The guts, heads, skin or any other part of the fish that people do not eat can be turned into organic fertiliser by fermenting or composting it. Fish waste is rich in nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium and vitamins. By applying fish fertiliser, we can increase the good microbes in the soil,...

El análisis de suelo, en conjunto con el conocimiento del sistema productivo, permite determinar las características nutricionales y condiciones adversas que el suelo presenta. Seleccione un área homogénea dentro de la finca, teniendo en cuenta: relieve, pastura, color y textura del suelo. Escoja un recorrido en el campo que cubra...

Mandatory country-of-origin labelling provides for the meaningful information on the origin of the swine, poultry, sheep and goat meat to consumers and for control of compliance by competent authorities. Those are among the key findings of the report on the implementation and impact of mandatory indication of the country of origin...

El presente video contiene información importante sobre los beneficios del compost, los elementos orgánicos que pueden ser utilizados en la elaboración del mismo y las técnicas mas frecuentes utilizadas para su elaboración. Más información: Bibliografía completa de la corporación Editorial Agrosavia Repositorio Institucional (BAC) Podcast Dimensions Agriperfiles Google Scholar LaReferencia Redalyc Redcol ResearchGate

En el presente documento se hace un análisis de la situación en que se encuentran los tres sectores (agua, la energía y la producción de alimentos en la implementación de políticas públicas) y se presenta una propuesta para el fomento del riego en la agricultura familiar, determinando las posibles fuentes...

In the Republic of Moldova, over 140 000 rural people will benefit from integrated natural resource management and the sustainability of land and water resources, thanks to a new USD 1.66 million project launched today. Financed by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and implemented by FAO in partnership with the Ministry...

With an estimated 600 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually, unsafe food is a threat to human health and economies globally. Therefore, ensuring food safety is a public health priority and an essential step to achieving food security. Effective food safety and quality control systems are key not only to...

En la Provincia de Misiones, la evolución de los emprendimientos agrícolas a unidades de negocio de las pequeñas chacras, puede constituir un elemento importante en su desarrollo económico y social sustentable. Una pequeña chacra puede generar utilidades en el plano económico (ganancias) y en el social (beneficios). Para lograrlo, es...

The objective was to analyze the technical efficiency of yam cultivation in producing areas of the Caribbean Region. The data were obtained through 98 structured surveys applied to experienced farmers, which included socioeconomic information such as: age, schooling, size of the cultivated area, physical crop yields, and production destination. The...

The 2021 Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition provides an update on the progress made in the Arab States towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 targets related to hunger, food security and nutrition, as well as the 2025 global nutrition targets set by the World Health Assembly (WHA). Data...

The reforms needed by small-scale fishers in the Philippines pivot around the role of the municipal administration in handling fisheries development and the welfare of fisherfolk. Fishing in the Philippines is crucially dependent on small-scale fisheries as a sector that is anchored in local communities that have historic links to adjacent...

En el presente documento se hace un análisis de la situación en que se encuentran los tres sectores (agua, la energía y la producción de alimentos en la implementación de políticas públicas) y se presenta una propuesta para el fomento del riego en la agricultura familiar, determinando las posibles fuentes...

This course, which is part of a series of three, provides guidance on driving reforms that strengthen policy, legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks for responsible agricultural investment (RAI). Specifically, the course provides support to design the reform strategy, establish multistakeholder consultation processes for decision-making and enhance the role of regulatory processes...

The Atlas of typical food from Montenegro seeks to promote not only the high quality traditional products presented in this volume, but also to raise awareness of the importance of preserving and protecting Montenegrin culinary heritage, local traditions and the rural economy. This Atlas builds on the inventory of origin-linked...

By combining different organic methods, you will harvest a lot more rice and make more money.

Calcium deficiency is common among high-yielding dairy cows. A calcium deficient cow does not eat much, is cold to touch, looks tired and is unable to stand up. She gives less milk. Untreated cows may die. To prevent calcium deficiency, do not dehorn your cows. Let the cows have some...

The ENRD newsletter provides all the latest rural development news from Europe straight to your inbox once a month. From policy updates to ENRD meetings and from project outcomes to online videos, this new and updated tool aims to provide something for everybody interested in rural development policy in Europe....

En este video se evidencian los resultados de un proyecto realizado en el municipio de El Doncello (Caquetá), con el propósito de propósito de utilizar al máximo los excrementos de los animales, tanto eses como la orina, utilizando este material para producir compost, como lombrices y humus de lombriz. También...

Comunitarios y comunitarias de diez municipios del corredor seco de Nicaragua, quienes participan en el proyecto Agriadapta implementado por FAO en Nicaragua, el Instituto Nicaragüense de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) y el Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA), con financiamiento de la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la...

Jacqueline Frantová was a young Swiss urbanite when she first came to the Czech Republic in the mid-nineties. It was the “Wild East”, a place where anything could happen. Little did she suspect she would become a shepherdess. Today Jacqueline and her Bohemian family raise goats, sheep and cows in...