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Article de blog
Inspirational ideas: Cloud technology to safeguard integrity of the organic sector
Check Organic is a cloud-based solution which has been designed to enhance the visibility and traceability of organic products. It brings together certification, information and supply chain data. On an online platform, users can visualise their supply chains, track products and be notified when problems may arise. This solution was...
European Union
2017 - EIP- Agri
Article 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)
Ouvrage
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)
Article de revue spécialisée
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
Événement
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
Article de blog
Inspirational ideas: Staying in tune with farm performance
Teagasc (Ireland) has developed an online benchmarking tool to help Irish farmers identify the areas which need improvement on their farm. Dairy, cattle, sheep, tillage and pig enterprises can use the “eProfit Monitor” to analyse key financial and physical data from their farm and compare this to results from other...
Ireland
2017 - EIP-Agri
Article
Small Farmer Dreams Big with Natural Farming Techniques
Hle Gu, Myanmar – Saw Htoo Baw is a young farmer from Tha Bite Kone village, Hle Gu Township in Myanmar. In 2015, the Agricultural Farmer Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) visited his area and met with him. Saw Htoo Baw expressed his concern about the increasing use of synthetic and chemical...
Myanmar
2017 - Agriculture and Farmer Federation of Myanmar (AFFM)
Vidéos
Grafting mango seedlings
With grafting, a young shoot from a preferred mango variety is attached to a seedling. The seedling will develop the root and base of the tree. This is called the rootstock. The young shoot that is grafted onto the rootstock is called the scion. This will develop into the canopy....
Bangladesh
2017 - Access Agriculture
Article de revue spécialisée
Renewable energy from rural production
The rural productive and land management sectors generate significant amounts of organic waste in forms such as wood residues (such as bark, hedge trimmings or leaves), manure, food processing waste and agricultural residues (such as straw). These ‘waste’ products have a significant amount of energetic value. New technologies and greater...
European Union
2017 - ENRD
Événement
19th Organic World Congress
An Organic World Through an Organic India / 9 - 11 November 2017, New Delhi, India
Every three years, the organic sector comes together at the Organic World Congress (OWC), the world’s largest and most significant organic gathering, to discuss and deliberate issues of the day. The OWC is an unique opportunity to share experiences, innovations and knowledge about organics and also take part in the...
2017 - IFOAM Organics International
Article de blog
Produção agroecológica e permacultura: conheça a história de Ana do Mel
Nos arredores da grande São Paulo, na área rural do distrito de Parelheiros, uma mulher começou a trabalhar de forma tímida com o manuseio da terra. Vinte anos se passaram e ela é hoje a responsável pela existência de uma agrofloresta, que fica há cerca de noventa quilômetros do centro...
Brazil
2017 - Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD)
Événement
International Trade Show for Organic Products
NATEXPO is organised at the initiative of Natexbio, the French Federation of the Organic Sector, member of the IFOAM EU network, with the support of its member associations Synadis Bio, Synadiet and Synabio, and the participation of Cosmebio, France Vin Bio and Agence Bio.
Natexpo, the international trade show for organic products,...
2017 - Natexbio, the French Federation of the Organic Sector
Vidéos
PGS: An introduction to Participatory Guarantee Systems
This short video explains the basis of Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS).
2017 - IFOAM
Article de blog
Future of Croatian horticulture is focus of Zagreb forum
Croatia imports a large part of the fruits and vegetables it consumes. Yet, with a rich national tradition of fruit and vegetable production – and optimal climate and soil conditions for it – the country has real potential to produce more. It could meet the demand for high-quality produce at...
Croatia
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Vidéos
Nourishing the world, organically - The story of Sylvia Kuria, organic farmer in Kenya
Sylvia Kuria, an organic farmer from Kenya, shares the story of her organic farm."I’ve got so many reports where they say, you know, your kale, your spinach, your carrots are so sweet. I tell them it’s because they are just growing in the natural way that they were supposed to...
Kenya
2017 - IFOAM Organics International
Ouvrage
Promoting Indigenous Knowledge and Good Agricultural Practices in Climate Change Adaptation
Climate change is one of the most important challenges to sustainable development in the Northern mountainous region of Vietnam.
IK is also used in cultivation techniques in extreme climatic conditions. With cultivation conditions are mainly sloping land, many traditional techniques have been applied to limit soil erosion due to heavy rainfalls...
Viet Nam
2017 - ALiSEA
Vidéos
Talamanca - Innovación Agroecológica
Video que muestra como con recursos y conocimientos locales han logrado un incremento de la producción agroecológica del cacao, menteniendo el equilibrio con la naturaleza y su biodiversidad.
Esta experiencia ha abierto un sendero para el desarrollo que promueve la identidad local, su inclusión y el arraigo generando una cultura de...
Costa Rica
2017
Note/document d'orientation
Addressing the challenges of upland farming in southern Shan State for climate resilience
Smallholder farmers particularly in climate vulnerable developing countries such as Myanmar are facing increasing challenges related to food insecurity and climate change. Research has increasingly pointed towards agro-ecology as a movement, with the science and approach suitable to building the resilience of smallholder farmers. Since 2014, the Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MIID) has been actively...
Myanmar
2017 - Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MIID)
Galerie de photos
AZERBAIJAN'S SWEETEST VALUE CHAIN
For centuries, rural people in Azerbaijan have produced honey. The country's mountainous regions allow for the production of high-quality, natural, mountain flora honey that has a high market value. Native Caucasian bees -- naturally resilient to the environment and to parasites -- make it possible to achieve good productivity rates.
Today...
Azerbaijan
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de blog
Poor diets and ill-equipped food systems are a growing threat to nutrition in Asia-Pacific
FAO report points to pressing need to boost regional food systems, accelerate action to improve diets and nutrition
According to the findings of FAO’s 2017 Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutritionreport, there is a pressing need to tackle malnutrition alongside further promotion of the consumption of healthier foods while curbing the...
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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