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No Thumbnail AvailableProjectProgramme / project reportConsultancy report on first extension staff training in horticulture
Smallholder Irrigation and Water Use Programme, Zambia
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No results found.This consultancy mission has been executed within the framework of the FAO Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) - Smallholder Irrigation and Water Use Programme -Irrigation component. The aim was to train camp extension officers and block extension officers on improved horticultural practices and Integrated Plant Nutrition Systems in the SPFS field sites involving five provinces Lusaka, Central, Southern, Western and Eastern. The mission commenced on March 1 and ended on April 30,1998. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureGood Agricultural Practices (GAPs) for sustainable improvement of quality and quantity of horticultural production of small-scale farmers in Fayoum 2018
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The purpose of this brochure is to briefly introduce the Project and inform stakeholders and related entities about the Project's work and its expected outputs. It also aims at raising awareness on what FAO is doing with EU's support to enhance small-scale farmers. This brochure introduces the Project's work and its expected outputs. It highlights the rationale for implementing the Project, its objectives, tareget groups, and main activities. The brochure raises awareness on what FAO is doing with EU's support to enhance small-scale farmers in Fayoum as one of the poorest governorates in Egypt. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)BulletinHorticultural marketing - a resource and training manual for extension officers 1991If farmers are to increase production, more attention needs to be paid to the fact that their output must be marketed at a rewarding price. Commercialization of the small farm sector requires the development of market-orientated production, as opposed to the occasional sale of subsistence surpluses. Success in commercializing this sector thus depends on the orientation of production to meet market demand and on the removal, or reduction, of a broad range of marketing constraints. In most count ries marketing problems are currently regarded as beyond the scope of field-level agricultural extension workers who are the officers in direct contact with the farmers. Even when extension workers are able to identify marketing problems faced by farmers their lack of expertise in this field, or knowledge of appropriate sources of assistance, makes them unable to help. This manual, which has been prepared by G. Dixie of High Value Horticulture plc, U.K. on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Or ganization of the United Nations (FAO), aims to provide appropriate resource and training material on marketing for extension officers working with farmers who produce horticultural produce for both domestic and export markets. Although the manual is too detailed for everyday use by most extension workers, it is hoped that it will be used by agricultural colleges for their training courses in agricultural marketing and, indeed, may encourage such colleges to devote a greater part of their curric ula to marketing. Further, it is also expected that this manual will be used by marketing officers working with ministries of agriculture in training field-level extension officers and that it will be a valuable reference work for marketing extension workers where resources permit such specialization. The manual should also prove of value to processing organizations, traders' associations and others working in the area of horticultural marketing.
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Book (stand-alone)Manual / guideA Scheme and training manual on good agricultural practices 2016
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No results found.Food safety begins right from the stage of the farm. It is therefore important to follow Good Agricultural Practices at the farm level. Many countries do not have GAP standards or the institutional infrastructure for supporting the same in terms of their implementation, certification and accreditation infrastructure. This publication supports countries to establish an infrastructure in terms of standards, certification processes and accreditation systems in line with international standards and practices to facilitate regional and global trade. -
ProjectProgramme / project reportElaboración y uso del bocashi 2011
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No results found.Publicación que muestra como producir plántulas de hortalizas a partir de semille- ro. Incluye la preparación del recipiente, del sustrato y la siembra de las semillas. También se indican los pasos para la realización de una lombricompostera para la producción de humus. -
Book (stand-alone)Manual / guideGuía de buenas prácticas para la gestión y uso sostenible de los suelos en áreas rurales
Construcción participativa del diagnóstico de suelos Diseño de planes de intervención Prácticas de manejo sostenible de los suelos
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No results found.Esta guía fue realizada por solicitud del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia, en respuesta a los crecientes problemas de degradación del suelo. Su objetivo es proporcionar buenas prácticas para la conservación, el uso sostenible y la protección de los suelos en las zonas rurales del país. Es una herramienta para orientar a los actores relacionados con el uso del suelo en el diseño e implementación de planes y prácticas de manejo sostenible. Corresponde al Programa estratégico de la FAO SP2 y la Iniciativa regional 3 como contribución a la agricultura sostenible y la gestión de los recursos naturales para mejorar la producción y la resiliencia climática. La guía fue construida a través de talleres de campo con diferentes actores e instituciones, incluyendo Corporaciones Autónomas Regionales, asociaciones de productores y actores de gobierno. Proporciona una descripción detallada de las prácticas de gestión del suelo, su uso y contribución al mantenimiento de las funciones del suelo para diferentes usos de la tierra, tanto agrícolas como agroforestales, forestales, y de conservación, orientadas hacia la prevención del riesgo agroclimático. Compartir y mejorar el conocimiento del suelo en el campo se considera una práctica clave para la gestión sostenible y el empoderamiento de los usuarios del suelo en la toma de decisiones. Esta guía es una importante herramienta para la construcción de la paz en las zonas rurales del país, donde los suelos son un componente clave para garantizar la sostenibilidad ambiental, social y económica. Destaca la importancia de los suelos para la provisión de servicios ecosistémicos, y especialmente para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria y la construcción de una agricultura cada vez más sostenible.