‘“Business as usual” is no longer an option for a food-secure future. Pastoralism can be an innovative system: a time-tested, undervalued alternative to high-input and resource-intensive farming, and a valuable lesson for the much needed evolution towards ‘farming with nature’, with largely-untapped potential for income growth and employment in marginal...

Aquaponics is the integration of recirculating aquaculture and hydroponics in one production system. Although the production of fish and vegetables is the most visible output of aquaponic units, it is essential to understand that aquaponics is the management of a complete ecosystem that includes three major groups of organisms: fish,...

The following technology provides some examples of the utilisation of animal power as an energy source for post-harvest operations. It details features of draught animal-driven equipment, motorized grain milling (plate, roller and hammer mills), motorized oil extraction (screw-auger press, cage press, and centrifugal cracker for palm oil), motorized cassava processing,...

Tsetse flies live in 36 countries and a total area of between 9 and 10 million square kilometres in Africa. Throughout this area the disease transmitted by the tsetse fly, Trypanosomiasis (or Trypanosomosis), has a significant effect on large numbers of livestock. About 50 million cattle and tens of millions of...

Drying meat under natural temperatures, humidity and circulation of the air, including the direct influence of sun rays, is the oldest method of meat preservation. It consists of gradual dehydration of pieces of meat cut to a specific uniform shape that permits the equal and simultaneous drying of whole batches...

Half of the 1.5 billion people globally who rely on forest landscapes for subsistence and cash income are women. Many see the benefits of participating in various forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs). These include both general community, smallholder farmer and indigenous people’s organisations and more specific women-only groups –...

In February 2020, more than 100 participants from nearly 30 countries gathered together for a week-long global learning exchange on agroecology.  The practitioners work at the intersection of policy, scientific research, grassroots movement-building, and natural farming practices. They were joined by 18 donors, a half-dozen advisors, and other agroecology allies.  The...

This report explores the politics and practices of small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the context of the global movement for agroecology and food sovereignty. It frames the policy context and explains the challenges related to SSF initiatives and communities and how they organize to address them. It shows how alternative food...

En medio de la crisis socioambiental y los impactos de la agricultura intensiva, ha surgido la agroecología como una opción que propone una visión sistémica del alimento, considerando no sólo la regeneración del suelo y las relaciones ecológicas de los agroecosistemas, sino también la dignificación de las y los agricultores. El...

Part of online course Social ecologism in times of emergency, reflections from confinement treating topics as a Sustainable and healthy diet for young and old, Preparing the Day After transformative consumption options for post-confinement this virtual meeting focuses on agroecological alternatives. Emergency measures are centralizing food purchases in large supermarkets, putting small businesses...

Extending over 624 million hectares (ha), covering 20.6 percent of the continent’s land area and representing 15.6 percent of the world’s forest cover, Africa’s forests have a unique role in contributing to the attainment of the aspirations of the Agenda 2063, the Africa We Want. This is a picture of...

 The resistance of family farmers facing agribusiness extension is reflected in unique economic, social and technical practices and strategies, which give them specific reproductive capacities. Our main hypothesis is that the action models behind the resistance of family farmers depend on the context of their situations, their projects and the...

En el marco del proyecto FONTAGRO "Innovación e intensificación para la adaptación al cambio climático de la ganadería extensiva familiar", el 14 de diciembre de 2020 se llevó a cabo el webinar: “Acceso al agua para el uso agrícola ganadero”. Los técnicos de INTA Juan Pablo Mikuc, Daniel Castillo, Vicente Buda...

In this interview, Dominique Burgeon, Director of FAO's Emergency and Resilience Division, explains the particular challenges COVID-19 poses in vulnerable communities already coping with high levels of hunger due to pre-existing crises -- and how the Organization is gearing up to help. 

La cire d’abeille est une marchandise de valeur qui peut être utilisée pour faire toute sorte de produits comme par exemple des bougies, de la crème de corps, du cirage, etc. Cette technologie présente, méthodiquement, trois méthodes différentes pour récolter la cire d’abeille. La première méthode décrite utilise des matériaux...

The following provides some basic technical explanations for the correct utilisation of animal power including harnessing and implements. The advantages and disadvantages of this practice are also explained, which include labour saving, livelihood diversification, livelihood resilience strengthening, equipment, costs, skills, and risks. Description Cattle, particularly oxen are by far the most common...

In many developing countries, centralised management of small-scale fisheries has not been able to ensure the sustainable management of fisheries resources on which so many depend. Often this is because information to support management decision-making is either not available or that it being provided in a top-down manner that may...

La cría de camarones y langostinos en ambientes naturales o seminaturales tiene tres fases principales: Engorde desde postlarva a tamaño comercial. Desove y cría desde huevo a postlarva, maduración y reproducción.

Local food initiatives with agroecological approaches are increasingly recognized. The global pandemic's challenge is alerting communities to the importance of being self-sufficient and resilient. Overall, farmers are thriving during the pandemic by making appropriate adaptations while urban consumers moved towards 'growing own food' and 'buying local'. This issue of the Low-External-Input and...

With the focus on food security rising, smallholder farmers have been propelled into the limelight as the heroes in the production sector. They are playing a major role in nourishing large urban populations as large-scale farmers feel the impacts of COVID 19. We spoke to two organic farmers in Uganda...