Innovations supporting a shift towards more sustainable food systems can be developed within the dominant food system regime or in alternative niches. No study has compared the challenges faced in each context. This paper, based on an analysis of 25 cases of European innovations that support crop diversification, explores the extent to which barriers to crop diversification can be related to the proximity of innovation settings with dominant food systems.
Este manual aglutina una serie de experiencias desarrolladas por el proyecto y presenta, de manera objetiva y clara, los procesos metodológicos para cada una de las opciones descritas. Cada alternativa agroecológica se ha estructurado en una ficha informativa de fácil comprensión y aplicación en campo. Se espera que este material sea aprovechado por las comunidades rurales del trópico americano, por productores y productoras, estudiantes y académicos del agro, en pro de un ambiente más sano y una inocuidad más tangible de los productos agrícolas provenientes de las áreas de producción
Animal-source foods (ASF), such as fish, provide a critical source of nutrients for dietary quality and optimal growth of children. In sub-Saharan Africa, children often consume monotonous cereal-based diets, a key determinate of malnutrition such as stunting. Identifying existing sources of ASF for children’s diets will inform the development of nutritious food systems for vulnerable groups.
Le Programme 2012-2013 de l’Initiative 3N vise à :
- Accroître et diversifier les productions agro-sylvo-pastorales et halieutiques pour assurer la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle des populations nigériennes;
- Augmenter les revenus des producteurs et des acteurs des filières agricoles par l’amélioration de la conservation, la transformation et la commercialisation des produits agro-alimentaires ;
- Améliorer les capacités nationales de prévention et de gestion des crises et catastrophes et la résilience des populations vulnérables.
En esta nota breve se analiza, desde una perspectiva crítica, la práctica de la extensión rural realizada por profesionales agrónomos en Mendoza, Argentina. En base a una amplia revisión bibliográfica y análisis documental sobre programas de desarrollo rural, analizamos los condicionamientos socio-culturales de dicha práctica, elementos que inciden sobre la concepción, ejecución y orientación de las estrategias de desarrollo promovidas por estos sujetos y sus instituciones
The development of information and communication technologies (ICT) has to meet the needs of farmers and sustainably support the competitiveness of agriculture in a rapidly changing digital world. Under certain conditions of use, digital tools could facilitate the application to agriculture of the historical, methodological and socio-economic principles defining agroecology. This chapter is composed of four sections. In the first section we define a framework to study agricultural IC tools.
In recent years, the agricultural industry has been experiencing an ever-increasing application of information and communication technologies globally. This new revolution has been touted to impact efficiency and productivity in the agricultural extension services within the agriculture sector. Notwithstanding this, empirical research need to be carried out amongst its users in the sector to ascertain these assertions.
The tank-based irrigated agricultural system in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka is one of the oldest historically evolved agricultural systems in the world. The main component of the system consists of a connected series of man-made tanks constructed in shallow valleys to store, convey and utilize water for paddy cultivation. Up to 10,000 tanks originating from the heydays of ancient kingdoms are still integrated in the current agricultural landscape. During the last two millennia, this indigenous system has undergone many changes in technological, management and socio-cultural norms.
Extension and advisory services (EAS) play a key role in facilitating innovation for sustainable agricultural development. To strengthen this role, appropriate investment and conducive policies are needed in EAS, guided by evidence. It is therefore essential to examine EAS characteristics and performance in the context of modern, pluralistic and increasingly digital EAS systems. In response to this need, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed guidelines and instruments for the systematic assessment of national EAS systems.
This report presents the impact and lessons learned from the Andhra Pradesh Drought Adaptation Initiative (APDAI). The APDAI was implemented as a package of pilot activities in two dryland districts in Andhra Pradesh (Anantapur and Mahbubnagar) with the aim of developing and testing approaches for natural resource-based economic activities to better respond to current climate variability and long-term consequences of climate change. The report discusses how innovations are being scaled up through integration into regular government programs for greater outreach.