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Artículo de blog
Healthy Horticulture for Wealthy Life – A Sri Lankan Scenario
In Sri Lanka over 60 percent of the total population are involved in farming and 38 percent of the total workforce are farm labours, steadily declining the agriculture contribution to GDP. Horticulture plays an important role in providing livelihood to a larger portion of poor people, increases the level of...
Sri Lanka
2021 - Leisa India
Actas de conferencia
Países de América Latina intercambiaron experiencias sobre las políticas en agroecología
Durante dos días fueron presentadas experiencias de Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay y Nicaragua.
Cerca de 2.400 personas participaron del seminario internacional virtual Agroecología, agricultura familiar y ODS: políticas públicas en América Latina, promovido los días 9 y 10 de marzo por el proyecto Sembrando Capacidades. Por medio de las plataformas Zoom y...
Argentina - Brazil - Colombia - Nicaragua - Paraguay - Uruguay
2021 - Agencia Brasileña de Cooperación del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (ABC/MRE)
Vídeo
Inde : une région du sud fait le pari d'une agriculture 100% vertueuse
Dans le sud de l'Inde, la région agricole autour d'Anantapur, l'une des plus grandes du pays, est en pleine conversion vers une agriculture 100% naturelle, à rebours du modèle agricole indien. La terre compte huit millions de paysans, dont Surendra Reddy. Le fermier a été l'un des premiers convertis. Depuis quatre...
India
2021 - franceinfo
Artículo de blog
Sri Lanka’s inorganic transition to organic farming
On August 30, 2021, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajpaksa declared economic emergency. The decision was taken to curb hoarding of essential items and to control inflation, since the country is faced with a shortage of food items and a steep rise in prices of essential commodities.
Sri Lanka is under a...
Sri Lanka
2021
Manual
Manual de pruebas rápidas en laboratorios lácteos
Este manual tiene como objetivos contribuir a que los ganaderos, asociaciones y extensionistas: 1. Amplíen los conocimientos sobre indicadores de calidad de leche en finca como elementos que contribuyen al mejoramiento de su producción. 2. Conozcan el fundamento de las pruebas tamiz realizadas para determinar la calidad de leche cruda....
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Acto
Agroecology in the 2021-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework of the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships
The scope of the training ''Agroecology in the 2021-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework of the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA)'' that was held on 3 and 4 November 2021 was to raise awareness on the meaning, role of and country experiences in agroecology and to provide concrete clues...
European Union
2021 - European Commission Share this page
Documento/nota de orientación
Recommendations Paper: Achieving a 1.5°C future requires a food systems approach
This recommendation paper presents general recommendations for food systems transformation to achieve net-zero emissions from food production by 2030 and net negative emissions from food systems by 2050.
According to the document the following actions are needed to transform food systems:
1. A global shift to nature-positive production: Nature-positive food production systems protect nature,...
2021 - WWF
Informe
Report on the holobiont as promising selection target to improve resilience and product quality
Since the late 1990’s, advances in molecular technologies allowed the DNA sequencing of microbial communities. This enabled the identification of the genetic background of all the microbes – bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses – that live associated within a plant (endophyte) or attached to seed, leaf or roots of a...
2021 - LiveSeed
Vídeo
In Southern and Eastern Africa, peasant agroecology is the answer to climate crises
Listen to testimonies from peasant farmers in the Southern and Eastern African regions, who rely on peasant agroecological methods to revive their soil and fight back against the climate crises. They also speak about the centrality of peasants and small-scale food producers in proposing pragmatic ways to rebuild the lost...
2021 - LVC SEAf
Boletín informativo
Projeto AgroEcos: Boletim de Notícias número 2, Novembro 2021
No contexto de nosso projeto, o termo ‘EcoSol-agroecologia’ indica uma convergência entre agroecologia e economia solidaria, que construí circuitos curtos além das relações financeiras. EcoSol-agroecologia entende a produção e consumo de alimentos num base autogestionado e antipatriarcal. Visa a produção de alimentos limpos, justos, acessíveis. Portanto este proceso valoriza seu...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - Brazil
2021
Directrices
Feeding pea to poultry
Successful farm practices and feed rations with field peas in organic farming.
