Em meio ao sertão da Paraíba, que enfrenta uma seca histórica de cinco anos, Marlene Pereira, 46, sustenta sua família com o que planta em seu terreno de menos de meio hectare, menor que um campo de futebol, em Lagoa Seca, a 142 quilômetros de João Pessoa. A água vem das...

As famílias rurais do Brasil (especialmente da região sul) estão trocando o cultivo do tabaco para a produção de alimentos. Isso se dá basicamente a partir das estratégias desenvolvidas pelo Programa de Diversificação em Áreas Cultivadas com Tabaco, uma política desenvolvida pela Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD)....

This report covers IFAD achievements and impact in 2016, the first year of the implementation of the United Nations’ ambitious 2030 Agenda. During the year, IFAD stepped up its advocacy and knowledgesharing on smallholder agriculture and rural issues, taking a leadership role in international policy processes, including climate change negotiations,...

The European Rural Development Network (ERDN) integrates various European research institutions, which are involved in analysing the transformation process of rural areas particularly in Central-Eastern Europe. The main objectives are to advance international knowledge transfer and scientific cooperation in rural development and agriculture, as well as to share and promote...

Building on its century-long tradition of developing products from simple grains, Kellogg Company has intensified its approach to sustainable agriculture and increasing food security. It has become a supporter of those who research, grow and supply the grains it uses. Kellogg has been working more closely with farmers who grow its...

The Bluefin tuna industry received a windfall in Marrakech, with proposed TAC increases over the period 2018 to 2020, culminating in the highest TAC ever set. What about SSFs?

As mulheres brasileiras marcaram presença no Concurso Boas Práticas em Agricultura Familiar, organizado pela Reunião Especializada sobre Agricultura Familiar do Mercosul (Reaf) e pelo Programa Fundo Internacional de Desenvolvimento Agrícola da Organização das Nações Unidas (Fida). Nessa segunda edição, dos oito projetos premiados, três foram de brasileiras.   Essas são três...

Many inspiring stories are waiting to be discovered in the field of Agroecology. Since 2010, Towards Organic Asia has been working to promote young organic farmers and successfully build up the network of over 80 alumni from 25 organizations. Here is the testimony of a young organic farmer in Thailand...

Alan Bojanic ressalta que políticas públicas auxiliam no emponderamento da mulher rural diminuindo a desigualdade de gênero no campo

These guidelines have been prepared as practical action points to strengthen small-scale fishing organisations and help them make their voices heard in the decision-making process. Based on interviews with fishers and fishing organisations from the Atlantic (France, Spain and Portugal), the guidelines are made up of practical action sheets, each...

On 18 January 2017, the issue of the human rights of agricultural workers with no land of their own and other people working in rural areas was placed on the agenda of the European Council Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) for the first time. As a researcher studying how...

The SDG Insights is a series of video interviews conducted with a wide range of experts on what the future looks like for businesses, governments, NGOs and international organisations who are aligning themselves with the Sustainable Development Goals. Coming from many different backgrounds, we hear them openly share insights on their personal...

140 tons of ghost nets retrieved by 533 Polish small-scale fishers…and counting!  

Agriculture is a major factor in sustainable global resource management in terms of land, water, biodiversity, and emissions to land, water, and the atmosphere. Agriculture is not just rural, but occurs on and within the margins of urban areas and major cities. Production depends on resourceintensive input supplies, and interfaces...

The rationale of this project is to reduce vulnerability of the rural Jordanian and the disadvantaged communities in the context of water scarcity for agriculture, increased demand for food and livelihood provision from growing populations, and rising energy demand. To this end, the project pilots a three-pronged, community-based approach, combining...

3rd Prize winner of ALiSEA and Luang Prabang Film Festival short film contest about Youth & Agroecology. The pyramid compost is about a simple solution to a big problem. Documenting the inspiring initiative of a local woman from Chiang Mai, in her efforts to stop agricultural burning and promote organic...

Nesta quarta-feira (8), a campanha Mulheres Rurais, Mulheres com Direitos foi lançada a nível internacional na sede da Organização das Nações Unidas para Alimentação e Agricultura (FAO), em Brasília. As ações acontecerão até o mês de novembro e têm como temática os 17 Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) estabelecidos pela...

Por meio do Bolsa Família, o governo federal ajuda com dinheiro 13,8 milhões  de famílias pobres no Brasil, metade delas no Nordeste. A Articulação Semiárido Brasileiro (ASA) é uma rede de três mil organizações sociais que promove a coleta de água de chuva, bem como técnicas e conhecimentos para uma...

In this Rural Connection number we have information’s about a LAG mission to China and the ensuing cooperation that will follow, about a LAG initiative tackling mental health issues in rural areas, about the major Agri Innovation Summit held in Lisbon, the PEGASUS research project, the first European Rural Youth...

Cooperatives are a relatively recent business model, dating back only to the 1840s, but their short history has been full of twists and turns. Today, in countries once part of the Soviet Union, cooperatives operate under a wide variety of laws, regulations and tax codes. Now those laws, civil codes and...