Crop establishment is often poor in the semi-arid tropics. However, good crop stand establishment is essential for the efficient use of water and light, and a uniform stand is a pre-requisite for cropping success. Seeds that germinate quickly produce viable seedlings that are not dependent on rapidly declining moisture in...

Did you know that there is a small fishing village called Marianad, in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India, which owes a lot of its history to a public health nurse from Bergamo – the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Italy? This nurse, Lauretta Farina, 86, passed away on 12...

Agroecology Newsletter of July 2020

Mostly associated with fresh fruits, vegetables, and live animals straight from production zones, African mass markets bring together many people, irrespective of class, religion, or socioeconomic backgrounds. As thriving local economies, mass markets support ecologically-sensitive trading and consumption. It is not by chance that each of the articles in this...

Continúa el Ministerio de Economía Familiar capitalizando a las familias rurales del municipio de San Lucas, en Madriz, con el programa FIDA "NICAVIDA", entregando herramientas y materiales de construcción para el campo a grupos solidarios.

Crop establishment is often poor in the semi-arid tropics. However, good crop stand establishment is essential for the efficient use of water and light, and a uniform stand is a pre-requisite for cropping success. Seeds that germinate quickly produce viable seedlings that are not dependent on rapidly declining moisture in...

A report on gender and equity in the global health and social workforce. How do we address the question of inequality in global health infrastructure, especially during the pandemic grip of COVID-19? The report, produced by the WHO Global Health Workforce Network’s Gender Equity Hub is the latest gender and equity...

Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) is organizing a webinar as a part of the successful implementation of Pre-Monsoon Dry sowing in Andhra Pradesh. This initiative has started as a pilot in Anantapuram district, a semi-arid region of Andhra Pradesh to demonstrate the concept of harnessing the water vapor from...

There is consensus that the global food system is not delivering good nutrition for all and is causing environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity, such that a profound transformation is needed to meet the challenges of persistent malnutrition and rural poverty, aggravated by the growing consequences of climate change. Agroecological...

La vicepresidenta del Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA), Marie Haga, destaca el valor de los “bienes comunes” como las semillas e invita a los países a cooperar más en un mundo tan interdependiente como el actual.

FAO is analysing and providing updates on the emerging COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on agricultural markets—effects that are still largely unknown. Most current assessments generally foresee a contraction in both supply of and demand for agricultural products, and point to possible disruptions in trade and logistics.     On the supply side, widely different...

This technology describes the introduction of line sowing techniques and the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) method for rice cultivation in the District of Muzaffargarh in Pakistan and its economic implications based on a cost-benefit analysis. The main hazards affecting agricultural livelihoods, including rice cultivation, of this region are dry...

La production de noix de cajou de haute qualité dépend de l'application adéquate de bonnes techniques et pratiques de récolte et post-récolte. L’objectif de l’initiative du Cajou Africain (iCA) est d’augmenter la compétitivité de la production de noix de cajou africaine et de réaliser une réduction durable de la pauvreté...

Crop establishment is often poor in the semiarid tropics. However, good crop stand establishment is essential for the efficient use of water and light, and a uniform stand is a pre-requisite for cropping success. Seeds that germinate quickly produce viable seedlings that are not dependent on rapidly declining moisture in...

The exclusion of women from organizing bodies is a key challenge facing women in Japan’s coastal fisheries. In Japan, the Fishery Cooperative Associations (FCAs) are key entities in the effort to protect the environment in coastal fisheries. They manage traditional fishing rights with legal support from the government, and are embedded...

Videoconferencia internacional: La Permacultura como mecanismo para mantener el equilibrio de los ecosistemas agrícolas productivos Fecha: Lunes 30 de noviembre 2020

In this episode, the general objective is to facilitate discussion on the opportunities and challenges confronting family farmers, especially young farmers, and their organizations during this pandemic. Discussion results are expected to contribute to deepening the agenda and discourses, as well as strengthening actions in the : • Global/regional campaign...

Este fue un año en el que nos enfrentamos a enormes desafíos: atravesar el aislamiento y al mismo tiempo sostener el acompañamiento pedagógico de los estudiantes de agrarias desde nuestras casas. Enseñar desde la virtualidad en una facultad fuertemente atada a la presencialidad por sus actividades en laboratorios y prácticas...

Commercial, industrialised agriculture has made women farmers invisible in much of the Global South. India is no exception. This is changing with India’s Zero Budget Natural Farming practices (now more often referred to as Community Managed Natural Farming), which are being used by nearly a million smallholder farmers. Women, with little...

Systemic Solutions for Healthy Food Systems is a guide for governments to take action for better food systems that promote human, ecological, and animal health and well-being. The Guide provides 14 recommendations to tackle the interconnectedness of food systems through policy and practice. Governments can show real leadership through integrated and...