Es originaria del centro de México y como otras plantas de su familia posee muchas florecitas pequeñas que dan la impresión de ser una sola. Los mexicas en cada solsticio de invierno la desojaban y construían el camino espiritual para que las almas de sus añorados difuntos fueran guiadas por...

Our food production system is at the breaking point. Conventional farming yields large amounts of products for our use, but it uses resources faster than they can recover. If we continue this way, at some point we will have to face the moment when our lands will fail to produce...

Este documento elaborado en el marco del Proyecto “Gestión productiva y económica de pequeños y medianos emprendimientos porcinos de Argentina y Uruguay vinculados al CIAP” presenta estimaciones sobre comportamientos de resultados económicos de modelos productivos y tiene como propósito aportar información que favorezca la inclusión de productores, mejore la calidad...

This Earth Day, we’re celebrating the many ways in which integrated landscape management (ILM) also means insect-loving management. ILM is the process through which community stakeholders come together across sectors and interests to collaboratively plan and design their environment, agreeing on sustainable ways to use land. EcoAgriculture Partners promotes ILM around...

In the past, multinational companies were kept at a distance from public policy. Now, they are often seen by African leaders and donors as key partners when it comes to designing and implementing such policies. What brought about that paradigm shift? How much influence does the “private sector” now have...

Until now, there has been little information available to the international community regarding the state of forests in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Today, however, the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section has released the first regional overview of the forest sector in these countries since they became independent in the 1990s.

Initiated by FAO in Asia, in1989, the Farmer Field School (FFS) is one of the most successful approaches developed and promoted by FAO over the past three decades, empowering farmers to become better decision makers in their own farming systems. FFS is an interactive and participatory learning by doing approach...

L’histoire des Plantes Aromatiques et Médicinales (PAM) est longue et se mêle à celle de nos civilisations. En effet, depuis toujours l’Homme a eu recours aux plantes et à leurs vertus thérapeutiques. Ces organismes végétaux, grâce à leur "spécialisation chimique" sont capables de synthétiser une extraordinaire diversité de composés aussi...

Turkey is home to a great variety of biodiversity and ecosystems. The country’s diverse geographic features range from the Black Sea Mountains to the Mediterranean plains, from eastern highlands to Aegean coastline, with three biogeographical regions. For centuries, Turkey’s ecosystems and biodiversity have been the basis of sustainable agricultural practices...

As mulheres representam 31% dos cargos de comandos - com a tecnologia o campo deixou de ser braçal. Elas são administradoras de fazendas de cítricos, de gado.

Engaging young women and men in an agricultural sector characterized by an ageing labour force is crucial to ensure sustainable food security, reduce youth unemployment and combat unplanned migration. By harnessing their innovative potential, utilizing new technologies and techniques and taking advantage of new opportunities in emerging value chains, young...

El Gobierno paraguayo dio un paso importante con la promulgación de la Ley “De Defensa, Restauración y Promoción de la Agricultura Familiar Campesina”. La Ley Nº 6286 promulgada el 17 de mayo de 2019, reconoce a las actividades productivas realizadas por la agricultura familiar campesina y establece los criterios para...

La Agricultura es la ciencia y el arte de trabajar adecuadamente el suelo y la vegetación, para obtener los productos (vegetales y animales) que el ser humano necesita, de manera ética, económica y sustentable, o sea cuidando de no agotar el suelo y entendiendo a éste como un “bien” limitado...

La alimentación suscita el interés de la ciudadanía, las empresas, las comunidades, el mundo de la investigación… Así, se han adoptado muchas iniciativas que contribuyen a la aparición de Sistemas Alimentarios Territorializados. El análisis de una veintena de ellas en Francia y España destaca tres desafíos principales que resultan fundamentales...

La innovación se impone como una palabra clave en las políticas públicas y acciones de los Estados para acompañar al sector agropecuario. Las instituciones de ciencia y tecnología, así como también los servicios de extensión agropecuaria, son convocados para orientar las transiciones tecnológicas, económicas y sociales, y generar en interacción...

The reports includes data and information from State ministries, irrigation schemes, enterprises and to audit such data and information through observational transects, field observations, farmer interviews and independent key informant interviews. The combined quantitative and qualitative information, from both primary and secondary sources, allowed the teams to assess the 2018/19...

The study on the state of forests in the Caucasus and Central Asia aims to present the forest resources and the forest sector of the region, including trends in, and pressures on the resource, to describe the policies and institutions for the forest sector in the region and to list...

Este año, la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura ha querido rendir cuenta y dar a conocer el trabajo conjunto que desarrolla día a día con los 33 Estados Miembros de la región para avanzar...

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the amount of carbon stored in the soil. SOC releases nutrients for plant growth, enhances the health of soil and acts as a barrier against harmful substances. SOC is being threatened due to the intensification of cropping systems, higher temperatures and changes in rainfall, amongst...

For as long as he could remember, Benito González from western Mexico had struggled to make ends meet and lived on the margin of society. As many indigenous peoples – anywhere – do. His life started to change for the better in 2016, when the Government of Mexico and FAO made...