White-flowering, light-hulled peas can be included up to 30 % in poultry feed. Growers of field pea can sell their crops to compound feed producers. However, trading pea is not always straightforward and on-farm or local use generally increases the profitability of growing pea. For this on-farm use to be...
Germany
2021 - Organic Farm Knowledge
Documento/nota de orientación
Reaching 25% organic land with the right knowledge – Priorities for the new Organic Action Plan and the Horizon Europe Work Programmes
Our food and farming systems need to respect planetary boundaries, be climate-neutral, circular, diverse, and fair. They need to be prepared for the digitalisation of our economies, which brings new opportunities but also comes with risks. To achieve this, all actors in the food chain need to change – farmers,...
European Union
2021 - TP Organics
Vídeo
WEBINAIRE | Savoir sous influence : créer des savoirs partagés au service de l'agriculture familiale
Vendredi 17 décembre 2021, a eu lieu le webinaire « Savoir sous influence : créer des savoirs partagés au service de l'agriculture familiale » à l'occasion de la sortie annuelle du Baromètre des agricultures familiales : https://barometre-agricultures-famili... Cette nouvelle édition défend la nécessité de créer des savoirs communs. Construire des...
2021 - Baromètre des agricultures familiales
Estudio de caso
Agroecology ’ s societal benefits depend on solidaristic relationships: some experiences from Brazil
Agroecological production methods strengthen farmers’ autonomy and adaptive capacity. When expanding agroecological systems, greater societal benefits depend on closer relationships between producers and consumers. Connecting producers to more equitable and sustainable markets through short food supply chains can increase producers’ income, at the same time as maintaining a fair price...
Brazil
2021
Artículo de revista especializada
Mushroom cultivation for soil amendment and bioremediation
Intensive crop production, use of pesticides, and unsustainable farming practices are known to cause land degradation and soil contamination. Both have led to a decline in biodiversity and changes in the functional groups of soil microorganisms. Although physicochemical methods have been used to apply soil amendments to agricultural land, mushroom...
2021 - Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Artículo de blog
Crazy for Organic!
Sylvia Kuria is an organic farmer in Kenya who founded Sylvia’s Basket, a farm based in Limuru, committed to providing fresh organic vegetables to its customers. She is also an IFOAM – Organics International ambassador who has conducted workshops to teach women and other smallholder farmers how to grow food organically. She told us...
2021 - IFOAM Organics International
Artículo de blog
Wildlife on Organic Farms
The Third Instalment in our Organic September Newsbeet Article Series
We may not realise at first, but all living creatures play an important part in our ecosystem. Even the smallest of insects can make a big difference, from pollinating plants to enriching soil. Since 1970, over 40% of insect species have declined in Britain and a third are endangered. Although...
2021 - Eversfield Organic
Documento de la Conferencia
Memorias del VII Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería Agroindustrial: agroindustria y sostenibilidad
Del 26 al 29 de octubre del año 2021, se realizó de manera virtual la séptima versión de este importarte evento con su lema “Agroindustria y Sostenibilidad”, el cual consolidó el Congreso como una plataforma de transferencia de tecnología y adopción del conocimiento para agrupar, integrar y dinamizar el sector...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Acto
EU Pollinator Week
EU Pollinator Week is an event that focuses on the importance of pollinators for healthy ecosystems, our wellbeing, and culture. In 2021, it will be an online event held on 27-30 September with the theme "A New Deal for Pollinators".
The 2021 EU Pollinator Week is organised by Members of the...
European Union
2021 - BeeLife
Artículo de blog
How Organic Agriculture is Transforming Lives in Ecuador
During the implementation of the Nutrition in Mountain Agroecosystems (NMA) project in Ecuador, together with our partner Heifer Ecuador, we heard and collected several stories from the participants from the project’s Capacity Development Program. NMA seeks to connect the concepts of agroecology and market trends with the reality of farmers.
Each participant has the...
Ecuador
2021 - IFOAM Organics International
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