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Making a living from biodiversity
Biodiversity and the natural environment used to be seen as something to be tamed and controlled with little place in modern farming and production systems. However, there are many entrepreneurs now that are using biodiversity and natural areas to create a connection between consumers and the products they buy.
European Union
2017
Boletín informativo
Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) newsletter
The newsletter was produced by the Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) which was established in 2012 brings together non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on land and agrarian issues. Membership of the Network comprises organisations involved in research and policy analysis; NGOs working with farmers; farmers’ representative organisations; women’s and youth...
Zimbabwe
2017 - Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN)
Informe
Revue des filières bétail/viande et lait et des politiques qui les influencent en Guinée
La présente étude se focalise sur l’examen du statut des filières bétail/ viande et lait en Guinée dans le cadre du Projet d’appui aux initiatives politiques pour le développement de ces filières en Afrique de l’Ouest (TCP/SFW/3402). Les deux filières ont fait l’objet d’un examen et d’un inventaire des politiques...
Guinea
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Vídeo
Sustainable soil management practices in the Kagera river basin
The adoption of integrated ecosystems approaches for the management of land resources in the Kagera Basin has generated local, national and global benefits including: restoration of degraded lands, carbon sequestration and climate change adaptation and mitigation, protection of international waters, agro-biodiversity conservation and sustainable use and improved agricultural production, leading...
Burundi - Rwanda - United Republic of Tanzania
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Artículo de blog
Empowering South Sudanese refugees and host communities
To support the empowerment of South Sudanese refugees, FAO has focused on supporting income-generating and agricultural activities; 7 000 farming tools (hoes, rakes, sprayers, watering cans and wheelbarrows) and 80 kg of vegetable seeds (amaranth, cabbage, eggplant, okra and tomato) were distributed.
South Sudan
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de blog
Consumidores tornam-se parceiros da agricultura familiar
Com mais de 70 unidades espalhadas pelo país, as Comunidades que Sustentam a Agricultura (CSAs) colhem frutos por onde passam. Proposta originária da Alemanha, no final do século 19, baseada no conceito de Agricultura Solidária, a CSA se apoia em uma parceria mútua entre quem planta e quem consome. Somados...
Brazil
2017 - Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD)
Libro
Agroecology: The Bold Future of Farming in Africa
Agroecology is deeply rooted in the ecological rationale of traditional small-scale agriculture, representing long established examples of successful agricultural systems characterized by a tremendous diversity of domesticated crop and animal species maintained and enhanced by ingenuous soil, water and biodiversity management regimes, nourished by complex traditional knowledge systems. Such complex...
Burkina Faso - Ethiopia - Ghana - Kenya - Malawi - Togo - Uganda - United Republic of Tanzania - Zimbabwe
2017 - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Sitio web
O desafio do uso da água na cidade e no campo
O Dia Mundial da Água acende um alerta. Pela primeira vez na história, o Distrito Federal enfrenta um racionamento de água. A medida impacta tanto a população urbana quanto a rural. Para os agricultores familiares da região, o recado é direto: é preciso economizar água durante este período de redução...
Brazil
2017 - Empresa de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (EMATER-DF)
Documento técnico
TOPS Permagarden Toolkit
The permagarden method combines components of permaculture, an agricultural approach using design principles to utilize natural systems for production, and bio-intensive agriculture, an agricultural approach to maximize production on a small amount of land through sustainable practices that increase biodiversity, to create a highly productive garden using a small amount...
2017 - The TOPS Program
Artículo de blog
Farmers target growth through direct sales and short supply chains
Farmers in France are seeking growth through direct sales, short supply chains and local agriculture, targeting a burgeoning market in local produce.
In 2014, a study on French citizens and local consumption found that 75% of people wanted to buy more products from their local area. Short supply chains are reassuring...
France
2017 - EurActiv
Hoja informativa
Enabling land management, resilient pastoral livelihoods and poverty reduction in Africa
Historically, pastoralists have been marginalized, and policies have been geared towards encouraging, and in some instances forcing, their settlement and sedentarization. Misunderstanding of their livelihoods has also led to abandonment of their customary institutions and practices. However, scientific evidence shows that mobile pastoralism is the most sustainable way of using...
Algeria - Chad - Eritrea - Kenya - Mali - Somalia - Sudan - United Republic of Tanzania
2017 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Artículo de blog
Embrapa lança novo sistema de produção de agricultura integrada
Fruticultura integrada com lavouras e hortaliças. Essa é a base de um novo sistema de produção de agricultura integrada desenvolvido pela Embrapa: o Sistema Filho. O nome do sistema faz referência às iniciais das palavras Fruticultura, Integrada, com Lavouras e Hortaliças, as quais designam a sua aptidão.
“Essa tecnologia tem tudo a...
Brazil
2017 - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
Vídeo
Aportes de las mujeres en las pesquerías de pequeña escala (Traditional Knowledge, Costa Rica)
Aportes de las mujeres en las pesquerías de pequeña escala
2017 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Informe
Revue des filières bétail/viande et lait et des politiques qui les influencent au Niger
Pays sahélien à vocation pastorale, le Niger fonde en grande partie son économie sur la valorisation des produits de l’élevage. En 2012, l’effectif du cheptel du pays est constitué de 10 125 767 bovins, 10 369 520 ovins, 13 760 687 caprins et 1 676 319 camelins. L’apport du secteur...
Niger
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Audio
Campanha incentiva empoderamento e garantia de direitos das mulheres rurais
Mulheres rurais, mulheres com direitos! Esse é o nome da campanha que será lançada hoje em Brasília com o objetivo de empoderar essas trabalhadoras que, apesar de fundamentais na dinâmica camponesa, ainda não são devidamente valorizadas, nem tampouco remuneradas na proporção do esforço que empreendem em nome de um desenvolvimento...
Brazil
2017 - Reunião Especializada sobre Agricultura Familiar no Mercosul (REAF)
Artículo de blog
Future of CAP: Climate change on your plate
Climate change can still be rather abstract for many amongst us. We hear about melting poles, a global increase in hurricane intensity or rising temperatures. For many Europeans this phenomenon does not seem to affect their daily lives. But this is not grasping the full picture. The food you consume...
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Vídeo
Strengthening the strategic role of women in rural communities
The Common Agricultural Policy, particularly in its second pillar, contains measures and resources to improve gender equality and women’s access to work and economic activity. The gender equality gap is wider in rural areas than in cities.
More and more women are finding empowerment through agriculture. In turn, they guarantee the survival of...
European Union
2017 - EurActiv
Artículo de revista especializada
Doing more with less
In essence, ‘doing more with less’ is about reducing the pressure on existing resources and avoiding economic and environmental costs associated with excessive resource use. Avoiding over-exploitation can ensure that resources are still available to future generations. At the same time, promoting more efficient resource use can ensure that sustainable...
European Union
2017 - ENRD
Acto
VIIth International Conference of La Via Campesina
La Via Campesina International Conferences are the highest-level space for proposing and making decisions within the movement. From July 16th to 24th, 2017, La Via Campesina will gather in Derio, Biskaia in the Basque Country to re-affirm the commitment of member organizations to build a common path towards food sovereignty...
2017 - La Via Campesina
Proyecto
Improving Feed for Increasing Smallholders Income
A new project implemented by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), in collaboration with the Tunisian Office of Livestock and Pasture (OEP), aims to improve the red meat value chain by eliminating feed gaps and providing adaptation strategies to drought. The project promotes:
Development of business...
Tunisia
2017 - International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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