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Agricultura orgánica: una herramienta para el desarrollo rural sostenible y la reducción de la pobreza
La pobreza rural constituye uno de los mayores problemas de América Latina y del Caribe. En América Central la incidencia de la pobreza alcanza a casi la mitad (49.9%) de la población. En 1999, 17,5 millones de centroamericanos tenían ingresos por debajo de la línea de pobreza y 9.3 millones...
2003 - Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA)
Document de travail
Socio-economic characterisation of smallholder dairy systems in The Gambia
Milk production, marketing and consumption
The Gambian government, with the assistance of donors, is involved in the promotion of the local milk and dairy products sub-sector. The farming system in this country is characterised by the predominance of mixed crop-livestock production. The cattle stock is mainly composed of N’Dama, a breed described as a low...
Gambia
2003 - International Trypanotolerance Centre (ITC)
Article de revue spécialisée
Subsistence Farming in Bulgaria: Between Tradition and Market Requirements
Subsistence agriculture is a phenomenon that is presently encountered not only in developing countries, but also in the Central and Eastern European transition countries (CEECs). The various land reforms implemented in Eastern Europe have led to differences in the land tenure and farming systems and have influenced the access to...
Bulgaria
2003 - Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe
Article de revue spécialisée
Soil fertility management and insect pests: harmonizing soil and plant health in agroecosystems
Cultural methods such as crop fertilization can affect susceptibility of plants to insect pests by altering plant tissue nutrient levels. Research shows that the ability of a crop plant to resist or tolerate insect pests and diseases is tied to optimal physical, chemical and mainly biological properties of soils. Soils...
2003 - Elsevier Science B.V
Rapport
Organic agriculture, environment and food security
Organic agriculture is defined as an environmentally and socially sensitive food supply system. This publication examines its many facets, looking at the contribution of organic agriculture to ecological health, international markets and local food security. It builds on empirical experiences throughout the world and analyses the prospects for a wider...
2002 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article de revue spécialisée
Agroecology: the science of natural resource management for poor farmers in marginal environments
Throughout the developing world, resource-poor farmers (about 1.4 billion people) located in risk-prone, marginal environments, remain untouched by modern agricultural technology. A new approach to natural resource management must be developed so that new management systems can be tailored and adapted in a site-specific way to highly variable and diverse...
2002 - Elsevier Ltd
Article de revue spécialisée
Agroecology: the science of natural resource management 5 for poor farmers in marginal environments
Throughout the developing world, resource-poor farmers (about 1.4 billion people) located in risk-prone, marginal environments, remain untouched by modern agricultural technology. A new approach to natural resource management must be developed so that new management systems can be tailored and adapted in a site-specific way to highly variable and diverse...
2002 - Elsevier Science B.V
Étude de cas
Measuring farmers’ agroecological resistance after Hurricane Mitch in Nicaragua
A case study in participatory, sustainable land management impact monitoring
A study using a participatory research approach and simple field techniques found significant differences in agroecological resistance between plots on “conventional” and “sustainable” farms in Nicaragua after Hurricane Mitch.
On average, agroecological plots on sustainable farms had more topsoil, higher field moisture, more vegetation, less erosion and lower economic losses after...
Nicaragua
2002 - University of California
Vidéos
Finca del Medio
En este canal, se encuentran una serie de videos sobre la experiencia de la Finca del Medio.
La Finca del Medio, está en en centro de Cuba, km 349 Autopista Nacional, Municipio Taguasco, provincia Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. Tiene un área de 12 ha y una familia conformada por 11 personas que...
Cuba
2001 - Finca del Medio
Ouvrage
A Share in the Harvest
This study explores the potential of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) for farm diversification and community development. We define CSA as: A partnership between farmers and consumers where the responsibilities and rewards of farming are shared. The study investigates a range of CSA initiatives from around the world and concentrates on...
