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Webinar on applying agroecology in IFAD operations
Mixed cropping, using ‘weed’ crops to attract predators and cultivating resilient local breeds - these are all examples of agroecology in action. Agroecology refers to the application of ecological science and principles to the study, design and management of sustainable agricultural ecosystems.
2019 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Miscelánea
Applying agroecology in IFAD operations
Webinar presentation
Mixed cropping, using ‘weed’ crops to attract predators and cultivating resilient local breeds - these are all examples of agroecology in action. Agroecology refers to the application of ecological science and principles to the study, design and management of sustainable agricultural ecosystems.
2019 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Informe
Country gender assessment of agriculture and the rural sector in Nepal
The Country Gender Assessment (CGA or Assessment) for agriculture and rural development in Nepal was undertaken in 2017 primarily to inform the gender-sensitive country-level planning and programming of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and to contribute to the implementation of FAO’s Policy on Gender Equality...
Nepal
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Prácticas
Creating a new market environment
Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia – The residents of Boeng Leach Village, Sethey Commune, Samaki Meanchey District, Kampong Chhnang mostly grow rice and crops, and raise animals for a living. Their farming tends to rely on traditional methods. There is only limited use of modern techniques and therefore the yields are minimal....
Cambodia
2019 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Artículo
Coops fills market gap for lemongrass
Kampong Cham, Cambodia – One hundred fifty kilometers from Phnom Penh is the village of Sambo Village Sambo Village in Sopheas Commune, Steung Trong District, Cambodia. Most of the villagers grow paddy and cassava for a living. Additionally, they also grow a few bushes of lemongrass for family consumption.
Seeing the...
Cambodia
2019 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Artículo
New generation takes on fish farming
Kampong Thom, Cambodia – Born from a farming family in Panha Chy Village, Tbaung Krampeu Commune, Santuk District, Kampong Thom, But Sovann graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Prek Leap School in Phnom Penh. Wearing a smile as he looks at the dug fish ponds, he says, “We...
Cambodia
2019 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Artículo
Coop boosts organic rice production
Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia – Kraing Leav Commune, Rolea Pa’ear District, Kampong Chhnang has an unfortunate farmer history under the French Colonial in 1925 during the uprising against Resident Badez due to the oppression of farmers for their inability to pay tax on paddy fields. To this day, residents of Kraing...
Cambodia
2019 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Prácticas
Vegetable cultivation with ridge sowing, farm yard manure, multi-cropping and Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
This technology describes the introduction of ridge sowing, Farm Yard Manure (FYM), and multi-cropping and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices for okra, sunflower, and sugarcane production in the Ghotki district in Pakistan. It provides also a cost-benefit analysis of this improved farming practice compared to the traditional practice. The main...
Pakistan
2019 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Artículo de blog
Inde: l'agriculture bio à grande échelle
A la veille des résultats des élections législatives, nous verrons comment l'Inde est un laboratoire d'initiatives écologiques, notamment dans le domaine de l'agriculture. Même si le modèle dominant reste l'agro-chimie, de nombreux États misent sur la permaculture, l'agro-foresterie et l'agriculture biologique à grande échelle en réaction aux ravages sanitaires et...
India
2019
Artículo
For this chicken farmer, disability is not an obstacle to success
Takeo, Cambodia – With both hands handicapped, Than Ponlok, a resident of Trapeang Roung Village, Udom Soriya Commune, Tramkak District, Takeo Province, says, “I do farming to the extent possible with my disability, such as raising chickens. I can do everything except building the chicken pen so I hire others...
Cambodia
2019 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Informe
Exploring inclusive palm oil production
ETFRN news 59
This ETFRN News edition brings together 24 articles and interviews from around the world that reflect on the following questions: How do such actions and their impacts differ between different smallholder types and organizations? How do they differ between countries, regions and corporate contexts? What are the effects of various...
Brazil - Cameroon - Colombia - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ghana - Honduras - Indonesia - Nigeria - Papua New Guinea - Peru - Sierra Leone - Solomon Islands - Uganda
2019 - Tropenbos International
Artículo
AgriCoop boosts native paddy seedlings production
Battambang, Cambodia – The Sangha Phal Agricultural Cooperative was established and registered officially at Battambang Agricultural Department in February 2004. The agricultural cooperative, located in Prey Sangha Village, Khnach Romeas Commune, Bavel District, Battambang, was established initially with 48 members of whom 15 were female with a total capital of...
Cambodia
2019 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Artículo
From a savings community to multiple enterprises
Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia – What started as a savings of a group of farmers in Kauk Banteay Village, Kauk Banteay Commune, Rolea Pa’ear District, Kampong Chhnang in 1998, the Chey Chum Neah Agricultural Cooperative was established in 2008 with 40 members and total capital of KHR 80,000 (Cambodian riels) or...
Cambodia
2019 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Vídeo
The Village Forest Permit - Challenges and conditions for social forestry in Indonesia
In Indonesia, forest tenure has long been a source of conflict. About two thirds of the country's terrestrial area is classified as state-forest land, even though local people have been living there for many generations. When the government allocates these areas for production or conservation purposes, local people face the...
Indonesia
2019 - Tropenbos International
Artículo de blog
[Sri Lanka] Farmers win campaign to set minimum price for potatoes
Welimada is a hilly area in the district of Badulla, Uva province, Sri Lanka. Growing upcountry tea and crops is the main livelihood of the 85% of the population in village. The people mainly cultivate potatoes, beans, cabbages, carrots, leeks, and beetroots. [...]
Sri Lanka
2019 - Asian Farmers' Association (AFA)
Prácticas
Comment récolter le miel, le pollen et la propolis des mélipones
Au-delà du miel, les produits de la ruche comme le pollen et la propolis des mélipones peuvent être récoltés facilement, représentant une possible source de revenu supplémentaire pour les agriculteurs. Cette fiche technique explique des procédures simples pour récolter le miel, le pollen et la propolis des mélipones (abeilles sans...
Philippines
2019 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Libro
Formalizing community rights to forests: Expectations, outcomes and conditions for success
Formalizing community rights to forests
In many parts of the world, forests that are managed and used by local communities and Indigenous Peoples are under increasing pressure from outside forces such as commercial plantation development, mining and logging. Also, preservationist approaches to nature conservation may threaten local people’s access to the...
2019 - Tropenbos International
Libro
Country Gender Assessment of agriculture and the rural sector in Indonesia
Agriculture, as a vital sector of the Indonesian economy, provides income for the majority of Indonesian households today. Despite serving as the backbone of one of the nation’s most economically important sectors, women in agriculture are marginalized and often have little access to financial resources, knowledge and technology to improve...
Indonesia
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de blog
10th China Community Supported Agriculture Conference
At a time when the CSA movement globally is working to gain greater recognition by policy makers, it comes a jaw-dropping and agreeable surprise to discover the extent to which CSA in China has gained legal status and is perceived as a genuine part of the way forward by all...
China
2019 - Urgenci
Artículo de blog
FAO and the Republic of Korea to bolster Zero Hunger efforts in Asia-Pacific
The FAO Director-General lauded South Korea's remarkable progress in recent decades - in both nutritional and economic development - as well as its leading role in scientific and technological advancements, including in the use of innovative ICT solutions in agriculture.
Republic of Korea
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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