The New Rural Paradigm was a response to changing conditions in rural areas. Statistical evidence shows that agriculture is not the main source of rural jobs and incomes anymore and that several rural regions perform in line with urban regions in terms of economic growth. This, in turn, led to...

Twenty-four young producers from Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Kenya and Zambia have followed a special capacity-building program initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. This six-week program should enable participants to be more productive and dynamic in the agricultural entrepreneurship business. It is from the observation...

This study presents an inventory of practices highlighting the role rural organizations play in: (i) delivering member-based social assistance and insurance, and other complementary services; and (ii) collaborating with national and international counterparts in the delivery of national and international social protection programmes. The inventory builds on an initial review...

Trip for exchange experience of Ghanians fish operators in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

he Mayagna group is the second-largest indigenous group in Nicaragua, with over 18 000 people located mostly in or near the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve. Their community faces significant problems with illegal timber extraction and agricultural expansion in its territories. FAO's Forest and Farm Facility works with the Mayagna community, including the Mayaring Cooperative,...

Berry production and the development of rural areas and livelihoods will be the focus of two new FAO projects starting soon in Moldova. One of the projects will help build capacities in the area of agriculture and rural development policy – for policy makers, local officials and others who will be...

'Farm-to-fork' is not just a trendy buzzword but an exciting new ethos for how we eat that's taking hold in all walks of Irish life - from an urban farm in Dublin to an open prison in Cavan and a Michelin-star restaurant in Galway

O Governo Federal, depois de 25 anos, anuncia a retomada os investimentos nas entidades públicas estaduais de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ATER), as Emateres. A Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD), através da Agência Nacional de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ANATER), levará o serviço...

Un resumen de proyectos cofinanciados por FONTAGRO y sus instituciones miembros y socias en temas de agricultura familiar y cambio climático. Version reducida proyectada durante el XII Taller de Seguimiento Técnico de Proyectos FONTAGRO La Ceiba, Honduras, 2017 el 20 de junio de 2017.

El Sistema de Gestión Estratégica para el Desarrollo Territorial y la Agricultura Familiar (SiGET) publica tres tipos de fascículos, respectivamente enfocados en aspectos conceptuales, cuestiones de metodología y aportes sobre formación. Estos fascículos son elaborados a partir de la práctica y la refexión colaborativa con los actores territoriales en países...

En seguimiento a la IV reunión Técnica Regional de “Sistemas Públicos de Abastecimiento y Comercialización de Alimentos en América Latina y el Caribe”, realizada en el mes de abril de 2016 en Santa Cruz – Bolivia, los delegados de los países participantes de Brasil, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panamá,...

Este evento tiene como objetivo la formulación de una Agenda Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Juventudes Rurales, que se basa en experiencias desarrolladas por la Secretaría Ejecutiva del Consejo Agropecuario Centroamericano (SECAC) y la Reunión Especializada sobre Agricultura Familiar del Mercosur (REAF), y está dirigida a las y los jóvenes rurales,...

While India was home to more than 100,000 rice varieties only 50 years ago, today more than 80% of the area dedicated to grow rice is planted with hybrid varities. Thanks to the efforts of about 1,400 farmers in the Koraput region (Odisha state), traditional varieties of "desi dhaan", as they...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO), han diseñado una estrategia de trabajo conjunto para fortalecer la educación alimentaria y nutricional y promover su integración en las políticas públicas...

The course presents an approach for improved mapping and differentiating spatial-temporal facts at country-level (agro-environmental stratification), using the best remotely sensed data and most modern interpretation/analysis methods.

ECTAD’s work in the Asia-Pacific region mainly focuses on emerging pandemic threats like H7N9 

Dans les années 60, les politiques publiques ont cherché à faire diminuer drastiquement le nombre de petites exploitations agricoles (EA). Et pourtant, aujourd’hui elles, sont toujours présentes dans le paysage agricole européen et français. La persistance des petites EA questionne : ces EA ont-elles développé des stratégies économiques qui les...

El Foro Taller: “Innovaciones Sociales para la Agricultura Familiar” busca promover un espacio teórico – práctico con el compartir de las experiencias de diferentes organizaciones agrarias de la Agricultura Familiar junto a universidades, centros de investigación, redes de sustentabilidad y comunidades sociales del país en procesos como Agroecología, Bio-construcción, Circuitos...

Research shows that in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) climate variability already influences water availability, ecosystem services, and agricultural production. According to downscaled climate projections, the risks of climate-induced hazards such as floods, landslides, and droughts are projected to increase significantly by 2050. To an increasing degree, rural women in...

Em apoio à campanha Mulheres Rurais, Mulheres com Direitos, Viva Maria continua querendo animar nossas Marias a participarem dessa importante iniciativa. Silene, trabalhadora rural da região Serrana do Espírito Santo, compartilha sua história e pede que outras mulheres façam o mesmo. Silene se dedica à agricultura orgânica e articula uma rede de...