Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Rodrigo Pacheco is a world-renowned Ecuadorian chef known for much more than his delicious recipes. This food hero is also cooking up a storm in the name of agrifood sustainability.  Working with nature is key for Rodrigo. His vision for sustainable food and agriculture focuses on integrating the biodiversity that surrounds...

The need to address climate change impacts in agrifood systems has never been clearer. In the face of increasing extreme climate events around the globe, including extreme precipitation, heatwaves and droughts, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis” warns of...

CARI is launching a dynamic Desertif’actions 2022 initiative with activities to build and carry out advocacy throughout the year. Desertif’actions 2022 aims to put agroecology at the top of the agenda in the fight against desertification and land degradation, by sharing and pooling the results of actions carried out by civil...

Sobre la importancia de la agroecología al proponer soluciones de bajo costo, locales y sostenibles, porque promueve el uso eficiente de los recursos de la propia finca; el reciclaje del agua, los nutrientes, la biomasa y la energía; el aumento de la agrobiodiversidad y la gestión sostenible de los recursos...

Los pastos en Colombia ocupan un área de 37,4 millones de hectá‑ reas. Constituyen el cultivo más grande del país, puesto que ocupan 79,3 % de las 47,2 millones de hectáreas dedicadas a explotación agropecuaria. En ellos pastorean 23 millones de cabezas de bovinos (Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística [dane], 2017),...

Nixtamal, proviene del náhuatl nextli (cal de cenizas) y tamalli (masa cocida de maíz) y se refiere al grano de maíz cocido con agua y cal que se usa en la preparación de diferentes platillos típicos. El proceso conocido como nixtamalización es una técnica tradicional, usada desde la época prehispánica, que consiste en neutralizar la...

Boletín informativo donde enccuentra recomendaciones para la cría de porcinos en condiciones de bioseguridad, higiene, manejo sanitario y ambiental

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to  basic ecological and biological principles underlying modern agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, and explains how these principles are used to increase the production of food and other raw materials (wood, biofuels, fibre, and other materials). The book is translated into English, originally published in Czech by Karolinum Press,...

The ways we currently practice agriculture are often harmful for the health of the planet – and even our own health. For our people and planet to flourish, we need to preserve biodiversity: the dizzying variety of ecosystems and living beings (from microbes to trees to blue whales), and all...

“En el país de los hijos e hijas de la chatarra, el país de los camiones rojos, existe una diversidad enorme de ecosistemas, una gran diversidad de culturas, una gran riqueza y diversidad de alimentos y de platillos que los abuelos de las hijas y los hijos de la chatarra...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

The practice describes the process to build virtual innovation labs based on five principles: facilitate dialogue, encourage listening with an open mind, be inclusive, an amplifier of ideas, and promote co-solution from design to develop solutions. This practice describes the different steps for setting a virtual space for innovation while...

Breeding and raising sheep are complex tasks requiring rich, traditional experience. In this aspect, Farmer Field School (FFS) platforms are now helping farmers’ education and empowerment in Azerbaijan and assist them in achieving sustainable food production and improve livelihoods through testing, validating, and adopting good agricultural and marketing practices. In Azerbaijan,...

On 20 October 2022, the Agroecology TPP together with Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, and the Gund Institute - University of Vermont, held a webinar on 'Driving the Agroecological Transition', which marked the launch of the four-year CGIAR's Agroecological Transitions research programme. The webinar set out to explore the...

Vía Orgánica impartió un taller de huertos urbanos a estudiantes de la Universidad Anáhuac

Latinoamérica es una de las áreas del mundo más ricas en biodiversidad y diversidad cultural. Cada país tiene tradiciones que lo identifican, y entre ellas destaca la gastronomía local de cada región. Cada país y cada ciudad cuentan con matices culinarios propios, con sabores, ingredientes y recetas que provienen de un rico...

Aquaculture is the new sunrise sector with respect to ­fish production. Developing countries of Asia are the world leaders, with a large population dependent on the sector. Though a plethora of literature is available on aquaculture, there is a lacuna with regards to speci­fic studies on the human rights aspects...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

La pudrición de la mazorca del maíz es una enfermedad causada por el hongo Stenocarpella maydis, la cual ha incrementado su incidencia y su distribución geográfica en el departamento del Meta. Esto se ha debido al aumento de áreas sembradas, de cultivares altamente susceptibles y de variaciones locales de clima...