While much of the production of food in Europe depends on migrant workers, most people are not aware of the terrible working and living conditions that most of them have to endure. At the same time, the plight of small scale producers who must deal with the low prices imposed...

Farmers in the conflict-affected Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine are learning about the legal and financial aspects of operating in cooperatives. In a series of training sessions during May and June, they will also acquire knowledge about efficient new technologies, business opportunities, and more. A new FAO project, financed by...

SOLMACC, an EU- LIFE funded project coordinated by IFOAM EU is about testing and sharing strategies for organic and low-input farming to mitigate and adapt to climate change. It wants to demonstrate that agriculture can be climate-friendly, but you need to apply a combination of optimised organic farming practices to...

Con el objetivo de mejorar el conocimiento sobre los posibles beneficios y desafíos de las alianzas público-privadas, la FAO recopiló un total de 70 casos en 15 países en desarrollo así como experiencias de proyectos de campo que apoyan estas alianzas para el desarrollo de agronegocios. En la publicación se...

African food systems are undergoing profound changes. Natural resources are being commercialised, corporations have growing influence in the production, processing and retailing of food, and food value chains are becoming increasingly concentrated.

El presente estudio hace evidente la importante contribución que el sector agropecuario puede brindar, no sólo en términos de la reducción de sus emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, sino también en el desarrollo de la institucionalidad, políticas e instrumentos que serán necesarios para adaptar el sector a las nuevas...

The aim of this study is to promote cooperation and actions for the benefit of coastal communities on the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean region by adopting an approach that integrates environmental, economic and social dimensions. These areas are traditionally based on Fisheries, especially small-scale fisheries (SSFs), which...

The report provides an outline of what was learnt during the workshop and some thoughts about how this important dialogue may be continued and enriched. It also serves as a call to action to the key stakeholders, in the light of the upcoming transformation of the sector. Continuing the dialogue...

El proyecto Más Algodón, del Programa de Cooperación Internacional Brasil-FAO participará el 11º Congreso Brasileño junto a una delegación de seis países de América Latina, que son sócios en esta iniciativa de Cooperación Sur-Sur Trilateral. El evento, que se lleva a cabo cada dos años, tiene como el tema de esta...

A learning pack for teachers and young Europeans aged 11-15, about food and the importance of farming in our life. The teacher's pack contains a DVD, a usb key, worksheets and a map. There are also 20 worksheets for students – colourful, entertaining exercise books with project ideas. This set...

Organic farming helped Mr. Keo Nov (PGS-organic farmer in the Kandal Province of Cambodia 🇰🇭) to break the vicious cycle of chemicals and debt. https://www.organicwithoutboundaries.... Together with his wife, they farm approximately 1,200 square meters of land, nearly a third of an acre. They have been managing their farm organically...

Регион Центральной Азии и Южного Кавказа (ЦАК) имеет много возможностей для разработки и внедрения аграрных инновационных технологий, благодаря важности ее сельскохозяйственного сектора в национальной экономике. Инновации рассматриваются как необходимое условие для повышения продуктивности сельского хозяйства в программах развития сельских районов. Комплекс мер, направленных на развитие инноваций в сельскохозяйственном секторе, будет...

O curso de Gestão em Cooperativismo para Dirigentes de Empreendimentos da Agricultura Familiar vai se iniciar no mês de março. Vão ser ministrados 50 cursos no total, e serão direcionados a 2.250 líderes de cooperativas espalhados pelo país. A programação do projeto foi dividida em três eixos principais: cooperativismo (o...

Trata-se de um levantamento de dados exaustivo e sem precedentes sobre o consumo de agrotóxicos no Brasil (todos com fontes oficiais) e faz um paralelo com o que acontece na União Européia. Conta com uma introdução sintetizando o trabalho de pós-doutoramento da professora e, a partir da página 67, são...

Farmers are experiencing the need to adapt to climate change, and are developing different strategies. This article contributes to the understanding of farmers’ adaptation choices, their determinants and their implications, in relation to the household income. In 2014, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and 220 household surveys were carried out with...

The RBA Project is jointly implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Funded by the Government of Switzerland, the Project seeks to improve food security and income-generating opportunities through the reduction of...

O Governo mineiro prepara o lançamento do Geoportal do Café, mais uma ferramenta com o objetivo de contribuir para a excelência de uma das principais atividades econômicas em Minas Gerais. Vários braços do Estado estão envolvidos na iniciativa. A criação da plataforma tecnológica tem a participação da Empresa de Assistência Técnica...

Esta guía se enmarca dentro del Proyecto “Creación de Cadenas Cortas Agroalimentarias en la Ciudad de México” que es una iniciativa conjunta de la FAO y la SEDEREC, cuyo objetivo general consiste en apoyar las políticas y programas de desarrollo empresarial de la SEDEREC, con el fin de mejorar su...

As cooperativas agropecuárias associadas à Federação das Cooperativas Agropecuárias do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (FecoAgro/RS) tiveram um crescimento de 11,3% no faturamento no ano de 2016, somando um total de R$ 20,45 bilhões no ano passado ante os R$ 18,38 bilhões registrados em 2015.  Outro número divulgado foi o...

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