What is a weed? We generally think of it as a ‘plant in the wrong place’. But what if we viewed these plants as signs of the ecology in which they are embedded? In this blog, Chris Maughan discusses a recent participatory study exploring the use of ‘plant bioindicators’ by...

Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), in collaboration with IIED, is implementing the project ‘Establishing a Biocultural Heritage Territory to protect Kenya’s Kaya forests’ in the Rabai Mijikenda community. Rabai sub-county forms part of the Coastal Forests global biodiversity hotspot, currently under threat. The project aims to conserve biodiversity and genetic resources...

Recomendaciones para el control de las enfermedades. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional (BAC) Podcast Dimensions Agriperfiles Google Scholar LaReferencia Redalyc Redcol ResearchGate WhastApp Noticias científicas AGROMETRICS CRIS AGROSAVIA: https://vivo.agrosavia.co/

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the variability of conformation traits (CT) in three BON cattle subpopulations with different herd management. For this study, using the nine-point scores of 20 CT as well as breed characterization and nal score in 929 cows were analyzed. Descriptive statistics alongside hierarchical...

The aim of this working paper is to review how climate change and other anthropogenic drivers affect populations of pests and crop diseases as well as their geographical expansion. The paper focusses primarily on the adaptation of pest insects to climate change, noting the precipitous fall in beneficial and other insect numbers around the...

The following Statement was made at the ‘Asia Workshop: IYAFA 2022-Celebrating Sustainable and Equitable Small-Scale Fisheries’, organized by the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) and the Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) at Bangkok, Thailand from 5 to 8 May, 2022

Knowledge hub for Organic Agriculture in East Africa (KHEA) on Tuesday, April 14, 2022, climaxed its inter-school debate competition on organic agriculture in schools. The debate was meant to empower the youth on the health benefits of consuming organic products and also promote organic agriculture among students. Speaking at the...

The objective of this study was to typify ovine and/or caprine production systems in Cesar department, in the Colombian Caribbean region. Farmers from 25 municipalities of Cesar (n = 360) were surveyed about different areas of animal production. The most influential variables were obtained through a Factor Analysis of Mixed Data (FAMD)...

Fisheries and aquaculture contribute to food security and livelihoods of millions of people in Asia. Both women and men are engaged in fisheries and aquaculture. In the past ten years, many actors have worked on raising awareness on women’s contribution as well as promoting gender equality in fisheries and aquaculture....

This guide is based on information from the Food Plants International (FPI) database developed by Tasmanian agricultural scientist Bruce French.The source material and guidance for the preparation of the book has been made possible through the support of Food Plants International, the Rotary Clubs  of  District  9830, particularly  the  Rotary ...

Women farmers continue to be at a disadvantage position with limited access to resources, financial services, and government subsidies, among other things. Aside from farm work, women take care of their children and the elderly. Thus, the multiple crises such as the pandemic, extreme weather events, and increase in agri...

Los sistemas productivos sólo serán sustentables si, teniendo en cuenta los aspectos sociales, logran un equilibrio entre el uso de los recursos naturales y la producción, y esto es factible si se utilizan las tecnologías adecuadas. Dentro de cada dimensión en la que puede enfocarse la sustentabilidad (social, ambiental y económica-productiva) hay numerosos atributos que se pueden considerar, haciendo...

Actualmente los cultivos de soya en la altillanura son afectados por 18 enfermedades, de las cuales las más limitantes son: Pudrición de raíz y tallo, Roya asiática y Mancha anillada. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional (BAC) Podcast Dimensions Agriperfiles Google Scholar LaReferencia Redalyc Redcol ResearchGate WhastApp Noticias científicas AGROMETRICS CRIS AGROSAVIA: https://vivo.agrosavia.co/

Germplasm banks are the most significant repository for plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) worldwide. Despite their strategic importance, national germplasm banks of tropical mega diverse developing countries such as Colombia have extremely limited funds. Therefore, making strategic decisions about research investment is essential. Here, we designed a...

This online course organized by the Latin American Scientific Society of Agroecology (SOCLA for its acronym in Spanish), seeks to investigate the social processes of agroecology in the context of the current crises. It will develop how to consider agroecology as part of the complex - but urgent - political project towards...

Representatives of small-scale fishing communities – the most numerous ocean users –launch a Call to Action at the United Nations Ocean Conference 2022. The Second United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 2022), hosted by the governments of Portugal and Kenya, brought together 6,000 participants in Lisbon from June 27 to July 1....

The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report emphasises the need for action to reduce emissions in the strongest terms yet, and one of the key strategies it outlines for policymakers is agroecology. According to the IPCC, agroecology, which includes techniques ranging from intercropping to agroforestry, is a solution...

With around 70 per cent of Europe’s soils in poor health, the European Union has launched the EU Soil Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ to reverse this deterioration and make soils more sustainable across the continent. The European Commission’s effort to coordinate this vital work recognises soil as the essential...

As consciousness and awareness on use of green energy has been rising, we also do come across a lot of initiatives on the ground, either at individual level or community level. To share the ground level initiatives, we decided to present this issue focussing on “Renewable Energy”. The link between water-energy-agriculture...

Trees feed us, shelter us, inspire us and heal us. In a world facing the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and a pressing climate emergency, the importance of these primeval beings in shaping our future is hard to understate. Generously illustrated and organized according to tree lifecycle - from seeds,...