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January 2023
Sustainable agriculture
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33561
FAO/Precious N. Chitembwe
Sustainable agriculture with its three components:
- economic (production viability to meet the growing needs for food of present and future generations),
- ecological (environmental health) and
- social (quality of life for rural population).
It contributes to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals aimed at eliminating hunger, poverty, solving environmental changes, ensuring well-being.
Livestock feed
October 2021
The production of high quality livestock feed is a growing demand of small farmers and one of the objectives of...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12213
Food systems
September 2021
Motivation: A sustainable food system is one that delivers food security and nutrition for all in such a way that...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_bea5db85
Agrosilvopastoral systems
July 2021
Motivation: Sustainable production strategy that integrates agriculture, livestock and forestry within the same area, to obtain results which are synergic...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_16096
Carbon sequestration
June 2021
Motivation: Soils are important carbon stores. The release of greenhouse gases in the soil, particularly through agricultural activities, has consequences...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331583
Apiculture
May 2021
Motivation: The vernal, or spring, equinox signals the beginning of nature's renewal. It is also the time of year when...
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_529