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Improved utilization of urban waste
Municipal solid waste (MSW) can be a valuable fertilizer for peri-urban farmers in India. An integrated approach to urban waste management, currently absent, is needed to improve its use, to include segregation of waste materials (removal of plastic and glass). Thus halting the decline in quality and its management and...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Prácticas
The role of standards in maize
The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) aims to increase the contribution of research to the sustainability of agricultural productivity, economic growth, food security and the eradication of poverty, through the development and dissemination of technologies, knowledge and information. Maize is one of the main crops in Uganda. Therefore, it is...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Artículo de revista
Gênero nos sistemas alimentares urbanos
Não é segredo que o sistema alimentar tem um problema de gênero endêmico. Existem barreiras significativas à participação nas cadeias de valor alimentares devidas a identidades socialmente determinadas, papéis, direitos e obrigações das mulheres e homens, e muitas iniquidades estruturais embutidas no sistema.
Inúmeros trabalhos para avaliar as iniquidades de gênero...
Brazil
2020 - RUAF Foundation - Resource Centres on Urban Agricultuire & Food Security
Estudio de caso
The Benet’s struggle to secure their land
Government gazetted the land of the indigenous Benet people into Mt. Elgon Crown Forest back in the year 1993 without consultation or the consent of the community. The Benet were allowed to stay in the forest but under strict rules like restriction on cultivation, keeping goats etc. A series of...
2020 - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
Artículo de revista especializada
Statement: Call to the European Commission: An Inclusive Oceans Strategy is Needed to Secure Sustainable Fishing Communities
On the occasion of the World Fisheries Day (21 November, 2020), sixteen small-scale fisheries organizations, from Europe and Africa, environmental and development NGOs, and the former Vice-chair of the European Parliament fisheries committee have signed a statement calling the European Commissioner-designate for Environment and Oceans, Virginijus Sinkevitius, to secure sustainable...
2020 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Artículo de blog
Asia-Pacific countries pledged bold and innovative action for food security and livelihoods
Innovation, solidarity, coherence and strong partnership among and within countries of Asia and the Pacific are required for the region to rebound from the damage caused by COVID-19 and the ongoing effects of chronic undernourishment.
That was a call made by more than 40 member countries of the Food and Agriculture...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Acto
Consultation - Rural development – long-term vision for rural areas
The Commission has committed to developing a long-term vision for rural areas. To achieve such a vision, it is necessary to assess what life is like in the rural areas of Europe and map out what is key for their prosperity. This public consultation will contribute to this process by...
European Union
2020 - European Commission
Manual
Orientações para execução do PNAE durante a situação de emergência decorrente da pandemia do coronavírus (Covid-19)
A alimentação é um direito social estabelecido no Artigo 6º da Constituição Federal Brasileira e o poder público deve adotar as políticas e as ações que se façam necessárias para promover e garantir a segurança alimentar e nutricional da população, conforme disposto na Lei nº 11.346 de 15 de setembro...
Brazil
2020 - Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)
Vídeo
Consideraciones del Secretario de Agricultura Familiar y Cooperativismo de Brasil, Fernando Schwanke
Brasil tem trabalhado muito para mitigar os efeitos da crise, principalmente no setor primário. Temos um Comitê de Crise, que funciona no Ministério da Agricultura, que está trabalhando fortemente para garantir o suprimento de alimentos para a população brasileira.
Temos ações junto às cooperativas agropecuárias para ajudar a manter a produção...
Brazil
2020 - Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)
Prácticas
Risk reduction while manipulating pesticides
“Pesticide” is a broad term covering a range of products that are used to kill pests, including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and rodenticides. These pesticides are toxic and can be very harmful to your health and the environment (especially for bees). But overuse of pesticides is not just dangerous for your...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Prácticas
Bagar farming (Baluwa kheti) in river banks
Farmers located along the river banks in the Kapilvastu district in Nepal face frequent floods and subsequent land degradation that deeply affects their livelihoods, as the sand that deposits in this area makes cultivation of crops unfeasible. The introduction of watermelon and sweet potato crops along the river banks, also...
Nepal
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Prácticas
Integration of aquaculture into the farming systems
India’s growing population represents 40 percent of the world’s absolute poor. Its agricultural sector accounts for nearly one third of the country’s GDP and occupies two thirds of the workforce. With an increasing food demand and some of its regions, like the eastern plateau region, receiving very little rainfall, aquaculture...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Prácticas
Pests and diseases management in maize
The following technology describes the most common corn pests and their characteristics. The technology is provided by Uganda's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO).
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Artículo de blog
Analysis on the state of small farms in Albania can advance their future
As a country with a significant agricultural sector dominated by smallholders, Albania has a strong interest in understanding their situation. A new FAO study on Albanian smallholders is a crucial step towards evidence-based decision-making for the benefit of some 300 000 small farms and the Albanian countryside.
Albania
2020 - Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de revista especializada
The Future of Food after COVID-19 through the Lens of Anthropology
This commentary uses the lens of anthropology to imagine the consequences of COVID-19 for the food system. It explores the different cultural meanings of food and presents the pandemic as a social phenomenon. All of these elements suggest the possibility of a deep and widespread impact and urge economic actors...
2020 - Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD)
Documento/nota de orientación
Mecanismos autógenos de microfinanciamiento en organizaciones de pescadores artesanales y acuicultores de la pequeña empresa en América Latina
Los mecanismos de financiamiento externo resultan esenciales para la sostenibilidad de los micro y pequeños productores agropecuarios y acuícolas. En la mayoría de los casos, su escala de producción y la consecuente baja renta generada, imposibilitan su acceso regular a los insumos de producción requeridos para iniciar nuevos ciclos. La...
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Vídeo
Agricultura Familiar, para que el alimento no falte en tiempos de COVID-19
Paola Laura produce verduras y hortalizas en las afueras de El Alto, en La Paz. Su trabajo es un valioso aporte para que los alimentos frescos y nutritivos no falten en la mesa, aún en tiempos de COVID-19.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Artículo de blog
UN Agencies among partners supporting ASEAN moves to strengthen social protection systems for inclusive and resilient COVID-19 response and recovery
Representatives from various sectoral bodies in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) met virtually for a high-level roundtable to discuss accelerated actions to leverage social protection to address COVID-19 pandemic and to officially launch the ASEAN Guidelines on Disaster Responsive Social Protection to Increase Resilience.
The ASEAN region is facing a...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN FAO
Artículo de blog
Stop Misrepresenting the Benefits of Organic Farming
Three researchers from France, Denmark and Sweden claim that the most current method for assessing the environmental impact of agriculture and food could be missing some important elements. This has led to some studies misrepresenting the benefits of organic farming.
2020 - IFOAM
Prácticas
Planting of KS Kuroda variety carrots to withstand heavy and prolonged rainfall
Climate change increases uncertainties in the agriculture sector and directly impacts agricultural production. In the Cordillera region of the northern Philippines, erratic precipitation patterns affect water availability during important crop growth stages, while drought in some areas make it extremely difficult for farmers to grow crops. Local agriculture workers and...
Philippines
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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