Cairo and Rome, 24 November 2020 –The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to foster inclusive and sustainable family farming as the central cornerstone for a vibrant, productive and profitable agriculture across the Near East and North...

Policy-makers from Guinea, Mali and Mauritania speak about three topics crucial to enhance responsible investment in agriculture: the investment approval process, inclusive and effective consultations, and investment for young agri-entrepreneurs. Likewise, young agri-entrepreneurs from Guinea and Senegal highlight challenges and opportunities to engage youth in responsible agricultural investment. These interviews...

Fruit flies are a common pest damaging fruits and vegetables. The video in this practice explains how to build a safe, simple and cost effective fruit fly trap with a plastic bottle, a pheromone and an insecticide. This practice describes step by step how to build a trap to control...

This practice provides basic information on how to set up a small-scale fish farm for subsistence purposes with regards to daily protein needs. Since fish farming practices are so diverse, this manual focuses on land-based freshwater fish farming. In the tropics, pond fish farming is the most common form of...

Esta nueva edición de OCDE-FAO Perspectivas Agrícolas proporciona un nivel de referencia integral a mediano plazo de los productos básicos agrícolas en los ámbitos nacional, regional y mundial, junto con un escenario inicial en el que se explora el impacto del COVID-19. Este análisis preliminar sugiere que un crecimiento económico...

Sunday 17th  May from 2 – 4pm Irish Seed Savers, Capparoe, Scariff, Co. Clare.   Bring your surplus seeds, plants, seedlings and shrubs to share. Meet our team of experts to learn how your support helps protect Ireland’s collection of rare and heritage food seeds and fruit trees.

Apart from exposing vulnerable indigenous communities to infection, COVID-19 threatens a programme that provides livelihood to the vulnerable and helps conserve freshwater fish species. Indigenous people and rural communities in Brazil’s Amazon region have been dramatically hit by COVID-19. A note issued on 10 June by the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations...

La mora es un fruto originario de las zonas altas de América, empleada con fines alimenticios, industriales y cosméticos. Las moras son altamente apetecidas por su sabor, contenido de carbohidratos, fibra y minerales como el potasio, altos niveles de antocianinas y otros compuestos fenólicos, principalmente flavonoides y elagitaninos. Dicho contenido...

This digital report contains the main findings of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020). FRA 2020 examines the status of, and trends in, more than 60 forest-related variables in 236 countries and territories in the period 1990–2020. The information provided by FRA presents a comprehensive view of the world’s forests and...

This knowledge product is a compilation of good practices identified from the ex-post analysis of eleven FAO–GEF partnership projects. The projects were implemented across the world from 2011 to 2019 and are representative of the first generation of FAO-GEF projects. The broad objective of the FAO-GEF partnership is to help...

This technology gives information about how compost can be applied in the tropics and subtropics. It gives a simple description of the processes taking place in the soil and during composting. Practical suggestions are given for constructing a compost heap. A few selected compost methods and applications are given and...

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are a concern to both smallholders and commercial producers involved in intensive vegetable production. Although not all smallholders will recognize nematodes as a production constraint. The following describes the development, through public-private sector partnership with a commercial horticulture producer, techniques for the production of bio control agents...

Over the past two decades, the Honduras country office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made efforts to design an effective rural financial system that supports the development of small producers and rural businesses. Since 2015, after a successful experience with the development of...

Mantiqueira de Minas (MG) é conhecida pelo clima de montanha e as estâncias hidrominerais, cujas águas são terapêuticas. Na região, é produzido também um dos cafés mais conceituados do país. Com as lavouras nas áreas montanhosas, sem mecanização, o café da Mantiqueira de Minas ganhou notoriedade nacional e internacional. Em maio...

Sunday 5th July 12 – 4pm. Irish Seed Savers Association, Capparoe, Scariff, Co. Clare. A day dedicated to showcasing the wonderful heritage seed gardens in full bloom at Irish Seed Savers. Along with garden tours, childrens activities, refreshments, including Irish Seed Savers own organic apple juice, will be available on the day. This...

El área de extensión de Rimisp ha organizado este primer ciclo de cinco microcursos para este año en torno al tema central del desarrollo territorial. Las clases se realizarán entre el 22 de abril y el 20 de mayo, todos los miércoles a las 12:00 horas Chile (-3 GMT). Temáticas como...

Bolivian diets have changed significantly in recent years as a result of urbanisation, increased purchasing power, and changes in consumer preferences. Despite this, the food system in cities like La Paz is still based on traditional wholesale and retail markets. Popular dining areas, where cooked food is sold inside these...

Carta abierta de los Frentes Parlamentarios a América Latina y El Caribe.

Pruning is the selective removal of unproductive shoots and branches. There are several reasons why to prune a mango tree. The practice allows for light and air to be admitted into the canopy of a tree, it enhances flowering to achieve high quality fruits and it improves effective control of...

Plants that belong to the legume family (Leguminosae) have pods in which beans grow. Legumes absorb nitrogen from the air. Many crops that are unable to do this are dependent on the nitrogen that is present in the soil. Most soils in tropical areas do not contain sufficient nitrogen, an...