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Women in Agriculture in Timor-Leste: State of Emergency and COVID impacts
This report presents findings on the impact of COVID-19 and the associated State of Emergency from March – June 2020 on women in agriculture in Timor-Leste. The findings were gathered form interviews with 266 vulnerable women in agriculture and agribusiness from six municipalities in Timor-Leste: Ermera, Dili, Liquica, Aileu, Baucau,...
Timor-Leste
2020 - OXFAM
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Challenges for environmental and indigenous peoples’ rights in the Amazon region
In-depth analysis
The present analysis examines the environmental and human rights challenges in the Amazon region. It finds that the Amazonian countries pursue development policies in the region based on the exploitation on an industrial scale of natural and non-renewable resources that have caused and continue to cause deforestation, loss of biodiversity...
2020 - Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union (European Parliament)
Artículo de blog
Women’s Farmer Field School activities start in two villages in Minya governorate and roundtable discussion between strategic partners on FFS’s.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Life Vision have started its all women Farmer Field School (FFS) activities on sugar beets in Beni Ebeid and Mansheit ElNasr villages in Minya governorate, Egypt. The main objective is to introduce Good...
Egypt
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de revista especializada
The influence of land-use on tropical soil
In-depth study on the effect of soil translocation on its chemistry in humid tropical Africa Soil exchange between agricultural and forest habitats Rapid decrease of organic C in all environments due to soil translocation High mobilization of exchangeable Al due to enhanced decomposition
2020 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
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Gender Equality in climate smart agriculture (CSA): Cambodia
Women are often among the most vulnerable and marginalized, with limited access to resources and assets, and face formidable barriers in adapting to climate change. Their vulnerability stems from a variety of sources, including basic gender inequality, distribution of rural work effort, and disproportionate access to economic, health and educational...
Cambodia
2020 - FAO
Prácticas
Labour-saving technologies and practices: fuel efficient stoves
The following contains explanations about wood burning fuel-efficient stoves and of insulated baskets/boxes. Firstly, the details of the features of wood-burning fuel-efficient stoves are given. These include their high combustion efficiency, reduction in wood consumption, the good transference of the heat from the fire to the pot, minimal smoke emission,...
2020
Prácticas
Crop protection: community-based forecasting of armyworm
Armyworm larvae (Spodoptera Exempta) cause devastating but highly localized damage to cereal crops and grassland. Poor monitoring and forecasting constrain efficient control operations in many parts of East Africa. Forecasting of armyworm employs information from rain gauges and moth raps. Therefore, a simple community-based forecasting system, by collecting data on...
United Republic of Tanzania
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Agroecology in Europe and Central Asia - An overview
This publication aims to provide an overview of actions and initiatives on Agroecology in Europe and Central Asia countries.
There is enough evidence that agroecology contributes to more sustainable food systems, in particular to delivering food production while respecting natural resources, ecosystem services and social processes. However, to assure agroecology can...
2020
Prácticas
Fabrication d’un enfumoir metallique à soufflet
Cette fiche présente un modèle d'enfumoir fabriqué par la Plateforme des Apiculteurs des Cataractes (PLAAC), en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) qui ne nécessite pas de soudures. Vous y trouverez des schémas bien détaillés, des photos et conseils permettant à tous bricoleurs/artisans de se lancer dans des essais de fabrication...
Congo
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Processing mango and guava nectar
Raw materials are one of the most important aspects to consider in fruit and vegetable processing. The fruit and vegetables themselves are the raw materials, the reason for the development of preservation processes. This technology focuses on mango and guava nectar processing. It has been extracted from FAO's Technical Manual...
Brazil
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Prácticas
Rubber/banana intercropping
Different tree cropping can improve the efficiency of land-use and be an additional source of income for small-scale farmers. Rubber trees need about six years to mature, during this period, an intercropping of the land with banana trees improves both land‑use and income generation. This technology reports on the benefits...
Sri Lanka
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Prácticas
Biological control of Armyworm (Spodoptera Exempta)
African armyworm (Spodoptera Exempta) is a serious migratory pest of pasture and grain crops in Africa. Two novel control technologies are described to replace environmentally damaging and expensive synthetic chemical pesticides. The first is a process for local mass-production and formulation of S. exempta nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpexNPV), a naturally occurring biological control agent....
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Beekeeping in Asia: keeping Apis Cerana in box hives
Maintaining colonies of oriental honeybees in box hives is an improved and often less expensive version of loghive beekeeping. In view of current wood prices in many parts of Asia, the cost of building hives from good solid logs can be prohibitive. In some coastal areas of tropical Asia, coconut...
Thailand
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Artículo de revista especializada
The Impact of COVID-19 Crisis upon the Consumer Buying Behavior of Fresh Vegetables Directly from Local Producers. Case Study: The Quarantined Area of Suceava County, Romania
The present paper intends to address the impact of COVID-19 crisis upon the consumerbuying behavior of fresh vegetables directly from local producers as observed 30 days later, afterenforcing the state of emergency in Romania within a well-defined area, namely, the quarantinedarea of Suceava. The study relies on the interpretation of...
Romania
2020 - "Gh. Zane" Institute for Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch
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Observations on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on farmers
Case of Italy
As countries report mounting cases of the COVID-19, the outbreak presents them and the global community with unprecedented challenges in recent times. FAO monitors the experience of those heavily affected by the pandemic looking at the immediate impacts and the mitigation measures of countries in responding to the crisis. Drawing...
Italy
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Boletín informativo
European Network for Rural Development - Newsletter March 2020
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....
European Union
2020 - ENRD
Parte de un libro
Capítulo V: Manejo del recurso suelo en huertos de lima ácida Tahití
En este capítulo se considerarán los factores riesgos potenciales de degradación del suelo en un cultivo de lima ácida Tahití, el cual por sí mismo posee un factor de vulnerabilidad importante, por ser un sistema intervenido, expuesto a amenazas constantes, como el manejo y la climatología. Disminuir el riesgo de...
Colombia
2020 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Declaración
CZU Prague again successful in the international THE Ranking 2020
The CZU Prague placed first in the Czech Republic in the THE Impact Ranking 2020. In the overall ranking, CZU was ranked 201st - 300th in the world. A total of 766 universities from all over the world successfully participated in THE Impact Ranking this year.
The university rankings compiled by the Times Higher Education Ranking (THE) are among the most respected, and our university has been successful in them repeatedly this year. In the specific THE Impact Rankings, which focuses on the university's impacts on the basic 17 areas of human society development, CZU ranked...
Czechia
2020 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
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Labour-saving technologies and practices: improved use of hoes for land preparation, planting and weeding
The following contains a guideline on how to better use hoes, and how to improve them. Advantages are highlighted which include labour saving, livelihood resilience strengthening, equipment, skills, cost and infrastructure. Disadvantages are labour, livelihood, equipment and risk.
Description
In many countries in Africa, 90 percent of primary cultivation is carried out...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Soaking seeds (seed priming) to improve crop yields
Crop establishment is often poor in the semi-arid tropics. However, good crop stand establishment is essential for the efficient use of water and light, and a uniform stand is a pre-requisite for cropping success. Seeds that germinate quickly produce viable seedlings that are not dependent on rapidly declining moisture in...
Pakistan
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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