Since 1990th Azerbaijan which in the past supplied tomatoes to the whole Soviet Union has been flooded with a wave of imported tomato varieties. Never mind that the tomatoes didn’t have a refined taste, the main criteria were beautiful appearance and transportability, so prized in the market. But my family...

Una iniciativa tecnológica innovadora impulsada por el gobierno de Colombia inaugurada esta semana en la región de los “Montes de María”, Municipio de Ovejas, en el departamento de Sucre, lleva ahora la señal de internet a la zona rural que antes se veía “aislada del mundo virtual”. El primer piloto...

The work presented in this report aims at making a practical contribution to the study of local and traditional knowledge, exploring how ‘indigenous’ ways of observing, monitoring and governing the Arctic environment bear adaptive strategies in a changing Arctic. The report describes ongoing impacts on Arctic livelihoods through the voices...

El video presenta recomendaciones para el uso de una aplicación móvil que permite mejorar la planificación y toma de decisiones de prácticas agronómicas en plantaciones de musáceas (plátano y banano) frente a la variabilidad climática, con especial referencia en la agricultura familiar de Colombia, Perú y República Dominicana. Más Información: Bibliografía completa...

The EU’s rural areas are a core part of the European way of life. They are home to 137 million people representing almost 30% of its population and over 80% of its territory, considering all communes and municipalities of Europe with low population size or density1 . They are widely...

El sistema integrado de producción avícola y compost es un método que combina el compostaje, la cría de aves de corral, y la producción de huevos. Es un método de bajo costo para criar pollos, mientras se produce compost de buena calidad. Los costos de alimentación son casi eliminados debido...

La pinza para extracción de marcos es una herramienta de gran utilidad para el apicultor, ya que permite extraer los marcos de la colmena sin necesidad de emplear ambas manos en esta labor, con lo cual se agiliza el manejo. Generalmente los marcos están pegados con propóleos entre sí. Los...

El video presenta recomendaciones sobre el manejo de la nutrición de banano y plátano, las estrategias de diagnóstico para el manejo de la fertilidad del suelo: 1) identificación de síntomas de deficiencia y toxicidad ocasionados por los nutrientes, 2) Análisis de suelos y foliares: muestreo, calibración e interpretación y 3)...

Although input use in organic agriculture is strictly regulated, and significantly less contentious inputs are applied in organic than in conventional farming systems, the project surveys’ results show that copper, mineral oil, external nutrient input, anthelmintics, antibiotics and vitamins are still prevalently used among organic farmers in the EU. This...

International wheat prices were generally stable in recent weeks but those of coarse grains continued to increase amid strong import demand. International rice prices also firmed, driven by demand for lower quality Indica and Japonica varieties.     In East Africa, prices of coarse grains generally followed mixed trends in February. In most...

Climate change represents an unprecedented challenge to the world’s biosphere and to the global community. It also represents a unique challenge for plant health. Human activities and increased market globalization, coupled with rising temperatures, has led to a situation that is favourable to pest movement and establishment. This scientific review...

An agri-food system is a complex term that may seem far from your reality, but do you know our lives depend on them? Every time you eat, you participate in the system. The food we choose and the way we produce, prepare, cook and store it make us an integral...

This report presents the results of IFAD’s stock-take on agroecology. It assesses to what degree IFAD is supporting agroecology throughout its in-country portfolio across the five IFAD regions to the benefit of small-scale producers and sustainable food systems. It also identifies gaps and opportunities for scaling up and scaling out...

Using drone technology to develop interventions and support systems which will improve the integration of shrub, crop and livestock farming methods.

Introducción: Es necesario estudiar las posibilidades de determinar con rapidez y exactitud la obtención de etanol de aserrín de madera de pino, minimizando los gastos experimentales y con ello los costos de investigación para evaluar alternativas en la producción de etanol de residuos lignocelulósicos. Objetivo: Verificar la factibilidad de aplicar los...

The cross-country online meeting for the project “Research, innovation and technology transfer in the agri-food sector in the Western Balkan countries, Phase II” took place on 11 and 12 May. It gathered around 80 participants including representatives from research and education institution, relevant ministries’ representatives, advisory services, private sector from...

A photo galery of Four sites that combine heritage with future…

El cajón triple es una estructura que permite la optimización del espacio, de material y compartir el calor que generan las tres familias pequeñas que se encuentran dentro de este cajón adaptado para este propósito. Algunos apicultores utilizan este sistema para la generación de núcleos con pequeñas familias y también...

At the recent launch of the new strategy for the National Agriculture Extension and Advisory Services in Lilongwe, Malawi, Access Agriculture (www.accessagriculture.org/) was invited to participate in the exhibition titled “Agriculture Extension and Advisory Services within reach: Key to Improved Agricultural Productivity and Nutrition.”

From the topics:  QUESTIONNAIRE: CONCLUSIONS REGARDING RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EVALUATION OF THE EU AGRICULTURAL PROMOTION POLICY, PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES, INFORMAL MEETING OF AGRIFISH MINISTERS 25th JANUARY and many many more