Highest grades of cassava starch are processed from freshly extracted starch. In many cassava processing factories, extracted starch is stored in tanks under wet conditions during the peak harvesting period (two to five months). Long-term storage of cassava starch under wet conditions results in adverse quality changes which reduce the...

Mukene, also called Dagaa or Omena, is found in Lakes Victoria, Kyoga and Nabugabo and in the Victoria Nile. It is among the three most important commercial fish species in Lakes Victoria and Kyoga. The mukene fish is fished by light attraction. Compared to gillnetting, light fishing is relatively new...

La Iniciativa Andina es una plataforma regional de innovación diseñada para conservar la agrobiodiversidad única de los Andes, promover dietas saludables y construir un futuro resiliente. Como parte del lanzamiento virtual de la Iniciativa Andina y su estrategia 2020-2030, el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) está organizando una serie de eventos. Por...

Increasing tree cover and managing trees better on farms in Ethiopia supports livelihoods and the environment but most tree-planting schemes promote only a few species. This research aimed to understand farmers’ tree planting priorities in Oromia, Ethiopia and address challenges involved in meeting them. Tree species and planting niches were...

Globally an estimated 20 to 60 million hectares of land in developing countries are acquired by foreign companies and investors. This so-called “land grabbing” has taken place for various reasons. The most obvious one is the hunger for maximising profit. The devastating effects on deforestation for the expansion of biofuels,...

Community-supported agriculture has its earliest history in Japan. In the 1950s and 1960s the country was undergoing rapid industrialisation that resulted in environmental destruction and pollution-related disease. The idea of teikei (literally meaning “cooperation” or “link-up”) emerged in the 1960s as a way of establishing an alternative system. Underpinned by 10 principles,...

This paper aims to identify the channels of transmissions of the COVID-19 pandemic into the food and agriculture sectors and, based on this, to delineate the degrees of exposure to the COVID-19 shock by geographic region. Primary production, trade and final consumption are analysed in detail and, where possible, quantified....

The Karamoja sub-region (i.e. Karamoja) in Northeastern Uganda occupies 27,000 square miles of land and is currently inhabited by approximately 1.4 million diverse people – most speak the Nga’karimojong language (Feinstein International Center, 2007)[1]. It is environmentally, socially, politically and economically different from the rest of Uganda. Being largely dryland,...

The following information from The Serere Agricultural and Animal Research Institute (SAARI), provides information on different groundnuts varieties, management and post harvest in Uganda.

Mechanical transmission by tabanid flies, especially Tabanus occidentalis is likely to be the principal method of trypanosomes transmission in Bolivia. Specifically control regimes based on fly avoidance strategies, could result in a significant reduction of tabanid flies’ direct effects and eventually decreasing transmission risk.

La presente publicación, la segunda de la serie IDEAS PARA AGENDAS EMERGENTES, fue elaborada en el marco de la iniciativa Promoción de la transición agroecológica que lleva adelante el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), con la colaboración del Centro Uruguayo de Tecnologías Apropiadas (CEUTA) y la Oficina de la...

The FAO Yearbook of Forest Products is a compilation of statistical data on basic forest products for all countries and territories of the world. It contains a series of annual data on the volume of production and the volume and value of trade in forest products. It includes tables showing...

On 8 September 2020, IIED and ICCCAD are hosting a webinar on climate-related loss and damage in the least developed countries. Here one of the speakers, Ineza Umuhoza Grace, reports on how climate change is impacting Rwanda.

Many of the pathways have strong interconnections and it is exactly here that co-creation across the different parts of the food system can lead to the expected co-benefits, and a greater farm-to-fork coherence working under a food system R&I policy framework. In addition, the Pathways will deliver on issues linked...

Las diversas problemáticas que enfrentan niñas, niños y adolescentes de América Latina  con la emergencia sanitaria que se ha vivido producto del COVID-19, son algunos de los temas que desarrolla Daniela Castillo, asistente de investigación de Rimisp en este Análisis de Coyuntura. Se profundiza el los datos de escolaridad, trabajo infantil y alimentación,...

This technology discusses different methods for honey and bee wax extraction. Traditional methods are critically reviewed and contrasted with other easily applicable methods such as hot bath method and Ocloo’s method. This technology is part of a series on hive management derived from the FAO publication ‘Beekeeping in Africa’.

Rinderpest is a serious contagious disease of cattle, Asian buffalo, yak and many other herbivores both domesticated and wild, including swine, African buffalo, giraffe and lesser kudu. Rinderpest is caused by a virus which is related closely to that of human measles, canine distemper, pests de petits ruminants (PRP) and...

The Agroecological and Solidarity Alternatives SOL define peasant agroecology in this document and raise issues related to its dissemination by studying jointly its three component pillars: a scientific discipline, environmentally-friendly agricultural practices, and a social movement in defense of sustainable and equitable agricultural and food systems.

With a new set of guidelines on food systems and nutrition under negotiation, Emily Polack reflects on their potential to give small-scale producers a greater say in food systems governance – one key to a healthier, fairer and more sustainable future for all.

The latest draft of the Farm to Fork strategy (F2F), obtained by EURACTIV, features a few notable changes from the previous version, including an emphasis on the possible role of animal farming on the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and on options for animal welfare labelling.