Organised by Forum Synergies, in partnership with Cultivate & ARC2020. Forum Synergies helped giving the European touch to the Irish gathering FEDDING OURSELVES 2023, with the webinar "Connecting with Europe - Rural Europe Takes Action" held on Saturday 25th. Two european initiatives from the book "Rural Europe Takes Action -...

Este libro aborda algunos conceptos técnicos sobre estrategias productivas existentes para mejorar la adaptación y mitigación al cambio climático en cultivos de interés y que pueden ser aplicadas en cultivos establecidos en el trópico alto colombiano. Primero, se presentan algunas generalidades de la relación entre agricultura y cambio climático, destacando...

Over the last three decades, many research works have been conducted to define and measure the complex and composite concept of empowerment. However, an individual empowerment tool is still needed, to be applied for any disadvantaged group, women, youths (male or female), poor, etc., or any economic sector, and which...

El Plan de acción mundial, diseñado en torno a siete pilares de trabajo que se refuerzan mutuamente, recomienda una serie de medidas interconectadas que abarcan desde la escala local hasta la mundial. Este video describe el pilar 6 del Plan de acción mundial.

Le marché du riz est confronté ces dernières semaines à de sérieuses secousses. Fin juillet 2023, New Delhi a interdit l’exportation de riz blanc non basmati afin de limiter l’inflation sur le marché intérieur. Cette interdiction a de fortes répercutions au niveau mondial. Le prix du riz est à son plus...

Un plan de acción mundial del DNUAF que proporcione una orientación detallada para la comunidad internacional sobre medidas iniciativas colectivas, coherentes e integrales destinadas a respaldar a los agricultores familiares.

Nomadic pastoralism and agropastoralism are the prevailing livestock production systems in Somalia, with a minimal proportion of livestock raised in (peri-)urban stall-feeding operations, amplifying the vulnerability of these traditional livelihoods to the recurring challenges posed by drought. The primary objective of this paper is to present a quantitative assessment of...

The 2023 Near East and North Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition comes at a critical juncture as several shocks have hit the region in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. In 2022, international and domestic food and fertilizer prices hit record highs....

In Laos, farmer field schools serve as a valuable platform for learning among farmers, exchange of farming knowledge, and introduction of innovative farming techniques. These schools have not only enriched farmers' knowledge and skills but have also instilled confidence in their ability to embrace new farming practices to enhance their...

Agricultural intensification and expansion are the main drivers of biodiversity loss that continue to increase this century, especially in South America. International markets and global policy provide incentives and frameworks to address this, but these are unlikely to be effective unless farmers on the ground are enabled and motivated to...

Recomendaciones sobre las medidas sanitarias que sirven para controlar la dispersión de una plaga.

Si bien la agricultura familiar es la base de la seguridad alimentaria, los agricultores familiares son los más afectados por la pobreza y la vulnerabilidad, y se enfrentan a los mayores niveles de riesgos económicos, financieros, sociales y medioambientales. Te compartimos el #5Pilar del #PlanAcciónMundial, para mayor información, te invitamos a...

¿Sabías qué…? Es posible construir un  mundo con sistemas alimentarios y agrícolas diversos, saludables y sostenibles, que brinden una alta calidad de vida. La agricultura familiar es clave‍! Te invitamos aprender sobre los 7 pilares del Plan de Acción Mundial del Decenio de la Agricultura Familiar aquí y comparte los videos que se encuentran en esta página en tus redes...

The Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032 is a collaborative effort of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It brings together the commodity, policy and country expertise of both organisations as well as input from collaborating member countries to provide...

For most of the history of science, we have allowed soils to gather dust. When not using them as somewhere to grow our food (admittedly the most vital of functions), we have largely treated soils as dirt. An impediment when digging for water, for coal, for metro lines. Something to...

Different agri-environmental schemes (AES), such as ecological focus areas and organic farming, have been suggested to reduce the impact of intensive agriculture on the environment and to conserve or even restore farmland biodiversity. However, the effectiveness of such schemes, their ability to actually support biodiversity and associated trade-offs with agricultural...

Farmer participation in the co-production of knowledge has been claimed to have many benefits, including its capacity to address the knowledge intensiveness and ecological specificity that underpins agroecology. The complexity of agroecological knowledge systems have until now presented considerable challenges to researchers looking to develop research practices adaptable to and...

Da a conocer grupos de fungicidas recomendados para el control químico de la roya asiática, así mismo, lass etapas de crecimiento de la soya en que se deben aplicar los fungicidas. 

Cuenta especial para el recaudo y el manejo de los recursos de la cuota de fomento de leguminosas creado para financiar la investigación, transferencia tecnológica y el apoyo a la comercialización. La Federación Nacional de Cultivadores de Cereales, Leguminosas y Soya (FENALCE) , es la entidad administradora con el propósito...

Agriculture in Africa is arguably the most important sector, given its contribution to food security, as well as its being the continent’s principal source of income and livelihoods as well as the main source of employment for more than half of Africa’s population – the majority of them being women. It...