The current Tunisian Code on Forests that applies to the common rangelands does not reflect the complexity of the land tenure status of common rangelands nor does it effectively support the needs of these dryland communities. Furthermore, Tunisia lacks a national strategy of rangeland management and a functioning coordination between...

Fifty-two new programmes aimed at promoting EU agri-food products in Europe and across the world have been approved by the European Commission. Covering a wide range of foods from dairy products and olive oil to fruit and vegetables and meat products, these programmes are supported by grants from the EU's...

The relationship between trade and food security is attracting increased attention on both the trade and development agendas, with trade recognized as one of the means for achieving the SDGs. The linkages between these concepts are highly complex and have been subject to intense debates. While on the one hand,...

Swift Actions to Safeguarding Livelihoods from Potential Intrusion of H7n9 Virus

In Europe and Central Asia, climate change is a growing threat to agriculture and food security. Average temperatures across the region have already increased by 0.5 °C to 1.6 °C since the early 1990s (FAO, 2016 a), with an overall increases of 1.6°C to 2.6°C and reductions in precipitation expected...

Fundado a fines de 1987, manteniendo un 200 accionar el Movimiento de Agricultura Urbana, y Suburbana (AUSU) es uno de los siete programas más importantes del Ministerio de la Agricultura (MINAG) y contribuye al autoabastecimiento alimentario local, mediante tecnologías agroecológicas, con profundo carácter de sostenibilidad y seguridad alimentaria local, aún en...

The International Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification (DDD) has emerged as an important global gathering of scientists, practitioners, industry and government representatives and decision-makers, members of CSOs, NGOs, and international development aid agencies and other stakeholders from over 60 countries concerned about land and environmental degradation in drylands and...

Após cinco dias de debates, termina, nesta sexta-feira (31), em Belém, o Seminário Pan-Amazônico de Proteção Social. O evento, o maior encontro internacional voltado para a região, reuniu representantes do Brasil, da Bolívia, Colômbia, Equador, Guiana Francesa, Peru, República da Guiana e Suriname. O objetivo do encontro, que começou na última segunda-feira...

Actively involving indigenous peoples and local communities in wildlife conservation is key to maintaining biodiversity and ensuring sustainable rural livelihoods.The urgent challenges that the world faces in maintaining biodiversity worldwide requires that indigenous peoples are empowered to act at the national level with assistance from the international community.Sheila Wertz, FAO...

Over 370 million indigenous peoples live in more than 70 countries across the world. While they constitute about five percent of the world’s population, they account for approximately 15percent of the world’s poor. Such is the case with indigenous Mayangna women living in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve in northern Nicaragua,...

The New Rural Paradigm was a response to changing conditions in rural areas. Statistical evidence shows that agriculture is not the main source of rural jobs and incomes anymore and that several rural regions perform in line with urban regions in terms of economic growth. This, in turn, led to...

Twenty-four young producers from Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Kenya and Zambia have followed a special capacity-building program initiated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. This six-week program should enable participants to be more productive and dynamic in the agricultural entrepreneurship business. It is from the observation...

This study presents an inventory of practices highlighting the role rural organizations play in: (i) delivering member-based social assistance and insurance, and other complementary services; and (ii) collaborating with national and international counterparts in the delivery of national and international social protection programmes. The inventory builds on an initial review...

Trip for exchange experience of Ghanians fish operators in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

he Mayagna group is the second-largest indigenous group in Nicaragua, with over 18 000 people located mostly in or near the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve. Their community faces significant problems with illegal timber extraction and agricultural expansion in its territories. FAO's Forest and Farm Facility works with the Mayagna community, including the Mayaring Cooperative,...

Berry production and the development of rural areas and livelihoods will be the focus of two new FAO projects starting soon in Moldova. One of the projects will help build capacities in the area of agriculture and rural development policy – for policy makers, local officials and others who will be...

'Farm-to-fork' is not just a trendy buzzword but an exciting new ethos for how we eat that's taking hold in all walks of Irish life - from an urban farm in Dublin to an open prison in Cavan and a Michelin-star restaurant in Galway

O Governo Federal, depois de 25 anos, anuncia a retomada os investimentos nas entidades públicas estaduais de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ATER), as Emateres. A Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD), através da Agência Nacional de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ANATER), levará o serviço...

Un resumen de proyectos cofinanciados por FONTAGRO y sus instituciones miembros y socias en temas de agricultura familiar y cambio climático. Version reducida proyectada durante el XII Taller de Seguimiento Técnico de Proyectos FONTAGRO La Ceiba, Honduras, 2017 el 20 de junio de 2017.

El Sistema de Gestión Estratégica para el Desarrollo Territorial y la Agricultura Familiar (SiGET) publica tres tipos de fascículos, respectivamente enfocados en aspectos conceptuales, cuestiones de metodología y aportes sobre formación. Estos fascículos son elaborados a partir de la práctica y la refexión colaborativa con los actores territoriales en países...