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Article de blog
How innovative shared labels are promoting diversity, biocultural heritage and sustainable production
Shared labels used by smallholder producers can promote biocultural diversity, build climate resilience and drive social justice. An IIED report explores trailblazing shared label initiatives by smallholder organisations across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
2023 - International Institute for Environment and Development IIED
Directives
Guidelines for African swine fever (ASF) prevention and control in smallholder pig farming in Asia
Monitoring and surveillance of African swine fever
Since its incursion to Asia and the Pacific region, African swine fever (ASF) has shown impacts on food security and economics as the virus is expanding towards more areas and countries in the region. As the disease continues to expand into new territories, preparedness and control activities need to be...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Article de blog
FAO and Japan to help Moldovan rural households overcome multiple crisis effects
A partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Japan is sustaining agricultural production and safeguarding food and nutrition security for highly vulnerable households in the Republic of Moldova, which is affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine and recent, extreme weather...
Japan - Republic of Moldova
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de blog
A shared conference on agroecology in the Pacific region
The event, organized by FAO and SPC on March 8th, 2023, in Fiji as part of the Pacific Week of Agriculture and Forestry (PWAF), addressed agroecology and the transition to healthier and more sustainable food systems in the region through sharing of experiences
2023 - FAO and SPC
Document de travail
Coastal area rehabilitation for climate change adaptation: The key role of mangroves in Nationally Determined Contributions
With a coastline of more than 90,000 km – the second longest after Canada – it is in Indonesia’s interests to protect its coastal areas from climate change impacts. The continued existence and preservation of extensive coastal vegetation like mangroves and seagrasses is a nature-based solution for successful adaptation to...
Indonesia
2023 - CIFOR-ICRAF
Pratiques
GOOD PRACTICES: A Digital Tool for Empowering Women Farmers
Women constitute a substantial proportion of the agricultural workforce; yet they quite often face significant barriers to accessing information, resources and technology that could improve their farming practices and enhance productivity and farm income. This good practice note examine the challenges that women farmers face, as well as how innovative...
2023 - Agricultural Extension in South Asia
Événement
Intercambio de experiencias transformadoras en adaptación y mitigación en el sector agropecuario y el uso de la tierra
Objetivos del evento
Intercambiar experiencias transformadoras e inclusivas en la agricultura y el uso de la tierra en la implementación de acciones y/o prácticas de adaptación al cambio climático con co-beneficios para mitigación.
Aproximación Metodológica
El evento se impartirá utilizando un método explicativo para facilitar el flujo de información y conocimientos, las perspectivas...
Colombia - Costa Rica - Thailand
2023 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Document de travail
Coastal area rehabilitation for climate change mitigation: The role of mangroves and subnational emissions reductions
Coastal area rehabilitation/restoration involving mangrove ecosystems for climate change mitigation is a long and risk-laden journey. It requires strong and comprehensive governance, and policies that involve stakeholders from the national to subnational levels.
Institutional complexities can become a bureaucratic hurdle and obstruct information and funding flows. These pose new challenges for...
Indonesia
2023 - CIFOR-ICRAF
Article de blog
Online certification system rolled out to simplify fish and seafood trade
All necessary licences and product inspection certificates for fish and seafood imports and exports will now be available online.
It is expected that the initiative will make the import-export process of fish and fishery products in Bangladesh even more convenient and increase their acceptability in the global market, according to service...
Bangladesh
2023 - The Business Standard
Article de blog
Call For Indian Investments To Help Hard Pressed Sri Lankan Fishermen And Farmers – Analysis
A Singapore-based Sri Lankan Tamil entrepreneur has suggested a few small-scale agro-based projects with Indian private sector investment to help the hard-pressed fishermen and farmers of the North and East.
Taking into consideration the travails of the North Sri Lankan fishermen who have not been able to get their legitimate share...
India
2023
Pratiques
Effect of varying levels of golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck) meal on the growth performance of mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos L.)
The rising interest in using alternative livestock feed sources is mostly driven by the rising cost of commercial feed and the desire for agricultural sustainability. This research was conducted to determine the growth performance of Mallard ducks fed with a commercial diet substituted with varying amounts of golden apple snail...
