The innovation of agricultural systems management is a determinant factor that guarantees adaptation to a new paradigm of global economy, environmental protection, and social requirements. The conventional concepts of innovation, applicable to new products and processes, do not consider many characteristics of the agricultural sector, such as social innovation and innovation resulting from new or renewed processes.
Organic farming can play an important role in rural development and food production, by reinforcing the trend toward sustainable agriculture and its purpose of ecosystem conservation. The agribusiness of organic farming is particularly relevant in family farming, given the labor availability and the short marketing circuits. The innovative techniques of organic farming, namely with soil fertility, weed and pest control, opens a wide range of possibilities in its development and extension.
The aim of this work was to identify procedures adopted by family farms in the centre and north of Portugal and Galicia (Spain), and to verify whether they resemble those used in organic farming. A checklist was prepared in Portuguese and Spanish and applied personally to managers of family farms. The participation was voluntary and 125 valid responses were collected.
Farmers in Asia like to grow cassava because the crop will tolerate long dry periods and poor soils, and will produce reasonable yields with little inputs. Most farmers realize, however, that cassava production on slopes can cause severe erosion, while production without fertilizer inputs may lead to a decline in soil productivity. Research has shown that cassava yields can be maintained for many years with adequate application of fertilizers, and that there are various ways to reduce erosion.
Farmers in Asia like to grow cassava because the crop will tolerate long dry periods and poor soils, and will produce reasonable yields with little inputs. Most farmers realize, however, that cassava production on slopes can cause severe erosion, while production without fertilizer inputs may lead to a decline in soil productivity. Research has shown that cassava yields can be maintained for many years with adequate application of fertilizers, and that there are various ways to reduce erosion.
Some of the most promising and at the same time some of the most challenging areas of future food production are found in the savannas of South America. Integrating cropping, livestock, and forestry in these regions can increase the eco-efficiency of agricultural production. This chapter presents a case study of an integrated crop, livestock, and forestry system in Brazil. The study area is in Goiás State in the Cerrado region, a vast savanna covering almost one quarter of Brazil's land area.
Este panfleto trae informaciones sobre el rol del CIAT en el fortalecimiento de capacidades, el estimulo del aprendizaje y el compartimiento del conocimento agrícola y de ciencias relacionadas
Esta presentación describe el las actividades y el plan de estudios del Programa de especialización de asesores rurales (PEAR) que tiene como objetivos la formación de técnicos asesores proveedores de asistencia técnica agro-pecuaria de calidad, que genere impacto sustentable en la producción, mediante su orientación al mercado y a la generación de capacidades locales
Esta publicación es el resumen de los resultados del proceso de sistematización participativo del proyecto ACORDAR, financiado por USAID, para las temáticas de cacao, café, frijol, hortalizas y malanga, género, municipalismo y desarrollo empresarial en Nicaragua. Cinco años de trabajo en campo, más de 52 millones de dólares invertidos, cerca de 200 organizaciones trabajando en alianza, 50 municipalidades cobijadas (un tercio de las municipalidades del País), 25 gobiernos locales que invirtieron más de 20 millones de dólares en el fortalecimiento de las cadenas de valor, 7711 familias produc
Este trabajo de investigación busca entender cuáles son los factores institucionales y políticos que pueden impulsar o desincentivar la adopción de prácticas de adopción de prácticas agrícolas sostenibles adaptadas al clima (ASAC) por parte de los pequeños productores, en el caso de un país, Honduras, con una mirada tanto a nivel nacional como a nivel local.