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Article de blog
Supermarkets, transnational supply chains and labour rights’ abuses
Transnational supply chains are networks of locally-based enterprises that supply the demands of transnational corporations, mostly for raw materials and parts of manufactured goods. Transnational corporations set the terms of exchange within this supply chain: quality, prices, quantities and deadlines, leaving the supplying enterprises to determine working conditions, safety and...
2017 - GRAIN
Note/document d'orientation
Reconciling forest conservation with food production in sub-Saharan Africa
Case studies from Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania
Forest cover in sub-Saharan Africa declined by nearly 10 per cent between 2000 and 2010. Of this loss, 75 per cent was caused by the conversion of forest to agriculture, largely for food production to serve rapidly growing domestic food demand. Focusing on Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania, this study examines...
Ethiopia - Ghana - United Republic of Tanzania
2017 - International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Article de blog
Searching for a better way to farm
This is a story about Ruth Stephen Chileshe who lives in a remote rural farming community outside the northern capital of Kasama.
For the past few years, farmers and villagers have battled extreme poverty and malnutrition due to low crop yields brought about by difficulties in tilling the land, depleted soils and...
Zambia
2017 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Fiche d'information
Methods farmers can use to reduce cattle livestock emissions in a cost effective way
Livestock production contributes significantly to ammonia and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The EIP-AGRI Focus Group on reducing livestock emissions looked for cost effective measures to reduce both methane (CH4 ) and ammonia (NH3 ). The 20 experts in the group described the current and new mitigation measures, explored their cost-effectiveness,...
European Union
2017 - Eip Agri Agriculture&Innovation
Vidéos
L'entrepreneuriat en milieu rural au Maroc
Agrisud et ses partenaires, la Fondation Norsys et l’ORMVAO, ont conduit conjointement le programme d’INitiatives Entrepreneuriales de Services Agricoles (INES). Initié dans le cadre d’un appel à propositions de la Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, ce projet a également bénéficié du soutien de MASEN (Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy). L’objectif était de créer à...
Morocco
2017 - Agrisud International
Article de blog
Pequenos produtores vão fornecer 2,62 mil toneladas de alimentos em 2017
Investimentos vão beneficiar 15 famílias de pequenos produtores de hortigranjeiros e leite
Agricultores familiares vinculados a 14 associações e cooperativas de Pernambuco assinaram 15 novos contratos com a Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab) em 2016 para fornecimento 2,62 mil toneladas de diferentes produtos por meio do Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA).
O Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA) é uma ação do...
Brazil
2017 - Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab), Brasil
Fiche d'information
Smart agri-food supply chains
This factsheet on ‘Smart agri-food supply chains’ is one of the outputs of the ENRD’s Thematic Working Group on ‘Smart and Competitive Rural Areas’ in 2016. ‘Smart’ has been taken to mean all those supply chains that strengthen the position of farmers and rural businesses by helping them to create...
European Union
2017 - European Network for Rural Development
Projet
Food loss analysis for identification of critical loss points and solutions of maize, sunflowers, and beans value chains in Uganda
The RBA Project is jointly implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Funded by the Government of Switzerland, the Project seeks to improve food security and income-generating opportunities through the reduction of...
Uganda
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Divers
Integrated Pest Management
The EIP-AGRI Focus Group on ‘Integrated Pest Management – Focus on Brassica species’ brought together 20 experts with different backgrounds (scientists, farmers and advisers), to propose innovative solutions on this topic. They concentrated on winter oilseed rape (OSR) and the three most important Brassica vegetables: cauliflower, broccoli and white cabbage....
European Union
2017 - Eip Agri Agriculture&Innovation
Article du bulletin d’information
Programa de Seguro Rural de 2017 começa com anúncio de R$ 90 milhões
Recursos se destinam às culturas de inverno, como milho e trigo, e outras atividades.
O governo federal decidiu alocar R$ 80 milhões dos recursos aprovados no orçamento para subvencionar o seguro rural das culturas de inverno, especialmente milho e trigo. Também serão destinados mais R$ 10 milhões para a subvenção das demais atividades, como pecuária, olericultura e florestas ao longo do primeiro semestre de...
Brazil
2017 - Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (Mapa)
Événement
Alianza para la eliminación de la pobreza rural en América Latina
La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y el Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA) han llamado a la conformación de una alianza regional para renovar el debate y las intervenciones a favor de la eliminación de la pobreza rural en América Latina. Para lograrlo, trabajan con más...
2017 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Revue spécialisée
Where research and practice meet.
EIP-AGRI is continuing to work towards an agriculture of knowledge by connecting farmers, scientists and everyone working with them to generate innovative ideas for a more productive and sustainable EU agricultural sector.
European Union
2017 - Eip Agri
Vidéos
Future farmers in Europe
"Go for it. Choose the rural alternative. Reclaim the fields!" All around Europe, young urban people with no agricultural background decide to start a farm, often using principles of agroecology and community supported agriculture. Despite the many difficulties these new farmers face, their practices are innovative, viable and sustainable. Representing...
France - Germany - Ireland - Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2017 - Cultivate!
Article de revue
La importancia de contar con un vivero forestal agroecológico en la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias
Un vivero forestal dentro de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias puede ser parte de este proceso de revalorización del árbol. Tenemos las capacidades e instalaciones para producir plantines forestales que servirán de insumo base para demás viveros que tengan como objetivo la recría de esos ejemplares. La alta demanda que...
Argentina
2017 - Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario
Article du bulletin d’information
Mercado orgânico movimenta R$ 3 bilhões em 2016
O mercado nacional de orgânicos aumentou 20% em 2016, com faturamento estimado de R$ 3 bilhões, percentual menor que os anos anteriores por conta da crise econômica, segundo o Conselho Nacional da Produção Orgânica e Sustentável (ORGANIS) que avaliou os dados disponíveis sobre vendas no varejo e produção orgânica.
Nas exportações,...
Brazil
2017 - Conselho Nacional da Produção Orgânica e Sustentável (ORGANIS)
Allocution
11 Years Awaiting in Vain for a Fair Quota Allocation
Once again Spain has turned its back on historic injustices by denying rights to small scale fishers in the Mediterranean to access Bluefin tuna.
2017 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Étude de cas
Addressing the challenges of upland farming in southern Shan State for climate resilience
Smallholder farmers particularly in climate vulnerable developing countries such as Myanmar are facing increasing challenges related to food insecurity and climate change. Research has increasingly pointed towards agro-ecology as a movement, with the science and approach suitable to building the resilience of smallholder farmers. Since 2014, the Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MIID) has been actively...
Myanmar
2017 - Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MIID)
Vidéos
Farmer to Farmer Training Supported by FAO
Informative video about a 5 day Farmer to farmer interactive training program held in Dharwad, India through the support of FAO.
2017 - Sathguru Foundation for Development
Ouvrage
Traditional Forest-related Knowledge for Ecosystem Services in ASEAN Countries
Currently, about half of the world population lives in urban area. Even though the proportion of world population living in the rural areas dwindles over the year, amidst world population increase many people will continue to live in the rural areas. Urban migration caused by rapid economic developments can affect...
2017 - APAFRI
Document de conférence
Cooperación interinstitucional para favorecer la inclusión de actividades porcinas periurbanas en el área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires
En Argentina la producción porcina periurbana es importante no solo por sus aportes alimenticios de alto valor proteico para las familias, sino también, por la posibilidad de reciclaje de subproductos, generación de empleo y aportes de ingresos a las economías familiares. Sin embargo, estos sistemas son cuestionados por poner en...
Argentina
2017 - Centro de Información de Actividades Porcinas
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