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Traditional fallows support resilient farming on semi-arid sandy soils
The arid southern highlands of the Bolivian Andes are a harsh environment for even the most hardened farmers. The ‘quinoa boom’ and the move to mechanisation have led to shortened fallows and a drastic drop in soil organic matter. The dry sandy soils and the natural vegetation they support are...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2015 - ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture
Étude de cas
El desarrollo de tecnologías apropiadas para los pequeños productores en Argentina
El presente es un trabajo que plantea un marco teórico y metodológico para el funcionamiento del Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Pequeña Agricultura Familiar (PAF) en la región pampeana de Argentina.
El Capitulo I inicia con un breve diagnóstico sobre el Paradigma Dominante de Investigación y Desarrollo (I+D) tecnológico para el Agro, haciendo mención a los problemas y contradicciones que este Paradigma no ha...
Argentina
2015
Pratiques
Compostage de la jacinthe d’eau en aérobiose
Ce présent guide porte sur la recette de compostage de la jacinthe d’eau en anaérobiose
Burkina Faso
2015 - Mil'Ecole
Article du bulletin d’information
Eurasian countries accelerate effort to reverse soil degradation trends
At least nine countries in the region stand united on the need to restore limited soil resources and stop alarming soil degradation trends. The “Izmir Communique’” and a related draft five-year implementation plan for the Eurasia region were adopted at the Second Plenary Meeting of the Eurasian Soil Partnership earlier...
Kazakhstan - Republic of Moldova - Russian Federation - Tajikistan - Türkiye - Ukraine - Uzbekistan
2015
Article du bulletin d’information
Moldova fights back against pests
Competition between farmers and pests has been fierce in Moldova. As pests and diseases continued to affect agriculture, it became clear that farmers lacked the knowledge and capacity in crop and pest management to prevent and manage outbreaks. In response, FAO and Moldova’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry recently...
Republic of Moldova
2015
Projet
Organic Academy - Training Programme for Consultants and Agricultural School Teachers
DK aims to double its organic agricultural land by 2020, which involves a shift of 18 000 ha/year, far from being reached. Organic agriculture improved during recent decades, but this knowledge has not always been passed on to agricultural schools and consultancies. The risk is that new generations taking over...
Denmark
2015
Article de revue spécialisée
What are the effects of agricultural management on soil organic carbon in boreo-temperate systems?
Soils contain the largest stock of organic carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems and changes in soil C stocks may significantly affect atmospheric CO2. A significant part of soil C is present in cultivated soils that occupy about 35 % of the global land surface. Agricultural intensification has led to practices that...
2015
Article de revue spécialisée
Ecosystem-based adaptation for smallholder farmers
Definitions, opportunities and constraints
Despite the growing interest in Ecosystem-based Adaptation, there has been little discussion of how this approach could be used to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change, while ensuring the continued provision of ecosystem services on which farming depends. Here we provide a framework for identifying which agricultural practices could...
2015 - Science Direct
Fiche d'information
Organic Agriculture and Healthy Soils
Soils are a non-renewable resource on which 95% of our food supply depends. Short-sighted chemical fertilizer applications in conventional farming are depleting soils at an alarming rate. Instead of using potent chemicals that degrade soil, organic farmers continuously give back to the soil, maintaining soil health and fertility for future...
2015 - IFOAM - Organics International
Fiche d'information
Organic Agriculture & Pesticides
The real solution to our pest and weed problems lies in non-toxic, ecological methods of agriculture, not in pulling the pesticide trigger. In organic systems, farms are managed to maintain and build soil fertility, improving the overall health of microbes, plants and animals as one ecosystem.
2015 - IFOAM - Organics International
Manuel
Manual Nº 4: Riego parcelario
Provee de información básica necesaria para la capacitación en riego parcelario a las organizaciones de usuarios de agua con fines agrarios, especialmente acerca de los conceptos básicos para realizar el riego a nivel parcelario, lo cual se resume en tres aspectos fundamentales: la preparación del terreno, construcción de composturas y...
Peru
2015 - Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego. Dirección General de Infraestructura Agraria y Riego
Site web
Good practices for sustainable development platform
The Good Practices Platform for Sustainable Development is a virtual environment for dissemination and sharing of replicable good practices initiative set in the areas of environment; agriculture; food and nutrition security; renewable energy and; socio-productive inclusion, developed in Brazil's southern region, providing dialogue and exchange of experiences, to contribute to the promotion...
Brazil
2015 - Brazilian government
Pratiques
From slash and burn to ‘slash and mulch’
In semi-arid cropping regions of West Africa, fallow periods are getting shorter. As land becomes more scarce, farmers are not able to give their soils enough time to rest. This is leading to depletion of soil organic matter, severely threatening soil fertility and damaging soil structure. In the worst cases,...
Burkina Faso
2015 - ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture
Article de revue spécialisée
Irrigation water management practices in smallholder vegetable crops production
The case of the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia
Smallholder irrigated vegetable production in the Central Rift Valley region of Ethiopia is instrumental in ensuring the year-round availability of fresh vegetables in the local market in the country. However, a number of problems constrain irrigated vegetable production in the region. Therefore, asurvey was conducted with the objectives of assessing...
Ethiopia
2014 - Melkassa Agricultural Research Center
Document technique
Mulching to control soil erosion in Dominica
The objective of mulching is to protect the soil from the impacts of heavy rainfalls, storms, and droughts, while providing complementary benefits, such as the reduction of weed growth and water loss, and the increase of soil moisture, microbial action, organic matter and nutrient content. This practice helps in the...
Dominica
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Étude de cas
Livestock Systems and Farming Styles: Grassland Management, Landscape and Biodiversity, Veneto Region, Ne Italy
Traditional farming systems have been abandoned to the favor of intensified agricultural practices, due to environmental, structural, economic, and sociopolitical constraints. Consequently, mountain landscape and biodiversity were seriously affected. The aims of this PhD thesis were to study the widespread of the abandonment phenomenon, in particular in the Alpine area,...
Italy
2014
Document de travail
Farmers’ Perceptions of Water Policies: A Case Study from the Jordanian Badia
This report reviews a case study of farmers’ perceptions of policies and regulations to improve water security in the Jordanian Badia. The aim is to improve water management and conservation by engaging all stakeholders, in particular farmers and rural communities, in this common goal.
Jordan
2014 - International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Conférence/Réunion
Connecting Research and Practice in Agriculture and Rural Areas
On 14 January 2014, DG AGRI and the EIP-AGRI Service Point organised a workshop, which focussed on the practical aspects of the Horizon 2020 calls for multi-actor projects and thematic networks related to agriculture and forestry. The workshop was kicked off by DG AGRI director Jose Sousa Uva who gave...
Belgium
2014 - Agriculture&Innovation
Ouvrage
Pollinator safety in agriculture
This publication provides guidance on the natural history of wild bees and their potential exposure to pesticides, as part of the GEF supported Project “Conservation and Management of Pollinators for Sustainable Agriculture, through an Ecosystem Approach” implemented in seven countries – Brazil, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan and South Africa....
Brazil - Ghana - India - Kenya - Nepal - Pakistan - South Africa
2014 - FAO
Article de revue spécialisée
Smallholder pig production systems along a periurban-rural gradient in the Western provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), pigs are raised almost exclusively by smallholders either in periurban areas of major cities such as Kinshasa or in rural villages. Unfortunately, little information is available regarding pig production in the Western part of the DRC, wherefore a survey was carried out...
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2014 - University of Kinshasa
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