This volume of the REU Technical Series (RTS 63) is the fourth on organic agriculture research in Europe. The first in this series are the proceedings of the expert consultation...
La Comisión del Codex Alimentarius se encarga de ejecutar el Programa Conjunto FAO/OMS sobre Normas Alimentarias, que tiene por objeto proteger la salud de los consumidores y asegurar prácticas equitativas...
The Codex Alimentarius Commission implements the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, the purpose of which is to protect the health of consumers and to ensure fair practices in the food...
La Commission du Codex Alimentarius met en œuvre le Programme mixte FAO/OMS sur les normes alimentaires dans le but de protéger la santé des consommateurs et d'assurer des pratiques loyales...
The tribal societies of north-eastern India have wet rice cultivation as a land use activity, along with shifting agriculture (locally called `Jhum'), and the 'home gardens', which is an imitation of...
El presente informe se plantea como objetivo aproximarse al conocimiento de la viabilidad en términos económico-financieros de los sistemas de cultivo orgánico frente a convencional, para lo cual es necesario...
A three-year experiment was carried out to study different agro-ecological livestock:crop systems under different soils and climates, without irrigation and using on-farm resources for animal and plant nutrition. Five farms,...
La capacitación sobre Certificación de Calidad de Alimentos relacionada con Atributos de Valor, perseguirá básicamente tres objetivos:
Proporcionar conocimientos actualizados y prácticos sobre la certificación a todos los actores involucrados: productores,...
These guidelines have been prepared for the purpose of providing an agreed approach to the requirements which underpin production of, and the labelling and claims for, organically produced foods.
The aims...
This study examines the main certification programmes in the banana sector. As the report is divided into three sections, the executive summary will follow this structure, including General Principles and...
As with any other agricultural product, development of an organic agriculture system for citrus inevitably requires consideration of its economic viability. It should be noted that little research has thus...
Through these guidelines, FAO wishes to inform governments and others about the main benefits that can be achieved from leasing. The aim is to provide information and examples for the...
Product certification and ecolabelling are tools that can be used to support fisheries management. These tools, while inter-related and serving the same goal, have important differences as currently applied in...
The second Expert Meeting on Socially and Environmentally Responsible Banana Production and Trade was held in San José, 10-11 December 2001. The first day of the meeting was dedicated to...
The Committee at its 62nd Session reviewed the studies undertaken by the Secretariat on commodity and environment linkages, the present state of biotechnology developments and their potential impact on commodity markets...
This study focuses on fresh certified organic fruit and vegetables (both temperate and tropical). For some countries where other organic products (e.g. processed and frozen vegetables) are of significant importance,...
Soil fertility has been conventionally defined as the capacity of the soil to supply sufficient nutrients to the crop, ensuring its growth and development. Today we know that soil is...
In most of the countries of the South, where there are family farming units, livestock activity is part of the production system. The peasant farmer has always managed his resources...
Sustainable agriculture production systems aim to maintain the stock of natural capital, but cropping in the Pampean Region can lead to natural capital degradation because evaluation of alternatives activities is...
La primera condición que se debe observar en cualquier sistema agrícola la constituye la conservación de la fertilidad del suelo.
A través del tiempo la Naturaleza ha desarrollado varios mecanismos para...
