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Impacts of COVID-19 on Market and Rural Economies - Ron Hartman
By watching the video, you will learn about the impacts of COVID-19 on local food systems and rural areas. Ron Hartman, Director of the Global Engagement Partnership and Resource Mobilization of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), also imparts response measures that can enhance farmers’ capacities, including the repurposing...
2021 - AFA
Case study
EU-STREIT Programme in Papua New Guinea
Supporting women to come together into a cohesive female-led group to play an active role in and benefit equally from an increased cocoa production
Leading the European Union-funded Programme for Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (EU-STREIT PNG), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) focuses on promoting fair participation of women in all nodes along three targeted value chains of Cocoa, Vanilla and Fisheries under...
Papua New Guinea
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
Global Environment Facility approves FAO-led projects in Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed approval from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for five FAO-led projects in eight countries, totaling more than $46.6 million in funding. The decision was made during the 60th GEF Council Meeting and the 30th Least Developed Countries Fund Council...
Cambodia - Thailand - Viet Nam
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
Myanmar: A race to avoid increasing food insecurity
Millions of people in Myanmar are expected to become hungry over the coming six months as food insecurity is predicted to rise sharply and plunge the country into a food crisis. In the wake of political and financial instability, an increasing number of people are facing uncertainty as job losses...
Myanmar
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission convenes amid COVID-19’s continued menace to world’s fisheries hub
The 36th Session of the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) has wrapped up the first of its three-day biennial session, convened in its first all-virtual format, amid ongoing uncertainties created within fishery-food supply chains caused by the global pandemic.
In opening the Commission Session, the Director-General of the Department of Fisheries of the Royal Thai Government...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Practices
Reducing input costs for Paddy, Sugarcane, Groundnut, Turmeric and Banana by using herbal pesticides
Herbal pesticide has been prepared based on farmers innovations documented by SEVA in association with Honeybee Network and National Innovation Foundation. The main objective is to disseminate low cost eco-friendly practices which are safe to human, livestock and environment. SEVA has promoted farmers experimentation and validated this practice. Now this...
India
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Korangadu pastureland and promotion of fodder species for livestock
In order to promote livestock in dry land areas, farmers created “Korangadu” pastureland many centuries ago in their own private lands in Tamil Nadu. This system encourages livestock keeping and earning more income in dry land/rainfed areas. Korangadu typically consists of a mixture of grass, legumes and tree species including...
India
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Blog article
Learning to grow soil-less fodder
Hydroponic farming – a system where plants are grown in water instead of soil – seems too high-tech and costly for smallholders in developing countries. But dairy farmers in the Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra have in recent years learnt to successfully produce quality green fodder using...
India
2021 - Access Agriculture
Practices
Herbal masala bolus for digestive problems for animals
Oral administration of Herbal masala bolus to work bullocks is a traditional practice in Tamil Nadu in order to overcome anorexia, off feed. SEVA team members administered orally "Herbal Masala Bolus" directly to more than 50 000 animals (cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats) and indirectly many thousands through trained members over...
India
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Reducing cost of cultivation for Cardamom through cultural practices
Pruning and mulching are traditional cultural practices in small cardamom cultivation to expose the panicles for better pollination and fruit set as well as to reduce insect pest build up. Also pruning the lower branches of shade trees in cardamom field is a cultural practice to maintain about 50 percent...
India
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Practices
Pregnancy testing in livestock by bio-indicator method
Pregnancy testing in livestock needs examination by expert veterinarians. Poor livestock farmers and livestock keepers in rural areas cannot afford or do not have access to such technical feats by vets. The Bio-indicator method is a traditional practice where seeds of pulses soaked in urine of the animal are used....
India
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Newsletter
Access Agriculture e-newsletter May 2021
This monthly e-newsletter gives a bird’s eye view of all the exciting updates from Access Agriculture, a world-leading organisation for quality agricultural training videos in international and local languages, working across the Global South.
Belgium
2021 - Access Agriculture
Practices
Introducción a la agricultura de conservación (sus principios y beneficios)
Este documento brinda una visión general del concepto, los principios fundamentales y los beneficios de la agricultura de conservación (AC). AC es un concepto para el manejo de agroecosistemas para una productividad mejorada y sostenible, mayor rentabilidad económica y seguridad alimentaria, conservando y reforzando al mismo tiempo los recursos naturales...
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Blog article
Moving together towards improving the health and wellbeing of the citizens: The third Asia-Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting (APUFM)
Thethird ‘’Asia-Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting (APUFM)’’ kicked off virtually and will last until 29 October 2021. The event is organized by FAO with the support of UNEP, UN-Habitat, IUCN, and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. Over 450 technical experts, scientists, practitioners, policy makers, NGOs, international organizations and other stakeholders have registered...
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article
Regenerative agriculture in Aotearoa New Zealand – research pathways to build science-based evidence and national narratives
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is proposed as a solution to reverse climate change, biodiversity loss, declining water quality and health of freshwater ecosystems, wellbeing crisis in rural and farming communities, and food system dysfunctions. RA may also open overseas premium and niche markets. However, there is a lack of clarity about...
New Zealand
2021 - Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit (AERU)
Video
Agroecological farmers in India: Sireesha’s story
This video tells the story of Sireesha - one of the thousands of women and men farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, practicing agroecology in Farmer Field Schools facilitated by the Andhra Pradesh Community managed Natural Farming Programme and FAO. Through agroecology and FFS,
India
2021 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Blog article
Highest agrobiodiversity of crops in Ri Bhoi’s Khweng
Khweng has the highest agrobiodiversity with over 319 crops followed by Marmain, which are both villages from Ri Bhoi, indicating rich biodiversity in the communities.This was informed by Senior Associate, Research, North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS), Dr. Bhogtoram Mawroh, at a state-level dissemination workshop on findings of...
2021 - The Sillong Times
Audio
FAO Podcast - Fighting child labour through education
Tonle Sap Lake in northeast Cambodia is one of the most productive inland fishing waters in the world, due to flooding and monsoon. Fisheries are the backbone of country’s economy, with Tonle Sap contributing over half of the country’s fish production. Yet the lake’s 4.8 million residents are some of...
Cambodia
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Website
Access Agriculture platform now in Portuguese!
Based on demand from its Lusophone user community across the Global South, Access Agriculture has launched a Portuguese-language version of its video-sharing platform (www.accessagriculture.org/pt). The platform is already available in Bangla, English, French, Hindi and Spanish.
Belgium
2021 - Access Agriculture
Case study
Gender-sensitive social protection in the face of climate risk
Climate change is likely to exacerbate gendered vulnerabilities and compound intersecting forms of discrimination against women. International donors and policymakers are increasingly interested in strengthening social protection programmes to address such adverse impacts, but there is a lack of evidence about how this can be achieved.
Addressing this gap, this paper...
India
2021 - IIED
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