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Management of fish in the pond
In aquaculture management, we talk about managing the pond to be able to hold both the water and the fish in good condition. It also consists of managing the fish to be able to survive and grow well to reach harvestable size quickly. Pond management involves maintenance of the pond...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Prácticas
Soil nutrient management
Soil fertility is defined as the ability of the soil to produce and sustain high yields indefinitely. In farming, soil fertility may be lost through many ways. Some of the ways are as a result of the farmer’s activities while others may be out of his control. Therefore, the National...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Manual
L'agroécologie pour sortir des pesticides
Réduire l'utilisation et les risques des pesticides et produits vétérinaires par des pratiques alternatives viables
Ce guide de formation a été rédigé par des membres d’AVSF très préoccupés par l’utilisation croissante dans les pays du Sud, en particulier en Afrique sub-saharienne, de pesticides et produits vétérinaires dont une part très importante n’est, vu leur forte toxicité, plus autorisée dans les pays développés.
Cette situation a -...
2020 - AVSF
Prácticas
Preservation of fruits: shelf-stable strawberry puree
Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and in many cases an under-appreciated resource that could benefit from better utilisation and exploitation in the rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Prácticas
Cassava brown streak disease: control measures
This practice describes the Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD). It describes its main symptoms on cassava leaves, stems, and storage roots. It also explains how it spreads and how to manage it.
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Prácticas
Preservation of fruits: shelf-stable whole strawberries of high moisture
Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and, in many cases, an under-appreciated resource that could benefit from better utilisation and exploitation in rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in loss...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Informe
14 years of training for endogenous facilitators in agroecology in West Africa
Since 2006, Terre & Humanisme and its local partners have been training agroecology facilitators in several West African countries, the Mediterranean region and France. These facilitators in turn support farmers' organisations and farmers committed to agroecological approach.
Within the framework of the three-year program "Agroecology for Food Sovereignty and Adaptation to Climate Change in...
2020 - Terre & Humanisme
Prácticas
Vegetable growing
This is a simple guide for growing vegetables. It describes how to prepare the land and seedling for vegetables growing, additionally to different pests and diseases affecting vegetables and fertilization methods. And finally how to harvest different vegetables such as tomato and eggplants. It is meant to help farmers and...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Informe
The role of livestock in food security, poverty reduction and wealth creation in West Africa
With the objective of gaining a better insight into the challenges and opportunities of the livestock sub-sector in West Africa, FAO has conducted several studies and held various workshops in recent years. The outcomes of these studies and workshops conducted between 2009 and 2014 were published and distributed as hard...
2020 - Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de blog
Challenges for emerging small-scale livestock farmers in Nigeria
According to Food and Agriculture Organization, around 60 to 70% more food will have to be produced in the next 35 years, as a result both of population growth and rising incomes. The demand for cereals (both for food and animal feed) is projected to reach some 3 billion tons...
Greece
2020 - Food Security Center
Prácticas
Preservation of strawberries
Strawberries have to be harvested when 75 percent of the fruit surface turns red and the berry is still firm. The strawberry fruit perishes easily and deteriorates within two to three days of harvesting at natural environmental conditions. The temperature is very important for the duration of berry life. Strawberries...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Directrices
Surviving Covid-19
The neglected remedy
Covid-19 is a wakeup call to us all. Let’s turn the tide away from over-processed foods that are often grown using chemicals and instead build a healthy norm, by eating a great variety of nutritious, locally produced natural foods, including indigenous crops and vegetables that we have often dropped from...
2020 - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Prácticas
Development an on-farm evaluation of agroforestry livestock feeding systems
In the coffee-based land use systems of the East African highlands, farming systems are extremely complex and intensive. Indigenous trees are commonly preserved on or near farms for a variety of purposes. For fodder, the farm usually plants Napier or similar grasses for feeding for dairy cattle and small ruminants,...
Kenya
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Artículo de blog
Empowering sustainability in Ghana
Sometimes, it is not so easy for people to embrace sustainability instead of some “not so sustainable” practices which could be beneficial as far as their income is concerned.
Without a single doubt, sustainability holds the key to food security along with education, woman empowerment and gender equality. Sulemana Hibbatullah Wunpini is a gender activist fighting for women and girls’ rights while seeking for equality. She constantly seeks for opportunities to speak in public for everything she stands for...
Greece
2020 - Food Security Center
Artículo de blog
Contribution to national policies for a agroecological transition in Senegal
Different actors in agroecology including farmers, grassroots community organizations, communities organizations, non-governmental organizations, researchers and private companies have decided to come together in one framework to contribute to the reflections of the State of Senegal on the question of the agroecological transition referred to as "Dynamic for an AgroEcological Transition in Senegal"(DyTAES).
DyTAES aims, in...
Senegal
2020 - CIRAD
Prácticas
Cultivation of improved banana varieties, in combination with mulching, trenches and organic compost
This technology describes a combination of good practices for soil and water conservation to enhance the resilience of banana plantations to the increasing dry spells in the central cattle corridor of Uganda, as part of the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) project on Agriculture Adaptation to Climate Change in Uganda....
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Documento de trabajo
Shallow water shrimp fishery in Mozambique: who benefits from fiscal reform?
In Mozambique, fisheries are important to the national economy and individual livelihoods. Shallow water shrimp fisheries (SWSF) provide an important source of income for many coastal communities. Yet the sustainability of SWSFs is under threat, due to overfishing, the rapid and uncontrolled expansion of the artisanal fishing subsector, and the...
Mozambique
2020 - International Institute for Environment and Development
Artículo de blog
Women's Empowerment in Agriculture is Essential to COVID-19 Survival and Recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic presents a devastating threat to lives and livelihoods around the world. Many development organizations and research institutions are raising their voices and calling for governments, policymakers, donors, and implementers to pay attention to the gender-specific risks and impacts of the outbreak to ensure response efforts are equitable...
2020 - AgriLinks
Prácticas
Improving the productivity of draught animal power
The development and modification of tillage implement designs and practices suitable for donkeys and cattle of limited draught capability was undertaken. This was accomplished through the compilation of a detailed database of animal-drawn tillage implements, an evaluation of potentially low draught implements on station and on farm, and the development...
Zimbabwe
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Informe
Agroecology and Markets – Stories from the field
How wide are the agroecology ripples?
We cannot talk about food sovereignty without mentioning the role of mass markets on which the majority of people depend on their income and food. These markets have demonstrated their relevance during the COVID-19 era by strengthening rural-urban linkages. Mass markets have been the main avenue through which rural people...
Cameroon - Ethiopia - Ghana - Kenya - Lesotho - Mozambique - Nigeria - Senegal - Sudan - Uganda - Zambia
2020 - Alliance for Food Sovereignty (AFSA)
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