Numerous attempts have been made to estimate the share of the world’s food produced by family farms and by farms of different sizes. This paper updates estimates of the number of farms worldwide, their distribution and that of farmland, using the most recent agricultural censuses available, in combination with survey...

Las prácticas agrícolas sostenibles permiten un uso más eficiente de los recursos naturales, mitigan el impacto de la agricultura en el medio ambiente y fortalecen la capacidad de adaptación al cambio climático y la variabilidad climática. Debido a que estas prácticas generalmente requieren un esfuerzo sustancial o la asignación de...

This course is the first of a series that aims to provide guidance on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) and its application to fisheries management. It provides a comprehensive overview of the world fisheries and goes on explaining fisheries management, its objectives, mechanisms and challenges. Subsequently EAF is introduced,...

Cotton is one of the most common fabrics in the world, from its origins in ancient India to the modern garments many of us wear today. This durable, versatile and naturally organic fabric is made from the white, fluffy fibres around the seeds of cotton plants.  However, the backstory of cotton...

Five genes of large phenotypic effect known to confer abiotic stress tolerance in rice were selected to characterize allelic variation in commercial Colombian tropical japonica upland rice cultivars adapted to drought-prone acid soil environments (cv. Llanura11 and Porvenir12). Allelic variants of the genes ART1, DRO1, SUB1A, PSTOL1, and SPDT were...

Yemaya No. 63, dated May 2021, features articles from US, The Netherlands, Myanmar, Senegal, and an article on women in fisheries and human rights.The article from the US by Linda Behnken argues that a growing coalition of small-scale, community-based fishers is calling for the recognition and protection of Alaska’s invaluable...

O governo da Bahia está lançando uma campanha intitulada “Viva a Feira”, cujo objetivo é apoiar os municípios a adequarem as feiras livres, feiras orgânicas, feiras agroecológicas e mercados municipais às normas de saúde recomendadas para enfrentamento da Covid-19. A iniciativa é promovida por meio da Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Rural...

The August to November edition of the Hunger Hotspots report provides the results of a joint FAO-WFP early warning analysis of acute food insecurity hotspots, highlights countries that are at risk of significant food security deterioration, and in particular acute hunger and associated malnutrition. The analysis takes into account all...

En la apicultura actual con las nuevas variables que se incorporan, se requiere de la sistematización de los procesos y manejos para ordenar, además de realizar la toma de decisiones en base a información clara y objetiva. Para lo cual el apicultor debe decidir en base a sus líneas productivas...

Leading the European Union-funded Programme for Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) focuses on promoting fair participation of women in all nodes along three targeted value chains of Cocoa, Vanilla and Fisheries under...

The Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is the most destructive migratory pest in the world. In response to environmental stimuli, dense and highly mobile Desert Locust swarms can form. They are ravenous eaters who consume their own weight per day, targeting food crops and forage. Just a single square kilometer of...

Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” recognizes the fundamental role of women in achieving poverty reduction, food security and nutrition. Target 5.a aims to “Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to...

Actores locales o regionales, privados o públicos que prestan algún servicio o suministran algún equipo requerido en la producción de plátano.

El uso de herramientas que no han sido desinfectadas y los insectos del género Xyleborus predisponen la aparición de esta enfermedad. La marchitez es el síntoma más característico, las hojas quedan colgadas en posición vertical. Seleccionar patronajes resistentes. Cicatrizar heridas con pasta bordelesa. Identificar y erradicar plantas enfermas antes de...

This video tells the story of Sireesha - one of the thousands of women and men farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, practicing agroecology in Farmer Field Schools facilitated by the Andhra Pradesh Community managed Natural Farming Programme and FAO. Through agroecology and FFS, Sireesha and her family improved their incomes; consume healthy and...

The Mediterranean fruit fly is a worthy enemy. This pest, also known as the medfly, is widespread over the tropics, attacking and spoiling oranges, mangoes and many other fruits. Each female can lay 200 eggs in her brief lifetime—allowing rapid population growth. The medfly damages so much high value fruit,...

Durante los últimos años, como consecuencia de la expansión de la frontera agrícola, el número de ejemplares arbóreos presentes en los establecimientos agropecuarios se ha visto ampliamente disminuido, ocasionando problemas de índole ambiental y productivo, viéndose afectada la sustentabilidad de los sistemas de producción. El estrés por calor en bovinos...

El estudio examina el desempeño de la producción ganadera en Bolivia y Colombia. Se trata de dos ganaderías con diferente trayectoria, madurez tecnológica, y desempeño productivo, y que tienen en común la existencia de “frontera agrícola”, es decir, cambios de uso del suelo que permiten incorporar tierras de pastoreo a...

La República Argentina tiene una superficie total de 3.761.274 km2, con un sector continental de 2.791.810 km2. Su extensión de norte a sur es de 3.694 km y de oeste a este, de 1.423 km. Su clima es diverso, varía de templado a cálido, árido y frío, y se pueden...

Across the world, more than a year since it first struck, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives, destroy livelihoods and paralyse economies with unprecedented lockdowns and supply chain disruptions. Lockdown and physical distancing measures in particular impact vulnerable small-scale fishers; the frequent disruption of economic activity is an enormous...