Learning Journey on Local Solidarity Partnerships for Agroecology between producers and consumers in Lebanon, November 22-25, 2017. Urgenci, the international network of Local Solidarity Partnerships for Agroecology between producers and consumers (LSPA) and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

In Zimbabwe, over 70 percent of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihoods. Climate change is threatening agricultural productivity and exacerbating some of Zimbabwe’s key agricultural challenges: low soil fertility, reliance on rain-fed systems, poorly functioning markets, and farmers’ limited access to credit, knowledge and best practices. To address...

“Gestionar las contradicciones y trabajar nuestras diferencia desde un espacio de conversación política, hombro con hombro, para favorecer la cohesión de la Agricultura Familiar Campesina de la región”, fue la premisa que definió la jornada inaugural de la Primera Conferencia de la Agricultura Familiar del Mercosur Ampliado, que se realiza...

The burning Autumn sun is rolling on the cretes of Anatolia. On the arid outskirts of the village of Tahtacıörencik, the hens of the Kır Çocukları eco-project are witnessing curious activities. A group of about 40 visitors, including 12 foreigners, is invading the poultry breeding farm.  Perched on the fence,...

While there has been an unprecedented achievement in poverty reduction in the last three decades, eradicating extreme poverty and halving poverty by 2030 are still two of our greatest challenges. Today, about 767 million people continue to live in extreme poverty. Roughly, two thirds of the extreme poor live in...

This brochure introduces the work of SFE (Sub-regional office for Eastern Africa) related to Natural Resource Management, including key partners and the link with the SDGs. It covers NRM activities in the subregion, which are also in line with intergovernmental priorities intervention areas: 1 - Sustainable access to, and utilization...

This newsletter is the third edition of the Farm-Success Project newsletter. The Farm-Success Project newsletter outlines all of the most recent Farm-Success Project developments, detailing the Project’s road to creating strategies to train farmers for a sustainable succession process in order to enable and to motivate young farmers to continue...

Rural development has an important role to play in the sustainable development of Georgia. Evidence from the experience of European Rural Development Programmes confirms the role that rural development can play in terms of increasing the welfare of rural populations and reducing the economic imbalance between rural and urban areas....

El membrillero es un frutal proveniente de ejemplares silvestres milenarios de la especie Cydonia en la región del Cáucaso, situada en el sudoeste cálido de Asia (actuales países de Irán y Turquía). Actualmente se cultiva en las provincias de CUYO y en el NOA de Argentina, siendo la región oeste de...

O cacau é o principal produto agrícola do sul da Bahia e é muito adequado à agricultura familiar. Dos 15.256 produtores assistidos pela Comissão Executiva no ano passado, 12.432 foram agricultores familiares, atingindo mais de 80% do total. “É um cultivo que ainda dependente muito de mão de obra, necessitando...

Kazakhstan continued its pursuit of organic agriculture production, certification and marketing this week as it welcomed a group of FAO experts to Astana. FAO investment support officer Kairat Nazhmidenov, senior natural resources officer and key FAO expert in organic Nadia Scialabba, and organic legislation expert and legal consultant Raushan Zhazykbayeva were...

Dentro de la estrategia de medio ambiente de la región de Antofagasta se ha enfocado en el ser humano de manera integrada y no aislada en su relación con los recursos naturales, como el agua, el viento, el suelo, etc. Es así que se valora al hombre y mujer de campo en...

With consumer demand for organic foods on the rise, FAO is working with Central Asian countries to develop their capacities for organic agriculture. A three-day international conference on the topic opens here today, with leading experts and other players taking part. Organized by Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources in...

Across rural Lebanon, FAO is helping women dairy producers and processors to improve standards, diversify output and increase income.

Viticulture, the science of growing grapes, dates back as far as 8 000 years in Armenia. The country has a favourable setting for grape production and it is a lucrative business even today. But not paying enough attention to preserving genetic resources and maintaining healthy vines could jeopardize future good prospects...

Sempre obtendo resultados expressivos ano após ano e considerada um dos pilares da economia, a agropecuária brasileira também é um setor aonde a relação com a energia fala mais forte. Com forte demanda para atividades de irrigação, refrigeração ou mesmo armazenamento de insumos, o setor pode se transformar em uma...

Este documento incluye los antecedentes, objetivos, programación, resumen de las presentaciones, discusiones y conclusiones del XII Taller de Seguimiento Técnico de Proyectos FONTAGRO, el II Simposio de Adaptación al Cambio Climático de la Agricultura Familiar (Proyectos co-financiados por el Fondo para el Medio Ambiente Mundial o GEF) y la 1°...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN FAO) is organizing an International Conference on development of organic agriculture in Central Asia during 22-24 August 2017. The theoretical sessions of the Conference will be...

It's a busy day for Themba Mundidini, a banana farmer at Mutema irrigation scheme in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. Themba is assured of a bumper harvest, the first after five attempts. The source of the successful season is the water sprinklers spewing the precious liquid on the lush banana...

A Secretaria de Justiça e dos Direitos Humanos do Rio Grande do Sul (SJDH/RS) aderiu à campanha #MulheresRurais, mulheres com direitos. A parceria foi oficializada em uma roda de conversa, nesta quinta-feira (31), no Pavilhão da Agricultura Familiar, montado dentro da 40ª Expointer. A campanha é uma iniciativa organizada pela...