This document summarizes the insights of YPARD young professionals and their opinions on AIS. In particular, the document refers to the YPARD e-discussion, which was held in September 2012 and raised the concern of the impact of the global economic recession and climate change on agriculture. This could lead to declining agricultural productivity, and low production further impacts the declining interest of youth in Agricultural activities.
AARINENA was established to strengthen cooperation among national, regional and international agricultural research institutions and centers to ultimately support the agricultural sector in its member countries. Women farmers significantly contribute to the agricultural development in the WANA region, but often remain invisible in agricultural research and knowledge transfer.
La newsletter trae artículos a respecto del uso de las TIC en la Agricultura. Dentre ellos: Un futuro regional en construcción de Marcelo Bosch. Las TIC como herramienta para la superación de las asimetrías de Mônica Rodrigues. “El impacto de las TIC en la agricultura es enorme”, entrevista a Raúl Hopkins. Prioridades y políticas para el uso de las TIC en el sector agropecuario boliviano por Víctor Vásquez Mamani. “Poner las TIC al servicio de la administración y la gerencia retrasa su impacto en los clientes finales”, entrevista a Hugo Chavarría.
At the request of the USAID Malawi Mission, the MEAS project (Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services – a USAID funded project) conducted a rapid scoping mission to examine the pluralistic extension system in Malawi and to develop recommendations for strengthening extension and advisory services in the country.
The devastation caused in Philippines by Typhoon Reming was the trigger for the Government request to FAO for the project “Strengthening Capacities for Climate Risk Management and Disaster Preparedness in Selected Provinces of the Philippines (Bicol Region)”. This technical project summary report provides a consolidated overview about the specific project activities, the implementation processes, main findings and the establishment of institutional mechanisms that were established to promote ongoing collaboration between farmers, agriculture extension workers, researchers and local governme
El objetivo de esta revisión fue realizar un análisis e identificación de la problemática del Sistema de Producción y de la Cadena de Valor del Orégano en la zona del Valle de Traslasierra de la Provincia de Córdoba. En la región, se cultivan ecotipos tradicionales como Criollo, Chileno II y Compacto, y nuevos como el "Serrano Cordobés", "Flor Rosa" y "Rosa Fuerte". El Valle Traslasierra de la Provincia de Córdoba es agroecológicamente muy apto para la producción, y para incrementar la producción del cultivo de orégano se debe optimizar el manejo agronómico de los distintos ecotipos.
Se utilizaron diferentes técnicas de diagnóstico con el objetivo de evaluar los elementos del sistema de ciencia e innovación de la rama porcina. Se realizó un análisis documental y se aplicaron encuestas y entrevistas a investigadores, técnicos, especialistas y directivos vinculados directamente al sistema. Se realizó un taller de expertos donde se identificaron las debilidades, amenazas, fortalezas y oportunidades del sistema a partir de las encuestas y entrevistas realizadas.
Emilio Ruz, executive secretary of the Cooperative Programme for Agri-food and Agroindustrial Technological Development of the Southern Cone (PROCISUR), presented the PROCISUR’s frame-work of innovation management at the 3rd GFRAS Annual Meeting, "The Role of Rural Advisory Services in Agricultural Innovation Systems", 26-28 September 2012, Philippines. His presentation has been prepared with Julio C. Catullo,
Extension Group Coordinator of PROCISUR.
Under the guidance of the agricultural system theory, operational research theory and decision-making support system theory, the regional agricultural development decision support system (RADDSS) was developed in this study ,in which different analysis method and models was integrated. By providing data, right models and analysis methods, RADDSS can assist decision-makers and administrators to solve half-structured and unstructured problems, improving level of management on agriculture. The agriculture in Xuchang has been analyzed using the system constructed in this study.
El propósito de esta herramienta es que las personas tomen conciencia de la forma diferente en que hombres y mujeres construyen su identidad, y que comprendan que dicha identidad es el resultado de un largo proceso de socialización.