Globally an estimated 20 to 60 million hectares of land in developing countries are acquired by foreign companies and investors. This so-called “land grabbing” has taken place for various reasons. The most obvious one is the hunger for maximising profit. The devastating effects on deforestation for the expansion of biofuels,...

Community-supported agriculture has its earliest history in Japan. In the 1950s and 1960s the country was undergoing rapid industrialisation that resulted in environmental destruction and pollution-related disease. The idea of teikei (literally meaning “cooperation” or “link-up”) emerged in the 1960s as a way of establishing an alternative system. Underpinned by 10 principles,...

This paper aims to identify the channels of transmissions of the COVID-19 pandemic into the food and agriculture sectors and, based on this, to delineate the degrees of exposure to the COVID-19 shock by geographic region. Primary production, trade and final consumption are analysed in detail and, where possible, quantified....

The Karamoja sub-region (i.e. Karamoja) in Northeastern Uganda occupies 27,000 square miles of land and is currently inhabited by approximately 1.4 million diverse people – most speak the Nga’karimojong language (Feinstein International Center, 2007)[1]. It is environmentally, socially, politically and economically different from the rest of Uganda. Being largely dryland,...

The following information from The Serere Agricultural and Animal Research Institute (SAARI), provides information on different groundnuts varieties, management and post harvest in Uganda.

Mechanical transmission by tabanid flies, especially Tabanus occidentalis is likely to be the principal method of trypanosomes transmission in Bolivia. Specifically control regimes based on fly avoidance strategies, could result in a significant reduction of tabanid flies’ direct effects and eventually decreasing transmission risk.

La presente publicación, la segunda de la serie IDEAS PARA AGENDAS EMERGENTES, fue elaborada en el marco de la iniciativa Promoción de la transición agroecológica que lleva adelante el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), con la colaboración del Centro Uruguayo de Tecnologías Apropiadas (CEUTA) y la Oficina de la...

The FAO Yearbook of Forest Products is a compilation of statistical data on basic forest products for all countries and territories of the world. It contains a series of annual data on the volume of production and the volume and value of trade in forest products. It includes tables showing...

On 8 September 2020, IIED and ICCCAD are hosting a webinar on climate-related loss and damage in the least developed countries. Here one of the speakers, Ineza Umuhoza Grace, reports on how climate change is impacting Rwanda.

Many of the pathways have strong interconnections and it is exactly here that co-creation across the different parts of the food system can lead to the expected co-benefits, and a greater farm-to-fork coherence working under a food system R&I policy framework. In addition, the Pathways will deliver on issues linked...

Las diversas problemáticas que enfrentan niñas, niños y adolescentes de América Latina  con la emergencia sanitaria que se ha vivido producto del COVID-19, son algunos de los temas que desarrolla Daniela Castillo, asistente de investigación de Rimisp en este Análisis de Coyuntura. Se profundiza el los datos de escolaridad, trabajo infantil y alimentación,...

This technology discusses different methods for honey and bee wax extraction. Traditional methods are critically reviewed and contrasted with other easily applicable methods such as hot bath method and Ocloo’s method. This technology is part of a series on hive management derived from the FAO publication ‘Beekeeping in Africa’.

Rinderpest is a serious contagious disease of cattle, Asian buffalo, yak and many other herbivores both domesticated and wild, including swine, African buffalo, giraffe and lesser kudu. Rinderpest is caused by a virus which is related closely to that of human measles, canine distemper, pests de petits ruminants (PRP) and...

The Agroecological and Solidarity Alternatives SOL define peasant agroecology in this document and raise issues related to its dissemination by studying jointly its three component pillars: a scientific discipline, environmentally-friendly agricultural practices, and a social movement in defense of sustainable and equitable agricultural and food systems.

With a new set of guidelines on food systems and nutrition under negotiation, Emily Polack reflects on their potential to give small-scale producers a greater say in food systems governance – one key to a healthier, fairer and more sustainable future for all.

Various practical trials are currently underway in Switzerland to reduce the effort required for weed control in organic sugar beet cultivation. In this video, organic consultant Milo Stoecklin from the Fondation Rurale Interjurassienne shows how sugar beet is planted instead of sown. The advantages of this method are: longer growing...

The latest draft of the Farm to Fork strategy (F2F), obtained by EURACTIV, features a few notable changes from the previous version, including an emphasis on the possible role of animal farming on the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and on options for animal welfare labelling.

A small scale farmer illustrates how to do mulching in the garden. Mulching using grass helps him retain enough water for his crops and prevents fast growth of weeds. To learn more about our work on promoting organic agriculture, please visit: https://organic.esaffuganda.org/

In this technology both the timing, the scope of the harvest, which can be expected, the dangers as well as the procedures for honey harvesting are discussed. It gives details on how to harvest honey during night and daylight. This technology is part of a series on hive management derived...

Tsetse flies (Glossina species) infest over 11 million square km of Africa and are vectors of Trypanosomosis (or Trypanosomiasis) in both humans and domestic livestock. It is estimated that tsetse occurs in over seven percent of Zimbabwe and 60 percent of United Republic of Tanzania territories. Hence Trypanosomosis has an important negative...