Action called for livestock in mountainsnewsIn order to facilitate an open and inclusive platform for dialogue and building consensus on global sustainability issues related to livestock, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), together with partner organizations, held the 6th Multiple-Stakeholder Partnership meeting on 20-23 June in Panama City, Panama. During the meeting, the future of... Leer más » |
Promoting mountain products in BolivianewsAlongside small mountain producers in Bolivia and Slow Food agronomists, Alessia Vita, Programme Expert/Economist at the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, developed a strategy on 29 May – 1 June 2016 to improve the value chain of selected quality products with market potential to enhance the producers’ income and livelihoods. She... Leer más » |
Newsletter for West Africa mountainsnewsThe Platform of Civil Society Organization for the Safeguard of Mountains (PSM) began a newsletter for green actors in seven countries of West Africa. PSM is a platform for the stability of mountains and the wellbeing of mountain communities in West Africa and includes some Mountain Partnership members. With the release... Leer más » |
Mountain pastures and livestock farming facing uncertainty: environmental, technical and socio-economic challengeseventThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (FAO-CIHEAM) subnetwork on Mountain Pastures aims to share scientific and technical knowledge on mountain pastures and livestock farming, for which, among other activities, it organizes biennial meetings in... Leer más » |
Action in mountains vital to global goalspeak to peak Issue 93 – Month 6 – Year 2016 The June issue of Peak to Peak begins with the coverage of an MPS event where United Nations diplomats called for efforts to address the rising rate of food insecurity in mountainous areas...
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Italian mountain honey; drops of goldnewsThink of Italy and one thinks of food, but not many people think ‘mountains.’ Yet mountains remain a principle source of the traditional, handcrafted food production that Italy is famous for. Since climate and gradients combined render large-scale industrial agriculture unfeasible, food traditions and environmental health endure in most of Italy’s... Leer más » |
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