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Mujeres que labran su destino
Según la Fao las mujeres rurales son responsables por más de la mitad de la producción de alimentos a nivel mundial, pero en América Latina y el Caribe continúan viviendo en una situación de desigualdad social, económica y política, que se expresa en temas como el acceso al crédito y...
Argentina
2016 - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales - CLACSO
Statement
Open Letter to the Member States of the African Regional Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Protocol for the Protection of New Plant Varieties
An Open Letter by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food highlighting concern over the Regional Arusha Protocol for the Protection of New Plant Varieties by the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)The letter highlights concern that the Arusha Protocol is inappropriate for the ARIPO region and the non-transparent...
Uganda
2016 - National Committee International Year of Family Farming + 10 of Uganda
Policy brief/paper
Sustainable production intensification and value chain development in Africa
Based on experience and lessons learned in 2014-15, Africa’s Regional Initiative 2 (RI2) (originally entitled “Integrated Management of Agricultural Landscapes in Africa”) has been revamped for implementation in 2016-17 to sharpen its focus and to make it more programmatic. It takes a food systems approach with two integrated components, namely...
Cameroon - Chad - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Kenya - Mali - Mozambique - Rwanda - Zambia
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Blog article
Intensifica México cooperación agrícola con Asia, Europa y Sudamérica
En representación del titular de la Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación (Sagarpa), el coordinador general de Asuntos Internacionales, Raúl Urteaga Trani, sostuvo encuentros bilaterales con ministros de países de Asia, Europa y Sudamérica para fortalecer las relaciones comerciales y de cooperación.
Líderes del ramo como Phil Hogan,...
Mexico
2016 - Centro International de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT)
Event
“Changing our Mindsets - Seizing opportunities in the Green Economy”
A one-day ENRD seminar to look at the practical opportunities for promoting the Green Economy through the Rural Development Programmes. The event is designed for all those involved in the implementation of the Rural Development Programmes from EU, national, regional and local levels. The aim is to share experiences, provide...
Belgium
2016 - ENRD
Blog article
Inician registro de agricultores familiares en la provincia de Monte Plata
El Ministerio de Agricultura y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), dieron inicio al levantamiento de información para registrar y caracterizar a los agricultores y agricultoras familiares de la provincia de Monte Plata.
Este operativo piloto se realiza a través del proyecto Mesoamérica sin...
Dominican Republic
2016 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Book part
Experiences in Creating Space for Innovations in Agriculture
An Introduction to the AgriSpin Project
The idea behind the approach of AgriSpin project is that all partners have their own experiences, ideas and approaches which are worth sharing with others. Nobody pretends to know best. A golden standard or silver bullet for stimulating innovations does not exist. Every partner is working in a context that...
European Union
2016 - AgriSpin
Magazine article
Farmer Field School - Building knowledge on the farm
Farmer Field Schools serve as a platform for mutual learning among farmers and resource persons. Interactions, discussions and hands on training provides an opportunity to revive and sustain traditional knowledge while making improvements through modern science.
India
2016 - Leisa India
Practices
Cómo cosechar miel, polen y propóleos de las abejas sin aguijón
A parte del papel de las abejas sin aguijón en la polinización de los cultivos, podría haber un beneficio adicional a partir de los valiosos productos producidos por la colmena: miel, polen y propóleos. Esta tecnología estudia el procedimiento para la recolección de miel, polen y propóleos de abejas sin...
Philippines
2016 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Conference proceedings
Organic Innovation Days 2016: review and presentations
On 6 December 2016 the second edition of Organic Innovation Days took place at the Representation of Emilia Romagna Region in Brussels. The event generated a great interest among the researchers, European regions, farmer organisations, companies and policy makers.
The day started with a policy panel where Simona Caselli, Minister of...
