This paper investigates the nature, extent, and impacts of credit constraints in Ethiopia’s agriculture. Using a direct elicitation approach on a panel of 5,308 smallholder farmers, we find that around 66.6% were credit constrained, a majority of them (71.9%) due to risk factors and transaction costs (14.33%). The hypothesized heterogeneity...

The EU fruit and vegetable regime supports operational programmes implemented by recognised producer organisations (POs), by making a funding contribution to the programmes' operational funds.Recognition of interbranch organisations (IBOs) is favoured where they proof to be sufficiently representative of the various occupational categories of the fruit and vegetables sector and they carry out practical...

El trabajo de Rimisp ha estado fuertemente centrado en entender las dinámicas territoriales –es decir la interacción entre las estructuras, las instituciones y los agentes sociales internos y externos de los territorios- que determinan las posibilidades de alcanzar un desarrollo con crecimiento económico e inclusión social o, por el contrario,...

El aumento de la participación de la Agricultura Familiar (AF) en los mercados institucionales de alimentos proviene básicamente de las recientes innovaciones en las estrategias de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional (SAN) en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), donde los Estados buscan optimizar y articular programas, políticas y recursos públicos...

STACCATO is a BiodivERsA funded EU project which will focus on the analysis and evaluation of Ecosystem Services (ESS), both in isolation and in concert, and their sensitivity to land use patterns in agriculturally dominated landscapes. The starting point of STACCATO is based on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA). For the...

La garantía de los derechos de las mujeres rurales es uno de los pilares para el desarrollo sostenible y la construcción de una gobernanza responsable de la tierra y los recursos naturales. No obstante, el acceso a la tierra, la seguridad jurídica de la tenencia y su trabajo no es...

In the prevailing context of higher climate variability with the rainy season being no longer predictable, supply of water is extremely important for the farmers. Farmers in Rwanda do not have enough rain for their production due to drought. There is competition for water use between rural and urban area....

Actively involving indigenous peoples and local communities in wildlife conservation is key to maintaining biodiversity and ensuring sustainable rural livelihoods.The urgent challenges that the world faces in maintaining biodiversity worldwide requires that indigenous peoples are empowered to act at the national level with assistance from the international community.Sheila Wertz, FAO...

Social protection is increasingly recognized as a critical strategy for poverty reduction and inclusive growth. Both, the 2030 Agenda, as well as Agenda for Humanity, stress the critical role social protection can play in the fight against poverty and exclusion, but also as a component of resilience building. However, more...

El objetivo del trabajo es caracterizar a las organizaciones de pequeños productores familiares en el sur del Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires (AMBA Sur), en los partidos de La Plata, Berazategui y Florencio Varela. La metodología utilizada es de tipo cualitativo. Los resultados muestran que las políticas públicas implementadas hacia...

En las últimas décadas, ha tomado relevancia la dimensión territorial del desarrollo rural. En este marco surgen instituciones estatales y mecanismos dirigidos a obtener y organizar consensos en los diferentes niveles de aplicación de las políticas (regional, nacional, provincial y local). Se promueve la idea del territorio como un ámbito...

Criado em 2004 para proteger o agricultor contra eventos climáticos e possibilitar que ele plante com segurança, tendo uma garantia de renda, o Seguro da Agricultura Familiar (Seaf) já tem 12 anos de safras completas. São mais de 340 mil empreendimentos segurados em todo o país, com uma ampla diversidade...

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Promoting and supporting partnerships to harness the knowledge and experience of stakeholders and enabling targeted actions for drought response, agricultural production and sustainable use of water in agriculture is the way forward, thereby addressing the challenges for agricultural production and livelihoods posed by climate change. The organization of a joint seminar on drought follows the letter by...

Spots-vidéos reçus lors du concours national de vidéo "Cuisine et Interdépendance" organisé dans le cadre du projet EAThink, par le Réseau International Urgenci. Action réalisée avec le soutien de l'Union européenne, la Région Normandie, l'Académie de Caen et la Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer.

L'eau est un facteur limitant pour le développement de l'agriculture oasienne. L'amélioration de son efficience d'utilisation est donc nécessaire et peut passer par des stratégies d'irrigation déficitaire. La réponse du palmier dattier à de telles stratégies a ainsi été évaluée par l'étude expérimentale de leurs effets sur la croissance végétative...

This video tells the story of Mehaou, an inspiring Nigerien farmer and grandmother who has overcome many challenges to provide for her family - including rearing, breeding and selling goats. FAO and the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) fund are supporting hundreds of farmers like Mehaou in Niger to diversify...

El  proyecto “Desarrollo y validación de una solución tecnológica, basada en una estrategia de manejo de arquitectura de la planta y uso de cultivos de cobertura, para permitir la polinización natural eficiente del chirimoyo” está orientado a contribuir al incremento territorial de la fruticultura mediante la transferencia de un nuevo...

Changes to public policy agendas in the National Committees for Family Farming in the Philippines, Honduras, Burkina Faso and Senegal will receive technical and financial support. The creation of a new Committee in Chad will be supported as well.

For the third time this regional event in Rudo gathered 130 local producers, entrepreneurs, NGO’s, public institutions, local authorities from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.The aim of this event is promotion and preservation of traditional products of the cross-border region “Drina-Tara” and other SWG ABD regions, support of the...