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The Nyagatare district (Eastern Province) is Rwanda’s breadbasket - a vast area of agricultural land providing food for the entire country. The people of this district are mainly farmers, rearing livestock and cultivating crops such as maize and rice, but they suffer a long dry season stretching from June to...

International Year of Plant Health newsletter  - May 2021 / Issue #12

Clon de tipo genético híbrido, procedente de mezclas de cacao trinitario con un crecimiento erecto, baja altura (3,18 m), que requiere de una poda de formación en sus primeros años, práctica que facilita las tareas de campo. Este clon manifiesta presencia de pubescencias en brotes terminales, característica propia de los...

When people talk about “organic,” usually they confuse it with hydroponic, farm-raised products, anything that is green leafy or anything that seems to be fresh, regardless if it is certified or comes from an accredited supplier. So what really is organic? Our journey with organic farming and organic retailing started more...

Highlights of the month New approvals in October: USD 52 million. In total, 19 resource partners contributed in the month of October. The top five resource partners in October were: the Mastercard Foundation (USD 11.2 million), the United Nations Population Fund (USD 10.9 million), the European Union (USD 5.2 million), the United Nations Office for the...

El clon TCS presenta bajo grado de afectación por monilia, con un 2.5% de incidencia, crecimiento pendulado, con picos de floración principal en el primer y tercer trimestre del año. Las mazorcas son de tamaño grande, de color rojo jaspeado y naranja cuando maduran. Su morfología posee rangos de los...

The global indicator on water stress tracks the level of pressure that human activities exert over natural freshwater resources, indicating the environmental sustainability of the use of water resources. A high level of water stress has negative effects on social and economic development, increasing competition and potential conflict among users....

Land cover assessment and monitoring of its dynamics are essential requirements for the sustainable management of natural resources, environmental protection, food security, humanitarian programmes as well as core data for monitoring and modelling. Land Cover (LC) data are therefore fundamental in fulfilling the mandates of many United Nations (UN), international...

The 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit was designed to create a path towards transforming the global food system so that it feeds the world sustainably, equitably, and inclusively. Small-scale farmers and other rural people must play an essential role in doing that. They are the backbone of the global...

Esta serie de orientaciones que presentamos en esta Guía, forman parte de los elementos estratégicos para fortalecer el desarrollo de la Red Nacional de Proveedores de Semillas Forestales en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, mediante la promoción y establecimiento de procedimientos y recomendaciones técnicas para mejorar las prácticas de manejo...

The flyer shows 12 good practices, which can contribute to increased milk quantity and quality.

Elaboration of a local governance process in the Kerkennah Islands that ensures the inclusive dialogue between the involved stakeholders and their participation in the definition, implementation and monitoring of a sustainable territorial development strategy which takes into account the current issues of the territory

Variedad de maíz de grano blanco semicristalino, con una altura de la planta de 211 cm, tolerante a pudrición de mazorca. Recomendada para las microrregiones Valle medio del río Sinú y las Sabanas Colinadas de Córdoba, Sucre y Bolívar. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional (BAC) Podcast Dimensions Agriperfiles Google Scholar LaReferencia Redalyc Redcol ResearchGate WhastApp Noticias científicas AGROMETRICS CRIS AGROSAVIA:...

Climate change is increasingly experienced in Southeast Asia in the form of rising temperatures, longer periods of hot weather, prolonged droughts, more powerful typhoons, and extreme rainfall. Farmers in many parts of the region are facing degradation of arable land, shortage of water, increased occurrence of pests and diseases, declines...

Over a period of two weeks, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lebanon, through a project funded by the European Union, trained facilitators on the Farm Business School (FBS) approach. The facilitators are now able to guide farmers from all over Lebanon in managing their farm...

The European Network for Rural Development (ENRD), in close cooperation with the European Commission, is organising a webinar on 10 May 2021: 'Getting the CAP Strategic Plans done: the voice of regions and stakeholders'. The aim of the event is to share views and exchange experiences regarding the participation of regions...

En el Día Internacional de la Tierra este Conversatorio ofrecerá la oportunidad de difundir el trabajo de becarias y becarios de nuestro Programa de Investigación y Formación en sistemas agroecológicos andinos de CLACSO y Fundación McKnight, fruto del trabajo que a lo largo de 4 años fue consolidando una comunidad...

Este vídeo de animação explica o passo a passo para acessar a Boa Prática da Alimentação Escolar para Povos e Comunidades Tradicionais. A partir dos esclarecimentos de uma Nota Técnica emitida pelo Ministério Público Federal, agora é mais fácil para as famílias agricultoras venderem seus alimentos tradicionais para o Programa...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a Market Information and Early Warningdashboard as part of its efforts to strengthen food security and nutrition early warning data and information in Yemen. The dashboard is the first publicly available near real-time price information in Yemen that will present market...