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Book
The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for practitioners, Volume 2

More than twenty years ago, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations contributed to the growing recognition of the role of pollination in agricultural production, with the publication of “The Pollination of Cultivated Plants in the Tropics”. Since that time, the appreciation of pollinators has grown, alongside the...
Brazil - Ghana - India - Kenya - Nepal - Pakistan - South Africa
2018 - FAO

Blog article
Le Maroc va distribuer un million d'hectares de terres aux petits agriculteurs

Aziz Akhannouch annonce, lundi 15 octobre 2018 à l'occasion du 11e Salon du cheval à El Jadida, qu'un million d'hectares de terres va être distribué au profit des petits agriculteurs. Le ministre marocain de l'Agriculture, de la pêche maritime, du développement rural et des eaux et forêts, veut ainsi assurer...
Morocco
2018

Conference paper
Transformation agricole dans la région Proche-Orient et Afrique du Nord et défis que constituent l'emploi des jeunes et les migrations

Le présent document analyse le lien qui existe entre la transformation de l'agriculture et l'emploi dans la région Proche-Orient et l'Afrique du Nord, où le chômage, notamment des jeunes, représente un défi fondamental. Il rappelle succinctement les origines du problème et met en lumière les réformes de politique générale menées...
2018 - Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO)

Blog article
Innovation, critical for smallholders and family farms, to be discussed at Hungary meeting

Smallholders and family farms are strongholds of food production, food security, and rural development. Without innovation, their important services cannot be secured for the long term. Representatives of governments, academia, civil society, and private sector and international organizations from Europe and Central Asia are meeting for four days in Hungary to...
Hungary
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO

Report
Knowledge exchange on the promotion of efficient rice farming practices and value chains in Sub-Sahara Africa through South-South Cooperation

The Regional Knowledge Exchange on the promotion of efficient rice farming practices and value chains in sub-Saharan Africa took place from 7 to 11 August 2017 in Elmina, Ghana. The workshop brought together over 40 participants from ten countries and technical partner institutions involved in the implementation of the regional...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Video
Produção integrada reduz o uso de defensivos agrícolas

A Produção Integrada é voltada para uma agricultura sustentável, com boas práticas agrícolas e que permite rastreabilidade, certificação e a oferta de alimentos seguros. O pesquisador da Embrapa Hortaliças Jorge Guimarães fala sobre o assunto.
Brazil
2018 - Embrapa-Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária

Blog article
Major causes and effects of soil erosion on people and the environment

Soil erosion is the most serious precursor of soil degradation that comes with global implications. It is a global issue and we can see its traits everywhere we go. The reason for this is that erosion is caused by numerous factors, originating from both natural processes and human activities. In...
2018 - Greentumble

Case study
Agroecology and local seeds

SWISSAID y Alianza Semillas de Identidad, conformada por 6 Redes y Movimientos campesinos nacionales, están implementando el modelo Agroecológico con más de 35 000 familias campesinas con énfasis en el estudio, conservación, mejoramiento y uso de semillas criollas con prácticas agroecológicas. El 85 percent del área de granos es sembrada...
Nicaragua
2018 - SWISSAID

Video
Reportage : 4e année pour le projet d’agriculture communautaire de la MRC d’Argenteuil

Projet d’agriculture communautaire de la MRC d’Argenteuil  
France
2018

Blog article
United Nations agencies launch environmental protection and resilience project for host communities and refugees in Bangladesh

Families living in the world’s largest refugee camp this week received the first 2,500 stoves and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders that are part of a United Nations project to protect the environment and build resilience for people living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The “SAFE Plus” (Safe Approaches to Fuel and...
Bangladesh
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Website
Sin dejar a nadie atrás

Las estrategias de desarrollo rural son herramientas que permiten a los países de América Latina y el Caribe hacer del campo un referente de progreso económico, un baluarte de riqueza cultural y un reservorio de alimentos para toda la población. Por eso, el desarrollo rural, entendido como la concreción de un...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Video
Tecnologia na produção de biofertilizantes

A produção de fertilizantes exige conhecimento, pesquisa e investimento em tecnologia. O setor em soluções que geram menor impacto ambiental e envolvem a biotecnologia.
Brazil
2018 - Agrosoft

Blog article
Social innovations focusing on women in marginalised rural areas across Europe and the Mediterranean

Being the 8th March the International Women’s Day, the SIMRA team would like to contribute to the global discussion on the significance of rural women and the challenges that they face. According to the UN, “rural women play a key role in supporting their households and communities in achieving food and...
2018 - SIMRA

Fact sheet
Discovering spatial dependence between experimental units of a fertilization field trial in an andean blackberry crop (Rubus glaucus Benth.) in Colombia

The increasing domestic market (Colombia) and exports potential of the Andean blackberry (Rubus glaucus Benth.) is reected in a rapid growth of production, area sown and interest from the agrifood industry. All of these have made Andean blackberry production an important source of income for small and medium farmers. However,...
Colombia
2018 - Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Report
OECD‑FAO Agricultural Outlook 2018‑2027 - Special focus: Middle East and North Africa

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have come together for the 14th year to prepare the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2018-2027. This report is enriched by our close collaboration with contributing member country institutions, specialised commodity bodies, and...
2018 - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Blog article
El futuro es solo con nosotras: advertencia de mujeres rurales

Se habla mucho sobre la responsabilidad compartida entre los países ricos, pobres, grandes y pequeños, entre el mundo rural y el urbano, entre mujeres y hombres. Pero las desigualdades aún forman parte de la vida de más de 600 millones de personas latinoamericanas y caribeñas, entre ellas las mujeres y...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Policy brief/paper
Pulse crops for sustainable farms in Sub-Saharan Africa

Food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa is a problem affecting 153 million individuals (ca. 25%). This problem could be worsen by the ongoing soil degradation, being cause by the reduction of soil organic matter and insufficient nutrient supply. Over 75% of the agricultural land in Africa could be classified as degraded...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Article
New project promotes indigenous food and sustainable tourism in the Philippines

Slow Food and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat, hosted by FAO, have signed an agreement to improve the livelihoods of mountain people, with special focus on Cordillera’s mountain community in the Philippines.
The agreement came ahead of today’s International Mountain Day – a day celebrated each year on December 11 to highlight the importance of mountains to people’s lives and livelihoods. The two organizations committed to creating stronger synergies between mountain food products and sustainable tourism services. This includes promoting high-quality, indigenous, mountain...
Philippines
2018

Book
Consumo e Produção Sustentáveis

Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável
A Agenda 2030, lançada pela Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) em 2015, é poderosa e mobilizadora. Seus 17 objetivos e 169 metas buscam identificar problemas e superar desafios que têm eco em todos os países do mundo. Por serem interdependentes e indivisíveis, os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) demonstram com...
Brazil
2018 - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)

Blog article
Baba Residence, an initiative to attract young people in depopulated villages in Bulgaria

Baba Residence (baba – grandmother in Bulgarian) is an initiative bringing together urban youth and elderly people in low-density and remote villages in Bulgaria. Participants spend one month living and learning in a mountain village, with the purpose to create a meeting point between the entrepreneurial spirit of young people...
Bulgaria
2018 - SIMRA
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