Raising awareness, understanding and interest in land consolidation is the objective of a nationwide campaign being conducted here by FAO and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy. Since the start of November, three public awareness workshops on land consolidation have been held, in the cities of Gostivar, Bitola and...

Four agricultural service cooperatives in the conflict-affected Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine today are receiving agricultural equipment for land cultivation – to improve production of cereal, forage, and oil-bearing crops. The distribution is the latest stage in FAO’s project to support farming cooperation in eastern Ukraine. A chronic lack of...

A condição socioeconômica superior das famílias produtoras de tabaco é um dos fatores que estão fazendo com que mais de 70% dos jovens construam seus projetos de vida na continuidade das atividades rurais. Essa nova situação foi revelada em pesquisa encomendada pelo Sindicato Interestadual da Indústria do Tabaco (SindiTabaco) ao Centro...

The AIS 2017 is a joint initiative of a Portuguese consortium, the Portuguese Government, the EIP-AGRI network and the European Network for Rural Development. It will gather around 500 farmers, rural businesses, startups, Rural Development Programmes managing authorities, national rural networks, Horizon 2020 multi-actor projects, LEADER Local Action Groups, advisors...

De acuerdo a lo establecido en el Convenio Constitutivo de FONTAGRO con respecto a la duración del cargo y después de haber cumplido dos períodos de fructífera labor al frente de la Secretaria Ejecutiva, el Dr. Hugo Li Pun finalizará su mandato al 31 de diciembre de 2017. Durante la reunión...

In the beginning was a global food crisis The 2008 global food crisis has obviously also hit Western Africa and one of its leading sector: rice. This crisis has prompted the States and regional institutions to put measures in place to improve the local rice production and offer.

We are glad to echo a news that highlights the strength that Family Farming is acquiring in Eastern Europe, and is that Macedonia has officially formed its NCFF and one of its first steps has been the elaboration of a study of characterization of Family Farming (In Macedonian) in the...

These guidelines have been prepared by IFOAM-Organics International as part of the Global Policy Toolkit on Public Support to Organic Agriculture. It makes political sense to support organic agriculture, as it contributes in many ways to the welfare of society and to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. It is also...

The second multiannual fisheries plan under the new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) would manage the fisheries of demersal species living near the bottom of the sea and accounting for 70% of catches in the North Sea (zones IIa, IIIa and IV). The management approach covers different species and is tailored...

A Agricultura Brasileira se destaca entre as maiores do mundo e representa uma fonte e alimentos e de matéria prima para muitos países. Nela estão presentes diversos modos de fazer Agricultura, entre os quais a produção Agrícola Familiar, encontrada em extensas e importantes regiões do país. A agricultura familiar no Brasil é crescentemente...

Check Organic is a cloud-based solution which has been designed to enhance the visibility and traceability of organic products. It brings together certification, information and supply chain data. On an online platform, users can visualise their supply chains, track products and be notified when problems may arise. This solution was...

A produção de leite foi só o começo para o jovem Vanderlei Holz Lermen, de Boa Vista do Buricá, Rio Grande do Sul. Ele, que é apaixonado pelo campo, quis ir mais longe e encontrou na internet o caminho para se capacitar, comercializar a produção da sua fazenda e divulgar...

The approach draws elements from, and builds upon agroecology, permaculture, conservation agriculture, climatesmart agriculture, bio-intensive methods and ecosystem services, distilling some of these principles to make them more accessible to farmers and allowing farmers to understand their unique, holistic farm system. It identifies a suite of agricultural techniques from which...

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...