Malas prácticas que en ocasiones se tornan rutinarias en la producción porcina constituyen elementos propiciadores para innumerables procesos patológicos y trastornos que dificultan la obtención de una eficiente productividad. En este artículo, se abordan de manera objetiva las acciones asociadas a malas prácticas que en ocasiones se tornan rutinarias en la...

El proyecto “Qutapiqiña”, implementado desde el 2012 al 2015 por ProgettoMondo MLAL, Soluciones Prácticas y la Asociación Integral San Antonio de Qutapiqiña (AIQ), con el apoyo financiero de la Unión Europea, se orientó a aumentar los ingresos de las familias de las comunidades manejadoras de vicuña del ANMIN Apolobamba y...

From 3 to 5 October 2016, around 260 mountain actors (researchers, farmers, environmentalists, elected representatives from local and regional authorities, representatives of chambers of commerce and development adeclaration finale bragancagencies) met in Bragança, Portugal during the X European Mountain Convention organised by Euromontana.

Исследовательский холдинг Ромир  и Центр ОНФ по мониторингу технологической модернизации провели исследование продуктовых предпочтений россиян о том, какие продукты они предпочитают, на какие характеристики обращают внимание. Опрос показал, что все больше людей заботится об экологичности продуктов. На вопрос: «За что вы готовы платить больше?» 56% ответили, что переплатят за продукты экологические чистые,...

Their specific potentials and opportunities of mountain areas need to be considered as much as their challenges. Mountain areas are too diverse to elaborate an integrated European strategy. However, a framework for development strategies in mountain areas can be developed, taking into account the specific challenges and importance of mountain...

Suite à la situation de sécheresse déclarée dans la région de Grand Sud de Madagascar, la vulnérabilité de la population rurale a atteint un niveau alarmant.  Un projet de relance d’urgence de l’agriculture auprès des ménages agricoles et des producteurs vulnérables a été mis en œuvre afin de leur permettre de...

This report presents the findings of the EIP-AGRI Focus Group (FG) on New Entrants to Farming: lessons to foster innovation and entrepreneurship, which was established under the European Innovation Partnership Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI). New entrants are widely recognised as important to the ongoing vitality and competitiveness of the...

Agricultural newspaper about georgian agriculture (7 Publications)

La Ruche qui dit oui, qui permet la vente directe de produits alimentaires, connaît un fort engouement en France, avec plus de 5.000 agriculteurs et artisans membres du réseau. Pourtant ce système, organisé par une entreprise privée, essuie des critiques, en particulier de la part des Amap et de certains producteurs....

Pacific Island countries and territories already face a range of development challenges due to their specific geographic and socio-economic characteristics, and their generally high exposure to natural hazards. The projected changes to the climate of the Pacific Island region over the coming decades present another challenging dimension that the region...

This compendium of best practices brings together practical ecologically sound and nutrition-sensitive approaches to improving theproductivity of backyard, community and family farms. With the increasing awareness of the importance of safe and healthy diets, there is aresurgence of interest in these complementary pathways to household level food securityMany of these...

A Reunião Especializada sobre Agricultura Familiar (REAF) do Mercosul é um fórum de diálogos políticos entre governos e movimentos sociais para a produção de políticas públicas. Ademais, a REAF também é um ator coletivo que domina capacidades institucionais, ocupando uma posição-chave na formulação da agenda das políticas para a agricultura...

O presente artigo analisa a “agricultura familiar” na América Latina, como manifestação dos modos de vida e complexidades da região. Debatese a categoria como “conceito-síntese” das rupturas e continuidades do Agro latino-americano.

Justina grew up on her family’s farm in the Ukmergė region of central Lithuania and she wanted to continue in her family’s footsteps by becoming a young farmer. Initially, she had access to land and some older equipment. However, being an ambitious young person with a lot of ideas and...

L’activité agricole occupe 86% de la population rurale au Burkina Faso dont les pratiques demeurent traditionnelles et la production tributaire des conditions climatiques. Dans le contexte actuel de changement climatique, marqué par les irrégularités pluviométriques et la hausse des températures, le monde rurale est le plus exposé aux crises alimentaires...

Food is one of the key drivers of climate change: how our food is produced and arrives at our tables accounts for about half of all human-generated greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). To understand the role of our current food system in climate change, we must examine it as a whole...

Land degradation and soil erosion have emerged as serious challenges to smallholder farmers throughout southern Africa. To combat these challenges, conservation agriculture (CA) is widely promoted as a sustainable package of agricultural practices. Despite the many potential benefits of CA, however, adoption remains low. Yet relatively little is known about...

Mountain areas have difficult climatic and environmental conditions, but mountain people are used to adapting to these. Thanks to their great experience of innovation and adaptation, they have already started to tackle the challenge of climate change. This X European Mountain Convention will present a state-of-the-art of the situation in...

Nota conceptual que orientará el debate en la 34º Conferencia Regional para América Latina y el Caribe en un de los temas a tratar ligado a los retos para la transformación del sector rural en América Latina y el Caribe: desarrollo territorial rural, agricultura familiar, inclusión social y económica e innovación. Transformar...

In the framework of efforts to fight extreme poverty and recognising the importance and need to protect the poor and vulnerable population, in 2007 Mozambique approved Law No. 4/2007 which structured social protection into three levels, including basic social security. In 2010 the first National Basic Social Security Strategy (ENSSB...