The centralised plant breeding techniques of the green revolution have yielded good results in the more favourable agricultural environments. However, most low-resource farmers in marginal areas have not benefited from these varieties. As an alternative to centralised breeding, farmer participatory approaches using Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) and Participatory Plant Breeding...

Bounthan Sayalath, member of the Houan Oun organic vegetable group in Xay district, Oudomxay province, Laos says that they used to sell 800 to 1,000 kilograms of vegetables per day, but nowadays, they face a serious problem because no one is buying bulk produce. Last month, their group had a...

Landfiles launched a participatory experimentation method that allows knowledge to be shared and new technical routes to be developed. This platform makes it possible to lead groups, identify their issues, collect data and disseminate summaries. Landfiles’ primary objective is to promote quality productions thanks to the identification of efficient technical itineraries. We...

La pandemia provocada por el COVID-19 requiere, además de las medidas sanitarias adoptadas por los gobiernos, respuestas coordinadas para proteger a los sectores más vulnerables; mantener los sistemas agroalimentarios eficientes, inclusivos, resilientes y sensibles a la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria y nutricional. Y, consecuentemente, poder mitigar los efectos sociales y...

Anthra, a non-profit organization working primarily on issues of livestock development in the wider context of sustainable natural resource use, worked with migratory shepherd communities in Maharashtra, India. Access to information on disease occurrence and remedial measures emerged as a constraint for shepherds on the move. Keeping in mind that...

As a coalition of farmers, land is at the heart of our work. Finding secure access to land is the number one barrier preventing a generation of growers from entering the field. Land is also at the root of racial equity, food sovereignty, economic prosperity, public health, and the climate...

HortiCrece es un programa estratégico regional que nació con el fin de posicionar a la región de O’Higgins como el referente nacional más importante en torno al desarrollo y producción de hortalizas de nicho. Existe un potencial de crecimiento enorme en la Región de O'Higgins, por eso buscamos empoderar a los...

Objetivo Evaluar el efecto de la enmienda dolomita en el rendimiento de forraje en época de altas y de bajas precipitaciones en Nariño, Colombia. Materiales y Métodos Se desarrolló un ensayo en el centro de investigación Obonuco (AGROSAVIA). Se utilizó un diseño de parcelas divididas en bloques completos al azar, con 18 tratamientos...

AGROSAVIA is a Scientific nonprofit Colombian public organization working in the Agriculture & Livestock sectors that contributes to technical change, with the aim of improving productivity and competitiveness of national agriculture, through processes of research and knowledge transfer, linking small producers to technological innovation. Our annual budget is US $70...

Este segundo documental Hacemos agua, agua de lluvia Analiza el cambio de las precipitaciones en los últimos 50 años, el uso del suelo, el aumento en la temperatura, la pérdida de bosques nativos y el efecto de las inundaciones y sequías en búsqueda de prácticas sustentables.  Te invitamos a conocer los tres documentales...

Tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) infest over 11 million sq km of Africa, and are vectors of Trypanosomosis (or Trypanosomiasis) in both humans and domestic livestock. For example, it is estimated that tsetse cover over 7 percent of Zimbabwe and 60 percent of Tanzania, and Trypanosomosis has an important negative impact on livestock...

The centralised plant breeding techniques of the green revolution have yielded good results in the more favourable agricultural environments. However, most low-resource farmers in marginal areas have not benefited from these varieties. As an alternative to centralised breeding, farmer participatory approaches using Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) and Participatory Plant Breeding...

Dans l'oasis de Chenini en Tunisie, la conservation de l'oasis passe par la préservation des semences locales au profit des agriculteurs locaux. Le manque d'accès à l'eau et l'accès difficile aux marchés de semences poussent les agriculteurs locaux à produire leurs propres semences locales. Permettant une préservation d'anciennes espèces et...

Representatives from various sectoral bodies in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) met virtually Thursday for a high-level roundtable to discuss accelerated actions to leverage social protection to address COVID-19 pandemic and to officially launch the ASEAN Guidelines on Disaster Responsive Social Protection to Increase Resilience.  The ASEAN region is facing...

This video shows how small scale farmers can produce biogas at home. It explains the steps taken in the production of biogas and also highlights the benefits of biogas production. To learn more about our work on promoting organic agriculture, please visit: https://organic.esaffuganda.org/

The WAT4CAM project was initiated in Cambodia in 2018 to develop irrigation networks for rice crops in Cambodia. The majority of the paddy areas are now highly dependent on rainfall, and climatic hazards and irrigation development would improve rice systems' productivity and profitability. This project concerns five provinces in Cambodia,...

This good practice note based on the experiences of BAIF Development Research Foundation (Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation - BAIF), shows the importance of restoring common property resources by involving the communities directly, as a way forward for impacting positively on their quality of life. “Protection of Commons” has led to...

Poor farmers in marginal areas have benefited little from high yielding, "green revolution" varieties that have transformed the productivity of more favourable areas. In the states of northeastern India, farmers who cultivate upland rice on low-fertility, sloping soils continue to grow low yielding landraces that are susceptible to diseases and...

In recent years, residents of remote areas in south Kyrgyzstan have been facing a host of challenges and difficulties, including two interrelated major issues – migration and weather extremes. Through cooperation and with knowledge from FAO, they are managing to get back on track despite devastating mudslides. Despite the hot and...

Este estudio ofrece una evaluación exhaustiva del estado actual de la inclusión financiera de los jóvenes rurales en Guatemala, poniendo especial énfasis en el impacto que un mejor acceso y uso de servicios financieros de calidad puede tener sobre la capacidad de estos actores de impulsar iniciativas empresariales crear más...