In the prevailing context of higher climate variability with the rainy season being no longer predictable, supply of water is extremely important for the farmers. Farmers in Rwanda do not have enough rain for their production due to drought. There is competition for water use between rural and urban area....

Actively involving indigenous peoples and local communities in wildlife conservation is key to maintaining biodiversity and ensuring sustainable rural livelihoods.The urgent challenges that the world faces in maintaining biodiversity worldwide requires that indigenous peoples are empowered to act at the national level with assistance from the international community.Sheila Wertz, FAO...

Social protection is increasingly recognized as a critical strategy for poverty reduction and inclusive growth. Both, the 2030 Agenda, as well as Agenda for Humanity, stress the critical role social protection can play in the fight against poverty and exclusion, but also as a component of resilience building. However, more...

El objetivo del trabajo es caracterizar a las organizaciones de pequeños productores familiares en el sur del Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires (AMBA Sur), en los partidos de La Plata, Berazategui y Florencio Varela. La metodología utilizada es de tipo cualitativo. Los resultados muestran que las políticas públicas implementadas hacia...

En las últimas décadas, ha tomado relevancia la dimensión territorial del desarrollo rural. En este marco surgen instituciones estatales y mecanismos dirigidos a obtener y organizar consensos en los diferentes niveles de aplicación de las políticas (regional, nacional, provincial y local). Se promueve la idea del territorio como un ámbito...

Criado em 2004 para proteger o agricultor contra eventos climáticos e possibilitar que ele plante com segurança, tendo uma garantia de renda, o Seguro da Agricultura Familiar (Seaf) já tem 12 anos de safras completas. São mais de 340 mil empreendimentos segurados em todo o país, com uma ampla diversidade...

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Promoting and supporting partnerships to harness the knowledge and experience of stakeholders and enabling targeted actions for drought response, agricultural production and sustainable use of water in agriculture is the way forward, thereby addressing the challenges for agricultural production and livelihoods posed by climate change. The organization of a joint seminar on drought follows the letter by...

Spots-vidéos reçus lors du concours national de vidéo "Cuisine et Interdépendance" organisé dans le cadre du projet EAThink, par le Réseau International Urgenci. Action réalisée avec le soutien de l'Union européenne, la Région Normandie, l'Académie de Caen et la Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer.

L'eau est un facteur limitant pour le développement de l'agriculture oasienne. L'amélioration de son efficience d'utilisation est donc nécessaire et peut passer par des stratégies d'irrigation déficitaire. La réponse du palmier dattier à de telles stratégies a ainsi été évaluée par l'étude expérimentale de leurs effets sur la croissance végétative...

This video tells the story of Mehaou, an inspiring Nigerien farmer and grandmother who has overcome many challenges to provide for her family - including rearing, breeding and selling goats. FAO and the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) fund are supporting hundreds of farmers like Mehaou in Niger to diversify...

El  proyecto “Desarrollo y validación de una solución tecnológica, basada en una estrategia de manejo de arquitectura de la planta y uso de cultivos de cobertura, para permitir la polinización natural eficiente del chirimoyo” está orientado a contribuir al incremento territorial de la fruticultura mediante la transferencia de un nuevo...

Changes to public policy agendas in the National Committees for Family Farming in the Philippines, Honduras, Burkina Faso and Senegal will receive technical and financial support. The creation of a new Committee in Chad will be supported as well.

For the third time this regional event in Rudo gathered 130 local producers, entrepreneurs, NGO’s, public institutions, local authorities from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.The aim of this event is promotion and preservation of traditional products of the cross-border region “Drina-Tara” and other SWG ABD regions, support of the...

A short movie about angus organic farm - Full Story

En el marco de la celebración del día internacional de la mujer rural, presentamos este especial sobre los derechos de las mujeres rurales de latinoamérica.Especial completo: http://bit.ly/2ypkKtQEl presente especial es resultado del trabajo de la Iniciativa Basada en Compromisos Mujer Rural y Derecho a la Tierra de la Coalición Internacional por...

Uso de la trampa pegante para controlar la mosca minadora en los campos de papa.

With the looming context of the fourth Greek bailout, the European Rural Sustainability Gathering 2017 kicked off in in Karditsa, Greece. The event saw the social economy, cooperatives and grassroots initiatives take centre stage, as tools and approaches to address the crisis. The location displayed the best of progressive rural...

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This policy brief addresses the issue of limited farmer access to quality seed of Irish potato varieties in demand in local markets, which is a severe constraint for the potato sector in eastern Africa. It provides evidence in support of urgently needed action and presents options for practical decisions by...