A methodology is proposed to estimate soil quality and crop health based on simple indicators that are easy to use. Based on the estimation of these indicators, producers and researchers...

The paper discusses the integration of social sciences views into agroecology as the basis for an interdisciplinary research approach on natural resource management and rural development in the Latin-American tropics. As...

A study using a participatory research approach and simple field techniques found significant differences in agroecological resistance between plots on “conventional” and “sustainable” farms in Nicaragua after Hurricane Mitch. On average,...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has made a significant contribution to the implementation of the Agenda 21 chapters for which it was given responsibility at the...

With world population expected to reach 8 billion by 2030, pressure on the environment will continue to mount. The challenge of the coming years is to produce enough food to...

Organic agriculture is a holistic production management system that promotes and enhances agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. It emphasizes the use of management practices in...

Market demand for organic fruits and vegetables has increased steadily in recent years; and this ought to present an opportunity for exporters in developing countries who in many cases practise...

There is an extensive literature on composting methodology. However, the background paper presents only a selective and brief account of the salient approaches. A broad distinction as “Traditional” and ‘Rapid’...

Farm specialisation and the general abandonment of mixed farming are significant factors in the declines of biodiversity, including genetic resources for food and agriculture and wildlife, and of the disintegration...

Organic agriculture is defined as an environmentally and socially sensitive food supply system. This publication examines its many facets, looking at the contribution of organic agriculture to ecological health, international...

These Proceedings assemble papers presented at the Conference on Supporting the Diversification of Exports in the Caribbean/Latin American Region through the Development of Organic Horticulture, held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago,...

This summary document, which is derived from a full technical report under the same title was prepared mainly by Paul Harrison. The full report is the product of cooperative work...

ود المنظمة، من خلال هذه الخطوط التوجيهية إعلام الحكومات وسائر المهتمين، بالفوائد الرئيسية التي يمكن الحصول عليها من نظام الإيجرات الزراعية. والهدف هو توفير معلومات وتقديم أمثلة تصلح لوضع سياسات...

Au moyen de ce Guide, la FAO souhaite informer les gouvernements et toutes les parties intéressées des principaux avantages que l’on peut attendre des baux agricoles, le but étant de...

Este documento resumido, derivado de un informe técnico completo con el mismo título, ha sido preparado principalmente por Paul Harrison. El informe completo es el producto de un trabajo de...

Throughout the developing world, resource-poor farmers (about 1.4 billion people) located in risk-prone, marginal environments, remain untouched by modern agricultural technology. A new approach to natural resource management must be...

A través de estas directrices, la FAO desea informar a los gobiernos y otros interesados sobre los principales beneficios que puede reportar el arrendamiento. El objetivo que se persigue es...

The Satellite Event held during the weekend of 12-13 October 2002 and reported in these Proceedings examined agriculture, fisheries and forestry using ecosystems approaches. The event was organized by FAO’s...

The Communication Initiative has worked to increase the profile of communication as a central element of successful development practise and to enable communication practitioners to use peer review and real time...

De acuerdo con los análisis de la FAO y otras instituciones, la información de mercados (Market Information) ayuda a los agricultores en la toma de decisiones sobre aspectos importantes del...