The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) implemented its second Rapid Water Accounting (RWA) workshop for the second site in Minya (1st workshop/site in Kafr El Sheikh), with the objective of presenting the progress made by the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) so far in water...

Le manioc est une plante vivrière, arbustive pérenne pouvant atteindre un à quatre mètre de haut et ayant une ou plusieurs tiges principales avec ou sans ramification. Le mode de propagation par bouture est utilisé couramment, mais pas par germination (réservé à la recherche). Le rendement en station de recherche...

Duckweed is the common name given to the simplest and smallest flowering plant that grows ubiquitously on fresh or polluted water throughout the world. If water is not a limiting resource the most appropriate way of using the effluent from the biodigester is for the construction of duckweed ponds. FAO's...

Quienes integramos la CEPA (Comisión de Estudios de Problemáticas Ambientales) hemos desarrollado un análisis sobre la importancia de los humedales y los proyectos de ley de presupuestos mínimos para su protección que se presentaron en las Cámaras de Diputados y Senadores de nuestro país. Para llevar a cabo este proceso,...

This short publication describes in a simple language the steps for appropriate silage preparation and storage. It also provides practical tips to farmers on how to increase the quality of their silage and its nutritional value. This publication is suitable for farmers all over the world.

Climate finance, gender and poverty are not stand-alone, independent topics. Climate change affects all people in different ways. Climate finance can catalyze actions that can either alleviate or exacerbate gender equity and poverty. Mechanisms that fund climate action should be designed to enable, rather than hinder marginalized populations, notably women...

The re-designing of the original basket hive used by traditional beekeepers of Koinadugu District of Sierra Leone has enabled beekeepers to harvest honey combs in a sustainable way without destroying the entire nest of the bees. Honey and beeswax yields have improved substantially. The new Kamara basket hive has a...

Introduces key debates and concepts about pastoralism, and explores the varying ways that pastoralists respond to uncertainty around the world. Based on the work of the PASTRES programme, the course is aimed at students, practitioners and policy-makers. It is divided into 13 parts with a lecture, suggested readings and questions in...

En este libro se presentan los resultados de más de un decenio de trabajo realizado en la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) con relación a la economía del cambio climático. Se analizan los datos concluyentes a nivel mundial y el impacto del cambio climático en la...

Presentamos en esta nota un breve resumen de un artículo realizado a partir de un proyecto ligado al estudio de los actores sociales y el desarrollo rural desde los Programas estatales Cambio Rural y Pro Huerta. Un estudio abordado interdisciplinariamente, en los elementos que, desde la producción del conocimiento, se dan...

This discussion paper has been prepared by the Land and Water division (NSL) of FAO with the aim to motivate a discussion on the rapidly evolving situation of COVID-19 pandemic to define the most vulnerable hotspots in the African continent, and to identify the possibilities of relief measures to slow...

Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and in many cases an under-appreciated resource that could benefit from better utilisation and exploitation in rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in loss...

Biocarbón es un tipo de carbón que ayuda a los suelos a retener nutrientes y agua, funciona como una esponja absorbente para luego liberar lentamente los nutrientes con el paso del tiempo.  Es un material sólido obtenido de la carbonización de la biomasa a través de un proceso denominado pirólisis...

Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and in many cases an under-appreciated resource that could benefit from better utilisation and exploitation in rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in loss...

This report describes: (i) policy measures enacted by the governments of the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) Member States to contain the spread of the virus; (ii) policies and measures to stabilize the functioning of agri-food systems; (iii) potential effects of policies on agri-food systems and vulnerable groups....

Living in in A’aba village that lies on the west of Jenin, Palestine, Basem is the breadwinner for his wife and four children, out of which two are university students. Like the rest of Palestinians, Basem and the rest of the farmers in his community struggle with the high cost...

El compost sellado es una técnica de agricultura de bajo costo, en donde se promueve el uso de insumos locales y de la propia finca. Este compost es un mejorador de la estructura del suelo y promueve los procesos biológicos y de liberación de nutrientes. Este tipo de compost sellado...

The EU Liveseed project aims to improve the transparency and competitiveness of the organic seed and breeding sector, encouraging greater use of organic seed for fruit and vegetable production. Fruitnet's contributing editor Michael Barker caught up with project co-ordinator Agnes Bruszik to hear about the initiative’s objectives and how it...

As COVID-19 affects global food systems, tremendous impacts are being felt by coastal communities and small-scale fishers, many of whom are self-employed and rely on the catch to feed their own households or local communities

This technology describes step by step how to make a top bar hive (Kenyan model). A top bar hive, or moveable comb hive, is a rectangle box covered with bars of a fixed width. Bees will build their combs from the centre of the top bar, hanging down. To attract...