I f agroecology, local seed systems, and indigenous livestock breeding practices in Africa were not resilient, they would not have survived the hundreds of years of infiltration from imports. Stories in this publication demonstrate how local seed systems continue to be a fundamental component of agroecology and African food systems....

Modern high-performance cultivars need fertile soils and have high nitrogen requirements in particular. FiBL, Agroscope and Agridea tested little-used cereal crops under less intensive conditions and investigated how a high level of quality can be ensured all the way from crop production to milling and to the bakeries. The production of...

A regional virtual workshop marked the launch of an FAO project that aims to increase the effectiveness of small ruminant production and reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity. Funded by Turkey, the project is designed to increase knowledge on efficient small ruminant production systems in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan...

En musáceas los fitonematodos más devastadores y ampliamente distribuidos son los endoparásitos migratorios: Radopholus similis y Pratylenchus coffeae, y el semiendoparásito Helicotylenchus multicinctus. 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/

Forest and farm smallholders are fighting for their livelihoods and food security. New research shows producers’ practical measures for climate resilience have impact, but barriers remain to scaling the work up and out. In this ‘super year’ of climate and nature, the latest episode of the Make Change Happen podcast hosts...

Agro-input dealers are often thought to be only interested in making money any way that is possible, otherwise known as “making a fast buck.” But enlightened dealers can combine the profit motive with a concern for customers’ well-being to earn their trust and make a business that lasts.

Like many other economies in transition, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan face the dual challenge of promoting development and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and ruminant systems are central for achieving both goals. Given the important economic, nutritional and environmental roles that ruminant systems play in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan,...

En esta ficha de contexto se mencionan los aspectos importantes de la cadena de mora enfocados a su marco productivo, regional, económico, comercio internacional, así como sus perspectivas y tendencias frente al mercado, dando a conocer su entorno de Ciencia y Tecnología e Innovación. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio...

La Sigatoka es una enfermedad producida por un hongo denominado Mycosphaerella spp. En plátano se conocen dos tipos de Sigatokas. La Sigatoka amarilla se considera endémica en todo el mundo y no es limitante, sin embargo, la Sigatoka negra, requiere de prevención y manejo, porque puede afectar gravemente el desarrollo...

FAO and the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) are pleased to announce the webinar "Fertigation – a tool to simultaneously improve water and nutrient use efficiency", as part of the new series focused on sustainable plant nutrition.Following a successful first event on microbials, this new webinar will focus on fertigation, a technique that entails...

Se trata de una prioridad política, económica, social… Pero los impactos del cambio climático son ya una realidad que afecta muy especialmente a la producción y acceso a alimentos y que, por tanto, ponen en peligro nuestra seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, sobre todo de las comunidades más vulnerables. Como contrapartida, la producción ecológica y la...

In this age of restricted travel, when webinars have taken the place of conferences, at first, I missed face-to-face meetings a lot. But virtual events do allow one to get exposed to far more ideas than before.

To become more sustainable, Europe must diversify its agri-food systems. According to one EU project, this starts with promoting the cultivation and consumption of home-grown legumes. Food systems have a substantial carbon footprint, accounting for one third of greenhouse gas emissions globally. As such, there is an urgency for the sector...

The Corona pandemic has proved that digital tools can tremendously facilitate business processes and allow for many tasks to be performed remotely. This is also true for organic audits and inspections.But some limitations persist, and many people still have reservations towards new technologies. The digital future of organic audits and inspections...

Se debe comenzar a estimular mínimo 30 días después del inicio de la sangría, posterior a la renovación foliar de cada año y cuando las hojas de los árboles estén maduras. Si se presenta el fenómeno del niño o no llueve por más de 20 días es recomendable NO aplicar...

Con el fin de mejorar los sistemas de producción de cacao, se pueden aplicar las técnicas de rehabilitación y renovación. Incorporando copas de clones que mejoren las características agronómicas y aumenten los rendimientos por unidad de área. 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 contents of the manual are intended for use by FFS facilitators and trainers in the implementation of a season-long FFS on paddy rice with a strengthened component on soil health. Some of the exercises presented in this manual were adapted from existing manuals, some were developed during a series...

Chemical or mineral fertilizers have long been touted by agro-industry and by governments as a necessity to feed the growing world population. Sixty years after the start of the Green Revolution, the damage caused to farmland, surface water and groundwater, biodiversity and farmers’ livelihoods has forced policy-makers in India and...

El Manual de Buenas Prácticas para la Agricultura Familiar en Regiones Semiáridas reúne las experiencias presentadas por los participantes de la Misión Técnica de Intercambio de Experiencias entre Países del Corredor Seco Centroamericano - Guatemala, El Salvador y Honduras, y con Colombia, Perú y Argentina, realizada en Petrolina , Pernambuco,...

On Human Rights Day, This year´s theme is a call to find solutions based on human rights to reduce inequalities. Over the past three months, we have celebrated other important observances, including FAO´s very own flagship World Food Day. In the last quarter of the year, we reached a milestone....