2023 - College of Agriculture, Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Mindanao State University at Naawan, Naawan, Misamis Oriental, 9023 Philippines
Document de travail
National Strategy for Mangrove Ecosystem Management: A reference for the conservation and rehabilitation of coastal areas to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and Low Carbon Development
Sustainable Development Goals and Low Carbon Development are global- and national-scale development agendas Indonesia is currently applying. Mangrove ecosystems are included to achieve the targets within the same time frame, and a coordinated strategy and integrated planning are necessary.
The National Strategy for Mangrove Ecosystem Management clearly separates between conservation and...
Indonesia
2023 - CIFOR-ICRAF
Pratiques
Feed intake and growth performance of sheep (Ovis aries L.) fed with Napier (Pennisetum purpureum Sch.) silage added with varying levels of L. plantarum as inoculant
In the Philippines, climatic unpredictability has been one of the main factors causing fluctuations in forage production; as a result, an efficient feed preservation strategy must be used. This study assessed the effect of various levels of L. plantarum as Napier silage inoculant on sheep's feed intake and growth performance. Using a...
Philippines
2023 - College of Agriculture, Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Mindanao State University at Naawan, Naawan, Misamis Oriental, 9023 Philippines 1 Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Article de blog
Sri Lanka’s fishermen face double whammy of climate and economy
Babarandage don Sarath Appuham, a 59-year-old fisherman, has worked at Negombo Lagoon since he was a teenager. Palpable differences in tide patterns and fish catches from climate change have complicated his work.
“We used to always go at 9am, then 1pm. It’s no longer that predictable,” Sarath told Al Jazeera.
They have...
Sri Lanka
2023
Rapport
Public Spending on Agroecology in Nepal and Cambodia – A Baseline Assessment
The agricultural sector, particularly in low-income countries, is facing multiple challenges including climate change, soaring food, fuel and fertilizer prices, biodiversity loss, and lack of adequate investment in agricultural development. With world hunger levels on the rise,1 an urgent move away from industrial agriculture and intensive farming practices is essential...
Cambodia - Nepal
2023 - ActionAid
Projet
Terminal evaluation of the first cluster of FAO’s Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency projects
The Global Environment Facility’s Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) supports developing countries to build institutional and technical capacities to meet the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) requirements. This final evaluation assessed the first cluster of the FAO CBIT projects – national projects in Cambodia, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea, and the...
Cambodia - Mongolia - Papua New Guinea
2023 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de blog
Japan provides Kiribati with training to address illegal fishing boats
The Japan Coast Guard has provided its counterpart in the Pacific island country of Kiribati with technical support to crack down on illegal fishing boats. The move came following China's recent increased presence in the region.
Japan sent three officers for the support program from June 19 to 26 in the...
Japan
2023
Galerie de photos
Photo Story: The Pacific Islands Rural and Agriculture Stimulus Facility in Fiji
The Pacific Islands Rural and Agriculture Stimulus Facility (PIRAS) is a COVID-19 recovery programme that emphasizes food self-reliance, improved nutrition and the development of sustainable, equitable agricultural livelihood opportunities for rural communities in Fiji and five other Pacific Island countries.
PIRAS is helping farmers get back on their feet and increase their income...
Fiji
2023 - International Fund for Agricultural Development
Article de revue spécialisée
Harnessing the socio-ecological benefits of agroforestry diversification in social forestry with functional and phylogenetic tools
Following severe forest loss in recent decades, Southeast Asian countries are increasingly employing social forestry as a means to ensure the sustainable development of their forest-dwelling communities. Given the potential of agroforestry to provide multiple ecosystem services, habitat for the maintenance of biodiversity, and the economic and social development of...
Indonesia
2023 - Environmental Development
Rapport
Report of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Capacity-Building Workshop for the Wider Caribbean and Central America on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures in the Marine Fishery Sector
The Sustainable Ocean Initiative Capacity-Building Workshop for the Wider Caribbean and Central America on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in the Marine Fishery Sector was co-organized by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The workshop was held...
2023 - FAO; SCBD;
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