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Article de blog
Tecnología Compost Sellado
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...
2020 - Instituto Nacional de Innovación y Transferencia en Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) Costa Rica
Article de blog
Seeds of a bright organic future
Interview: The EU's Liveseed project is a major initiative aimed at improving the organic seed sector for the benefit of all producers
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...
2020 - Fresh Produce Journal
Article de blog
How small-scale fishers are struggling amid COVID-19 crisis
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
2020
Pratiques
Beekeeping: how to make a top bar beehive (Kenyan top bar hive model)
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...
Malawi
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Fry/seed quality and stocking
Fry is the young fish that is stocked in ponds to grow; harvested and sold. When the fish is just hatched it is called "fry". When it has grown to a size similar to human finger, it is called "fingerling". This technology describes what good quality fry is and what...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Preservation of fruits: shelf-stable peach puree
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...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Rapport
Animal Health and Climate Change
Protecting the health of animals to help reduce the effects of our changing climate on hunger and poverty
Livestock support more than 750 million of the world’s poorest people. This brochure makes the case that improving animal health should be an integral part of strategies aimed at food security and sustainable development in the context of climate change.
Firstly, to reduce impacts of climate change on animal health and...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Site web
Observatório das Mulheres Rurais do Brasil
O Observatório das Mulheres Rurais do Brasil faz parte do Sistema de Inteligência Estratégica da Embrapa - Agropensa. Por meio da apresentação visual e interativa de dados, de análises, diagnósticos e prognósticos, o Observatório pretende fornecer subsídios para o desenvolvimento de estratégias, projetos e programas e para criação ou aprimoramento de...
Brazil
2020 - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
Article du bulletin d’information
From the Editor, Yemaya, No.62, December 2020
The global pandemic accompanies us into a new year that is witnessing the emergence both of aggressive variants of the virus and vaccines to combat it. As the global economy reels under the impact of lockdowns and restrictions, the fishing sector has been particularly hard hit. Fishing activities across the...
2020 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Article de blog
FAO boosts Iranian experts’ knowledge of agricultural water saving and water productivity
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), as part of its multilateral project to support Iran in reducing the agriculture water consumption in the Lake Urmia basin, equips Iranian experts with the requisite knowledge and skills to implement the advanced approach of Real Water Savings (REWAS) in the agriculture...
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de blog
On the future of certified organic seed
A great event that provides a glance into the future is an excellent reason inform people about the prospects of developing the use of certified organic seeds and organic plant breeding in Hungary. This event is the establishment of the Organic Seed Working Group, within the Hungarian Seed Association (VSZT)....
2020
Rapport
Urban food systems and COVID-19
Cities, with their high population density, are particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic and many cities in developing countries do not have adequate capacity to address the disruptions caused by the response to the health emergency. The risk is particularly high for the 1.2 billion people living in the congested...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Pratiques
Fish harvesting and post-harvest handling
Fish is important for good nutrition. In addition, fishery activities generate income and employment in Uganda. The mission of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS-Uganda) is to increase farmers’ access to information, knowledge and technology for profitable agricultural production. Therefore, the following technology describes the process of fish harvesting and...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Preservation of fruits: shelf-stable high moisture peach halves
Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and in many case an under-appreciated resource, which could benefit from better utilization and exploitation in the rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Ouvrage
Degradación y gestión sostenible del campo natural en el Uruguay
Resultados de una evaluación participativa en el norte del país
La FAO, a través del Global Environment Facility (GEF) , junto con la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN), desarrolló un proyecto global centrado en la degradación y el manejo sostenible de ierras en las zonas de pastoreo compuestas por pastizales. El proyecto inició sus actividades en...
Uruguay
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Étude de cas
Circular economy in Indonesian agricultural sector
This document presents the concept of the circular economy in the field of agriculture in Indonesia, linking sustainable development, circularity, and the agricultural sector, using innovative case studies.
The circular economy is an economic approach that aims to reduce both the use of raw material in the production chain and the...
Indonesia
2020 - Agrodite
Manuel
Safety at sea for small-scale fishers (Bengali Ed.)
This manual on safety at sea for small-scale fishers in Bengali language aims to contribute to a culture of safety awareness among fisherfolk, reduce the number of accidents and increase the chances of survival if accidents occur. The manual provides guidance on safety matters related to the work on a...
Bangladesh
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Rapport
Sistemas agroalimentarios nacionales y COVID-19 en Guatemala
Efectos, respuestas, políticas e implicaciones a largo plazo
Este informe describe: (i) las medidas y políticas adoptadas por el Gobiernopara contener la expansión del virus; (ii) las medidas y políticas para estabilizar y garantizar el funcionamiento de los sistema agroalimentarios; (iii) los posibles efectos de dichas políticas sobre los sistemas agroalimentarios y los grupos más vulnerables. Finalmente, los...
Guatemala
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article de blog
Improving diversity and public perception of the forest sector workforce for green recovery
Altogether almost 4.3 million people work across the forest sectors of North America, Europe, and Central Asia according to a new study published by FAO and UNECE, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The majority is in Europe (51 percent), the United States and Canada (29 percent), the Russian Federation (14...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Rapport
Making the market work for nature
How biocredits can protect biodiversity and reduce poverty
Tackling biodiversity loss is a growing priority for human survival. Introducing incentives for positive actions could play a key role in helping to reverse this loss. This paper explores the potential of using a novel approach to promote biodiversity conservation.
Biodiversity credits or ‘biocredits’ are coherent units of measurement that track...
Costa Rica - Germany - Malaysia - Namibia - South Africa - United States of America
2020 - International Institute for Environment and Development
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