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Bridging the gap: How to get climate services to farmers: Part of the Lao Climate Service for Agriculture
The leaflet presents the methodologies used by the project “Strengthening Agro-climatic Monitoring and Information Systems (SAMIS) to improve adaptation to climate change and food security in Lao PDR” to get climate services to farmers. In collaboration with the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) and the Department of Agriculture and...
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2021 - FAO
Pratiques
OREKA MENDIAN Booklet of good practices is out!
In April 2021, OREKA MENDIAN published a booklet of good practices showcasing 31 inspiring examples for the sustainable management of mountain grasslands gathered across 18 European countries. These good practices will inspire farmers, breeders and other local actors to increase the biodiversity of mountain grasslands, tackled climate change impacts and better market their products,...
2021 - EUROMONTANA
Article
Protection of tomato plants against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici induced by chitosan
Physiological processes of plants infected by vascular pathogens are mainly affected by vascular bundle obstruction, decreasing the absorption of water and nutrients and gas exchange by stomatal closure, and inducing oxidative cascades and PSII alterations. Chitosan, a derivative of chitin present in the cell wall of some organisms including fungi,...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Article
Life cycle and morphometric analysis of nymphs of Cynodonmiris corpoicanus Ferreira & Barreto, 2013 (Hemiptera: Miridae)
The bug Cynodonmiris corpoicanus inhabit the Cundiboyacense High Plateau in Colombia feeding on grasses (Poaceae). The authors carry out their life cycle in greenhouse and characterize the damage on oat (Avena sativa) leaves. The duration egg – adult last 49.3 days and undergo five nymphal stages. The morphometric study was...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Article de revue spécialisée
Spatial-Temporal Population Dynamics of Male and Female Aedes Albopictus at a Local Scale in Medellín, Colombia
Background: Diseases transmitted by invasive Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are major public health issues in the tropics and subtropics. Understanding the ecology of mosquito vectors is essential for the development of effective disease mitigation programs and will allow for accurate predictions of vector occurrence and abundance. Studies that...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Directives
Climate-smart livestock production: A practical guide for Asia and the Pacific
Population growth, rapid urbanization and dietary changes have resulted in growing global demand for livestock products, with a negative impact on climate change. Increasing temperatures, increased climate variability, and more frequent and severe extreme weather events are all threatening livestock production systems.
The livestock sector is a major contributor to climate...
2021 - FAO
Article de blog
Famine relief blocked by bullets, red tape and lack of funding, warn FAO and WFP as acute food insecurity reaches new highs
Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries by fighting and blockades that cut off life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine, warn the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) in a new report issued today.
Bureaucratic obstacles...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Vidéos
#WEAREWATCHING: FARMERS IN ASIA JOIN THE GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
“We, farmers in Asia, join the global call to action against climate change. We call on the world leaders attending the COP26 to recognize family farmers as solution providers and to invest in establishing a Farmers’ Empowerment and Climate Resiliency Trust Fund. We are watching you, so act now. Act...
2021 - Asian Farmers' Association
Directives
Agroecological and other innovative approaches
FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS THAT ENHANCE FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for “bold and transformative steps which are urgently needed to shift the world on to a sustainable and resilient path” while seeking to “realize the human rights of all. Agriculture and food systems are deeply intertwined with economies, cultures, societies, health, food security...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de blog
Producing more with less - a new approach and a new business model in fighting hunger
Ending hunger and building sustainable agri-food systems requires the support of all stakeholders, including the private sector the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said today.
“We need a new approach – a new business model. We must produce more with less,” the...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de revue
Les systèmes alimentaires aux défis de la crise de la Covid-19 en Afrique : enseignements et incertitudes
La crise liée au SARS-CoV2 (syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère–coronavirus 2) a donné lieu à une profusion de documents et webinaires sur la sécurité alimentaire au niveau international, ce qui tend à brouiller la compréhension des dynamiques à l’œuvre sur le terrain. Cet article se propose de faire le point sur...
2021 - Cahiers Agricultures
Article
PSX-B-9 Effect of trace mineral sources in the supplement for grazing cattle on ruminal bacteria diversity
The rumen soluble Cu and Zn can affect the rumen microbial populations. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of trace mineral sources (Cu and Zn) in the supplement of grazing steers on ruminal bacteria diversity. Eight rumen cannulated Nellore steers (541 kg ± 18 kg BW) were distributed in...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Ouvrage
Potentially Important Food Plants of Nigeria
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...
Nigeria
2021 - Food Plant Solutions
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Transiciones agroecológicas: prácticas y experiencias en Colombia
Encuentre en esta cartilla las estrategias y prácticas que han utilizado nueve experiencias en Colombia en el camino de la transición agroecológica, desde una mirada multidimensional de la agroecología.
Las experiencias corresponden a: la Asociación de Productores Orgánicos La Tulpa, Asociación de Productores Indígenas de San Antonio de Palmito-ASPROINPAL, Granja Agroecológica Pura Vida,...
Colombia
2021 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Rapport
Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2020
Maternal and child diets at the heart of improving nutrition
The 2020 report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the Asia and Pacific region, provides an update on progress towards the 2030 targets (SDGs and WHA) at the regional and country level. Selected indicators look at undernourishment, food insecurity, childhood stunting, wasting and overweight, adult overweight, child...
2021 - FAO
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Association of Agroecological Farmers of the Araripe Territory in Brazil
The initiative takes place in the central part of the Brazilian semi-arid region. Due to climatic irregularities, this region has a high risk of losses of rainfall-dependent crops, with low and poorly distributed rainfall over time and space. Soil conditions are also varied; most are shallow and contain little organic...
Brazil
2021 - CARI, Caatinga Share this page
Article de blog
Long-term vision for rural areas: Europeans share their views on rural areas
Improved infrastructure, especially in terms of public transport, is among the most pressing needs for rural areas. Farming is seen as the sector contributing the most to rural areas. These are some of the key outcomes of the online public consultation on the Long-term vision for rural areas held between 7 September...
European Union
2021 - European Commission
Article de blog
Moldovan agriculture set to become more resilient against climate change
Agriculture in the Republic of Moldova is set to become more resilient to climate change vulnerabilities thanks to a new USD 0.685 million project.
The agriculture sector is a mainstay of the country’s economy with the majority of the population living in rural areas and depending on agriculture for food and...
Republic of Moldova
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article
Calidad sensorial y composición nutricional del músculoLongissimus dorside bovinos Cebú ysus cruces con criollo en Colombia
La fuerza de corte del músculo del lomo de bovinos cruzados con criollo es menor que la de bovinos Cebú (C); sin embargo, no se conocen en su totalidad las diferencias en la calidad sensorial y su composición nutricional. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar el color sensorial, la palatabilidad y la composición nutricional del músculo del lomo de bovinos C y sus...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Article
Producción de hojarasca y su aporte de nutrientes en cacao bajo diferentes esquemas de fertilización, Rionegro-Santander
Introducción. El sistema productivo cacaotero contribuye con la sustentabilidad del manejo de suelos a través del reciclaje de nutrientes, junto con la producción de hojarasca. Objetivo. Estimar el aporte de biomasa y nutrientes en plantaciones de cacao bajo efectos de fertilización química y orgánica. Materiales y métodos. En el SAF con cacao-CCN-51 (Theobroma cacao L.) asociado...
Colombia
2021 - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
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