Zambia’s Social Cash Transfer (SCT) Programme is implemented by the Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health and has been operating in Zambia since 2003. As of December 2014, the programme reached 150,000 households across 50 districts and there are concrete plans to scale it up nation-wide in the...

In Mali, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is implementing the “Caisses de Résilience” approach with a strong focus on nutrition to support 3 000 vulnerable households in 64 villages in the Mopti region (district of Bandiagara). The three-year programme, launched in February 2015, aims to...

The report reviews the history and construction of the National Policy on Agroecology and Organic Production in Brazil (Política Nacional de Agroecologia e Produção Orgânica no Brasil, Pnapo), a policy that originated from the claims and initiatives from the sovil society and was collectively built. Thanks to the newly created spaces...

O Selo Combustível Social é um componente de identificação criado a partir do Decreto Nº 5.297, de 6 de dezembro de 2004, concedido pela Secretaria de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD) ao produtor de biodiesel que cumpre os critérios descritos na Portaria nº 337, de 18 de setembro de 2015....

Progress towards gender equality is key to meeting global goals of eradicating poverty and eliminating hunger and malnutrition. Women make important contributions to agriculture and rural livelihoods and play a vital role in the care and reproduction of households and communities. However, persistent gender inequalities, such as unequal access to...

El desarrollo tecnológico de la agroindustria generó modelos basados en economías de gran escala productiva, fomentando un marginamiento de los modelos tradicionales de producción. Sin embargo, en Argentina, la necesidad de implementar tecnologías alternativas de desarrollo para el sector semi-intensivo o familiar aumentó en la implementación y la divulgación de...

Organic and eco-sustainable farming is particularly suited to farms situated within parks, because it does not harm local ecosystems as it does not use pesticides and promotes biodiversity, improving biological links and creating ideal habitats for animal life. It also promotes grants that reward farmers for acting as “guardians/stewards of...

É comum encontrar diferentes pacotes de arroz branco nos supermercados, mas você sabia que existe arroz vermelho? O produto, assim como a baunilha do cerrado e o milho crioulo, não é tão comum em gôndolas ou mercearias. Mas estes são apenas alguns dos variados produtos brasileiros que estão na lista...

Roadside and farmland hedgerows in Normandy (France) were disappearing. Local inhabitants wanted to preserve this traditional landscape feature. So they decided to generate an economic value for the hedgerows and set up a short wood supply chain. Involving all local groups in this was essential.

El objetivo del Informe acceso a la tierra y territorio en Sudamérica es disponer de una herramienta que facilite una visión de la dinámica actual del acceso a la tierra y al territorio y estimular procesos de diálogo e incidencia en favor de la población campesina, indígena y afro descendiente;...

Agora é obrigatório. Com a lei 10.530/2017, os produtos de origem orgânica serão inseridos como integrantes da alimentação escolar em Mato Grosso, preferencialmente aqueles produzidos pela agricultura familiar e no município onde esteja localizada a unidade educacional. Os produtos serão adquiridos de cooperativas e associações de produtores da agricultura familiar, sempre atendendo...

The 4th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on a UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other People Working in Rural Areas began in Geneva.  With this, the bottom up process to strengthen the legitimacy of the demands of rural peoples around the world has reached a crucial...

Este documento se desarrolla en el marco del proyecto “Jóvenes Rurales, Territorios y oportunidades: Una estrategia de diálogo de políticas” de RIMISP, Centro Latinoamericano de Desarrollo Rural. El proyecto tiene la finalidad de contribuir a mejorar la calidad de las estrategias, políticas e inversiones dirigidas hacia la juventud rural y...

Esta guía de peces marinos del litoral costero bonaerense-uruguayo tiene por obejtivo brindar herramientas para conocer las especies capturadas. Para ello se presenta una fotografía de cada especie con su nombre común, nombre científico longitud/ancho total máximo registrado  (LTM y ATM respectivamente).

This sourcebook appraises these instruments and considers their nature and objectives, their potential benefits and challenges and the approaches used to implement them. It also examines the practices that have led to both successful and unsuccessful outcomes. The publication provides a comprehensive review of the potential of these tools to...

A model fish-production farm that uses new, water-saving production methods is being inaugurated today in Sayat-Nova, in Armenia’s Ararat province. The new installation was made possible by an FAO project and a public private-partnership. Groundwater levels in the Ararat Valley have been falling in recent years due to overutilization – by...

Soils are a non-renewable resource on which 95% of our food supply depends. Short-sighted chemical fertilizer applications in conventional farming are depleting soils at an alarming rate. Instead of using potent chemicals that degrade soil, organic farmers continuously give back to the soil, maintaining soil health and fertility for future...

De acordo com o balanço divulgado nesta segunda-feira (28) pela Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Rural, Pesca e Cooperativismo (SDR), as vendas de sábado (26) e domingo (27) somaram R$ 544,5 mil, valor 14,8% superior ao faturado no mesmo período do ano passado. O Pavilhão da Agricultura Familiar apresenta a produção de 201...

The main objective of the Guidelines is to provide a non-binding complement to other guidelines and offer advice to RDP evaluation stakeholders on how to carry out the evaluation activities for answering the common evaluation questions related to innovation. Since the RDP’s effects on innovation in rural areas can be...

No interior de Goiás, nas fazendas associadas à Cooperativa Mista de Agricultores Familiares de Luziânia (Cooperluz), as mulheres é que são as responsáveis pelo acesso ao Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA) desde 2010. Agora, elas comemoram a garantia de venda das hortaliças, legumes e frutas por mais esse ano....