We were launching a rural tourism project just as the Covid-19 pandemic startled the world. How ironic, after waiting years for funding for our local organization Nawaya, we were incapable to do basic field work. We were excited, and decided not to delay important work. As we were unable to...

La XXVIII Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefas y Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno aprobó instrumentos clave para abordar desafíos comunes en el ámbito medioambiental, de seguridad alimentaria y derechos en entornos digitales, así como 16 comunicados especiales entre los que se destaca una propuesta para una financiación internacional más justa...

A la Une – Retour sur la journée d’études IRAM : Enjeux et défis de la cohésion sociale et du développement économique en République centrafricaine Le 8 février 2023, l’Iram a organisé en partenariat avec l’ONG Echelle – Appui au développement et l’Université de Bangui une journée d’études consacrée aux enjeux...

Free school meals are a strategic lever to implement the right to food and nutrition in the EU, by ensuring all children have access to healthy and nutritious food, daily. Free school meals can also support the transition to sustainable food systems by linking school meals to small-scale farmers using...

Este documento recopila las experiencias de agricultores familiares y asociaciones de productores aliados del programa Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO en El Salvador, que han diversificado su producción e incrementado sus ingresos, logrando mejorar así la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de sus familias y sus comunidades. Estas historias son un ejemplo...

Good public policies can ensure producers really benefit from Short Food Supply Chains Producers within Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) often achieve higher economic benefits and better social relations, while reducing negative impacts on the environment. Yet, the use of SFSCs does not guarantee better economic performance per se, as...

CONTEXT: Integration of farms into markets with adoption of maize as a cash crop can significantly increase income of farms of the developing world. However, in some cases, the income generated may still be very low and maize production may also have strong negative environmental and social impacts. OBJECTIVE: Maize...

FIAN International is a human rights organisation committed to the struggle of grassroots social movements around the globe to defend and protect the Right to Food and Nutrition and induce a paradigm shift sustained by food sovereignty principles. European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC) is a confederation of unions and organisations...

Since local and regional governments (LRGs) have the mandate to procure food for public canteens in the EU, the purpose of this policy brief is to provide LRGs with insights on how to connect small-scale farmers with food tendering processes in legally compliant ways. LRGs can apply more inclusive sustainable...

The contribution of smallholder farming systems to the National greenhouse gas (GHG) budget is missing in most developing countries, including Kenya. Data on the contribution of smallholder cropping systems to the GHG balance is essential for realising Sustainable Development Goal 13 on climate action, i.e., on nationally determined contributions (NDCs)...

It all started on the day when I escorted our country director to Rufunsa District, which is located in Lusaka Province in Zambia. We were off to meet the village Chieftainess Mphashya, to talk about our intentions to build a community seed bank in her chiefdom. We were met with...

This policy brief provides recommendations on how to achieve these objectives with a focus on three key areas: 1. How to link small-scale farmers with the public plate; 2. School meals as a powerful tool to address social equity (all school children and young people), health (tackling fast-growing child obesity)...

Esta publicación presenta los resultados de un ejercicio piloto de caracterización de la agricultura familiar en Honduras, realizado en 2017 en el marco de la implementación del programa Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO en el país. El estudio se llevó a cabo en en siete municipios del noroccidente de Honduras: Santa...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y la Agencia Brasileña de Cooperación (ABC), del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (MRE), realizarán, del 4 al 6 de octubre, en la ciudad de Brasilia, Brasil, la “Semana del algodón en América Latina y el Caribe 2023”, con una serie...

This video focuses on the three basic pillars of agroecological approaches, a pest control strategy embedded in integrated pest management (IPM) which focusses on: (i) management of healthy plants; (ii) enhancing the biodiversity of the agricultural environment; and, (iii) what responses to use when these fail.

Los agricultores familiares no solo producen alimentos, sino que también proporcionan varios servicios y bienes públicos a la sociedad. Es necesario reconectar el desarrollo territorial con las personas (y familias) que llevan a cabo la actividad productiva, con sus prácticas, sus valores, y con los conocimientos determinados de forma tradicional...

Maize production in Zambia must increase with a view towards improved food security and reduced food imports whilst avoiding cropland expansion. To achieve this, it is important to understand the causes behind the large maize yield gaps observed in smallholder farming systems across the country. This is the first study...

El Plan de acción mundial, diseñado en torno a siete pilares de trabajo que se refuerzan mutuamente, recomienda una serie de medidas interconectadas que abarcan desde la escala local hasta la mundial. Este video describe el pilar 7 del Plan de acción mundial.

One of the priorities for moving European rural youth forward is to create sustainable and high-quality rural jobs accessible to young people. Rural youth unemployment rates are higher than the average throughout the EU and rural employment opportunities tend to be relatively limited, with a prevalence of seasonal jobs.    Supporting youth...

La agroecología constituye un cambio de paradigma en términos productivos, socio-ambientales, filosóficos y espirituales, basado en una relación armoniosa con la naturaleza de la que somos parte como humanidad. El enfoque agroecológico procura el desarrollo de agroecosistemas sustentados en los procesos de los ecosistemas naturales y promueve la independencia de...