This method produces small, whole planting setts, each weighing 200 g to 800 g, from minisetts as small as 25 g. The small, whole tuber setts produced by minisett rapid multiplication are excellent planting material for farmers and researchers. Each sett has a head, which means that sprouting is early,...

Si la selva amazónica son los pulmones del planeta, entonces los Andes son su alma. Los ecosistemas andinos son excepcionalmente ricos en biodiversidad única, diversidad cultural y recursos naturales. Como punto de acceso mundial de la agrobiodiversidad, los Andes son el centro de origen de cultivos clave y alimentos altamente...

CEPAL y FILAC, consecuentes con el compromiso y el desafío de visibilizar la realidad de los pueblos indígenas, presentan conocimiento actualizado relativo a los derechos territoriales y la situación de los bosques, la demografía y el derecho al bienestar de estos pueblos. Se espera que ello contribuya al seguimiento de...

Properly spaced trees help provide many of the same benefits of a complete perennial cover. Fine soil particles contain most of the humus and nutrients in the soil, and if lost, soil fertility is reduced, while windbreaks help protect cropland by reducing wind velocities for a distance approximately 15 times...

La agrobiodiversidad de los Andes es excepcionalmente rica en especies y variedades de importancia global para la alimentación y la salud. Entre raíces, tuberosas, granos, legumbres, frutas y otros tipos de plantas comestibles, más de 50 especies fueron domesticadas en la región andina. Sin embargo, la mayoría permanecen marginadas de...

In the Shrubs for Change project, 300 ‘trainers of trainers’ learn how to get more milk from dairy cows by feeding them nutritious leaves from shrubs. These trainers will in turn train and support 120,000 dairy farmers in Kenya and Malawi to start growing shrubs in their own gardens. Research has...

Why does mountain agriculture deserve special attention in a Zero Hunger context? Firstly, because hunger remains common in many mountainous areas. While on a global scale, food insecurity has tended to go down, mountain dwellers have fared worse than people living in plains. Secondly, because mountains cover a large part...

In today’s context of rising hunger and ecological collapse, women and all those who seek to reimagine food, environment and economies, face ever-increasing attacks. This edition of the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch addresses key issues of power, and expose the structural violence that degrades both women and the...

Provisional AgendaThe Global Launch of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019-2028)27-29 May, 2019FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy

L'objectif de cet étude est d’étudier les différentes types de stratégies adoptées par les agriculteurs pour faire face à une crise d’accès à l’eau souterraine et d’analyser la rentabilité économique des systèmes de production irrigués en relation avec les adaptations aux changements climatiques dans le sud-est Tunisienne, pris come zone...

Sebastiana Montan barely looks down as she takes the dirt path from the farmhouse to her field below at a gallop. Her sandaled feet avoid stones and ruts with practised ease along the steep decline, but she pulls up short when she reaches a field of leafy crops. She begins...

This report presents the results of the EIP-AGRI Focus Group on 'Protecting fruit production from frost damage'. In the European Union, the fruit and vegetable sector is particularly affected by frost and, despite global warming, the risk of frost damage in the growing season may increase. This report reflects the...

Greek olive oil producers are turning out to more sustainable production methods, whereas climate change cuts off previous year’s production in -30%. 

Suzana Dimitrievska is an organic farmer in North Macedonia. Coming from a line of strong, well-educated women, she has always been comfortable embracing new technology. She is using Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) to increase the efficiency of her family farm. Several years ago, she bought a farm management software that enabled...

Con el objetivo de identificar y caracterizar las distintas formas de cooperación entre los Estados Parte del MERCOSUR en la década 2005/2015, la Unidad Técnica de Cooperación Internacional (UTCI), realizó un estudio en el ámbito de siete sectores de trabajo: agricultura familiar, ciencia y tecnología, género, educación, integración productiva, medio...

L’adaptation des pratiques agricoles pour répondre à des objectifs productifs autant qu’environnementaux mobilise les agriculteurs du Maghreb depuis près de 30 ans. Mobilisant instituts de recherche, organisations de producteurs et praticiens durant toutes ces années, l’action de Fert et de ses partenaires a permis de mettre en évidence des acquis...

L’accumulation des risques qui pèsent sur les systèmes alimentaires est inédite. C’est le constat d’une quarantaine de chercheurs sur les tendances et les défis des systèmes alimentaires. Ce travail collectif, réalisé à la demande de la Commission européenne, a été présenté par le Cirad en session plénière introductive du High...

O cerrado é um bioma de grande biodiversidade, apesar de ser considerado a maior savana do mundo. É do onde cerrado que Juliana, uma agricultora familiar e chef, tira o sustento. Os produtos do cerrado são ricos em nutrientes. Na gastronomia Juliana utiliza os frutos do cerrado. O bolo de banana...

Muito em breve os produtores poderão contar com o Selo Arte, um instrumento de identificação de produtos alimentícios de origem animal, produzidos de forma artesanal, com características e métodos tradicionais ou regionais próprios. Cada estado terá autonomia para identificar e caracterizar os produtos alimentícios de origem animal, realizar o cadastro destes...

The EIP-AGRI workshop 'Opportunities for farm diversification in the circular bio-economy' was organised to highlight of the number of co-operation mechanisms and business models that have been developed to bring forward circular bio-economy projects and enterprises across the EU. The workshop took place in February in Vilnius, Lithuania, and was...