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Four new sites designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems...
Photo credit: FAO The GIAHS are recognized for their contribution to food and nutrition security as well as delivering important benefits to the ecosystem. View of Nagara River. Sustainable farming...
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World Day to Combat Desertification
Photo credit: Google – Imgres.jpg United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification World Day to Combat Desertification to be held on 17 June “Let us find long‐term solutions, not just quick...
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HOW MUCH LONGER WILL THE OTHER DRYLAND COUNTRIES WAIT TO FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE ?
AND WHAT ABOUT THE GROWTH OF OPUNTIA IN AND AROUND THE REFUGEE CAMPS ? IT’S A SUCCESS STORY. IT’S COMMON SENSE ! One can eat the Opuntia cactus pads (see “nopales”), drink pad soup, eat the fruits...
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Water harvesting with an innovative ‘sand’ dam
Photo credit: IFAD Said is a farmer in Dhubato, Somaliland, he is married with 10 children. As part of an IFAD-supported project an innovative water management solution was put in place, and now the...
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El Niño’s impact on Central America’s Dry Corridor
Photo credit: FAO Small-scale family farmers and rural communities are highly vulnerable to extreme weather events. To reduce El Niño’s impact on Central America’s Dry Corridor, build resilience and...
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Introduction of Crocus sativus L. in the Chilean desert; a project.
Photo credit: Google Tamarugal la cepa autóctona de Chile Diversification of the agricultural supply in the Tamarugal Province through the introduction of Crocus sativus L. in the Chilean desert. by...
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What smallholders in the drylands should know
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Agricultural technology innovations and diversification strategies to manage...
Photo credit: Africa Rising Extent of adoption of sustainable intensification practices in target communities of eastern Zambia in 2010/11 to 2015/16. Sustainable intensification practices―a ray of...
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Organic and sustainable food future
Organic is only one ingredient in recipe for sustainable food future Many shades of gray: The context-dependent performance of organic agriculture Date: March 10, 2017 Source: University of British...
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The burden of malnutrition in all its forms is shifting from rural areas to...
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_African_Leafy_Veg_seedlings_211a0a88e4.jpg Food and nutrition are moving to the city For too long, we have traded off calories for...
View Article110 Years Of Sustainable Agriculture (Science Daily)
Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080929123945.htm Experiment Demonstrates 110 Years Of Sustainable Agriculture ScienceDaily (Oct. 1, 2008) — A plot of land on the campus of Auburn...
View ArticlePolitical interests and attitudes determine the role of technology in...
Read at : http://www.atdforum.org/spip.php?article383 Just Published: Is Agricultural Biotechnology Part of Sustainable Agriculture? By Webmaster, 16 July 2010 Most countries claim to be committed to...
View ArticleFarm Management, Fungi and Healthy Ecosystems (Science Daily)
Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100913191823.htm Farm Management Choice Can Benefit Fungi Key to Healthy Ecosystems ScienceDaily (Sep. 16, 2010) — Farming practices have a...
View ArticleEcoVeggies and AeroFarms: sustainable agriculture movement (Agriculture 2.0),...
Read at : http://www.cityfarmer.info/2010/09/21/a-crop-sprouts-without-soil-or-sunshine/ A Crop Sprouts Without Soil or Sunshine in New Jersey School Linked by Michael Levenston It can produce about 20...
View ArticleTechniques that improve late-season harvesting, better tools to minimize...
Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/09/100920151811.htm Winter Drought Stress Can Delay Flowering, Prevent Fruit Loss in Orange Crops ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2010) — Successful...
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Value chains and value chain development in urban agriculture (City Framer...
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View ArticleThe world’s 500 million smallholder farms will need to play an even greater...
Read at : http://ifad-un.blogspot.com/2010/10/smallholders-climate-resilience-and.html Smallholders, Climate Resilience, and Sustainable Agriculture Posted by Roxanna Samii Feeding a global population...
View ArticleThe importance of sustainability in the American food production industry...
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://blogs.forbes.com/csr/2010/12/22/impact-investing-in-sustainable-agriculture-for-a-new-economy/?boxes=Homepagechannels The CSR Blog corporate social...
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture for a New Economy (Google / Trilinc Global)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.trilincglobal.com/news/2011/01/14/impact-investing-in-sustainable-agriculture-for-a-new-economy/ Impact Investing in Sustainable Agriculture for a...
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The Biochar Solution (Book) – (Google / Coal Geology)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://coalgeology.com/the-biochar-solution-carbon-farming-and-climate-change-sustainable-agriculture/10936/ The Biochar Solution: Carbon Farming and Climate...
View ArticleTrying to breed perennial grains: revolutionizing agriculture (National...
Read at : http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/big-idea/perennial-grains-text The Big Idea: Perennial Grains Perennial Solution Annual grains feed the world, but they create problems. Perennials...
View ArticleAfrican governments should use this crisis as an opportunity to consider...
Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=25265 Africa: It’s time to focus farm policies on farmers Summary & Comment: As several African countries wrestle with yet another spike in food...
View ArticleDevelopment of sustainable and innovative agriculture technologies (Google /...
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1289993623881&p=1135099400124&pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-LEN-FullNews Abu Dhabi...
View ArticleSupport for sustainable agriculture, including smallholder farmers, as a way...
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=38565&Cr=agriculture&Cr1=%3ESee Sustainable agriculture key to green growth, poverty reduction – UN...
View ArticleA dream about famine, hunger, malnutrition, drought and desertification...
Do we still have to be convinced that there is an urgent need for assisting the millions of people suffering from drought, malnutrition, hunger and famine in the Horn of Africa ? Who could deny that...
