions from floods to heat waves. Farmers are among the...
European Union
2021 - European Commission
Acto
Virtual regional conference "Enhancing rural communities’ initiatives and development, and transfer of technologies"
This video depicts the first session of the second day of the regional consultation on ‘’Engaging with Academia and Research Institutions (ARIs) to support Family Farmers and Food System Transformation during and post COVID-19 Pandemic in Asia’’ held on 8 and 9 December 2021.
The session on 'Enhancing rural communities’ initiatives and development,...
2021 - Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), the Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), UNESCO, CIRAD, GRET, FAO
Aprendizaje en línea
Climate change adaptation and mitigation in fisheries and aquaculture
This course provides an overview of adaptation and mitigation strategies that can be implemented in response to climate change impacts on the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Estudio de caso
Bringing cultures together on the farms and mountains of Viet Nam
Cooperatives are boosting farming, incomes and community spirit
Ma Thi Ninh thought farming would be relatively easy. The Yen Duong area of Viet Nam where she lives has excellent, arable land and offers many sought-after products, including organic sticky rice, seasonal vegetables and bamboo used for traditional handicraft products. But once she started to farm and trade in...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Estudio de caso
Value chain study of Tropical Dried Fruits in Fiji.
This study attempts to look at the value chain of dried fruits in Fiji with particular emphasis on the market overview in order to identify possible market and marketing opportunities of dried fruits for FRIEND (Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises N Development) an NGO who is interested to begin commercial...
Fiji
2021 - Pacific Farmers Organization
Artículo de blog
Support for Syrian herders and farmers to safeguard livelihoods in the face of the COVID-19 crisis
he International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has contributed a US$544,795 grant to alleviate the pressure of the COVID pandemic on the Syrian rural community. Under this grant, the Livelihoods Resilience Building Project (LRBP) will complement the farming activities and meet needs of the most vulnerable and fragile rural communities--including...
Syrian Arab Republic
2021 - IFAD
Libro
Good Gardening and Growing Root Crops in Rwanda - Kinyarwanda
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...
Rwanda
2021 - Food Plant Solutions
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