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No water, no agriculture
The state of Europe’s water ecosystems puts a big question mark over the future availability of freshwater, for people and for all manner of industry, not least for food production and agriculture
European Union
2019 - EurActiv
Artículo de blog
Drip irrigation boosts water efficiency for Tajik farmers
In Tajikistan, irrigation water is the bottleneck of crop production. And with water scarcity on the rise due to climate change-induced weather extremes, the situation is getting even worse, particularly in rural areas.
At this time of year, with the long dry periods and high temperatures of spring and summer to...
Tajikistan
2019 - Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo
Agricultura familiar terá benefícios da bioeconomia
Responsável por 70% dos alimentos que chegam à mesa dos brasileiros, a agricultura familiar também está conectada às inovações tecnológicas e à otimização da produção orgânica de alimentos. De olho nesse “casamento”, o Ministério da Agricultura, Abastecimento e Pecuária lançou, nesta semana, o Programa Bioeconomia Brasil Sociobiodiversidade, que vai estimular,...
Brazil
2019 - Ministério da Agricultura, Abastecimento e Pecuária (MAPA)
Artículo de blog
Asia-Pacific revenues and livelihoods threatened as billions lost annually to illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing – UN FAO
More coordinated action is needed to stamp out illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Asia and the Pacific – activities that result in estimated losses to the region of some USD 5 billion annually, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.
FAO has been responding to the growing...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de blog
FAO and the Republic of Korea to bolster Zero Hunger efforts in Asia-Pacific
The FAO Director-General lauded South Korea's remarkable progress in recent decades - in both nutritional and economic development - as well as its leading role in scientific and technological advancements, including in the use of innovative ICT solutions in agriculture.
Republic of Korea
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de blog
Social food and social innovation: stimulating dialogue at the Social Food Forum
A quick look at the collection of examples of social innovation in the SIMRA database makes you realise that food is a central element in most of them. Food production is traditionally connected to rural areas shaping landscapes, diets, and even cultural heritage (local cuisines, traditions, etc.).
2019 - SIMRA
Artículo de blog
Keeping Montenegro’s flavours alive
By supporting local traditions to build better livelihoods and empower communities, FAO and its partners are working toward a world free of poverty and hunger.
Montenegro
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Documento de la Conferencia
Workshop on Developing Action Plan for ASEAN Roadmap for Enhancing the Role of Agricultural Cooperative in the Global Value Chain
AFOSP-MTCP2 farmer organizations participate in the Workshop on Developing Action Plan for Enhancing the Role of Agricultural Cooperative in the Global Value Chain on 28 February 2019 at the Prince Palace Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
This workshop is co-organized by the consortium Asian Farmers’ Association and La Via Campesina together with...
2019 - ASEAN
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Le système alimentaire de Fès, Maroc
Le système alimentaire de Fès au Maroc fait face à de nombreux défis: métier d'agriculteur dévalorisé et conditions de vie difficiles entrainant un phénomène important d'exode rural, utilisation importante de produits chimiques pour l'agriculture et pollution des eaux, stratégie de développement de l'agriculture contradictoire avec la raréfaction de la ressource...
Morocco
2019 - Let's Food
Vídeo
Making a cooling chamber for tomatoes
When you pick your tomatoes, if you want to keep them longer, you have to find a way of reducing the temperature. As availability of electricity at village level can be a problem, ways have to be found to lower the temperature of this fragile crop. Some farmers at Dambatta...
2019 - AccessAgriculture
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The food system of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Ho Chi Minh City food system faces many challenges: the high use of chemicals for agriculture, the lack of means and knowledge for smallholder farmers to develop and transition towards more sustainable production systems, the vulnerability to climate change and the legacy of the war that contaminated most of...
Viet Nam
2019 - Let's Food Cities
Hoja informativa
Zimbabwe - Food insecurity conditions aggravated by rapid and significant price increases
Triggered by fiscal challenges, food prices have risen significantly since late 2018, with negativeimpacts on access to food. Lower production prospects for the 2019 cereal crop and constrained import capacity also raise concerns about domestic supplies in 2019/20.
Zimbabwe
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Artículo de blog
FAO urges African governments to regulate urban livestock sector
he growing farming sector around African cities poses a public health threat if not properly regulated, finds a new series of reports from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO).
In the next three decades, society and the agricultural sector in many countries in Africa will transform due to...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Hoja informativa
On Climate & the Future of Food
A system as complex as food requires a systems approach. This bookle outlines one of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food four priority impact areas: climate.
2019 - Global Alliance for the Future of Food
Boletín informativo
ARC 2020 - October 2019 Newsletter
In this monthly newsletter, CAP reform, more details are also given on the CAP strategic plans process, while there are two dedicated features on climate change and its relationship to farming, a document from Ireland and another visionary - Anders Borgen - with decades of practical knowledge on organic plant breeding,...
European Union
2019 - Arc 2020
Libro
Mulheres e Soberania Alimentar
Sementes de mundos possíveis
Onde e quem produz a comida que chega até você?
Em um cenário de pandemia mundial, em que a população vivencia diariamente os resultados de um projeto político que tem como consequência uma crise econômica com impactos diretos na saúde pública, é preciso falar sobre os direitos dos povos em decidirem...
Brazil
2019 - Instituto de Políticas Alternativas para o Cone Sul (PACS)
Artículo de blog
New CASA programme to benefit 565,000 smallholders in Uganda, Malawi and Nepal
The Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) programme, a key part (Component A & C) of which is led by NIRAS in partnership with CABI and Swisscontact, will see at least £4 million of additional investment mobilised into six agricultural market systems and the growth of SME agribusinesses resulting in at least...
2019 - AIRCA
Vídeo
Companion Planting Asparagus and Strawberries (No-till, Ruth Stout)
After nearly four years of gardening, we've finally decided to plant some asparagus and strawberries! But as usual, we've also decided to skip the fertilizer, compost, and manure. We also decided to flip the sod, rather than using a tiller.
2019 - Back to Reality
Vídeo
El sistema alimentario de Guanajuato, México
El sistema alimentario en Guanajuato, México, enfrenta muchos desafíos: cifras de sobrepeso y obesidad que están aumentando, producción intensiva de frutas y verduras de alto valor agregado por la exportación, agotamiento de los recursos hídricos, falta de coordinación de los actores, baja participación ciudadana y omnipresencia de la corrupción. Sin...
Mexico
2019 - Let's Food Cities
Informe
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - No.1 March 2019
FAO assesses that globally 41 countries, of which 31 are in Africa, continue to be in need of external assistance for food. Conflict remains the main driver of high levels of severe food insecurity. Weather‑induced production declines and economic instability have also adversely impacted on food availability and access.
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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