Farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe prioritize climate variability as their major agricultural productivity-reducing problem. This paper raises the importance of considering local farmers’ perceptions on climate risk, as this greatly influences on-farm investments and decision-making in agricultural management and production in semiarid Zimbabwe. A study was conducted in two districts of...

Improving livelihoods in rural areas is important to progress of the developing world and it helps in the creation of the domestic demand for the productive sector. Private sector partnerships in rural areas have been the major driver to reduction of market uncertainties and management of risk and thus bring...

El maíz y la soya, además de integrar la dieta de la alimentación humana se utiliza como materia prima en la elaboración de alimentos balanceados para animales, en particular en aves y cerdos. Con el propósito de reubicar las fuentes de producción, procesamiento, aprovechamiento y acceso a los mercados tanto...

Singhiella simplex is native to the Oriental region, where it is known from Burma, China and India; and has been introduced to the USA (Florida) and Puerto Rico (Hodges 2007; Evans 2008; Mannion et al. 2008). More recently, S. simplex have been recorded also from Jamaica, Brazil, Cayman Islands (Jesus...

Through consultations with key fisheries-based stakeholders in four States of India, this study attempts to assess perceptions of fishing communities about the impact of climate change on their lives and livelihoods. It also evaluates the traditional knowledge, institutions, and practices of fishing communities that are relevant to climate-change preparedness. The...

This study is establishing recommendations for spacing, depth and layout of controlled drainage and sub-irrigation that could be practiced in dambos of Central Malawi by smallholder famers’ water user groups. To achieve this, soil physical and chemical properties and field investigations on hydraulic conductivity and topography have been accomplished for...

he video describes the promotion of community-based seed production farmer groups and the strengthening of individual and community level capacities to ensure continuous seed supply throughout the year while maintaining the seed quality in the region. By joining the farmers' group, members contribute to stocks and receive support and from...

El cultivo de la soya (Glycinemax (L.) Merril), en oxisoles de la Orinoquia colombiana presenta restricciones por la alta saturación de aluminio y en general, baja capacidad de intercambio catiónico (CIC) y de materia orgánica (MO), que afectan la fijación biológica del nitrógeno (N) y el crecimiento normal de las plantas. Una alternativa ambiental, a este problema...

 En Afrique centrale, les forêts périurbaines dégradées sont les principales pourvoyeuses de la demande toujours croissante des grandes villes en bois-énergie. En l'absence de plan de gestion, ces formations forestières aux enjeux multiples se dégradent de plus en plus.  Le Cirad et ses partenaires ont mené une réflexion autour de...

Debido a la ausencia de información varietal de la mandarina (Citrus reticulata L.) ‘Arrayana‘ en el piedemonte Llanero del departamento del Meta (Colombia), se realizó una caracterización morfo-agronómica y molecular de árboles comerciales de mandarina de 10 años de edad del Centro de Investigación La Libertad de Corpoica ubicado en Villavicencio (Meta). Para la descripción morfológica se utilizaron...

This document presents an assessment of small-scale fisheries of the Patos Lagoon estuary, Brazil, using a custom-designed fisheries census methodology. Complementary information was sourced from a literature review, secondary data and in-depth semi-structured interviews. The assessment provides a complete picture of the technical, environmental and socio-economic conditions of these fisheries, including information on the...

Collective actions through organised pasture user groups in Mongolia are a sustainable way to protect rangeland from desertification and to guarantee food security for the next herder generation

El objetivo de esta guía técnica es servir de punto de referencia para que los agricultores y técnicos realicen el reconocimiento en campo y/o diagnóstico rápido de las principales plagas y enfermedades que afectan sus cultivos, con el fin de que puedan realizar un plan de manejo de estas.        

Strong rural organizations like producer groups and cooperatives are crucial to hunger and poverty reduction. They allow small producers toplay a greater role in meeting growing food demand on local, national and international markets, while improving their own economic, social and political opportunities. This thinking connects a series of case...

This book presents findings from a detailed study of how domestic staples value chains are structured and performing in Asia after the food price hike of 2007–2008. Three questions are asked in the study: (1) Are staples value chains transforming structurally? (2) Is the conduct of staples value chains’ actors...

Los cítricos son el principal cultivo de frutales en el mundo y después del banano de exportación el producto frutícola de mayor importancia socioeconómica en Colombia (Gómez, 2008). Tanto las naranjas como los limones son afectados por microorganismos que le ocasionan enfermedades en raíces, tallos, flores y frutos. Como consecuencia...

The lacunae in fishing-community engagement in the management and governance of marine and coastal protected areas (MCPAs) were discussed in the 2009 Chennai Workshop organized by the ICSF.  The workshop reviewed existing legal and institutional mechanisms for creating, implementing and reporting MCPAs in India, and discussed their impact from the...

The initial project dates back to 2003 (in the context of Leader+), when 8 farmers developed a quality programme for growing, feeding and breeding the typical “Alpine Grey” cattle. Following the decline of the milk market, the local farmers'' cooperative had the idea of extending the quality programme to the...

Conservation Agriculture (CA) is defined as a production system in which crop, soil, nutrient, pest, water and energy management components and operations are based on a sustainable ecological foundation provided by three interlinked principles of: (1) minimum soil disturbance (no-till direct seeding); (2) maintenance of soil cover (mulch cover from...

Corpoica a través del componente fitosanitario del proyecto de ola invernal en el Caribe seco, ejecutado desde el C.I. Caribia, además de realizar el diagnóstico de la situación sanitaria de los cultivos de mayor importancia afectados durante esa temporada invernal, se trazó como meta el acopio de información técnica y...