El tema de la pequeña agricultura familiar ha sido objeto de atención reciente por parte de los medios de opinión pública de casi todos los países de la Región. La prensa incluye información sobre la crisis en que dicho sector está envuelto, como resultado de los altos costos de producción,...

À 70 km au nord-est de Quito, capitale de l’Équateur, les communautés paysannes de ouest-Cangahua exploitent plusieurs étages écologiques entre 2600 et 3950 mètres d’altitude, sur le versant oriental du couloir interandin. Située à 15 km au sud du bourg de Cayambe, dans la province du Pichincha, l’agriculture de la...

This paper explores efforts on coastal area management, more specifically in the South Asian region, and the extent to which the perspectives of actors in the fishery sector have been incorporated. It also deals with legislation of direct relevance to Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM).

Fishworkers’ organizations the world over are concerned about the degradation of coastal habitats vital to fishery resources. This concern was articulated in the first-ever Conference of Fishworkers and their Supporters in Rome in 1984, and, subsequently, in all the three conferences organized by ICSF since 1986. In the conference in...

In Malawi, maize is the major crop and food staple. Given limited off-farm employment opportunities, much-needed increases in household income for improving food security must come from gains in agricultural productivity through better technology and more profitable crops. In the past, agricultural policy promoted hybrid maize and, more recently, tobacco...

Major changes have been made in the ownership of agricultural land in Moldova since 1992. These changes became possible when members and workers in large-scale farm enterprises began to receive individual rights to a share of land and farm assets and were allowed free decision between keeping their share in...

El término agricultura familiar comprende los medios de producción que pertenecen a la familia y también incluye la administración, organización y el trabajo agrícola llevado a cabo por la misma. En Argentina, el 80% de las empresas agrícolas y ganaderas productivas registradas en el Censo Agrícola y Ganadero están constituidas...

Basic legislation for the whole agriculture is given by the Act No. 252/1997 Coll., on Agriculture, as amended. http://eagri.cz/public/web/mze/legislativa/pravni-predpisy-mze/tematicky-prehled/Legislativa-MZe_uplna-zneni_zakon-1997-252-viceoblasti.html (available in Czech language only).

Farming in Namibia’s Northern Communal Areas (NCAs) is predominantly for subsistence purposes, and is characterised by very low and even declining productivity due to a combination of low and uneven rainfall and poor soils, with conditions of extreme income inequality and poverty, under nutrition, out-migration of labour and high population...

Pays du Grand Maghreb, la République Islamique de Mauritanie a voulu rompre avec la coutume dans le domained u foncier. En règle générale, comme dans les autres pays d’Afrique du Nord, le droit musulman s’appliquait ; la terre morte, inoccupée ou improductive, appartenait à celui qui la mettait en valeur et...

In this issue ICARDA is celebrating it’s 20 years old. They have not been easy years; agricultural research for a fragile environment is difficult. What have ICARDA learned in 20 years? It can be highlighted in a single point; it would be the dynamic nature of agricultural research. Agricultural research...

Partiendo de un marco teórico que considera al cambio tecnológico como un componente normal de la conducta campesina, este trabajo analiza las principales características del proceso de adopción tecnológica por parte de pequeños productores rurales. El proceso de adopción tecnológica es complejo debido a que no sólo están en juego...

The fourth in the Women in Fisheries series, this contains the report of the concluding workshop of the first phase of the Women in Fisheries programme of ICSF. Held in Rufisque, Senegal, in June 1996, the Workshop attracted 33 participants from 12 countries.

This, the third in the Women in Fisheries series, draws on reports from seven countries to arrive at an understanding of the issue of gender in fisheries. In the process, it questions traditional norms in male-dominated fishworker organizations, both in the North and in the South.

The second in the Women in Fisheries series, this contains details of women's involvement in fisheries in each of the nine maritime States of India.  This Dossier is an acknowledgement of the role women have played in sustaining coastal communities through thick and thin. It is an effort to make...

La privatisation des terres collectives dans la région d'El Hamma (gouvernorat de Gabès) a entraîné des mutations socio-économiques touchant les pratiques agro-pastorales. En effet, cette privatisation des terres s'est traduite par la fixation des anciennes nomades et par l'extension des plantations arboricoles. Elle a fait baigner les Beni-Zid dans un...

Les restructurations et réorganisations successives des terres productives, et leur orientation à très court terme vers la privatisation, ont des répercussions certaines sur la structure de l'espace. L'impact de cette dynamique sur le régime foncier dans sa globalité influence la relation entre l'espace et ses utilisateurs. Cette relation a été...

L'accès à la propriété foncière a des conséquences énormes sur l'environnement et sur les ressources génétiques, particulièrement au niveau des régions arides et semi-arides. L'utilisation de techniques (souvent inadéquates) et le choix de systèmes d'exploitation des terres provoquent la dégradation non seulement de la végétation spontanée mais aussi des sols....

This study conducted in Kogi and Adavi Local Government Areas of Kogi State, assessed farmers response to the Agricultural Insurance Scheme of the Nigerian Insurance Company (NAIC). The willingness of farmers to take up the scheme was also determined. The data obtained were subjected to descriptive statistics and multiple Regression...

This paper discusses the merits and de-merits of different means of financing smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, with special reference to Zimbabwe. This financing includes inter alia multilateral and bilateral agreements with governments and other agencies, micro-financial institutions coming from both the private sector and nongovernmental organizations.