The right of women to hold and use land in Zimbabwe continues to be inequitable in all land tenure regimes, despite the major strides taken in promoting more equitable land redistribution and progressive constitutional reforms. The rights to land available to women in communal and resettlement areas (A1 and older...

International Congres on Prospect on prescribed Fires

Climate change has major impacts on the food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa south of the Sahara. Vulnerable to the vagaries of weather and to being chronically poor, women farmers are unequally and more negatively affected by climate change and seasonal changes than male farmers. This study...

A decision-aid to guide the user towards most relevant policy measures depending on his/her country situation. This tool is targeted to policy makers and policy advocates.

Su objetivo es financiar las necesidades de capital de trabajo y de inversión, requeridos para desarrollar actividades económicas y productivas, en las mujeres rurales del País. No se financiara el pago de deudas, los recursos humanos propios, la adquisición de acciones y/o participación en el capital social y la compra...

Esposa e mãe de agricultores familiares, há dois anos a agente de saúde foi contemplada com um dessalinizador de água por um projeto voltado para comunidades de agricultores familiares da Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), em parceria com outras instituições locais.  A tecnologia retira o sal presente na água de poços...

A Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead) lançou na manhã desta quinta-feira (23), a campanha #MulheresRurais, mulheres com direitos 2017. A ação é realizada em parceria com a Organização das Nações Unidas para Alimentação e Agricultura (FAO) e com a Reunião Especializada sobre Agricultura Familiar do Mercosul...

The Resilience Design in Smallholder Farming Systems Approach helps smallholder farmers and those who support them build a more productive and resilient farming system. This approach was developed by Mercy Corps through USAID/Office of Food for Peace-funded Technical and Operational Performance Support (TOPS) Program. To learn more, visit www.fsnnetwork.org.

Con el apoyo de FAO, CAC y el programa Mesoamérica sin Hambre, los países de la región se reúnen para establecer una hoja de ruta que permita contar con un registro y la caracterización de los agricultores familiares de cada país. Los registros de agricultores familiares ofrecen información sobre aspectos como...

Mobile phones, satellites, radio, remote sensing, internet connection, Big Data – a non-exhaustive list tools that have revolutionized our lives in many ways. They could have the same effect on agriculture and food production. This is the rationale behind an FAO-organized regional e-agriculture forum that starts here today, targeting the countries...

Biodiversity and the natural environment used to be seen as something to be tamed and controlled with little place in modern farming and production systems. However, there are many entrepreneurs now that are using biodiversity and natural areas to create a connection between consumers and the products they buy.

The newsletter was produced by the Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) which was established in 2012 brings together non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on land and agrarian issues. Membership of the Network comprises organisations involved in research and policy analysis; NGOs working with farmers; farmers’ representative organisations; women’s and youth...

La présente étude se focalise sur l’examen du statut des filières bétail/ viande et lait en Guinée dans le cadre du Projet d’appui aux initiatives politiques pour le développement de ces filières en Afrique de l’Ouest (TCP/SFW/3402). Les deux filières ont fait l’objet d’un examen et d’un inventaire des politiques...

The adoption of integrated ecosystems approaches for the management of land resources in the Kagera Basin has generated local, national and global benefits including: restoration of degraded lands, carbon sequestration and climate change adaptation and mitigation, protection of international waters, agro-biodiversity conservation and sustainable use and improved agricultural production, leading...

To support the empowerment of South Sudanese refugees, FAO has focused on supporting income-generating and agricultural activities; 7 000 farming tools (hoes, rakes, sprayers, watering cans and wheelbarrows) and 80 kg of vegetable seeds (amaranth, cabbage, eggplant, okra and tomato) were distributed. 

Com mais de 70 unidades espalhadas pelo país, as Comunidades que Sustentam a Agricultura (CSAs) colhem frutos por onde passam. Proposta originária da Alemanha, no final do século 19, baseada no conceito de Agricultura Solidária, a CSA se apoia em uma parceria mútua entre quem planta e quem consome. Somados...

Agroecology is deeply rooted in the ecological rationale of traditional small-scale agriculture, representing long established examples of successful agricultural systems characterized by a tremendous diversity of domesticated crop and animal species maintained and enhanced by ingenuous soil, water and biodiversity management regimes, nourished by complex traditional knowledge systems. Such complex...

O Dia Mundial da Água acende um alerta. Pela primeira vez na história, o Distrito Federal enfrenta um racionamento de água. A medida impacta tanto a população urbana quanto a rural. Para os agricultores familiares da região, o recado é direto: é preciso economizar água durante este período de redução...

The permagarden method combines components of permaculture, an agricultural approach using design principles to utilize natural systems for production, and bio-intensive agriculture, an agricultural approach to maximize production on a small amount of land through sustainable practices that increase biodiversity, to create a highly productive garden using a small amount...

Farmers in France are seeking growth through direct sales, short supply chains and local agriculture, targeting a burgeoning market in local produce. In 2014, a study on French citizens and local consumption found that 75% of people wanted to buy more products from their local area. Short supply chains are reassuring...