Climate change represents an unprecedented challenge to the world’s biosphere and to the global community. It also represents a unique challenge for plant health. Human activities and increased market globalization, coupled with rising temperatures, has led to a situation that is favourable to pest movement and establishment. This scientific review...

An agri-food system is a complex term that may seem far from your reality, but do you know our lives depend on them? Every time you eat, you participate in the system. The food we choose and the way we produce, prepare, cook and store it make us an integral...

This report presents the results of IFAD’s stock-take on agroecology. It assesses to what degree IFAD is supporting agroecology throughout its in-country portfolio across the five IFAD regions to the benefit of small-scale producers and sustainable food systems. It also identifies gaps and opportunities for scaling up and scaling out...

Using drone technology to develop interventions and support systems which will improve the integration of shrub, crop and livestock farming methods.

Introducción: Es necesario estudiar las posibilidades de determinar con rapidez y exactitud la obtención de etanol de aserrín de madera de pino, minimizando los gastos experimentales y con ello los costos de investigación para evaluar alternativas en la producción de etanol de residuos lignocelulósicos. Objetivo: Verificar la factibilidad de aplicar los...

The cross-country online meeting for the project “Research, innovation and technology transfer in the agri-food sector in the Western Balkan countries, Phase II” took place on 11 and 12 May. It gathered around 80 participants including representatives from research and education institution, relevant ministries’ representatives, advisory services, private sector from...

A photo galery of Four sites that combine heritage with future…

El cajón triple es una estructura que permite la optimización del espacio, de material y compartir el calor que generan las tres familias pequeñas que se encuentran dentro de este cajón adaptado para este propósito. Algunos apicultores utilizan este sistema para la generación de núcleos con pequeñas familias y también...

At the recent launch of the new strategy for the National Agriculture Extension and Advisory Services in Lilongwe, Malawi, Access Agriculture (www.accessagriculture.org/) was invited to participate in the exhibition titled “Agriculture Extension and Advisory Services within reach: Key to Improved Agricultural Productivity and Nutrition.”

From the topics:  QUESTIONNAIRE: CONCLUSIONS REGARDING RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EVALUATION OF THE EU AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION POLICY, PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES, INFORMAL MEETING OF AGRIFISH MINISTERS 25th JANUARY and many many more

The overall goal of the SustainSahel EU funded project is to promote practices that integrate crops, shrubs, and livestock to enhance soil quality and yields, build resilience towards climate change, and contribute to food security and better livelihoods.

El objetivo de la presente publicación es definir las líneas estratégicas y aportes de AGROSAVIA a la bioeconomía del país mediante los enfoques de prácticas de agricultura sostenible, biodiversidad, economía circular y bioproductos, los cuales permiten orientar la toma de decisiones y las directrices en términos de I+D+i para atender...

This report records the concerns and hopes of more than 3000 rural citizens from 19 different EU countries who participated in a series of workshops in response to the proposal from Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, to build a long-term vision “for and by rural...

Innovation framework of action 2021-2025 that shows the renewed regional innovation agenda, linking agriculture, nutrition, and health with sustainability and resiliency, as well as prosperity and inclusion. The document highlights the key strategic areas of FAO's work to promote innovation in LAC.

Los bastidores o marcos que se utilizan en la apicultura poseen alambres tensos en los que va incrustada la cera de abejas, donde estarán ubicados las crías, el polen y la miel. Para que la cera no se deforme los alambres de los bastidores deben estar correctamente estirados y tensados,...

Los Sistemas Agroforestales son sistemas de producción sostenible con el manejo de suelo, agua y árboles en forma dispersa en el terreno, con diferentes tipos de podas. Los cultivos se manejan mediante prácticas agronómicas, basadas en la no quema, el manejo de rastrojo, la cero labranza y la siembra directa....

A little idea can go a long way. This is what Simon Adriko learnt when he started showing farmer-training videos to residents of the refugee settlements in the West Nile region of Uganda to increase agricultural productivity, improve their livelihood and make them self-reliant.

La inteligencia colectiva necesaria para la innovación, se define por la relación entre la diversidad y la afinidad de los actores participantes. La diversidad nos permite aumentar las opciones y capacidades en el proceso, pero muchas veces se vuelve inmanejable. Si no funciona, entonces recurrimos a la afinidad. Si logramos...

O Consórcio Interestadual de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Nordeste instalou a Câmara Temática da Agricultura Familiar na última segunda-feira (01/02). O objetivo da Câmara é que, baseando-se nas experiências exitosas dos nove estados que compõem o Consórcio, seja elaborada até março uma proposta que articule, apoie e aperfeiçoe a implementação de políticas...

Current use of mineral nitrogen (N) fertilizers is unsustainable because of its high fossil energy requirements and a considerable enrichment of the biosphere with reactive N. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) from leguminous crops is the most important renewable primary N source, especially in organic farming. However, it remains unclear to...