Encouraging smallholder farmers to grow pulses and teaching them how to conserve the nutritious seeds is the best approach to promoting pluses. According to Elizabeth Mpofu, one of the six special ambassadors appointed by FAO to strengthen the campaign for this year’s International Year of Pulses (IYP), smallholderfarmers and family farmers should be...

A learning pack for teachers and young Europeans aged 11-15, about food and the importance of farming in our life. The teacher's pack contains a DVD, a usb key, worksheets and a map. This set can be a great help for geography, ecology and healthy nutrition lessons.

Turismo e agricultura estão lado a lado no núcleo de Rajadinha. Uma vez por ano, a Feira da Colônia movimenta a região e contribui para melhoria da renda das famílias que moram e trabalham no local. Segundo a extensionista Zaida, o evento reúne turistas e agricultores familiares de outras localidades...

Learn about: making access to land, fisheries and forests more equitable, how to protect people's tenure rights, options to simplify the administration of tenure and make it accessible to all, how to ensure disputes are resolved before they degenerate into conflict  

High levels of food insecurity and malnutrition affects Ethiopia’s Somali Region despite general long-term improvements in the overall food security situation of the country. The impacts of recurrent droughts, climate change, environmental degradation and insufficient livelihood options have trapped rural communities in a perpetual cycle of poverty. To help tackle...

A l’occasion du Comité national d’orientation et de suivi (CNOS) du projet agro-écologique qui s’est tenu mardi 12 avril au ministère de l’Agriculture, Stéphane Le Foll a fait un point sur l’état d’avancement du projet et les réalisations 2015. L’occasion également de présenter les résultats d’une enquête BVA sur la...

This publication is the outcome of regional activity and the regional initiative on sustainable intensification of aquaculture for blue growth in Asia-Pacific so it contributes to the strategic objective 2. It will be important regional strategy document to support the concerted effort of member country governments and the regional /international...

Expanding rural markets means attracting more people to rural areas where they can then purchase local goods and services. This offers the potential for increased margins and improved returns for rural producers. The creation of ‘rural destinations’ can help brand rural areas to tap into trends around the ‘experience economy’ and...

En el marco de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, los Estados latinoamericanos tienen el desafío y la oportunidad histórica de terminar con la pobreza extrema y erradicar el hambre. Lograrlo requiere necesariamente de la focalización del trabajo contra el hambre en los territorios indígenas de América Latina. FAO es un...

Eritrea is a small developing nation in the Horn of Africa with total area 124,320 Km2 and has a population of about 6 million. Eritrea is situated in a strategically important part of the Red Sea.Eritrea has an extensive 2,234km coastline, 1,151km of it coming from its mainland and 1,083km...

Representatives from countries in Asia and the Pacific have pledged to take immediate action to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The pledge was made with the support and collaboration of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the...

A Assessoria Internacional e de Promoção Comercial, da Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (AIPC/ Sead) tem o papel de defender os interesses da agricultura familiar no âmbito das negociações internacionais e de promover cooperação com os países, buscando fortalecer as políticas da Sead e do Governo...

Fanya juu means "throw the soil up" in Kiswahili. The terraces formed are ideal for fodder grasses and help prevent soil erosion. Cultivation becomes easier as the terraces spread out to make the land more level and when combined with manure/fertilizer yields increase.

A cidade de Iconha, a 75 quilômetros da capital Vitória, é uma referência em transição agroecológica para todo o estado do Espirito Santo. O respeito mútuo entre extensionistas e produtores mudou o cenário agrícola do município a partir da Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (Ater). A união entre o saber...

En América Latina y el Caribe, la agroecología está ligada a los procesos de desarrollo rural sostenible, al fortalecimiento de la agricultura familiar, con el rescate del conocimiento productivo tradicional de los pueblos indígenas, de los grupos y los saberes ancestrales, a través de la cual se pone en valor...

Livestock rearing practices have changed enormously in the last 25 years. ANTHRA in Andhra Pradesh has taken initiatives to preserve the local knowledge on livestock rearing by documenting the practices and wisdom of the tribal, pastoralists and the women in the communities, with the hope that they could be used...

If we want to fight climate change and contribute to global development, is the solution really as simple as becoming vegetarian or even vegan as is sometimes suggested? The answer depends greatly on where we live, and the truth is that the global consumption of meat, milk and eggs is much...

La Agricultura Familiar Campesina (AFC) es uno de los ejes de mayor interés del Ministerio de Agricultura que, siguiendo la agenda global y propiciando una mejora de la propia realidad chilena, se ha propuesto incrementar la productividad, competitividad y acceso a mercados del segmento de los pequeños/as agricultores/as. La tendencia a impulsar este segmento...

Além da orientação técnica, os extensionistas também incentivaram o trabalho em conjunto no interior do estado da Bahia.   Entre as ações bem-sucedidas estão os Fundos Rotativos Solidários. O processo para aquisição de animais, por exemplo, era simples. Com apoio da Heifer, uma ONG internacional, cada família recebia três ovelhas ou...

From farmers’ fields to business enterprises and government offices, CIAT’s research targeting development impact demonstrated in many ways the validity of the eco-efficiency concept that has guided the Center’s work for nearly a decade. It also provided the groundwork for the idea of “sustainable food futures,” the theme of this...