Organic agriculture is defined as an environmentally and socially sensitive food supply system. This publication examines its many facets, looking at the contribution of organic agriculture to ecological health, international markets and local food security. It builds on empirical experiences throughout the world and analyses the prospects for a wider...

This paper searches for the most effective technology for agricultural growth in Africa on the basis of FAO data available during the last forty years. The paper discusses the challenges for agricultural growth and evaluates the development assistance that was made by donors to the agricultural sector in Africa in...

Present-day Central and Eastern European agriculture is characterized by a high incidence of small-scale farmers who are not producing for the market. This is partly the result of land reform procedures practiced in these countries. Post-communist land reforms predominantly restituted land to pre-communist owners, resulting in an extremely fragmented ownership...

Nowhere is the linkage between the environment and poverty more pronounced than in the fragile ecosystems where inhabitants are often compelled to degrade their natural resources and struggle for survival. IFAD’s drive to break this vicious cycle has often led to the development of innovative, replicable models. A striking example is...

In the winter of October 1999, as part of a programme of ICSF, three persons converged on the Treasure Guest House in Accra, Ghana. They came from three very distinct parts of the world, each bringing along a different baggage of culture and upbringing. What they shared, however, was a...

Throughout the developing world, resource-poor farmers (about 1.4 billion people) located in risk-prone, marginal environments, remain untouched by modern agricultural technology. A new approach to natural resource management must be developed so that new management systems can be tailored and adapted in a site-specific way to highly variable and diverse...

Throughout the developing world, resource-poor farmers (about 1.4 billion people) located in risk-prone, marginal environments, remain untouched by modern agricultural technology. A new approach to natural resource management must be developed so that new management systems can be tailored and adapted in a site-specific way to highly variable and diverse...

El 19 de febrero se concretó la reunión de la dirigencia de CONVEAGRO con el Presidente de la República, Alejandro Toledo, ministro de Agricultura, Alvaro Quijandría, Economía P.P. Kuczynski y del PROMUDEH, Cecilia Blondet. El objetivo fue presentar propuestas orientadas a superar la falta de mercado y rentabilidad para la...

Informe acerca de la derogatoria del DS 053 por el cual se autoriza entregar rebaños de vicuñas a particulares, misma que perjudica las comunidades campesinas altoandinas en cuyas tierras habita la especie.

Plantea los problemas por los que pasa la sociedad rural para poder integrarse a la sociedad de la información, puesto que dentro de la red no se encuentran herramientas ni contenidos para el ámbito rural.

With a shift in emphasis away from policies which concern mainly the traditional agricultural activities and towards those which address the social dimension of farm families, it became evident that there were significant gaps in the information basis on which decisions were taken. This gap was highlighted by two Northern...

A study using a participatory research approach and simple field techniques found significant differences in agroecological resistance between plots on “conventional” and “sustainable” farms in Nicaragua after Hurricane Mitch. On average, agroecological plots on sustainable farms had more topsoil, higher field moisture, more vegetation, less erosion and lower economic losses after...

En éstos últimos años, la incidencia restringida del estado a través de los programas sociales orientados al pequeño productor rural, han modificado tanto el espacio tecnológico como el propio espacio local. Uno de éstos senderos de transformación lo constituyen los procesos de reconversión productiva. En un área rural de la...

Enfocado en el tema del desarrollo rural local, este libro quiere introducir una visión sobre los problemas y oportunidades de las finanzas rurales, inspirándose en las dos corrientes de pensamiento del desarrollo. En primera instancia, esto implica que se elaboró una síntesis crítica de los elementos claves del enfoque institucional...

uatemala is located in an area which contains one of the highest levels of plant genetic diversity in the world. Its particular geography and types of vegetation are characterised by the fact that the country has 14 life zones. In addition, the Maya population which inhabited Guatemala before the European...

Este número de la Revista de Agroecología LEISA, contiene los siguientes artículos: Información y comunicación rural Sostenibilidad e información Comunicación para el desarrollo endógeno Retos presentes y futuros en la extensión agrícola Comunicación rural para una agricultura familiar sostenible El acercamiento de los centros de información a los productores agrícolas. Apuntes de una experiencia La agenda de...

The rising world population is increasing the pressure on agriculture to produce more food. This is more so for the African continent, where it is not just about food supply, but also a critical factor in economic development, poverty alleviation and improving living standards especially in rural areas. On the...

El tema de la participación de los pequeños productores agropecuarios en el negocio de la agroexportación, es objeto de permanente preocupación y análisis. Sabiendo, o por lo menos asumiendo, que es una buena alternativa participar en los mercados externos, la pregunta es desde luego: Como lo pueden hacer los pequeños...

In Crete olives are cultivated since antiquity, as archaeological evidence form the Minoan era shows. Olive production today occupies around 70% of total agricultural cultivated land. The landscape in most of the olive cultivated areas varies considerably. Olives are cultivated in coastal areas and often in sloppy orchards at the...

Este documento presenta conceptos básicos susceptibles de ser utilizados en el análisis de la cuestión ambiental en relación a la pequeña producción agropecuaria.  Los primeros tres capítulos tienen como base el documento Capacitación, Cuestión Ambiental y Pequeña Producción Agropecuaria: Conceptos Básicos de Ecología y Economía, de Claudia Natenzon (1997), cuya revisión...