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Do attributes of happy seeder technology influence its adoption speed? An investigation using duration analysis in Northern India
Paddy stubble burning poses a major threat to agricultural sustainability in Northern India and an innovative conservation technology ‘happy seeder technology’ is a potential solution for it. Most of the innovation adoption studies usually focus on farmers’ and farm characteristics without giving much emphasis on farmers’ perception regarding the attributes...
India
2023 - Punjab Agricultural University India
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Zero Budget Natural Farming in Andhra Pradesh Outperforms Conventional Agriculture
The state of Andhra Pradesh in India has been promoting chemical-free agriculture under a programme launched in 2016. In the last six years, it has worked with 0.63 million farmers across six districts on Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF). Researchers from the University of Reading in the UK and Rythu...
India
2023
Газетная статья
Agro-food quality certification, agricultural organizations, and farm performance: evidence from vegetable farmers in China
Agro-food quality certification has been gaining greater importance, because it contributes to both agricultural sustainability and food quality. However, small-scale farmers in developing countries have difficulties in obtaining certification and the economic benefits acquired from certification are unclear. This paper investigates the effects of agro-food quality certification on the farm...
China
2023 - Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, China
Газетная статья
Effects of land recuperation on farmers’ social capital: a Chinese field analysis
Social capital is an integral part of farmers’ life, which can be exogenously affected by land recuperation. Based on 1240 farmer field survey data in Gansu Province, this paper used the Logit model to analyse the influencing factors of farmers’ participation in land recuperation, and used the entropy method to...
China
2023 - Renmin University of China
Статья
Natural farming improves crop yield in SE India when compared to conventional or organic systems by enhancing soil quality
Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a grassroot agrarian movement and a state backed extension in Andhra Pradesh, and has been claimed to potentially meet the twin goals of global food security and environmental conservation. However, there is a lack of statistically evaluated data to support assertions of yield benefits...
India
2023
Статья
New Possibilities for Women’s Empowerment through Agroecology in Himachal Pradesh, India
In 2018, the state of Himachal Pradesh in north India launched an initiative to convert all its farmers to natural farming (NF), an agroecological approach. The aim was to address multiple challenges related to rural livelihoods, high input costs, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation. This paper is based on a...
India
2023
Газетная статья
The design and implementation of a distributed agricultural service system for smallholder farmers in China
A large number of farms in developing countries are smallholder farms. In China, this trend is expected to persist for the foreseeable future. However, smallholder farmers in China face several challenges, including excessive fertilizer use for higher yields, low levels of education, aging and limited credit information. Moreover, they are...
China
2023 - Chinese Academy of Sciences
Политический обзор/документ
Restrictions on antimicrobial use in aquaculture and livestock, Viet Nam
The World Health Organization (WHO) considers antimicrobial resistance one of the top 10 global health emergencies affecting humanity;1 antimicrobial use in animal production is one of its key drivers. Globally, animal production accounts for about three quarters of total antimicrobial use.2 In Viet Nam, approximately 2751 tonnes of antimicrobials are...
Viet Nam
2023 - World Health Organization
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Nepal reaches new milestone to transform its agrifood systems through a systematic and sustainable roadmap for food security
The Government of Nepal today launched a series of programmatic frameworks in the food and agriculture sectors that will help the country transform its agrifood systems, making them more resilient and sustainable for the benefit of all people in Nepal, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
Nepal
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Информационный бюллетень
FAO Afghanistan Newsletter, 2nd quarter 2021 - Issue #24
This newsletter compiles the human-interest stories and news releases published in the second quarter of 2021 by the FAO Representation in Afghanistan. They include both development and humanitarian work and depict the impact and relevance of FAO's work in the lives of those farmers, livestock owners, herders and other vulnerable...
Afghanistan
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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EcoAgtube highlighted by Agroecology Coalition
In the first edition of its newsletter, the Coalition for food systems transformation through agroecology (Agroecology Coalition) has cited EcoAgtube among the important resources from its members.
