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 6 del Plan de acción mundial.

Un plan de acción mundial del DNUAF que proporcione una orientación detallada para la comunidad internacional sobre medidas iniciativas colectivas, coherentes e integrales destinadas a respaldar a los agricultores familiares.

Si bien la agricultura familiar es la base de la seguridad alimentaria, los agricultores familiares son los más afectados por la pobreza y la vulnerabilidad, y se enfrentan a los mayores niveles de riesgos económicos, financieros, sociales y medioambientales. Te compartimos el #5Pilar del #PlanAcciónMundial, para mayor información, te invitamos a...

¿Sabías qué…? Es posible construir un  mundo con sistemas alimentarios y agrícolas diversos, saludables y sostenibles, que brinden una alta calidad de vida. La agricultura familiar es clave‍! Te invitamos aprender sobre los 7 pilares del Plan de Acción Mundial del Decenio de la Agricultura Familiar aquí y comparte los videos que se encuentran en esta página en tus redes...

Regeneration International impulsó la Cumbre Alimentaria de los Pueblos 2023 en diversos continentes. Aquí presentamos la versión de América Latina y el Caribe. En este evento se presentan una serie de experiencias y proyectos que buscan recuperar la agrobiodiversidad, los ecosistemas, reducir el impacto del climática en los sistemas alimentarios, la...

Regeneration International impulsó la Cumbre Alimentaria de los Pueblos 2023 en diversos continentes. Aquí presentamos la versión de América Latina y el Caribe. En este evento, se presentan experiencias y proyectos que buscan recuperar la agrobiodiversidad, los ecosistemas, reducir el impacto del cambio climático en los sistemas alimentarios, la escasez hídrica,...

Regeneration International impulsó la Cumbre Alimentaria de los Pueblos 2023 en diversos continentes. Aquí presentamos la versión de América Latina y el Caribe. En este evento, se presentan experiencias y proyectos que buscan recuperar la agrobiodiversidad, los ecosistemas, reducir el impacto del cambio climático en los sistemas alimentarios, la escasez hídrica,...

In order to strengthen the implementation of the 2nd Pillar of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 (UNDFF) on supporting youth and generational change in family farming, the World Rural Forum (WRF) is encouraging the creation of a group of young people from around the world to strengthen their capacities...

The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, together with the effects of COVID-19 outbreak and an unprecedented drought across the country, have led to high levels of unemployment and lost livelihoods among most Afghan families. Like many other Afghans, Bibi Gulsoom’s husband lost his job and became a casual labourer. Since there...

OrganicTargets4EU aims to reach 25% of agricultural landunder organic farming and a significant increase in organic aquaculture by 2030. The European commission recognises the key role of organic farming (and aquaculture) in the transition towards a more healthy and sustainable food system and it sets ambitious targets for organic production in...

El lector ¿se ha preguntado sobre lo que come cada día? Todos los alimentos que llegan hoy día ante los comensales provienen, en última instancia, de tres maneras diferentes de generarlos: la tradicional, la moderna y la agroecológica. Estas tres modalidades son el resultado de procesos históricos y actuales de producir,...

The indigenous tribal communities of the Nilgiri Reserve base their economy on the collection and cultivation of forest products (including coffee), handing down their cultural, agricultural and linguistic traditions from generation to generation. Accompanying the indigenous peoples of the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve in asserting their rights and commercializing their promucts, while...

Investing in farmers – or agriculture human capital – is crucial to addressing challenges in our agrifood systems. A global study carried out by the FAO Investment Centre and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), with support from the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) and...

El proyecto de cooperación Sur-Sur trilateral +Algodón Colombia entregó oficialmente el 23 de marzo, en Espinal-Tolima, un dron para uso de técnicos especialistas del Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA). La herramienta de última generación tiene el objetivo de mejorar la competitividad y sostenibilidad ambiental, económica y social del sector algodonero colombiano.  El proyecto...

Khaled Mohamed and Mohamed Abd ElAziz are two best friends working as farmers in the Oasis of El Kharga, Egypt. They share several commonalities other than being illiterate and having hearing impairments, as both men are married and both have four children. The two were also born into families of farmers...

This document begins with a description of how farmers’ seed systems and formal systems interact.Then we discuss some of the challenges facing farmers’ seed systems including climate change, the private ownership of seeds, the difficulty of registration and certification for farmers’ seeds, and the role of international treaties on national...

The article discusses Africa’s food paradox, poised between fast food, industrial farming systems and sustainable agroecological alternatives, to conclude that it is the Global North -not Africa- that is backwards.  Imagine a country defined by deep inequalities that determine how the population live – right down to what they eat. One...

Attaining sufficiency in food supply to support a growing population without compromising ecosystem functioning remains a top agenda of researchers and agricultural stakeholders. Agroecological farming approaches are effective techniques that ensure sustainable food production even in adverse situations. Population growth has been forecasted to reach over 9.1 billion by 2050...

IFAD’s Executive Board approved its first loan to the United Republic of Tanzania in 1978 – the second loan ever approved by the Board. Since then, IFAD has approved and financed 16 projects with investments of US$402.5 million and 4.2 million households have benefited from these activities. Tanzania has the...

The Family Farming Knowledge Platform (FFKP) Monthly Digest showcases the latest contents uploaded in the FFKP to provide its readers with relevant and up to date information on family farming main themes such as agroecology, smallscale fisheries, pastoralism, indigenous people, and more. For more documents, feel free to search in the...