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Collective action to reduce goat mortality: a case study of interventions
Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), a reputed national level Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), working in eight states of western, central and eastern India, is promoting goat-rearing through women self-help groups in four of its programme states: Rajasthan, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. PRADAN’s goat rearing interventions in Odisha are concentrated...
India
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Potato production from True Potato Seed (TPS) for cold-tolerant and late blight resistant
Potato is a major food crop in the mid-hills and mountains in Nepal. Traditionally, most farmers use small tubers as seed, to grow potato with the minimum input. Although seed tubers are easy to plant and plants grow quickly, they are expensive and may account for more than half of...
Nepal
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Strategies for improved soil and water conservation practices in hillside production systems in the Andean valleys of Bolivia
Soil erosion and declining soil fertility are recognised as problems in the semi‑arid valleys of the inter-Andean zone of South America. These have a particularly strong impact on areas of subsistence agriculture and contribute to poverty inducing processes. The mid-Andes area in particular, which includes Cochabamba and parts of Santa...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Article du bulletin d’information
Gender/SSF: Women fish more than you think!
Women’s small-scale, part-time fishing and gleaning activities globally may contribute nearly 3 million tonnes of seafood, with a landed value of around $5.6 billion. In many cultures and contexts around the world, fishing (like hunting) is considered a male domain and is closely associated with masculinity. Moving along the fish value...
2020 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Vidéos
Food Heros: Kakani's story
In India, a grassroots movement focused on agroecological farming is spreading fast. In Karnataka's southern state, the natural farming methods were adopted first by tens, hundreds, and now hundreds of thousands of farmers across India. So, what is so special about it?
The natural methods have spread with support from the...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de blog
Protecting indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the world’s biodiversity
This article published in The Conversation describes the inextricable linkage between the crisis of biodiversity loss and the loss of indigenous cultures. From animals to insects and plants, biodiversity loss cannot be effectively addressed without tackling the rapid disappearance of indigenous cultures.
According to the author, indigenous peoples have conserved biodiversity for millennia. They have created much...
2020 - The Conversation
Événement
Promoting Organic Agricultural Practices
The presentation for the workshop “Pesticides, Agriculture and Food: Multiple and Growing concerns in Cambodia”, 28th of November 2019
Cambodia
2020
Rapport
Towards a Long-Term Vision for Mountains’ Rural Areas
The European Commission is expected to publish its communication on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas during the first semester 2021. The Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas is coordinated by Vice-President Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for Democracy & Demography. Janusz Wojciechowski, EU Commissioner for Agriculture, and Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for...
European Union
2020 - Euromontana: the European Association for Mountain Areas
Article de revue spécialisée
Analysis/SSF Guidelines: Bridging the Global with the Local
Against the backdrop of the need to operationalize the SSF Guidelines in a participatory manner, the role of the local governance system of India cannot be overemphasized. As a complement to the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed the...
India
2020 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Article de blog
Un sistema agrícola tradicional en Brasil se añade a la lista del patrimonio agrícola mundial
Recolectoras y recolectores de flores siempre-vivas reciben reconocimiento internacional de la FAO como primer Patrimonio Agrícola Mundial de Brasil.
El Sistema de Agricultura Tradicional de Sierra do Espinhaço, también conocido como "recolectoras de flores siempre-vivas’" localizado en Minas Gerais, en la porción meridional de Sierra do Espinhaço, recibió este miércoles el reconocimiento internacional concedido por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), denominado...
Brazil
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Pratiques
How to make added value products with dead bees
Honey bees are still useful even after they die. They have important healing properties. Beekeepers have used dead bees for treating and/or curing diseases for thousands of years. This technology describes when to collect dead bees and how to store and preserve them. In addition to how to process dead...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Scolarisation des enfants dans les zones Cotonnières "CmiA"
Depuis 2005, une culture durable du coton a vu le jour dans certains pays en Afrique au sud du Sahara. Le Bénin compte parmi ces pays. Cette forme de production cotonnière ayant le souci d’améliorer le revenu du producteur, de préserver son environnement et de prendre en charge l’aspect social...
Benin
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Improved pit storage method for Ginger Rhizomes
Farmers in the Mahintada village, in the Surkhet District cultivate ginger as a major income generating cash crop to be used as food or medicine. Ginger rhizomes selected for seed purposes are stored in pits to be used in the next season. It has been observed that around 25 to...
Nepal
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Conservation agriculture for smallholder farmers in dryland areas
The Laikipia district, in the Rift Valley of Kenya, is located on the plateau north west of Mount Kenya. Due to its leeward position, the district is significantly dry, with aridity increasing from the slopes of the mountain to the dry lowlands. Inadequate rainfall and periods of drought have caused...
Kenya
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Événement
Call for case studies on initiatives that enhance the livelihoods of small-scale food producer youth under a changing climate
As part of FAO’s "Boosting Koronivia" project supporting the negotiation process under the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture, FAO is planning to publish a collection of case studies to showcase proactive solutions taken to support and strengthen the livelihoods of small-scale food producer youth under a changing climate. These include sustainable practices and measures that create...
2020 - Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations FAO
Manuel
Sistemas de riego por goteo, microaspersión y aspersión: Módulo 1
Este documento aborda información sobre el sistemas riego parcelario tecnificado sus ventajas y desventajas, igualmente explica el diseño agronómico del proceso técnico de este sistema y finalmente aborda el diseño de reigo parcelario. Los sistemas de riego presurizado parcelario son el alma de la AFC en el sector rural, ello...
Ecuador
2020 - INNOVA Agricultura Familiar
Directives
Guía de Comités Nacionales de Agricultura Familiar
Lecciones aprendidas desde 2012
En el marco del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar (AIAF-2014), entre 2012 y 2014 se han establecido en el mundo un medio centenar de Comités Nacionales de la Agricultura Familiar (CNAF), con el fin de potenciar los trabajos de diálogo político e incidencia para lograr mejores políticas públicas en...
2020 - Foro Rural MundiaL (FRM)
Article de revue spécialisée
Rise Up!: The RISE UP Blue Call to Action is a joint call by civil society, fisherfolk, Indigenous Peoples and philanthropic organizations for bold action to safeguard the ocean at the next UN Ocean Conference in Portugal from 2-6 June 2020
The ocean sustains all life on our planet and is fundamental to human survival and well-being. Now is the time to RISE UP in its defense. Coral reef die-offs, collapsing fish populations and species extinctions are evidence of the escalating ocean crisis brought about by overfishing, ocean heating, acidification, pollution and...
2020 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Rapport
Farming Smarter The Case for Agroecological Enterprise
Farming Smarter is intended as an overview of the thinking and principles behind agroecological approaches to agriculture and land management. It explores the economic argument for regenerative farming and confirms that there is no need for a trade-off between profit and nature in an agroecological system.
The report reinforces the view that...
2020 - Food, Farming and Countryside Commission
Vidéos
Minuto +Algodón: "Vivir del algodón
Video que da cuenta de la historia de Sixto Castro, un agricultor peruano que dedicó toda su vida al cultivo del algodón y transmitir su experiencia y conocimientos a los más jóvenes en la localidad de Piura.
Su legado permanecerá por siempre con nosotros y con todas las personas que...
Peru
2020 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
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