Water is one of the most scarce resources for African farmers. Access to enough water in semi-arid regions is a huge challenge and shortages can lead to the loss of lives and livelihoods in times of drought. With climate change, water conservation will only become more imperative. Ethiopia has one...

Les Nations unies reconnaissent officiellement que parvenir à l'égalité hommes-femmes, en termes d'accès aux ressources de production et à leur contrôle (en particulier la terre et les services agricoles), aurait un effet positif sur la productivité agricole, la sécurité alimentaire et la pauvreté. Pourtant, quelle est la situation actuelle des...

Part of what’s special about the Göngur is that it’s not just one farm bringing home their horses, but the whole community. The atmosphere is celebratory in that unique way where people who know each other well are working together towards a common goal. That said, it also felt like...

在世界很多地方，干旱频繁发生和作物歉收威胁食品和营养安全，并造成这些地区对粮食 援助的依赖。但是最近，肯尼亚许多农户正在自行探索可持续性的方法，确保足够的营养食物 和额外的收入，以便他们能供孩子上学。因为玉米产量猛涨而逐步边缘化的传统耐干旱营养 作物，比如木薯、高粱、小米等，再次得到广泛种植，促使可靠收成的实现，而改善了饮食 和收入。

The notion of empowerment has become a Western ‘buzzword’ within the development lexicon over recent decades, especially in relation to improving the socioeconomic and political status of women in the developing world. By exploring narratives of Cañari indigenous women in the Ecuadorian Andes, this thesis considers the meaning of empowerment,...

Los frecuentes eventos extremos del clima han motivado una creciente preocupación por enfrentar los impactos del Cambio Climático, que gana cada vez más espacio tanto en la conciencia pública en general como en los foros internacionales. La razón es que estos fenómenos tienen un fuerte impacto sobre las poblaciones afectadas,...

Seeds of Sovereignty shares the stories of African communities embarking on a journey to revive their traditional seed diversity, and take back control over their food systems. Forging a path toward a socially just, ecologically sane and sovereign future, they are courageously challenging the corporate, profit driven model of agriculture...

Access to credit is regarded as an important intervention for improving the incomes of the rural population, mainly by mobilizing resources to more productive uses. Production of vegetables by smallholder farmers in Swaziland is inconsistent and lower than the national demand, hence the gap is filled by imports from South...

The theories about cocoa origin are focused on Native American cultures. The initial findings on its use have been reported from the years 600-460 BC in Mayan culture, which like the Aztecs used it as a commodity, currency and drink. In 1502, Christopher Columbus brought as gifts cocoa fruits for...

Development of (the many forms of) short food supply chains (SFCs) is one of the approaches of the Common Agricultural Policy to improve competitiveness. There are many different types of SFCs, ranging from direct selling on the farm, farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture, collective direct selling etc. to food chains...

The existence of markets is critical to the survival of the farm-household-family system and as such the nature of this relationship and how it affects the dietary supply of the household needs to be understood. The objective of this study is to examine the market relation of farm families by...

A ‘Farm Enterprise’ Competition from Wales in the UK is a good example of an EAFRD-funded project that both identifies and raises awareness about agribusiness innovations. The competition specifically explored knowledge development and transfer in sheep farming for young farmers.

En las últimas décadas la comunidad científica ha asignado recursos importantes orientados a examinar detenidamente el fenómeno del cambio climático cuyos efectos son fehacientes.  “Se estima que las emisiones de gases efecto invernadero GEI del pasado significaron calentamiento inevitable, aproximadamente incrementos de 1.6o C y 2°C a fin de Siglo XX...

Since the end of the Second World War, the international community has been focusing on reducing the number and the proportion of people who suffer from hunger. Over time it became clear that no single indicator would provide a comprehensive picture of the food security situation. Rather, a suite of...

All Nepal Peasants Federation (ANPF) is an umbrella association of entire Nepali peasants fighting against feudalism, imperialism and neo-liberalism. It is fighting for the agrarian reform and peasants rights for last 6 decades since its inception in 1951 AD. In the new context of democratic republic of Nepal with the...

Es la confluencia de más de 900 organizaciones que asocian a unas 180 mil familias de productores en todo el país, reunidos para consensuar y proponer alternativas de desarrollo rural con equidad e inclusión. Organizaciones con historia de lucha en defensa de los intereses nacionales que al fin son escuchados. Un...

Article sur la création d'un cadre d’échanges pour la mise en application des pratiques et systèmes agroécologiques : le ReBPA, Réseau Béninois pour la Promotion de l’Agroécologie, à la suite d'un cycle d’apprentissage, organisé en septembre 2013 par Agrisud, pour la mise en œuvre et la diffusion de systèmes et pratiques agroécologiques à...

Fisheries play an important part in the economic and social life of people in Burundi. One third of the animal protein consumption in the country stems from fisheries, and the sector employs over 100,000 people. Yet, about 10 to 15% of the harvest is lost in the process. Fish drying,...

El cambio climático está ocasionando modificaciones físicas y biológicas en la distribución de las especies marinas. En general, se registra un desplazamiento hacia los polos de las especies de aguas templadas, con los consiguientes cambios en el tamaño y productividad de sus hábitats. Es probable que, con el calentamiento de...

La conservación de frutas y hortalizas, productos perecederos y de alto consumo, constituye una prioridad para el país, debido a las altas pérdidas que se registran en las etapas de cosecha y poscosecha, como consecuencia de la desarticulación entre eslabones, el sector productivo y todas las etapas de comercialización hasta...