AGROSAVIA is a Scientific nonprofit Colombian public organization working in the Agriculture & Livestock sectors that contributes to technical change, with the aim of improving productivity and competitiveness of national agriculture, through processes of research and knowledge transfer, linking small producers to technological innovation. Our annual budget is US $70...

Este segundo documental Hacemos agua, agua de lluvia Analiza el cambio de las precipitaciones en los últimos 50 años, el uso del suelo, el aumento en la temperatura, la pérdida de bosques nativos y el efecto de las inundaciones y sequías en búsqueda de prácticas sustentables.  Te invitamos a conocer los tres documentales...

Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) infest over 11 million sq km of Africa, and are vectors of Trypanosomosis (or Trypanosomiasis) in both humans and domestic livestock. For example, it is estimated that tsetse cover over 7 percent of Zimbabwe and 60 percent of Tanzania, and Trypanosomosis has an important negative impact on livestock...

The centralised plant breeding techniques of the green revolution have yielded good results in the more favourable agricultural environments. However, most low-resource farmers in marginal areas have not benefited from these varieties. As an alternative to centralised breeding, farmer participatory approaches using Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) and Participatory Plant Breeding...

Dans l'oasis de Chenini en Tunisie, la conservation de l'oasis passe par la préservation des semences locales au profit des agriculteurs locaux. Le manque d'accès à l'eau et l'accès difficile aux marchés de semences poussent les agriculteurs locaux à produire leurs propres semences locales. Permettant une préservation d'anciennes espèces et...

Representatives from various sectoral bodies in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) met virtually Thursday for a high-level roundtable to discuss accelerated actions to leverage social protection to address COVID-19 pandemic and to officially launch the ASEAN Guidelines on Disaster Responsive Social Protection to Increase Resilience.  The ASEAN region is facing...

This video shows how small scale farmers can produce biogas at home. It explains the steps taken in the production of biogas and also highlights the benefits of biogas production. To learn more about our work on promoting organic agriculture, please visit: https://organic.esaffuganda.org/

This good practice note based on the experiences of BAIF Development Research Foundation (Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation - BAIF), shows the importance of restoring common property resources by involving the communities directly, as a way forward for impacting positively on their quality of life. “Protection of Commons” has led to...

Poor farmers in marginal areas have benefited little from high yielding, "green revolution" varieties that have transformed the productivity of more favourable areas. In the states of northeastern India, farmers who cultivate upland rice on low-fertility, sloping soils continue to grow low yielding landraces that are susceptible to diseases and...

In recent years, residents of remote areas in south Kyrgyzstan have been facing a host of challenges and difficulties, including two interrelated major issues – migration and weather extremes. Through cooperation and with knowledge from FAO, they are managing to get back on track despite devastating mudslides. Despite the hot and...

Este estudio ofrece una evaluación exhaustiva del estado actual de la inclusión financiera de los jóvenes rurales en Guatemala, poniendo especial énfasis en el impacto que un mejor acceso y uso de servicios financieros de calidad puede tener sobre la capacidad de estos actores de impulsar iniciativas empresariales crear más...

An award-winning film, made on a tight budget, captures in powerful images the complexities of small-scale fishers and fish processors in West Africa. I’m in search of happiness. That’s how a young Guinean surprises us in the smoky atmosphere of a sardinella smoking oven in Casamance, Senegal, in a sequence from...

Floating garden agriculture (locally known as vasoman/dhap chash) is a local innovative crop production technology for the submerged ecosystems of the southern region of Bangladesh. Traditionally, farmers of the Gopalganj, Pirojpur and Barisal districts have been practising the farming technology for about two centuries as an adaptation to the flooded/submerged...

Planning and policy-making for the development of the post-harvest fisheries sector has been hampered by the lack of practical tools to understand post-harvest fish losses. The Questionnaire Loss Assessment Method (QLAM) is based on a formal questionnaire survey approach to post-harvest loss assessment. Enumerators interview a population sample using a...

In the 2017 and 2018 editions of the Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition, FAO reported that the prevalence of undernourishment was rising in the region. The latest data shows that the deterioration has slowed, but there remain 256 million hungry people in Africa today. The report further...

Dans les oasis de Beni-Isgen, du Ghoufi (Batna) et du Ghout (El Oued) en Algérie, l'APEB favorise la valorisation les dattes de basse qualité en vinaigre. Par les effets du changement climatique, les rendements de datte sont en baisse depuis plusieurs années. La situation n'allant pas en s'améliorant, il a...

Diego Machuca, ingeniero agrónomo y encargado de Unidad Productiva Agroecológica de centro Ceres, entrega una serie de recomendaciones para el uso adecuado y forma correcta de la aplicación de Mulch. Más información en www.centroceres.cl

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all parts of society and livelihoods around the globe. It is though worth recognizing that disadvantaged segments of populations like rural young women and men will be impacted harder. Nevertheless, when proactively engaged, they have demonstrated to be innovators in their own sectors to surmount...

Capacitaciones Virtuales de la Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, en el marco de las actividades del Programa Prohuerta (MDSN/INTA), conjuntamente con Vivero de la Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Disertantes: Lic. Marcelo Miranda. INTA La Plata - Prohuerta (MDSN/INTA)...

In this video, a small scale farmer shows organic methods of pest control. He illustrates how organic pesticides are made using urine and different wild plants around his home.