O Ministério do Meio Ambiente anunciou que vai divulgar os dados públicos do cadastramento ambiental dos imóveis rurais de todo o País. A intenção é adequar as ações da pasta às exigências do Código Florestal.  A medida disponibilizou um mapa do País com análise temporal e outros filtros temáticos para aperfeiçoar a...

Centroamérica atraviesa por un conjunto de desafíos de política pública en un contexto de fuertes restricciones fiscales, de una mayor complejidad de dinámicas a escalas territoriales, que implica cambios relacionados con la diversificación económica y nuevas inversiones, así como como una mayor profundización de los impactos del cambio climático. La...

This climate-smart agriculture scoping study for Ethiopia was produced by the FAO. The study is aimed at identifying and documenting existing climate-smart agriculture practices in Ethiopia that enable stakeholders to understand the opportunities and constraints to adopting particular climate-smart agriculture technologies or practices.

L’enfumoir est un élément indispensable au travail de l’apiculteur. L’envoi de fumée perturbe les abeilles qui diminuent leurs tendances à piquer ce qui permet aux apiculteurs de travailler dans de bonnes conditions. Cette fiche explique le fonctionnement d’un enfumoir, les effets de la fumée sur les abeilles ainsi que l’importance...

Low growth, volatile energy prices, environmental concerns, rising expectations from consumers – these are some of the complex challenges the crop production industry is facing today, along with diminishing production profit margins for farmers. To grow the food Europe and the world needs, crop production systems need innovative solutions to...

Silvopastoral systems are an alternative to monoculture system for improve the sustainable production of dairy systems in Colombia. These systems provide benefits for animals such as the availability of shade, greater diversity in food supply and environmental enrichment. The present study evaluated the thermal comfort of Holstein cows in silvopastoral...

Haller Farmers App puts 60 years of farming expertise into the hands of thousands of smallholder farmers. Haller Farmers App shares farming knowledge based on what has been tried and tested at the Haller Training & Demonstration Farm and then implemented successfully on the ground by our communities. Our vision...

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar los alcances del concepto de Valorización en relación a proyectos de Desarrollo Territorial centrados en recursos territoriales (especialmente alimentos). Ante el uso generalizado del concepto “Agregado de Valor”, basado principalmente en su acepción económica, el artículo propone la utilización del concepto de Valorización...

The dedicated workshop will be held under the working title "Workshop on integrated maritime policy and marine spatial planning in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea". The European Commission's contribution will encompass the co-organisation of the Launching event of the 7-day workshop, meant to take place on 20 September 2016...

Taller sobre normativas de la agricultura familiar organizado por la Secretaría de Agricultura Familiar del Ministerio de Agroindustria de la Nación del cual participó el INTA AMBA.

Filmed on Achill Island in September 2015 this video highlights the Natura 2000 habitats Machair Grassland and Upland Heath, both present on the Island. Supporting the type of traditional extensive farming that is practiced here is essential for maintaining these habitats. Taking a more targeted approach to agri-environment schemes can...

Este artigo avalia como os atores do setor produtivo da pecuária bovina brasileira compreendem o papel desta atividade econômica na segurança alimentar em um contexto de reprimarização da economia. Com base em 12 entrevistas semiestruturadas com representantes da cadeia produtiva brasileira, realizadas entre os anos de 2013 e 2014, demonstra...

A story of a Czech boy working on a farm in Iceland

More than 50 African Ministers of Agriculture and related sectors from FAO Member countries, high-level technical experts, representatives of regional organizations and institutions, the civil society and about 100 accredited media gather in Abidjan this week to take stock of progress made in food security and nutrition on the continent...

FAO has focused and integrated its work in the Region through three Regional Initiatives. The Initiatives respond to the priorities of member-states and will achieve demonstrable impact in a time bound manner, whilst responding to FAO’s Strategic Objectives. In Africa, the Regional Initiatives were developed based on an in-depth cross-sectoral...

En 2008, le Maroc a adopté le Plan Maroc Vert, qui vise à faire de l’agriculture un des moteurs de croissance de l’économie nationale dans les quinze prochaines années. Pour atteindre ses objectifs ambitieux, le Plan Maroc Vert cible les exploitations familiales de petite et moyenne taille et les exploitations...

La escasa investigación acerca del cultivo de la cebolla de rama y la baja adopción tecnológica en este sistema productivo produjo que Corpoica junto con las asociaciones de productores de cebolla de rama de los municipios de Aquitania, Cuítiva y Tota identificaran e investigarán los problemas más relevantes de la...

Waterford Institute of Technology’s Telecommunications, Software and Systems Group (TSSG) with their SFI CONNECT partners are holding a workshop with major leaders in policy, industry and academia to explore and discuss “Europe’s Opportunity in Digital Agriculture”. Speaking on the day will be EU Agricultural & Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan...

Escrita en el 2014, que fue dedicado por las Naciones Unidas a la agricultura familiar, esta obra adquiere particular relevancia. Retoma los enfoques más utilizados para analizar y comprender la agricultura familiar — y recuerda con acierto desde su título, que existe una multiplicidad de agriculturas familiares. Resulta primordial definir...

This issue of Farming Matters looks at the growing number of initiatives that aim to revive the potential of traditional plant species, and illustrates that these plants can strengthen resilient family farming rooted in agroecology and diversity. Traditional plants and crops strengthen nutrition, culture and food sovereignty and thereby build resilience...