This training module offers a basic introduction to the necessary steps, the best strategies and the available experiences in starting a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) partnership. This training module is addressed to potential and current CSA members, but also to anyone interested in the food sovereignty movement and in the...

Around 43 percent of the NENA region’s population live in rural areas, which in turn are highly affected by the poverty that results from exclusion from the region’s economic growth; 70 percent of the region’s poor currently live in rural areas and are largely dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods....

The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) today approved an FAO project designed to transform Pakistan’s Indus River Basin by improving agriculture and water management to make this vital food-producing region more resilient to climate change. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has provided FAO with a grant of nearly $35...

Among the topics of this edition: Non-chemical alternatives for combatting weeds; Ensuring secure food and nutrition supply;  IoF2020 webinars on IoT and many other interesting topics!

The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture worldwide. Biodiversity for food and agriculture is the diversity of plants, animals and micro-organisms at genetic, species and ecosystem levels, present in and around crop, livestock, forest and aquatic...

With empty bags you can sew a container. Place layers of decomposable material in the container and water it. Put the earthworms in after one week. Cover the top of the bed with gunny bags and water it regularly. Make sure the compost is shaded from direct sunlight.

An introductory course on agroecology explaining the main components, differences with conventional agriculture and implementation methods.  

At the thirty-sixth session of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean(ECLAC), held in Mexico City from 23 to 27 May 2016, the member States adopted resolution 700 (XXXVI), Mexico Resolution, which established the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development as a regional...

The need to reduce food loss and waste is firmly embedded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Food loss and waste reduction is considered important for improving food security and nutrition, promoting environmental sustainability and lowering production costs. However, efforts to reduce food loss and waste will only be...

Geodetic companies working to provide assistance in the Macedonian land consolidation process are receiving special training today in a workshop at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy in Skopje. The training workshop on conducting feasibility studies for ten selected areas with the highest potential for land consolidation is being...

The focus of this one-lesson e-learning course is on forced migration due to protracted crisis situations, including both natural or human made disasters, and conflict. Forced migration is a sub category or type of migration. It is distinguished by the presence of coercion or a lack of voluntariness. The target audience...

En la pampa ondulada, el tránsito con maquinaria agrícola pesada en suelo húmedo, la falta de remoción, la pérdida de materia orgánica como consecuencia de la desaparición de la ganadería, la falta de rotación de cultivos y, asociado a ello, la disminución de la estabilidad estructural, de la macroporosidad y...

Coexistence has always been a reality in the French countryside. However recently it becomes an object for researchers. In this article, we focus on the relationship between the two main forms of agricultural production in Guadeloupe: family or peasant agriculture and export agriculture in the CTE implementation process. Here, we...

Geographical indication schemes help protect food products and produce that are characteristic to specific geographic areas. Giving certain foods special labels that are linked to their place of origin can play a special role in promoting sustainable rural development, improving farm income, and widening export opportunities. Common products include fruits,...

O Projeto "Elas no Campo e na Pesca" tem como pilares atuantes o empreendedorismo, a liderança e a autonomia das mulheres rurais. A estimativa é de que o projeto beneficie duas mil trabalhadoras do campo e da pesca de todos os municípios do Espirito Santo. O "Elas no Campo e na...

The European Commission will provide €120 million to the EU's beekeeping sector over the next three years to support its essential role in agriculture and the environment. This represents an increase of €12 million compared to the support provided for the period from 2017 to 2019.

As concerns about agrodiversity loss and its impact on food security increase, interest in seed-saving practices and motivations has risen, especially in regions characterized by ancestral farming. Agroecology practitioners in the northern Andes of Ecuador (n = 65) participated in this study to describe (1) the dynamics of intergenerational agrodiversity, (2) perceptions...

The future of farming indicates that one day digital assets will enjoy almost the same level of recognition and value as physical ones – especially if we foresee a sustainable path for the sector. Farmers cannot do agriculture without land, but neither can they do agriculture without up-to-date data on...

This publication highlights efforts of a number of countries, organizations, groups, at the global, regional and national level, in taking legislative actions, designing policies and strategies, setting up accountable institutions and bodies, to respect, protect and fulfill this human right. While looking at good implementation practices from the past fifteen...

Today’s farmer is as much a businessman as his city cousin is. This blog article looks at harvesting a field of cabbages and try to find their management similarities.