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SALSA policy briefs to guide policy interventions in support of small farms
SALSA - Small Farms, Small Food Businesses and Sustainable Food Security, is an EU-funded research project of the Horizon2020 program which run from April 2016 to March 2020 with the aim to provide a better understanding of the role of small farms and small food businesses in meeting the sustainable food and nutrition...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de blog
No alternative to sustainable agriculture: how community-supported farms show the way to food security in an uncertain world
The Covid-19 crisis is the biggest test in decades of our preparedness for a planetary disaster. As it turns out, it only took a few weeks to expose the vulnerability and deep-seated fragility of our economic and political systems. One of the areas in which we are least prepared for...
2020 - Open Democracy
Prácticas
Jab planter user manual
Hand-jab planters are popular amongst small-scale farmers. They are the primary means of sowing seeds under no-tillage for most farmers. The implement is also suitable for filling in gaps after crop germination. There are many different models of jab planters from different companies. The operational principles are however similar. The...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Raising citrus rootstock
Improved citrus varieties are not resistant to soil borne pests and diseases. However, they can be successfully grown if grafted on resistant rootstocks like rough lemon. Rough lemon is quick-growing, drought-resistant, shortens maturity period and is resistant to pests and diseases.
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Acto
Infraestructura, inversión privada y desarrollo rural
La Novena Conferencia Online FAO Serie 2030 aborda los desafíos de la inversión pública y privada en el mundo rural.
Presentadores
Eduardo Ramírez (Consultor en Desarrollo territorial de FAO-RLC),
Carlos Pomareda (Consorcio para el Desarrollo Andino - CONDESAN), y
Ricardo Fort (Investigador Principal en el Grupo de Análisis para el...
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Boletín informativo
Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) July 2020 Newsletter
The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) is a unique applied agricultural research center in the world with a focus on marginal areas where an estimated 1.7 billion people live. It identifies, tests and introduces resource‐efficient, climate‐smart crops and technologies that are best suited to different regions affected by salinity,...
2020 - Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)
Informe
The State of the World’s Forests 2020
As the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011–2020 comes to a close and countries prepare to adopt a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, this edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) examines the contributions of forests, and of the people who use and manage them, to the conservation and...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Estudio de caso
BIO GARDENING INNOVATIONS Food forests in Kenya are using modern forestry techniques to create food sovereignty and security.
The holistic gardening project in Emuhaya, Western Kenya, is attracting local and international acclaim. Bio Gardening Innovations (BIOGI) is equipping smallholder farmers to break away from monocultures and create thriving, overflowing “food forests” on their farmland.
Maize, the staple crop of Vihaga and Kakamega counties in Kenya, is harvested twice a...
Kenya
2020 - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
Artículo de blog
Comparisons between organic and conventional agriculture need to be better
The environmental effects of agriculture and food are hotly debated. But the most widely used method of analysis often tends to overlook vital factors, such as biodiversity, soil quality, pesticide impacts and societal shifts, and these oversights can lead to wrong conclusions on the merits of intensive and organic agriculture....
2020 - IFOAM
Prácticas
Control of foreign fishing
Control of Foreign Fishing (CFF) explores options available to coastal states. It seeks to find the optimal combination of fee level, surveillance expenditure, and magnitude of legal penalties to minimize the risk of illegal fishing and maximize the benefits accruing to the coastal state. It provides an economic model that...
Kenya
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Sitio web
Open Food Network - an open source resources, knowledge and software to support food system
The Open Food Network is a global network of people and organizations working together to develop open and shared resources, knowledge, and software to support a better food system. Open Food Network provides an open source software platform that makes it easy to create an innovative, and independent community food...
2020 - The Open Food Network
Artículo de blog
How shea products are boosting Ghanaian women’s livelihoods
Sustainable products offer a promising income and a viable alternative to felling trees
An FAO training has been a turning point in Rita’s shea business. Now she is an advocate and employer of other rural women, promoting sustainable livelihoods that can offset deforestation in her region.
Ghana
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Vídeo
#IGrowYourFood - Meet Angelita Mangangan, an organic farmer from the Philippines
Did you know that this squash I am holding has more vitamin A than golden rice?” - Angelita Mangangan, an organic farmer from the Philippines, for #IGrowYourFood
Philippines
2020 - IFOAM - Organics International
Prácticas
Joven agricultora de Paraná produce en equilibrio con la naturaleza y alimenta a las nuevas generaciones con cultivos orgánicos y saludables
Ana Claudia Rauber es una joven agricultora familiar que vive y trabaja en su propiedad y de su familia en Cantagalo, estado de Paraná - Brasil. De los estudios de posgrado en Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural Sostenible, la agricultora transformó toda la propiedad en producción agroecológica, y contó con el apoyo de...
Brazil
2020 - Confederación de Organizaciones de Productores Familiares del Mercosur Ampliado (COPROFAM)
Artículo de blog
On World Food Day, Asia-Pacific countries consider bold plan to recover from COVID-19 and eradicate hunger
Every year, FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific celebrates the importance of World Food Day. This year, given the COVID-19 global pandemic and the disruptions it has caused to livelihoods and food security, our celebrations are muted, yet within this context, today’s World Food Day itself has become...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN FAO
Prácticas
Improved cassava fufu processing methods
The commercialisation of traditional processed products from cassava, such as fufu, potentially offers new opportunities for income generation to rural households in Nigeria, Ghana and other parts of West Africa. Several options exist for the commercialisation of fufu, including the production of a shelf-stable product? This minimises the use of...
Ghana
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Prácticas
Producing solar dried fruit and vegetables for micro- and small-scale rural enterprise development: processing aspects
The preservation of fruit and vegetables by simple sun drying is practiced widely throughout arid and semi-arid areas, for example in Uganda. The use of low cost, solar drying technologies, can significantly improve product quality thereby providing practical opportunities for developing small-scale enterprise, particularly in rural areas, and creating employment...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Prácticas
Raising Calliandra tree seedlings
This practice describes how Calliandra tree can be planted and grown in Uganda. First starting by seed collection and pre-treatment, then construction of seeds bed, seed sowing, and finally filling of polyethene pots with soil.
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Aprendizaje en línea
Curso: Gestión de riesgos sanitarios e invasiones biológicas para la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SAN)
Una emergencia provocada por una enfermedad animal o por la presencia de una especie exótica invasora (EEI) puede generar graves consecuencias socioeconómicas, medioambientales, sobre la salud humana y los valores culturales, que incluyen formas tradicionales de uso de los recursos.
En este sentido, es importante identificar el riesgo e implementar medidas...
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Vídeo
Un Billón de Agaves, un proyecto de Vía Orgánica y Regeneración Internacional
Ronnie Cumins, uno de los fundadores de Vía Orgánica y director de Regeneración Internacional, nos explica detalladamente esta gran iniciativa que significa un futuro brillante para el planeta.
Mexico
2020 - Vía Orgánica
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