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Rapport
A review of land tenure issues and options for the future
FAO Indonesia report
An overview of Indonesia covers the intersection between social and demographic issues and land and natural resources, an assessment of the legal/policy framework, and institutions. The document presents conclusions on achieving an improved land governance system. The document begins with a brief overview of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance...
Indonesia
2020 - FAO
Pratiques
Management strategies to optimise production of and access to Self-Recruiting Species (SRS)
Aquatic animals that can be harvested sustainably from a farmer managed system without regular stocking, are referred to as Self Recruiting Species (SRS). A range of indigenous and introduced fish species, as well as molluscs, crustacea, and amphibians are inevitably present in many rural aquaculture systems, even where attempts have...
Bangladesh
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Rapport
Impact Assessment of Zero Budget Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh, India
The Government of Andhra Pradesh introduced Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) in 2016 as an alternative to chemical-based and capital intensive agriculture through its implementing agency Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS). The main objective of the ZBNF is to make agriculture economically viable, agrarian livelihoods profitable, thereby reducing agrarian distress through cost reduction and...
India
2020 - Centre for Economic and Social Studies Nizamiah Observatory Campus,
Pratiques
Double transplanting of (t. aman) rice to reduce impacts of drought spells during monsoon (Kharif II) season
In Bangladesh, rice, and variations in its yield, is the key staple crop. It is critical to the livelihoods of that part of the population depending on agriculture. Transplanted aman (t. aman) is the second rice crop grown in the wet kharif II season, between July and November. However it...
Bangladesh
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Rapid multiplication of yams
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,...
Samoa
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Soil conservation through multi-purpose wind breaks/shelter belts
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...
Viet Nam
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Rapport
MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE - Opportunities for harnessing Zero Hunger in Asia
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...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Manuel
Farm management guide
This manual is for those farmers and individual who wish to start farming as a business. It will also serve as a useful document for Extension Agents wanting to support farmers making a transition from subsistence to commercial or semi-commercial farming. The decision to become a business farmer is not...
Micronesia (Federated States of)
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Étude de cas
The Story of Lanka Farmers’ Forum
The history of Lanka Farmers’ Forum (LFF) draws back to the project implemented through the Medium Term Cooperation Programme (MTCP) which is supported by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). MTCP started as a pilot project in 2009 with farmers organizations in Asia and the Pacific. The main objective...
Sri Lanka
2019 - Asia Pacific Farmers
Événement
2nd Regional Workshop on Developing the Action Plan of the ASEAN Roadmap for Agricultural Cooperatives
The workshop was organised by the ASEAN Foundation, in coordination with the ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN Centre for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives (ACEDAC) Secretariat, and with support from the AFOSP-MTCP2 Programme.
2019 - ASEAN Foundation
Ouvrage
Guidelines for increasing access of small-scale fisheries to insurance services in Asia
A handbook for insurance and fisheries stakeholders
These Guidelines for increasing access of small-scale fisheries to insurance services, have been developed as a complement of the 2014 Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). They were developed to provide implementation guidance for increasing access to financial...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de revue spécialisée
Hard ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Mongolia
•The tick genera Ixodes, Haemaphysalis, Dermacentor, Hyalomma, and Rhipicephalus are present in Mongolia.
•Ixodes persulcatus and Dermacentor nuttalli are the most medically and veterinary important tick species.
•Tick-borne encephalitis virus, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus, Borrelia, Anaplasma, and Rickettsia bacteria, and Piroplasmorida apicomplexans occur in Mongolia.
•Prevalence of human infection with TBPs is lower than in neighboring countries, suggesting that these diseases may frequently be undiagnosed or misdiagnosed....
Mongolia
2019 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Directives
Monitoring and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from healthy food animals intended for consumption
Regional antimicrobial resistance monitoring and surveillance guidelines - Volume 1
This Regional Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Monitoring and Surveillance Guidelines Volume 1 provides guidance in the development of AMR surveillance plan for food-borne bacteria, underscoring the key elements for harmonized AMR data generation, data collation and reporting of findings, while taking into consideration the standing context of the region. It aims...
2019 - FAO
Projet
The Livestock and Agricultural Marketing Project (LAMP): Ways and Benefits of CSO Involvement in GAFSP Mongolia Project
Mongolia, a vast country of 1.56 million square kilometers, is home to 15 timesmore livestock than people. It has over 2.7 million human population and 43 millionlivestock as of 2010.The transformation of Mongolia after the collapse of the Soviet Union from collectivesocialism to a market economy disrupted urban and rural livelihoods, ultimatelyleading to increased urban...
Mongolia
2019 - Asian Farmers Association
Manuel
MEL Handbook for SDG 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are one of the leading initiatives for addressing the critical, complex and often inter-related issues of our world. SDG 14 — Life below water — focuses on our oceans, estuaries, rivers and watersheds, and the human systems that intersect with them. Unfortunately, it has struggled...
2019 - International Institute for Environment and Development
Article de blog
How Extension and Advisory Services Can Tackle Natural Disasters
Natural calamities and disasters of various of varying magnitudes impact our lives.
From April 26 to May 5, the cyclone Fani hit eastern Indian states, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, with winds as high as 215 km/h (three minutes sustained) and 250 km/h (one minute sustained). This caused severe distress to farmers in affected areas of...
India
2019
Article de blog
In the Year of the Pig, UN’s FAO urges safer practices in livestock trade across the Greater Mekong Sub-Region
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has urged countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) to be vigilant in their inspection and monitoring of cross border trade of animal products as transboundary animal diseases (TADs) continue to pose health risks.
Representatives from China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam, as well as delegates from FAO, the World Organisation for...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de blog
Myanmar and UN’s FAO agree a wide-ranging framework to improve nutrition and food security
The Government of Myanmar and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today signed a multi-year framework agreement that will create an enabling environment to improve nutrition and food security in Myanmar, while safeguarding and sustainably managing the use of natural resources.
The Country Programming Framework (CPF) was signed by U...
Myanmar
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article
Creating a new market environment
Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia – The residents of Boeng Leach Village, Sethey Commune, Samaki Meanchey District, Kampong Chhnang mostly grow rice and crops, and raise animals for a living. Their farming tends to rely on traditional methods. There is only limited use of modern techniques and therefore the yields are minimal....
Cambodia
2019 - Farmer and Nature Net (FNN)
Rapport
Regional Workshop on Underutilized Animal Genetic Resources and Their Amelioration - Proceedings and Recommendations.
The Second Report of the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) and analysis of Sub-regional reports on AnGR in Asia and the progress report of Global Plan of Action for AnGR in Southwest Pacific suggested that vigorous efforts still need to be made to strengthen the main elements...
2019 - Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI)
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