COVID-19 poses significant challenges to an already strained rural context in Africa. The growing direct impact of COVID-19 is affecting health, in terms of morbidity and mortality, as well as quickly overburdening health care services with negative repercussions for non-COVID related health problems, but even before COVID-19 had spread in...

Las crisis resultan en muchos sentidos reveladoras para las sociedades. Son momentos en los que las supuestas certezas se fracturan y se hace manifiesto el estado del sistema político y económico. Los mejores y peores rasgos de la sociedad se develan y, con ello, la oportunidad para reflexionar sobre sus...

​Cette pratique décrit comment convertir progressivement à l’agriculture biologique. Vous trouverez ci-dessous des informations introductives sur la manière de devenir un agriculteur biologique, indiquant que la connaissance du fonctionnement et des possibilités de gestion des processus naturels est primordiale. Il est également recommandé de se familiariser avec les pratiques biologiques...

Le petit coléoptère des ruches (PCR), ou Aethina tumida, est un parasite externe qui affecte les colonies d’abeilles et autres insectes pollinisateurs. Il est originaire des zones subsahariennes et s’est propagé dans différentes régions dans les dernières décennies. Le PCR peut causer de sérieux dommages économiques au secteur apicole car...

Kei Sub County-Rodo Rice Producer Cooperative Society Limited (KRORIP Co-op Ltd) incorporated in September 2020 as primary multipurpose cooperative, under the overriding principles of the cooperative statutes of 1991, the Cooperative Regulation of 1992, and the Bye-laws under the provision of section 5 of the Co-operative Societies Act (Amended) 2016...

Somos un medio virtual que observa, analiza y divulga información sobre la situación social y económica que viven las juventudes rurales; las leyes, políticas y programas de inversión en juventud rural de los estados y gobiernos de la región SICA, así como programas de juventud de instituciones de cooperación, universidades,...

Mudanças climáticas podem provocar perdas no Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) de R$ 3,5 a R$ 8 bilhões por ano, estima pesquisa feita no Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional (Cedeplar) da Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas da UFMG.  A tese de doutorado, de autoria de Tarik Tanure, ganhou o Prêmio Brasil de Economia de 2020,...

La erradicación del hambre y la pobreza depende en gran medida de cómo las personas y las comunidades, entre otros, consiguen acceder a la tierra. No obstante, en todas las regiones, las mujeres tienen menos acceso que los hombres a las oportunidades y los recursos productivos. En general, están subrepresentadas...

Many countries in the region already resort to adopting standard sets of measures for natural disasters or economic downturns to minimize food insecurity challenges. These include food price monitoring, food stock inventory assessments, but in other cases price controls and building up of strategic food stocks. Efforts are being undertaken...

The impact of natural hazards on the agriculture sector can be devastating. To reduce the effects of climate change, farmers use strategies to counter-effect the influence of a natural disaster. For example, saving rooftop rainwater can help during a drought, and mulching helps maintain soil moisture. In this good practice,...

Cette pratique met en évidence certaines considérations relatives à la conversion à l'agriculture biologique en fonction de l'emplacement de la ferme et du climat. Il explique en détail comment entreprendre une analyse de localisation, ainsi que les problèmes de conversion liés aux exploitations (utilisation externe élevée, faible et mixte des...

Production of high-quality cashew nuts is dependent on the application of excellent and thorough harvest and post-harvest techniques and practices. This technology is used as part of the African Cashew Initiative’s extension material. It helps farmers to understand how to approach the period just before harvesting begins and what do...

Studies in Bangladesh found that short duration rice varieties bred by client-oriented breeding in Nepal out-performed all other varieties. Participatory research on transplanted main season (T. aman) rice in the High Barind Tract of Bangladesh identified farmer-preferred rice varieties that gave high returns, fitted with local cropping patterns that could...

The Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism faces implementation challenges related to tenure security and governance institutions. In response, multiple regional climate mitigation initiatives have emerged. In Peru, indigenous networks have created their own Indigenous Amazonian REDD (RIA), an initiative aiming to strengthen property rights for...

This photo-essay depicts the practice of aratu fishing carried out by women in the mangroves of northeastern Brazil. Aratu (Goniopsis cruentata) are small, reddish crustaceans that live on the branches of mangroves. They are processed and sold, the sweetness of the meat making them a prized delicacy. Aratu fishing is carried out...

En el marco de la campaña #EmprendeAprendiendo, la Red Nacional de Jóvenes Rurales El Salvador organiza y desarrolla el taller virtual "Tu marca, tu éxito: guía para crear tu propia marca". Aprende cómo crear y posicionar la imagen de tu emprendimiento con innovadoras estrategias gráficas.

En 2020 hemos realizado una actualización del app y la pagina web gracias al proyecto MOCCA de USDA. Esta actualización, corresponde a ampliación de los contenidos sobre cacao, documentos basados en publicaciones de organizaciones de investigación y otros temas de interés general, creando una biblioteca virtual. Además, tienes acceso a...

Worldwide, karst terrain is highly sensitive to human activity due to extensive areas of thin soil and rapid water flow to groundwater. In the southwest China karst region, poor farming decisions can promote land degradation and reduce water quality with negative consequences for livelihoods in a region where farmers already...

The Food and Agriculture Policy Decision Analysis (FAPDA) is a FAO initiative that aims to promote evidence-based decision making by providing up-to-date information on national policy decisions and policy frameworks, through the FAPDA policy database.   The database contains over 10 000 national policy decisions and 2 000 national policy frameworks for 100 countries around the...

Healthy soils are fundamental to the sustainable production of food, feed and fibre. In addition, healthy soils also provide many other functions that contribute to human well-being such as water filtering, carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling and biodiversity preservation. Soil health is affected by unsustainable management practices like frequent tillage, which...