![]() Sustainability of Smallholder Livelihoods in the Ecuadorian HighlandspublicationSmallholder farming constitutes an important but marginalized sector, responsible for most of the world’s agricultural production. This has a significant influence in the land use and land cover change process and agrobiodiversity conservation, especially in mountainous regions of developing countries. The maintenance of sustainable smallholder farming systems represents a key... Descarga » |
![]() Mountain Research and Development issue onlinenewsThe papers in the latest issue of the journal Mountain Research and Development (MRD) analyze gender-inclusive nettle value chain development in western Nepal, discuss the impact of Swiss government policy on maintaining high-mountain pasturing in the Alps, present an agronomic study of an endangered landrace of runner bean in Italy... Leer más » |
![]() Visualizing mountain environment conservationnewsAs the custodian agency of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 15.4, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed the official indicator, the Mountain Green Cover Index, for monitoring progress towards the achievement of this target. Baseline data developed for the... Leer más » |
![]() Call for participation, IPCC special reportpeak to peakIssue 114 – Month 4 – Year 2018 The April issue of Peak to Peak opens with a call to contribute literature on mountains for possible inclusion in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate. The newsletter continues... Descarga » |
![]() 2nd International Symposium on AgroecologyeventThere is a broad consensus that agroecology can be instrumental in achieving a wide range of policy, environmental and food security targets, from sustainability related goals to the reduction of rural poverty. Building on the 1st International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition, held in Rome in 2014,... Leer más » |
![]() MP products at mountain agriculture conferencenewsUmesh Lama of Organic World and Fair Future Pvt Ltd. (OWF), a member of the Mountain Partnership, participated in the second International Conference on Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture in Mountain Areas in Kathmandu, Nepal on 27-28 February 2018. The conference brought together rural service providers of the Mountain Agro-ecosystems... Leer más » |
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