An agricultural operation is sustainable if it is sufficiently profitable, environmentally friendly and offers good living conditions to those who work and live on the farm. With the RISE (Response-Inducing Sustainability Evaluation) method developed at BFH-HAFL, the sustainability of agricultural production can be measured and communicated in the context of...

This video presents issues facing Cambodian rural farmers and different approaches introduced by the GEF funded project namely Life and Nature. The project aims to improve adaptive capacity of rural communities to impacts of climate change and strengthen ecosystem services to support agriculture and to attain food security. The project...

 The following includes the features of raised bed cultivation from a practical perspective, including tips and recommendations. Advantages include labour-saving, livelihood resilience strengthening, equipment and risk. Disadvantages include labour, skills and technical limitations.  Description Repeated tilling of the soil to the same depth, either by hand or draught animal, causes plough pans...

On 5 April 2020, the Navieng Organic Vegetable Growers Group in Naveing Village, Hiem District Huaphanh Province, Laos harvested their produce including carrots, beetroots, and Daikon totaling in 2 tons (2,000 kilograms) with a total value of over LAK 15,000,000 (USD 1,660). These produce were to be transported and sold...

Following the session Rural Women, Agroecology and Covid-19, the course Formation and Use of Agroecological Notebooks - Africa will take place on 28 July. The session will be public and will feature the participation of family farmers, the national gender institute, donors and international agencies, with the aim of presenting the results and lessons...

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

 Ce numéro d’Agronomie, environnement & sociétés rend compte des travaux de la 10èmeédition des Entretiens du Pradel (septembre 2019), qui se situait dans le contexte particulier de la commémoration nationale du quadricentenaire de la mort d’Olivier de Serres (1539-1619). Plutôt que traiter un seul sujet à enjeu d’avenir pour les...

Myanmar falls within the center of the genetic diversity of many economically important crops, including wild and cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.). However, the majority of the genetic resources of Myanmar, particularly local varieties, and their distribution remain poorly understood. The present study was conducted to investigate the on-farm varietal diversity...

The following practice describes the features of integrated pest management, listing various agricultural practices to prevent development and spread of pest populations. The advantages and disadvantages are also detailed in terms of livelihood resilience strengthening, livelihood diversification, skills, cost, risk labour and infrastructure. Description Pesticide application using a knapsack sprayer can be...

A very important component of the olive sector is the multiplication and certification of planting materials. The traditional methods used for olive multiplication since ancient times are the purely asexual method of propagation (using suckers or cuttings) and later on the method of grafting seedlings. The main techniques which are...

Several geographical races of the oriental honeybee (A.Cerana) occupy the vast Asian mainland. They possess different behavioural characteristics, particularly those contributing to the bees' capacity for survival. Among the major behavioural characteristics exercising a direct influence on colony management are migration, absconding, colony reproduction rate, colony population size, foraging and...

Para esta sección, se consideraron la demanda de hortalizas en la región Caribe con información captada de los compradores de las principales especies hortícolas que consumen, la frecuencia y el sitio de compra, así como los factores que determinan el consumo. En el caso de la oferta, que se presenta...

This report presents findings on the impact of COVID-19 and the associated State of Emergency from March – June 2020 on women in agriculture in Timor-Leste. The findings were gathered form interviews with 266 vulnerable women in agriculture and agribusiness from six municipalities in Timor-Leste: Ermera, Dili, Liquica, Aileu, Baucau,...

The present analysis examines the environmental and human rights challenges in the Amazon region. It finds that the Amazonian countries pursue development policies in the region based on the exploitation on an industrial scale of natural and non-renewable resources that have caused and continue to cause deforestation, loss of biodiversity...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Life Vision have started its all women Farmer Field School (FFS) activities on sugar beets in Beni Ebeid and Mansheit ElNasr villages in Minya governorate, Egypt. The main objective is to introduce Good...

This report explores the politics and practices in smallscale fisheries that form part of the global struggle for agroecology and food sovereignty. It first frames the political context and explains the challenges facing small-scale fisher (SSF) initiatives and communities as well as how fishers are organised in order to confront...

In-depth study on the effect of soil translocation on its chemistry in humid tropical Africa Soil exchange between agricultural and forest habitats Rapid decrease of organic C in all environments due to soil translocation High mobilization of exchangeable Al due to enhanced decomposition

Women are often among the most vulnerable and marginalized, with limited access to resources and assets, and face formidable barriers in adapting to climate change. Their vulnerability stems from a variety of sources, including basic gender inequality, distribution of rural work effort, and disproportionate access to economic, health and educational...

The following contains explanations about wood burning fuel-efficient stoves and of insulated baskets/boxes. Firstly, the details of the features of wood-burning fuel-efficient stoves are given. These include their high combustion efficiency, reduction in wood consumption, the good transference of the heat from the fire to the pot, minimal smoke emission,...

Armyworm larvae (Spodoptera Exempta) cause devastating but highly localized damage to cereal crops and grassland. Poor monitoring and forecasting constrain efficient control operations in many parts of East Africa. Forecasting of armyworm employs information from rain gauges and moth raps. Therefore, a simple community-based forecasting system, by collecting data on...