Humanity’s chance of achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the next decade will be largely determined by critical decisions over the next 12 months. What we eat and how our food is produced needs to be at the centre of global action. Last week, at the Pre-Summit...

La agricultura familiar representa más del 80% de las explotaciones agrícolas en América Latina y el Caribe, llegando a ocupar entre el 12 y el 67% de la superficie agropecuaria. Así también, es la encargada de producir más del 70% de los alimentos en la región (FAO, 2014). La reseña...

Un buen programa de alimentación de rumiantes en el trópico, debe estar fundamentado en los pastos y forrajes, siendo los mismos el alimento más económico. Los pastos de corte como son: Merker (Pennisetum ssp.), Tanzania (Panicum máximum Cv. Tanzani), Caña de Azúcar (Saccharum officinarum) y Sorgo Forrajero (Sorghum vulgare) poseen...

La alimentación adecuada del ganado es muy importante para obtener la máxima producción de leche. Las vacas, a través de la acción de comer, ingieren alimentos que están compuestos por nutrientes, encargados de mantener sus actividades rutinarias como caminar, comer, beber, rumiar, parir o producir leche. Los alimentos para el...

Scientists say that these next ten years will count the most in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. 2021 marks the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and this is our opportunity to turn the tide to prevent, halt and reverse degradation of ecosystems  Ecosystem restoration means repairing...

The aim of the research was to attempt to ascertain and better understand the marketing practices of agricultural mechanization hire service enterprises (AMHSEs) in development contexts. The research approach taken was mainly qualitative and abductive. It took an exploratory, historical and descriptive approach and was based on two literature research...

The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) has just published the latest issue of SAMUDRA Report, its triannual journal on fisheries, communities and livelihoods. The current edition, SAMUDRA Report No. 86, dated November 2021, features a range of articles from Africa, Asia and South America, specifically from Ghana, Kenya,...

On 6-10 September, some 2,500+ organic stakeholders, farmers, researchers and policymakers will address questions around resilience, societal transformation, health, and food sovereignty during the world’s largest organic gathering. The #OWC2021 will offer a truly global, diverse space that inspires positive change through knowledge exchange, learning, and the formulation of organic, sustainable solutions, for a...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today launched two practical instruments designed to encourage soil organic carbon maintenance and sequestration, a key tool for climate action. Carbon sequestration involves the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in the form of soil organic carbon (SOC), with the...

The Agrobiodiversity Innovation Challenge is seeking innovators driven by a passion for solving challenges in the agri-food sector by utilizing or conserving agrobiodiversity. As part of the 2nd International Agrobiodiversity Congress, November 15-18, 2021, in Rome, the Agrobiodiversity Innovation Challenge will recognize new products, services, and best practices that can help...

Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations (UN) in 2015, has set targets for achieving zero hunger and transforming the agri-food system, amongst many other universal goals. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) has released the latest edition of Yemaya, its newsletter on gender and fisheries.Yemaya No. 64, dated November 2021, features articles from Sri Lanka, The Gambia, Gender dialogue took place in Central America, issues of gender seafood industry, meditative reflection on gender equity...

La cacaocultura en Colombia es considerada uno de los sistemas agrícolas más importantes. Las semillas de cacao son la materia prima en la preparación de un sin número de productos de chocolatería, sin embargo estas deben ser sometidas previamente a un proceso de fermentación y secado en los cuales se...

Rice field agroecosystems produce food for more than half of the world’s population and deliver important services supporting farmers’ livelihoods. However, traditional rice field agroecosystems are facing a variety of problems, including pests or markets that are hard to access. This research explored indigenous farmers’ perceptions of the problems, their...

In Latin America, the so-called informal sector associated with family farming and the agroecology movements were instrumental at coping with and adapting to the COVID-19 challenges. The objective of this communication is to characterise the initial responses that the family farming and the agroecology movements developed to overcome the threats and...

La crise sanitaire de la Covid-19 nous a rappelé à quel point le métier d’agricultrice et d’agriculteur, partout dans le monde, est essentiel à la vie humaine. L’enjeu de la formation des prochaines générations en Afrique paraît ainsi fondamental. Mais former à quelle agriculture et à quel système de production...

The Regional Technical Platform of Family Farming is a network that brings together the most successful experiences, technical knowledge and the latest innovations to be shared throughout the world. It is available to governments, family farming organizations, the scientific and academic community, and the private sector. It works as a digital...

Potenciar y escalar los cambios que se están acelerando como respuesta al COVID-19 requiere diseñar nuevos modelos institucionales, apoyados por múltiples actores, que puedan ser aplicados en forma descentralizada. En este sentido, el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura...

La Guía rápida de trámites en la agricultura familiar –FAENA– fue elaborada con los aportes de profesionales y técnicos de la Dirección Nacional de Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria y la Coordinación de Agricultura Familiar del Senasa. Según la localidad o provincia, alguna de la información contenida en esta guía pueden...

The document is intended to provide guidance on designing and developing e-learning-based solutions for trainers and instructional designers who are new to e-learning design. The guide also provides basic concepts and information on the processes and resources involved in e-learning development, which may be of interest to human resource (HR)...