The World Health Organization (WHO) characterized COVID-19 a pandemic on 11 March, 2020. Two weeks later, a nationwide lockdown was announced in India, to ensure consistency in the application and implementation of pandemic control measures. The lockdown adversely affected numerous fishers and fishworkers and their families. Being contact-intensive, small-scale fisheries...

La cuarta conferencia tuvo lugar el Jueves 30 de abril de 2020, tuvo un mensaje de apertura de Julio Berdegué, Sub-Director General y Representante Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe, y contó con la participación de las siguientes autoridades y especialistas: Xavier Lazo Guerrero, Ministro de...

This technology describes the testing of multi-stress tolerant bean varieties in the central cattle corridor of Uganda, a region particularly exposed to dry spells. The benefits and constraints compared to local varieties are shown in a cost-benefit analysis.

Farmyard manure is a varying mixture of animal manure, urine, bedding material, fodder residues, and other components. This form of manure is the most common form of organic manure applied in the midhills of Nepal. This practice describes how collecting and good storage of farmyard manure can help improve land...

Prior research has demonstrated that restocking has had little long-term impact on the lives and livelihood of poor pastoralists. Given the forces of change impacting pastoralist communities, restocking projects need to account for shifting community values, aspirations, norms and behaviour regarding livestock-keeping. The objective of this study was to develop...

La pandemia de COVID-19 es una amenaza multidimensional que ha afectado los sectores político, económico, social, ambiental y alimentario. Por lo tanto, se necesita una respuesta adecuada para proteger tanto las zonas urbanas como las rurales. En línea con la “Agenda 2030”, se propone la Agroecología como solución para impulsar...

Los impactos de la COVID-19 crecen a diario. La pandemia ha desatado una crisis no solo sanitaria, sino también económica. En semejante escenario – en el que lograr la sostenibilidad económica, social y ambiental es cada vez más indispensable para el planeta – el sistema agroalimentario necesita soluciones urgentes e...

El objetivo de este diagnóstico es de conocer el nivel de adopción de la propuesta agroecológica y cuáles fueron los factores favorables y desfavorables en este proceso para poder sacar conclusiones y recomendaciones para mejorar la propuesta de la organización y elevar los niveles de adopción en las familias productoras...

El Corredor Seco Centroamericano (CSC) es una de las áreas centroamericanas más afectada por los eventos extremos, en particular la sequía. Con el objetivo de fortalecer la sostenibilidad, inclusión y resiliencia de los sistemas productivos de los países del SICA, se realiza un inventario de buenas prácticas y tecnologías para...

Common bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli is a very important disease of field bean in many regions of the world and can lead to high losses of production (25 to 60%). The bacterium is primarily transmitted through infected seed. Xanthomonas can survive over 15 years in seed...

The 36-page 2019 annual report lays out the 23-year-old organization’s accomplishments in 2019 and goals for both its pre-competitive advocacy and education work as well as its industry-leading third-party aquaculture certification program, Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP). Each activity outlined in the report supports progress toward GAA’s vision: A world that embraces and...

Video que enseña cómo elaborar tus propios abonos sólidos y biofertilizantes de forma casera.

La marchitez por Fusarium causada por Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) Raza 4 Tropical es una amenaza para la producción de banano y plátano en América Latina y el Caribe, por esta razón es importante articular acciones entre los países que permitan contener, prevenir y controlar la dispersión del...

Trash lines of organic material, composed of weeds and crops, laid in bands across the slope of annual crop fields, constitute a traditional land husbandry practice in south-west Uganda. These trash lines incorporate organic matter into the soil after decomposition and help to maintain soil fertility and control runoff. The...

This practice describes methods to clean and separate the trash of threshing, providing features of cleaning grains and pulses, by manual and motorised ways. The advantages and disadvantages of this practice are additionally highlighted.  Description Traditional threshing methods often leave a lot of rubbish mixed with the grains and pulses. Separating the rubbish...

The traditional way of suspending meat for drying by hanging strips over tree branches, wire or rope is not recommended; This is because meat pieces remain in contact with these supporting devices or may touch each other, and thus not dry properly in these contact areas. The following description is...

We follow the trend set in April and May, and offer you another special edition of the SSF Update. This time we take you to Sub-Saharan Africa and give you some insights into regional initiatives to implement the SSF Guidelines there.

Trees have traditionally been an integrated part of European farmlands and bringing them back could be part of an answer to some of our pressing environmental challenges. Asger Mindegaard and Celia Nyssens walk the readers through the forest of opportunities for more agroecological farming provided by agroforestry in Portugal. Herdade do...

La pandemia en curso ha puesto en riesgo la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de millones de latinoamericanos y caribeños. Estas interrupciones en los eslabones de la cadena de valor del sistema agroalimentario han tenido como uno de sus resultados mayores pérdidas y desperdicios de alimentos. Aún no estamos en condiciones...

Este video muestra las principales Plagas y Enfermedades en hortalizas, Métodos de control natural, biopesticidas.