The document provides an overview of the situation that small-scale fishers in developing countries face in terms of: financial and economic performance of fishery enterprises; vulnerabilities and poverty; adaptations to a changing environment including, climate variability and change; and access to technology, infrastructure, financial services and social protection schemes. It...

The video demonstrates the key role of the clubs in the Province of Tshopo (DR Congo) for improving food security and nutrition and promoting gender equality for men, women and youth.  “Food security and Nutrition” is part of a series that illustrates the impact of FAO-Dimitra Clubs, a successful gender-transformative...

The new book edited by Matthias Kalkuhl, Joachim von Braun, and Maximo Torero, is devoted to the stability dimension of food security and in particular the causes, consequences, and remedies related to extreme events in food markets. Volatility is a measure of risk and uncertainty which, in turn, is the antagonist...

European Commission - Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) support to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) towards revamping agricultural production in northern Uganda where the communities are rebuilding their livelihoods after two decades of civil conflict.

Ethiopia lacks knowledge and skills pertaining to CSA and conservation agriculture in particular. For purposes of knowledge dissemination, a comprehensive capacity development approach that builds on the sound assessment of the needs of all stakeholders is required. Within diversified extension service delivery there is a need to build the capacity...

Las mujeres rurales son responsables de la mitad de la producción de alimentos y tienen papel fundamental en la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de las familias del país. Patricio Quinos, Subsecretario de Ejecución de Programas para la Agricultura Familiar del Ministerio de Agroindustria de la Nación, es uno de los adheridos a nuestra campaña...

In the period to 2020, the new CAP will invest about EUR 63 billion1 in France's farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been defined at European level such as: jobs and growth, sustainability, modernisation, innovation and quality. At the same time, France has flexibility to adapt both...

Resumen de la guía para la producción sostenible de cereales. 

The scarcity of water resources, even for supplementary irrigation, small and fragmented landholdings that cannot support an average family, and dwindling productivity: these are some of the challenges facing farmers relying on rainfed agriculture in Jordan’s Southern Highlands region. Forced to buy water for irrigation, smallholders resorted to reducing their...

Seeking to gain a better understanding of the role that agroecology can play in eradicating hunger and malnutrition, FAO organized the Multistakeholder Consultation on agroecology for Asia and the Pacific, held in Bangkok, Thailand on 24-26 November 2015. FAO acted as a facilitator to enable debates and foster collaboration among...

Um estudo feito por pesquisadores da Secretaria Extraordinária de Regularização Fundiária na Amazônia Legal (Serfal) avalia o perfil dos beneficiários do Terra Legal com base na coleta de dados do Sistema Terra Legal (SISTERLEG) e aponta resultados importantes ao longo de sete anos de atuação do programa. A análise destaca...

O artigo analisa as mudanças ensejadas pela estruturação das Indicações Geográficas (IG) no segmento vinícola brasileiro. Inicialmente, discute o papel das normas e padrões na governança dos mercados. Em seguida, com base em pesquisas conduzidas em cinco regiões vinícolas brasileiras, analisa o processo de construção dos Regulamentos de Uso. Os...

Conservation Agriculture in Zimbabwe.

L’Association des journalistes agricoles du Congo (l’AJAC) participe à un atelier de deux jours. Soutenu par SOS Faim, il a comme objectif l’optimisation de la communication envers les paysans congolais pour la promotion de l’agriculture familiale en RDC.

When we think about food security, images of farmers and land often come to mind. However, fisheries are an extremely important part of our food system. But even at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), they are decidedly less talked about than land-based sectors.

A desigualdade extrema tem múltiplas origens e traz sérias consequências negativas para a garantia de direitos e o desenvolvimento sustentável. Entre suas causas estruturais está a concentração da terra, um fator de preocupação na América Latina e, em especial, no Brasil. A concentração da terra está ligada ao êxodo rural,...

Herlinda Caal Tzi is a 48-year-old Q’eqchi’ woman from rural Guatemala. She lives in the village of Panzós, in the country’s Alta Verapaz department, with her husband Tomás Cac, their three sons and two daughters-in-law. Herlinda is one of many women who have made positive changes in their lives through the...

Greening the economy and improving air quality for a better environment and human health were two main themes of the Eighth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, held 8-10 June in Batumi, Georgia. Participating countries also emphasized agriculture, forest management, water and food as key focus issues contributing to a “Green...

The present paper is the product of research on cooperatives in Georgia carried out by Elkana from August to October 2016 in the framework of the AGROinform-led IFAD-funded project “Promoting inclusive horticultural value chains in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Moldova” The goal of the research is to provide valuable information...

Биологизация земледелия в России имеет давнюю историю. Первые идеи научной биологизации можно найти в трудах А. Т. Болотова (1738-1833 гг.) — основоположника отечественной агро­номической науки. Развивая свое хозяйство в имении Дворяниново Тульской губернии, он придавал решающее значение новым куль­турам и севооборотам. В 1771 г. вышла в свет одна из основных...