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Pratiques
Designing an aquaponic unit
Aquaponics is the integration of recirculating aquaculture and hydroponics in one production system. In aquaponics, the aquaculture effluent is diverted through plant beds and not released to the environment, while at the same time the nutrients for the plants are supplied from a sustainable, cost-effective and nonchemical source. This integration...
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Community Action Planning (CAP) to promote adaptation to drought and flood risks
In Nepal, monsoon rains start around July and end between October and November. Livelihoods of rural populations heavily rely on monsoon rains. However, highly variable and erratic rainfall pattern often causes droughts and floods. To manage the risks of these climate extremes, community action planning is being developed to promote...
Nepal
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Rooftop rainwater harvesting
Water in Nepal is not scarce in absolute terms, and most areas receive about 1 500 mm of precipitation each year, while certain areas may receive up to 5 000 mm. However, many parts of the country still experience water shortages, in particular during the pre-monsoon season (March to May)....
Nepal
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Soils rehabilitation in areas exposed to recurrent floods and water logging
One severe impact of recurrent flooding and waterlogging in Juye County in the Shandong Province, is the salinization and alkalization of soils. The soil in Juye, mainly Luvisoils, with high salt content due to the water loggings, is rich in calcium, magnesium, ions of chloride, sulfate and carbonate. Salt compounds...
China
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Enhancing drought resistance through Guinea grass mulching
Guinea grass mulching is one of the local drought-mitigation strategies adopted in the low-rainfall areas of Jamaica. After the land preparation, dried guinea grass is applied in a matted form over the area to be cultivated. This practice helps crop to survive during the dry season without having to recur...
Jamaica
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Article
Lineamientos de buenas prácticas para la producción agropecuaria para el COVID-19
Sector agricultura familiar
Aún cuando no se tiene constancia de ningún informe que sugiera que el COVID-19 pueda transmitirse a través de los alimentos, al tratarse de una enfermedad que se contagia principalmente por las vías respiratorias es central resguardar la salud de los trabajadores al desempeñar sus tareas y prevenir el contagio...
Argentina
2020 - Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de Argentina
Article de blog
Com delivery, pequenos agricultores orgânicos driblam crise e veem até aumento de vendas na pandemia
Com a pandemia, o grande problema para os agricultores rurais foi o fechamento das suas principais vitrines, as feiras livres, para conter a transmissão do vírus. Para muitos, essa era a principal forma de relacionamento com o público. Outro complicador foi a suspensão das atividades escolares. Muitos produtores que abasteciam...
Brazil
2020 - BBC Brasil
Article de revue spécialisée
Americans' Food Spending Patterns Explain Devastating Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service’s Food Expenditures by Outlet data provide insight as to why the lockdowns related to COVID-19 have been so devastating for U.S. farmers. In 2018, American consumers bought a total of $628bn[1] worth of food, of which $460bn was spent at grocery stores and...
2020 - Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD)
Comptes rendus de conférence
Organic Animal Husbandry systems – challenges, performance and potentials
The main theme of the conference is “Organic Animal Husbandry systems – challenges, performance and potentials”, taking into account the diversity of organic and sustainable animal husbandry systems. Particular attention has been given to dairy and pig systems, parasites and the replacement of inputs. The Video Pre-Conference 2020 will be...
2020 - IAHA in collaboration with FiBL, ITAB, INRA, EU Core Organic projects, Good Earth Great Food, IFOAM, ICROFS
Article de revue spécialisée
A New Deal with our Ocean Planet
The creation of an inclusive, equitable and sustainable ocean economy calls for bold political and social leadership, based on a holistic relationship with our ocean planet. The ocean sustains all life on our planet. Our human relationships with the ocean are diverse, complex and evolving. They represent both a time-honoured and...
2020 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Article de blog
Convocatoria 2020: Innovaciones para el aumento sostenible de la productividad agropecuaria en América Latina y el Caribe en el contexto del cambio climático
FONTAGRO anuncia la Convocatoria 2020 para la presentación de proyectos de “Innovaciones para el aumento sostenible de la productividad agropecuaria en América Latina y el Caribe en el contexto del cambio climático".
La fecha y hora de cierre es el día 3 de abril de 2020, a la 3:00 PM, hora del Este de EE.UU.
El...
2020 - FONTAGRO
Ouvrage
Towards Economic Empowerment, Participation and Agroecology: A Rural Youth Situationer from Six Countries in Asia
Young people are regarded as the drivers of a better future for societies. And rural youth represent the future of agriculture and sustainable farming systems now increasingly being acknowledged as key to solving some of the leading world challenges like food insecurity, livelihood dislocation, environmental destruction and widespread poverty. But...
2020 - PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) and IPAM
Pratiques
Strip intercropping to reduce climate hazard impacts
The Philippines is among the most disaster prone countries in the world. More than 200 climate-related natural disasters were recorded in the last two decades in this country. In 2011 it was hit by 33 disasters, claiming 1 430 lives. These typhoons trigger landslides, flashfloods, mudslides, widespread flooding and cause...
Philippines
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Storage of seed potatoes with the Diffused Light Storage (DLS) principle
Potato is the second most important staple food in Nepal after rice and it is a source for higher income and a better diet for small-scale rural farmers. Increasing consumption of potato demonstrates its importance for food security; however, seed storage is not easy, especially because temperature fluctuations and excessive...
Nepal
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Diversified cropping system: strip cropping
Soil conservation is crucial to sustainable agriculture. This technology involves growing row crops, forages, small grains, or fallow in a systematic arrangement of equal width strips across a field. This arrangement of strips reduces water and wind-induced soil erosion. It also reduces the transport of sediment and other water-borne contaminants...
Grenada
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Production of banana seedlings for direct planting
This practical guide was adapted by the Fundación Hondureña de Investigación Agrícola (FHIA) and is applicable where banana trees are grown. Traditionally, the banana producer plants new areas with shoots (sprouts from the base of the mother plant) obtained from plantations intended for the production of fruit. This practice weakens...
Honduras
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Article de blog
What does the UN Environment Programme bring to the table in the zero-budget natural farming debate?
Farming is the bedrock of India’s economy—43 per cent of its population are employed in agriculture. Yet, paradoxically, around 60 per cent of India’s people is likely to experience severe food shortages by 2050.
Climate change impacts—including crop losses due to global heating—unregulated use of fertilizers and pesticides leading that degrade the soils,...
India
2020 - UN Environmental Programme
Document technique
Breeding strategies for sustainable genetic improvement of Caucasian and Carpathian Brown cattle breeds
The aim of FAO project TCP/RER/3604 was to elaborate breeding goals and plans for breeding and breed development of Caucasian Brown Cattle in Armenia and Georgia and Carpathian Brown Cattle in Ukraine. As a first step, information was collected about the breeds themselves and the environments in which they are...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Rapport
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FAO
Vidéos
Apicultura sustentable: manejos culturales de invierno
¿Qué manejos realizas en invierno para cuidar tus colmenas? Sigue las tres recomendaciones de Francisco Carvallo, investigador del programa Manejo Territorial de Insectos, y descubre alternativas sustentables para la apicultura. Más info en: https://bit.ly/3iDOmsl
Chile
2020 - Centro Regional de Investigación e Innovación para la Sostenibilidad y Los Territorios Rurales (CERES) de la Agricultura
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