This brief aims to help farmer leaders, farmer organizations and facilitators working with smallholders to achieve a correct understanding of the legal and operational aspects of contract farming. It is based on information extracted from the Legal Guide on Contract Farming (UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD, 2015), and from field experience in the implementation...

The Global Report on Food Crises 2017 is therefore the result of a consultative process established to involve a wide range of stakeholders who bring together credible and globally accepted findings from all major risk analysis and early warning systems. All partners are in agreement with the general magnitude and...

Access to land is at the heart of rural livelihoods. In sub-Saharan Africa, the pace and scale at which land is changing hands are increasing fast. Understanding these changes in land access is crucial if the systems of land governance, the practices of companies and organisations, and the initiatives seeking...

As novas gerações de produtores rurais e as mulheres têm tido papel cada vez mais importante no crescimento do agronegócio brasileiro, segmento que representa 23% do Produto Interno Bruto nacional. Essa é uma das conclusões da 7ª edição da Pesquisa Hábitos do Produtor Rural ABMRA, apresentada hoje ao mercado, em...

El presente trabajo discute la cuestión territorial de reprimarización de las economías latinoamericanas, en particular las del Cono Sur. Para ello, trabajamos con información secundaria, entrevistas a informantes calificados y resultados de investigación, vinculados esencialmente con la sojización en Argentina. Desde una perspectiva que analiza el territorio, el poder y...

El Encuentro Centroamericano y de República Dominicana sobre Agricultura Familiar 2014, realizado en El Salvador del 24 al 26 de setiembre del 2014, es parte de un conjunto de actividades relevantes a nivel mundial en el marco de la celebración del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar (AIAF) 2014. Fue...

Located about 70 km north east from Hanoi, Vietnam, the villages of Xuan An and Ngoc Son (Bac Giang province) include 285 households. Rice is the main staple crop. Local rice and vegetable production strongly relies on synthetic inputs specifically Nitrogen fertilizers and pesticides which increase production costs and raise...

A comissão organizadora do evento Brasília Agroecológica 2017 definiu o tema que vai representar os quatro congressos simultâneos agendados para setembro do próximo ano na capital federal: "Agroecologia na transformação dos sistemas agroalimentares na América Latina: memórias, saberes e caminhos para o Bem Viver". O tema busca contemplar a programação unificada...

This technology describes the introduction of improved cattle breeds in Uganda. The improved breeds are more productive and resistant to diseases and are managed applying the zero grazing production system, a type of production system where the animals are kept in an enclosure to control input use and to reduce...

Em um cenário onde quem exerce influência política são os grandes proprietários de terra, agricultores familiares encontram nas cooperativas uma for- ma de se fazerem ouvir. Falta de informação, assessoria técnica e valorização são alguns dos enfrentamentos diários dos pequenos produtores. É na organização coletiva que muitos vêm conseguindo escoar a produção...

The use of traditional knowledge can be a powerful conservation tool, providing community support for conservation plans and enabling the inclusion of customary ecological management practices in their design. This study documents three experiences in Central America where traditional knowledge has been used to improve marine spatial planning and frame...

National organizations and networks of smallholder forest producers play an important role in contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation, spanning political and practical action. Innovative and successful climate action builds on the particular strengths of each organization, and harnesses both the support of the membership base as well as...

Until 31 July there is an open call for stories and photographs that illustrate the life and experiences of rural women and their organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean, as part of a contest promoted by the Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations, FAO. The contest seeks to...

Land is an essential building block of civilization, yet its contribution to our quality of life is perceived and valued in starkly different and often incompatible ways. A minority has grown rich from the unsustainable use and largescale exploitation of land resources with related conflicts intensifying in many countries. The...

Mountain people learn, live, love and unite for life – to awaken and search for the treasure within the mountain. By combining our wisdom, we can co-exist and develop to our fullest potential, working towards holistic dignity and sustainability. This initiative involves 1,144 families, mainly concentrated in Mae Win, Mae...

Mulheres que andam por um mundo de terras sem fim no Pará, Maranhão, Piauí e Tocantins são responsáveis por preservar uma antiga tradição nacional, de quando o Brasil ainda era Pindorama, o país das palmeiras. Essas mulheres são as quebradeiras de coco babaçu, árvore elegante que pode atingir 20 metros...

Dr Tamara Kaunda, 27, a medical doctor who studied in China, made a fairly dramatic career change when she switched from medicine to the farming of seedlings.

The trend of shrinking genetic diversity of reared animals creates risk in the face of climate change. By narrowing down diversity, we are decreasing the capability of our animal production systems to cope with unpredictable weather events.A critical step to tackling this challenge is to make sure our food production...

A campanha #mulheres rurais, mulheres com direitos foi apresentada na assembleia legislativa do Espirito Santo. Na ocasião, a agricultora e embaixadora da campanha na região Sudeste, Selene Tesch, de 53 anos, foi homenageada pelo papel que desempenha como mulher rural e seu protagonismo na campanha.

O governo informou nesta quarta-feira (31) que vai destinar R$ 30 bilhões para crédito a agricultores familiares dentro do Plano Safra 2017/2018. O valor é o mesmo liberado no ano passado, ainda no governo da ex-presidente Dilma Rousseff. Os recursos estarão disponíveis para empréstimos a partir de julho, quando começa a safra...