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture in desertified North East Brazil (You Tube)
Video seen at : http://youtu.be/i-LIjFjRB6w Uploaded by MariaElenaVJ Sustainable Agriculture – North East Brazil Adam de Jesus Oliveira practices sustainable agriculture in North East Brazil. He lives...
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Urban Container Gardening : a sustainable answer to food issues (City Farmer...
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View ArticleCAF : to assist NGOs involved in sustainable development of drylands (Google...
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://conserveafrica.org.uk/sustainable-agriculture-a-desertification Sustainable Agriculture & Desertification Sustainable agriculture is defined as being...
View ArticleIs Subsistence Farming Sustainable? (Google / Eat Drink Better)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2011/08/21/self-sufficiency-how-much-land-to-feed-your-family/ Self Sufficiency: How Much Land to Feed Your Family? ………………….. Is...
View ArticleCrop selection (CSDi)
A comment on CSDi : LinkedIn Groups Group: Sustainable Agriculture Discussion: How can we have sustainable urban agriculture without an access to land for our small holder farmers in Tanzania? Posted...
View ArticleSustainable Farming offers the best resource management (Envirowriters)
Read at : http://envirowriters.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/research-proposal-and-outline-sustainable-farming/ Research Proposal and Outline: Sustainable Farming by Whitney Spies Today, more than ever,...
View ArticleSustainable farm plan (M. DEWHURST / Triblocal)
A message sent by Martin DEWHURST (New Dawn Rovers : newdawnrovers@groups.facebook.com) CLC’s environmental programs get boost from grant, sustainable farm plan By Sheryl DeVore...
View ArticleNatural regeneration, traditional irrigation methods, and simple alternatives...
Read at : http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95258/NIGER-CHAD-Is-sustainable-agriculture-possible-in-the-Sahel CHAD-NIGER: Is sustainable agriculture possible in the Sahel? Mao, 16 April 2012 (IRIN) – With...
View ArticleSustainable agriculture in the Sahel (AfricaFiles)
AfricaFiles Title: Niger-Chad: Is sustainable agriculture possible in the Sahel? Author: IRIN Category: Food and Land Date: 4/16/2012 Source: IRIN Source Website: http://www.irinnews.org...
View ArticleCommunity-based extension improves livelihoods (New Agriculturist)
Read at : http://www.new-ag.info/en/news/newsitem.php?a=2913 Community-based extension improves livelihoods The use of community-based extension to support agricultural development can enhance...
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture Efforts in Drylands (Land-l.IISD)
Read at : http://land-l.iisd.org/news/icarda-newsletter-documents-sustainable-agriculture-efforts-in-drylands/ ICARDA Newsletter Documents Sustainable Agriculture Efforts in Drylands The March...
View ArticleIntegrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM)
Photo credit: The Guardian From dust bowl to bread basket: digging the dirt on soil erosion by Caspar van Vark Pinpointed by Heriberto Lopez Poor soil quality has seen agricultural productivity in...
View ArticleJoin the brown revolution in soil management
Photo credit: Aljazeera America Two oxen used for research into animal traction at a Howard G. Buffett Foundation test farm in Arizona. Philanthropist Howard Buffett backs brown revolution in Africa by...
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Sustainable agriculture and bioenergy
Photo credit: Google Sustainable agriculture in Benin Sustainable Agro and Bioenergy Project: Boeing, Honeywell, GE, Etihad, Safran by Vikas Vij in Sustainable Development...
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Sustainable farming for forest tribes
Photo credit: IPS Forest tribes in India’s southwestern Andhra Pradesh state fear they will soon be homeless when a dam floods their ancestral lands. They are turning to sustainable agriculture in...
View ArticleEmpowering young agripreneurs
Photo credit: Google Young people should be supported to develop agricultural enterprises and view agriculture as a viable career option (SPC) Youth in Agriculture provides biggest potential for mass...
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A New Green Revolution in Africa ?
Photo credit: Google Some argue that the problem is that the USAID plan for agricultural development in the majority of Africa has stressed a “New Green Revolution” involving improved seeds,...
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Furrow and Micro Irrigation
Applications of Furrow and Micro Irrigation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions Megh R. Goyal Hardback £95.00 May 4, 2015 Forthcoming by Apple Academic Press Reference – 325 Pages ISBN 9781771880893 – CAT#...
View ArticleSustainable Land Management (SLM) practices
Photo credit: CIAT Erosion impact after January 2015 flooding in Ntcheu, Malawi. Photo: J. Braslow/CIAT Land management matters: Malawian communities create maps to find answers by Juliet Braslow In...
View ArticleParticipatory methods to help farmers adapt to climate change
Photo credit: SciDevNet Local farmer Ibrahim Mohamedou waters his plants with a watering can at an IFAD-supported nursery, part of an anti-desertification programme near the village of Zabon Mousso....
View ArticleCooperatives for sustainable developement
Photo credit: UN News Centre Members of the Cooperative Agriculture Maraicher for Boulbi, water and hoe their vegetable fields in Kieryaghin village, Burkina Faso. Photo: Dominic Chavez/World Bank UN...
View ArticleShould we stop irrigating the drylands ?
Photo credit: SciDevNet Copyright: Robin Hammond / Panos Irrigation risks spreading invasive pests across Africa “Irrigation could trigger changing pest distributions by allowing a host plant to grow...
View ArticleMultipurpose trees for smallholders
Photo credit: Africa Rising Winnie Saigodi has planted Gliricidia sepium and Grevillea robusta trees as shelter belts in her farm (Photo credit: IITA/Jonathan Odhong’) Barking up the right tree:...
View ArticleUrban sustainable agriculture
Photo credit: Journal of a greenie – https://journalofagreenie.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/adelgroenewald-harvest-of-hope-12.jpg Sustainable agriculture in the townships of Cape Town DECEMBER 5, 2015...
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