Cambio Rural II, Innovación e Inversión tiene como objetivo lograr que las PyMEs agroalimentarias y agroindustriales, el sector cooperativo y los agricultores familiares capitalizados y/o con posibilidades de capitalizarse: Innoven, se asocien y se fortalezcan. Generen y gestionen proyectos que posibiliten el agregado de valor en origen. Sus destinatarios son los productores que...

La región de América Latina y el Caribe ha venido trabajando desde hace varios años en la elaboración de marcos normativos sobre el derecho humano a la alimentación adecuada como una herramienta para combatir la inseguridad alimentaria y la malnutrición. En este contexto se enmarca el Proyecto Sub-regional “Apoyo para...

March marked a year since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. Its economic and social impacts have come on top of other existing global challenges. This is not solely a health crisis. Emerging issues during the COVID-19 pandemic show how important it is to prioritize the poorest in our societies and...

The major public health, economic and social crisis resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic raises many questions as to its origin, its dynamics and the mechanisms that explain it. This pandemic also raises questions about the future: on the implication of environmental issues in this type of phenomenon, and on the...

Entre las medidas que han tomado los Gobiernos de muchos países de América Latina y el Caribe ante la rápida expansión del coronavirus COVID19está el cierre de las escuelas y, por ende, la suspensión de los programas de alimentación escolar. Estos programas actualmente benefician a 85 millones de niñas y niños...

This brief highlights some of the identified and perceived impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on development aspects interconnected with the forest sector, with a particular emphasis on the impacts on the production and trade of forest products. It proposes a series of recommendations as a basis for policy development in...

The Farm to Fork Strategy is at the heart of the Green Deal. It addresses comprehensively the challenges of sustainable food systems and recognises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet. The strategy is also central to the Commission’s agenda to achieve the United Nations’...

Le sol est un système vivant et la productivité agricole des cultures dépend considérablement de la bonne santé et de la fertilité des sols. Afin d’optimiser le système d’exploitation et d’obtenir de bons rendements, il est essentiel que l’agriculteur maintient et entretient la fertilité de ses sols. Les micro-organismes du...

Local foods (such as leafy vegetables, berries, small animals, or any other traditional food source from local biodiversity) have long been an important part of people's diets - nutritious, affordable and adapted to local growing conditions and cultural traditions. They are cheap, readily affordable and rich in different micro-nutrients and...

Abuse and misuse of insecticides is common in Africa. Although the use of pesticides in Africa represents less than 5 percent of the global total, misuse is disproportionately high. The use of insecticides is determined largely by export crops, such as cotton and cocoa. Trends are therefore dependent on world...

In honour of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (17 June), Access Agriculture is proud to announce the launch of the Hindi version of its video platform www.accessagriculture.org/hi, which offers a rich resource of multilingual training videos on agroecological principles and rural entrepreneurship for the Global South. Access Agriculture,...

Wood is the major raw material for manufacturing matchsticks. However, the match industry has been dependent on only a few wood species for making match splints and these species are now in short supply. Therefore, bamboo, one of the faster growing plants, is a sustainable raw material source for manufacturing...

Iván León Ayala, Representante de la FAO en Nicaragua, habla sobre los retos que enfrenta el país en materia de agroecología.

This manual is developed by a consortium consisting of four NGOs (Caritas Switzerland, Advance Afrika, Agency for Accelerated Regional Development, and Gulu Women Economic Development and Globalization) for the implementation of the Action for Livelihood Enhancement in Northern Uganda (ALENU) Project that is funded under the Development Initiative for Northern...

Lutte contre le braconnage et la pêche illégale  

Sri Lanka’s National Fisheries Policy needs to be remodelled to incorporate the SSF Guidelines in order to attain the goal of securing sustainable small-scale fisheries. The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development (MFARD) of Sri Lanka recently prepared a White Paper on National Fisheries Policy in 2018, which was approved...

El Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) ha lanzado el Concurso Regional: Diseño del logotipo de la Iniciativa Andina. En este sitio web encontrá toda la información necesaria para postular como las bases del concurso. Este concurso convoca a hombres y mujeres jóvenes a sumar esfuerzos por la conservación de la agrobiodiversidad, hacer frente al cambio climático y promover la alimentación saludable, invitándoles...

The important role that small farms play in supporting rural livelihoods, conserving biodiversity and maintaining traditional landscapes, rural traditions and cultural heritage is widely accepted. Nevertheless, they are often under the radar of the agriculture policy mechanisms, which tend to focus on the very large farms and globally driven food...

La calidad final de la carne porcina es la resultante de una serie de sistemas y procesos que componen su cadena agroalimentaria. Cada uno de los eslabones que la componen, desde las prácticas de manejo en los establecimientos hasta su expendio en los comercios, influyen de manera determinante sobre la...

La entomofauna del cultivo de la mora ha sido poco estudiada. La inversión en generación de conocimiento y desarrollo tecnológico para este cultivo en Colombia ha sido escasa, lo cual contribuye a que el cultivo presente una amplia brecha tecnológica. Ante el desconocimiento que se tiene de la bioecología y...