The Agroecology Coalition brings together countries and stakeholders to accelerate the transformation of food systems through agroecology. It has a membership of more than...
Belgium
2023 - Access Agriculture
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FAO leads global efforts to strengthen aquaculture for food and sustainable development
Expert articles cover key themes for an expanding sector already playing a major role in meeting the world’s nutritional needs
Aquaculture has seen enormous progress in recent decades and is destined to produce the majority of the ever-growing demand for aquatic food.The sector now needs an updated set of governing principles that ensure that it expands and intensifies, embracing modern technologies, in a way that is environmentally and socially responsible,...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Winners of Animal Rearer Award for Women appreciate farmer-training videos on herbal medicines in animal healthcare
Women livestock rearers, who attended the ‘Animal Rearer Award for Women’ ceremony organised by the NGO Anthra, led by Dr. Nitya Ghotge, in Pune, Maharashtra, India, greatly appreciated the farmer-training videos on herbal medicines in animal healthcare, that were jointly developed by Anthra and Access Agriculture.
India
2023 - Access Agriculture
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Building Community Scale Solar Infrastructures to Power India’s Agriculture Sector
Smallholder farmers in India are on the frontlines of the climate and agrarian crisis and they include most of the farming population in the country. They face high input costs, are very sensitive to climate risks, lack knowledge of sustainable agricultural practices, and experience crop yields that are ~50% lower...
India
2023 - AESA
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Filling the Gap Between Seeds Research and Small-Scale Farmers
CARE’s Farmer Field and Business School (FFBS) model focuses on improving small-scale farmers’ productivity, resilience and access to markets. FFBS is a hands-on, learning-by-doing approach through which groups of farmers meet regularly during the course of their value chain production cycle to learn about new agricultural techniques and to experiment...
Nepal
2023 - AgriLynks
Политический обзор/документ
We Can Be Friends: Harvesting the Benefits of Coexistence Farming
Transforming Philippine agriculture remains an urgent need, not just because it is intrinsically connected to food security but also for poverty reduction. The technologies brought by the Green Revolution in the 1960s sparked growth in the sector, but it has remained slow compared to some of its neighboring countries. Although...
Philippines
2023
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African, Caribbean and Pacific countries ready to show the true potential of their fisheries and aquaculture sectors
Joint programme by FAO and its partners analyzes value chains in Côte d’Ivoire, Guyana, the Marshall Islands, Senegal and Tanzania
A key fisheries and aquaculture development programme implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has highlighted significant potential to boost these sectors in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Tanzania, Guyana and the Marshall Islands, making them more self-sufficient, creating jobs and preserving biological stock levels.The countries are...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Работа конференции
Proceedings of the First International Conference on School-Plus-Home Garden cum Biodiversity Enhancement Enterprise (SHGBEE1)
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) together with the Regalo ng Kilit Foundation, Inc. convened the First International Conference on School-Plus-Home Garden cum Biodiversity Enhancement Enterprise (SHGBEE1) with the theme, “Restoring Biodiversity, Regenerating Agriculture, and Building Businesses.” Held on 8-12 November 2022 at...
Philippines
2023 - SEARCA
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Community-Based Rice Seed Entrepreneurship Model in Northern Bangladesh
Food security is paramount in Bangladesh, which has a high population density (1329 people per km2) and poverty rate (18.7%). Seed is a critical input in agriculture. The timely use of quality seeds of potential varieties can increase yields by up to 25%. Currently, about 46% of the farmers in...
Bangladesh
2023 - AESA
Газетная статья
Agroecological initiatives in the Mekong Region: a systematic literature review and mapping reveals their implications for transitioning to sustainable food systems
In the Mekong Region, agroecological approaches provide a niche alternative to the dominant traditional or intensive farming systems. We conducted a synthesis of current evidence on agroecological interventions by means of a systematic literature review and mapping of case studies in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. The majority of...
2023 - JOURNAL OF LAND USE SCIENCE
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