This paper provides an early assessment of the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and of subsequent response measures on milk production, collection, processing, marketing and consumption in Africa. We focus on the period surrounding the first wave of the outbreak (from February to June 2020), during which the number of...

Olga Babayeva, a 52-year-old farmer from Samukh region, in northwestern Azerbaijan, is a well-recognized businesswoman in her community. Apart from being the biggest producer of vegetable seeds for onions, coriander, dill, radishes, and parsley, among others, she is also known for her strong support of women’s engagement in farming.  She was...

La pudrición seca de los tubérculos es una de las enfermedades más devastadoras en la producción de ñame espino (Dioscorea rotundata Poir.) en la región Caribe de Colombia.  Esta enfermedad ataca los tubérculos ocasionando pérdidas de producción durante el cultivo. En previos experimentos se lograron aislar e identificar 11 morfotipos de...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

La acacia amarilla (Acacia decurrens) es una especie arbórea que se encuentra distribuida en el Altiplano Cundiboyacense (Uribe et al., 2011). Es utilizada como suplemento alimenticio para el ganado, por lo cual se tuvo la iniciativa de aislar rizobios nativos como herramienta biotecnológica para mejorar la calidad del forraje. Teniendo...

This synthesis report summarized the result of the process conducted by the World Rural Forum (WRF) with the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to map the policy engagement and dialogue experiences of UNDFF National Committees for Family Farming (NCFFs) during the COVID-19 crisis, from March to...

Chronic diarrhoea in grazing animals is common in tropical livestock. Infection by bacteria and virus lead to diarrhoea. Use of antibiotics is costly and has residual effects through milk and meat. The traditional use of Chebulic myrobalan (Terminali chebula) along with curd from cow or goat milk is an effective...

Farmer-to-farmer learning is a pillar of the food sovereignty and agroecology movements, enabling territorially-specific learning and alliance-building to support farmers’ livelihoods and broader socio-political transformations. Most accounts of experiences in this field are based on rural contexts and rural farm models. However, the broadening food sovereignty and agroecology movement is...

The health, economic and social crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic also offers opportunities for rebuilding and transformation that will strengthen resilience and reduce or prevent future crises. Transformative actions will need to take into account the central role and importance of ensuring prosperous and inclusive AFSs and rural territories, given...

 UN agencies and humanitarian NGOs in Afghanistan are in a race against time to deliver lifesaving aid to crisis-affected people and preposition supplies ahead of winter. Millions of people in Afghanistan have been deeply affected by decades of conflict and displacement, chronic poverty, the COVID-19 pandemic, a severe drought, a failing...

More than 40 million tonnes of meat is produced in the continent each year for human consumption. As a result, animals can pay a tough price in the system to meet demand - with intensive farming conditions making livestock more prone to diseases. At least 20% of livestock production is lost globally,...

El informe que aquí se presenta, producto de una amplia revisión de la evidencia científica, explica esta situación y presenta un conjunto de medidas prioritarias para ser implementadas por los gobiernos y los organismos internacionales en estrecha colaboración con los pueblos indígenas y tribales. Demuestra que el conjunto de condiciones...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Gramínea forrajera con adaptación a las condiciones de la región Caribe de Colombia. Alta producción y calidad nutricional del forraje y mayor preferencia animal. Agrosavia Sabanera presenta floración temprana y alta producción de semilla viable, lo que permite una mayor cobertura del suelo. En el departamento de Córdoba la producción...

Huamani Cardenas lives in Lima, but is originally from Conayca, a rural town of roughly 1 300 people in the central highlands of Peru. When he received a delivery of fresh food from his hometown, he was thrilled. “I sincerely thank the authorities of Conayca for thinking of us,” he...

One of our food system's main challenges is the inadequate relationship between the cost of production and production factors as a whole. Therefore, food production and distribution systems are often at a disadvantage to local producers. New research reveals the benefits for farmers and growers, local suppliers, citizens, and the environment...

The urgency of finding solutions to the most pressing development challenges of our times has increased as the Covid-19 pandemic threatens to reverse the global momentum in recent years toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). And small island developing states (SIDS), with their physical remoteness, restricted land and resources...

The organic coat protects your seed from birds and insects, and gives the young seedlings extra moisture and nutrients. You can also sow coated seeds much earlier, before the rains start. 

This edition of the Social Panorama of Latin America examines the social impact of an unprecedented crisis. The effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have spread to all areas of human life, altering the way we interact, crippling economies and bringing about profound changes in societies. The pandemic has...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...