2001 - Soil Association
Fiche d'information
Fertiliser efficiency - horticulture in open field
The EIP-AGRI Focus Group on Fertiliser efficiency - horticulture in open field brought together 20 experts to find answers to this question. The final report, published in July 2016, contains a set of innovative fertilisation approaches, ideas for Operational Groups, needs from practice, recommendations for farmers and advisers and links...
European Union
2001 - European Commission
Article de revue spécialisée
Integrated agroecological systems as a way forward for Cuban agriculture
A three-year experiment was carried out to study different agro-ecological livestock:crop systems under different soils and climates, without irrigation and using on-farm resources for animal and plant nutrition. Five farms, four in the process of conversion and the fifth with twelve years of establishment were studied. Eight sustainability indicators (reforestation,...
Cuba
2001 - Pastures and Forage Research Institute (IIPF)
Étude de cas
Apatani wet rice cultivation: an example of a highly evolved traditional agroecosystem
The tribal societies of north-eastern India have wet rice cultivation as a land use activity, alongwith shifting agriculture (locally called `Jhum'), and the 'home gardens', which is an imitationof a forest but with economically important species. Wet rice cultivation is done at valleybottoms and sometimes on small terraces constructed at...
India
2000 - School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University
Étude de cas
Targeting of rural financial services to women
Marital and enterprise-related factors will affect women’s control over the enterprise for which they borrow.
These days, many credit and savings activities, including those under IFAD-supported projects, target rural women. A 2000 FAO/IFAD study in Uganda highlights the role of microfinance in women’s empowerment. Two questions asked were: (1) Is it appropriate and efficient to provide credit lines exclusively for women? (2) Are women in...
Uganda
2000 - United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Fiche d'information
Interactions in Agroecology: Virtuous Cycles and Ecosystem Services that Underpin Agricultural Production
This poster describes various innovative sustainable practices used in agroecology. It provides brief information on pollination, natural pest control, crop-livestock integration, soil biodiversity, water management, forest management, nitrogen fixing and other ecological, economic and social principles and techniques of agroecology.
2-16 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de revue spécialisée
Applying Agroecology to Enhance the Productivity of Peasant Farming Systems in Latin America
The great majority of farmers in Latin America are peasants who still farm small plots of land, usually in marginal environments utilizing traditional and subsistence methods. The contribution of the 16 million peasant units to regional food security is, however, substantial. Research has shown that peasant systems, which mostly rely...
1999
Article de revue spécialisée
Políticas activas de desarrollo sustentable para la pequeña producción agropecuaria en Argentina
El Censo Nacional de 1988 señalaba que en el país existían unas 420.000 explotaciones agropecuarias, de las cuales según el Programa Social Agropecuario hay unas 160.000 bajo el control de productores minifundistas, es decir un 38 % del total. El relativamente importante peso cuantitativo que aún conserva el sector, contrasta...
Argentina
1999 - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas (CONICET)
Article de revue spécialisée
A small push goes a long way
Farmers’ participation in rainwater harvesting technology development
Farmer participation in decision making at various phases of project implementation contributes very highly to project success. The Soil-Water Management Research Programme (SWMRP) has gained valuable experience in the involvement of farmer in all phases during the implementation of the programme. The programme used the following instruments to ensure farmer...
United Republic of Tanzania
1999
Étude de cas
Women's farm implements in Uganda
Women farmers in Uganda need both better hand tools and access to animal traction.
Uganda was one of countries included in a 1997 IFAD/FAO/Government of Japan study on agricultural implements used by women. The study areas in Uganda were the District of Mubende in central Uganda and the District of Soroti in the northeastern part of the country. These areas have quite different farming...
Uganda
1998 - United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Article
Agricultura familiar en Argentina
El término agricultura familiar comprende los medios de producción que pertenecen a la familia y también incluye la administración, organización y el trabajo agrícola llevado a cabo por la misma. En Argentina, el 80% de las empresas agrícolas y ganaderas productivas registradas en el Censo Agrícola y Ganadero están constituidas...
Argentina
1997
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