This document contains the results of a study conducted to collect information to be used in devising a marketing strategy for Croatian organic and Protected designation of origin (PDO), Protected...
The objective of this study, commissioned by the FAO Regional Office for Europe and SDRR, is to analyse the status of and future needs for information and communication systems of...
This publication is the report of the Seminar on the production and exports of organic fruit and vegetables in Asia. This meeting was jointly organized by the Commodities and Trade...
The main objective of this study is to support the efforts put forth by small-scale producers in Central America (CA) to penetrate the Japanese market for products that are produced...
This book focuses mostly on managing insect pests, but it addresses all crop pests to some degree, because no pest or category of pests can be addressed in isolation. The...
The integrated rice and duck farming system, as a comprehensive environmental-friendly planting-breeding technique, is developed from Chinese traditional farming-raising ducks in paddy fields. There is a mutualism relationship between rice...
Integrated rice-duck farming system (IRFS), as an environmentally friendly technology, has been applied and practiced in many provinces in China and some countries in Asia. There are various ecological effects...
Integrated rice-duck farming technology, as an environmental friendly technology, has been applied and practiced in many countries in Asia and in many provinces or areas in China. In order to...
This paper examines the role of organic farming techniques in increasing resilience in the following areas: (i) soil and water; (ii) biodiversity and landscapes; and (iii) community knowledge systems. Soil,...
The paper provides an overview on the current status of NWFP certification by discussing three main questions: i) What are relevant standards for NWFP certification? ii) How des certification contribute...
Organic agriculture has been the fastest growing food sector for almost two decades and this trend continues. With the growth of the organic sector, and with more volumes in the...
The strategies presented for the Gates’ programme are somewhat similar to the SPFS pilot phase. Below are some key lessons the SPFS programme has learned in hope that new work...
L’agriculture biologique (écologique, organique) est un mode de production des produits agricoles frais ou transformés sans utilisation de produits chimiques de synthèse. Elle a pour objectif de: Préserver l’environnement,...
L’agriculture biologique est un mode de production qui permet de fournir des produits agricoles et agroalimentaires sains, sans résidus chimiques de synthèse. Ce mode de production préserve les ressources naturelles,...
L’école paysanne est une approche de recherche et de formation participative, basée sur la connaissance du milieu écologique et la gestion adaptée de l’exploitation agricole. L’utilisation de cette approche en...
Desde hace más de 25 años, la Asociación para el Desarrollo Rural de Cajamarca (Aspaderuc), viene trabajando en hacer una propuesta para generar un sistema de gestión productiva del agua,...
"En este último número del año 2006 presentamos artículos que destacan la importancia de la investigación participativa para la construcción de conocimiento en forma conjunta, entre la ciencia formal y...
"Este número presenta diversas experiencias de transición hacia una agricultura más sostenible y menos dependiente de insumos externos a la finca. Las técnicas derivadas de la llamada Revolución Verde, que...
"Más que la descripción de una experiencia, la documentación y la sistematización son los dos momentos de un proceso que busca producir conocimientos nuevos a partir de la experiencia. Aún...
The differences between rice-duck integrated farming system (DRIFS), duck raising in paddy field system and conventional rice monocropping system were compared. The structure including biological and environmental components, spatial and...