European Union
2016 - TPOrganics
Report
EIP-AGRI Workshop OPERATIONAL GROUPS: FIRST EXPERIENCES
After several years of preparation for implementation of the European Innovation Partnership for agricultural productivity and sustainability (EIP-AGRI), the very first Operational Groups (OGs) are now established and they are running projects with funding from national and regional rural development programmes (RDPs). As the first practical experiences of the OGs...
European Union
2016 - EIP Agri
Video
Reconocimiento de tierras comunales y gobernanza local en Guatemala. 3. Fortaleciendo la gobernanza
Este video forma parte de un módulo de comunicación y capacitación sobre tierras comunales desarrollado en Guatemala para fomentar la participación activa e informada de las comunidades rurales en procesos decisionales relacionados con la tenencia de sus tierras.
Este tercer bloque temático destaca la importancia de una buena gobernanza local como...
Guatemala
2016 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Video
Programa Nacional de Diversificação em Áreas Cultivadas com Tabaco do Governo Federal
O casal Luís e Eliane Hollas Laux se beneficiou da Chamada Pública do Programa Nacional de Diversificação em Áreas Cultivadas com Tabaco do Governo Federal do Brasil. Redução da produção de tabaco e substituição pela fruticultura.
Brazil
2016 - Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD)
Website
Manure calculator
Calculator helping you determine: manure amount produced, nutrient content and required storage.
The online manure calculator tool helps determine the amount of manure produced on farms, estimated the nutrient content and determines the required size of the storage sites. Over 100 production methods of animal husbandry, husbandry methods can be selected...
2016 - KTBL - Kuratorium für Technik und Bauwesen in der Landwirtschaft e.V. www.ktbl.de
Blog article
La Universidad de Columbia Británica otorga el título honoris causa al doctor Sanjaya Rajaram
Este año, la prestigiosa Universidad de Columbia Británica (UBC) cumplirá su primer centenario y, para un año tan conmemorativo, ha nombrado al dr. Sanjaya Rajaram con el título Honoris Causa por su contribución al mundo al desarrollar variedades de trigo más resistentes y colaborar así en la seguridad mundial de...
Mexico
2016 - Centro International de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT)
Conference proceedings
Organic Innovation Days 2016: review and presentations
On 6 December 2016 the second edition of Organic Innovation Days took place at the Representation of Emilia Romagna Region in Brussels. The event generated a great interest among the researchers, European regions, farmer organisations, companies and policy makers.
The day started with a policy panel where Simona Caselli, Minister of...
European Union
2016 - TPOrganics
Video
Reconocimiento de tierras comunales y gobernanza local en Guatemala. 4. lecciones aprendidas
Este video forma parte de un módulo de comunicación y capacitación sobre tierras comunales desarrollado en Guatemala para fomentar la participación activa e informada de las comunidades rurales en procesos decisionales relacionados con la tenencia de sus tierras.
Este cuarto bloque temático presenta los principales beneficios y lecciones aprendidas en base...
Guatemala
2016 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Magazine article
Family Farming
USA/ Statistically, the family farm makes up ninety-eight percent of all American farms, while farmers in general comprise 2% of the work force in the United States. 40% of the crop market is accounted for by 2.5% of nation's total farms, while family farmers produce approximately twenty-seven percent of the...
South Africa
2016
Magazine article
Agricultura Familiar, Sistemas Agroalimentares Localizados (SIALs) e as Dinâmicas de Desenvolvimento dos Territórios Rurais
Este artigo teve como objetivo principal buscar evidências teóricas de que os Sistemas Agroalimentares Localizados (SIALs) podem ser um importante instrumento de viabilização socioeconômica da agricultura familiar e de desenvolvimento rural. As ferramentas teórico-metodológicas utilizadas são os conceitos e proposições referentes à formação de Sistemas Agroalimentares Localizados (SIALs) e a...
Brazil
2016 - Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)
Video
SLM09 Fertility management
Integrated soil fertility management is based on maximising the use of organic fertilizers and minimizing the loss of nutrients.
Mali
2016 - Access Agriculture
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