Participatory rural appraisals identified a number of major limiting factors in farming systems in Bolivia. These included the husbandry of draught animals, their health, nutrition, feeding, and housing, as well as the improved use of draught animals. The project developed, tested and disseminated a range of appropriate tillage and transport...

Meat drying is a complex process with many important steps. It involves animal slaughtering, carcass trimming, raw material selection, meat cutting, pieces pre-treatment, meat drying and proper arrangement of drying facilities. In addition, weather conditions must also be considered to avoid quality problems or production losses. The following technology describes...

El curso de la pandemia por COVID-19 ha evidenciado cambios en los hábitos de consumo de la población. Al parecer, los consumidores han tendido a preferir dietas menos nutritivas, menos frescas y más económicas. Dicha decisión podría explicarse por una disminución significativa del ingreso familiar y las restricciones a la...

Este video muestra cómo elaborar almacigos de hortalizas de una forma más agroecológico o natural

El trabajo diario y tesonero de los productores agrícolas de las Américas es fundamental para alimentar a una población que aumenta cada día en esta región y el resto del mundo. Cómo producir mejor es uno de los retos que también enfrentan a diario, junto con preguntas relacionadas con el...

Human porterage (either on the head, shoulders or back) is common in many rural areas, particularly where access roads are in a poor condition. This practice describes how to use animals such as horses and oxen for transportation.  Description 1. Features of using pack animals Donkeys are used for transporting produce, firewood and...

This e-update is provided through the FAO Technical Network on Small-Scale Fisheries. It informs about recent and upcoming developments in relation to the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). The aim is to capture FAO-initiated developments as...

Los sistemas de producción agrícolas en la subregión Valle del Sinú, en Colombia, en los últimos 50 años, se han basado en la siembra de cultivos en rotación o alternancia de maíz - algodón y arroz, y se caracterizan por el uso intensivo de implementos de mecanización e insumos agrícolas....

In 2019, the South Korean organic movement in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. This was for the provision of environmentally-friendly food[1] to pregnant women and new mothers in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Jeonnam Province, and twenty-three...

En este video te mostramos en detalle y paso a paso, como cultivamos nuestro Zapallo Colgado. Desde la siembra, hasta obtener tus Zapallos Anco, viendo el crecimiento, como se conducen las ramas y como se refuerzan algunos zapallos para que luego se conserven colgados por muchisimo más tiempo, sin problemas...

Many farmers in Europe and North America are burdened with debts due to the heavy investments they have made over the years to buy farm machinery. A new tractor easily costs 100,000 Euro or more. New agricultural policies often force farmers to change as well.

Este video muestra cómo seleccionar, reproducir y almacenar semillas criollas, a diferencias con semillas híbridas.

There is widespread acknowledgement and appreciation in Northern Europe of the important role that small farms play in supporting rural livelihoods, conserving biodiversity, and maintaining traditional landscapes, rural traditions and cultural heritage. The EU-funded SALSA project set out to examine another potentially important role of small farms – their contribution...

 How far do risks related to rainfall inter-annual variability limit the shift from extensive to intensive farming systems in family agriculture of the tropics? We explored this question in the Brazilian cerrado, where high average rainfall (up to 1500mm y-1) but large inter-annual variability of weather translates into strongly varying...

Conozca las actividades más destacadas en el Informe Anual FONTAGRO del período 2017-2018. FONTAGRO se creó 1998 con el propósito de promover el incremento de la competitividad del sector agroalimentario, asegurando el manejo sostenible de los recursos naturales y la reducción de la pobreza en la región. El objetivo de FONTAGRO...

The following provides features of improved stores facilities for grains. It also details the advantages and disadvantages of this practice? which include labour saving, livelihood resilience strengthening, livelihood diversification, skills, equipment, cost, and risk.

La pandemia provocada por el COVID-19 requiere, además de las medidas sanitarias adoptadas por los gobiernos, respuestas coordinadas para proteger a los sectores más vulnerables; mantener los sistemas agroalimentarios eficientes, inclusivos, resilientes y sensibles a la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria y nutricional. Y, consecuentemente, poder mitigar los efectos sociales y...

El sector agroalimentario, pese a cumplir una función social de primera necesidad, no ha sido inmune al novel coronavirus, cuya retahíla de efectos ha interrumpido el normal funcionamiento de las cadenas alimentarias. En el sector agroalimentario, los inéditos problemas han dado lugar a inéditos desafíos. En América Latina y el...

‘“Business as usual” is no longer an option for a food-secure future. Pastoralism can be an innovative system: a time-tested, undervalued alternative to high-input and resource-intensive farming, and a valuable lesson for the much needed evolution towards ‘farming with nature’, with largely-untapped potential for income growth and employment in marginal...

Aquaponics is the integration of recirculating aquaculture and hydroponics in one production system. Although the production of fish and vegetables is the most visible output of aquaponic units, it is essential to understand that aquaponics is the management of a complete ecosystem that includes three major groups of organisms: fish,...