Le Plan Maroc vert (PMV) avance bien dans le Souss Massa (SM), première zone primeuriste et agrumicole du pays où se concentrent les principales exploitations agricoles. En effet, plusieurs objectifs visés connaissent un état d’avancement de pratiquement 100%, soit  cinq ans d’avance sur la date d’échéance fixée à 2020. Pour le...

Investing in farm infrastructure helped a family farm in Italy to overcome difficulties by increasing productivity and the quality of its product, a specialised local pecorino cheese. In 2002, the Martinelli farm, a 240 ha sheep farm in the province of Pescara, was experiencing serious economic difficulty. The young owner,...

En el marco de la presentación de logros del programa de cooperación trilateral Estados Unidos, Honduras y Brasil, un total de 24 tecnologías en agricultura familiar ha logrado transferir hasta la fecha en su mayoría con énfasis en hortalizas tolerantes al calor y las demás aplicadas en energía renovable en...

In every mountain region, soils constitute the foundation for agriculture, supporting essential ecosystem functions and food security. Mountain soils benefit not only the 900 million people living in the world’s mountainous areas but also billions more living downstream.Soil is a fragile resource that needs time to regenerate. Mountain soils are...

La Secretaría técnica de la Reunión especializada de agricultura familiar del Mercosur (REAF) participó en el II Congreso de Universidades Nacionales para la Agricultura Familiar que se desarrolló durante los días 17 y 18 de septiembre en San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, sumándose al objetivo de fortalecer la integración entre las...

New York City's water is kept safe and clean by an innovative cooperative agreement with farmers that benefits both the city and rural communities. The programme demonstrates that water utilities can go beyond applying traditional engineering solutions and pioneer innovative governance, management and financial arrangements with upstream farming communities.

This news article refers to Women as the cornerstone of the rural economy, especially in the developing world. They bear the greatest responsibility for food production, producing more than half of all food in the world and growing 80-90% of the food in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet despite this, women are all...

El Fondo Regional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (FONTAGRO) lanzó ayer su Concurso de Casos Exitosos de Innovaciones 2015 para la adaptación al cambio climático de la agricultura familiar.Con el concurso, Fontagro busca difundir experiencias exitosas de productores y otros actores innovadores a lo largo de las cadenas agroalimentarias para adaptarse al...

This edition of Nature & Faune journal will be a special Issue to mark the International Year of Soils. It is planned to be issued during the Conference of the African Soil Society taking place in Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso from 2nd to 10th December 2015. The special edition of...

This article defines the Clinton Development Initiative (CDI), and how mobile data collection is empowering Smallholder Farmers

Este número de Mundo Rural incluye artículos sobre: INDAP y la Nueva Plataforma de Servicios Desde Atacama a Chiloé: la embajada campesina en la Expo Milán 2015 En medio de los riesgos, una cultura del aseguramiento Desarrollo colaborativo, plural y organizado: todos remando para el mismo lado Almacenar el agua para no perderla en el...

Global population is expected to rise from 7.3 billion today to 9.7 billion in 2050, according to UN projections, meaning food production will have to double to meet nutritional needs. In an effort to rise to this challenge, the new CAP for the period 2014-2020 is focused on innovation as...

FAO is working with the Government of Lesotho, non-governmental organizations and other United Nations agencies on a resilience strategy to help adapt the country's farming system to changing climate conditions such as erratic rain patterns and higher temperatures. The initiative includes promoting homestead gardening and adopting innovative techniques such as...

Local development in EU coastal and fisheries areas is entering a new and exciting period. The implementation of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) present new challenges and new opportunities for coastal and fisheries communities. Greater coordination between the European Structural and...

Bouwas Mawara and his wife Nyengeterai, small scale farmers in the semi-arid Zvishavane district of Zimbabwe, are renowned for their innovation in water harvesting for crop and animal production, and for setting up local structures and systems to spread innovations amongst fellow farmers. Today at least 160 farming families in...

Today’s farms and ranches produce abundant food, fiber, and fuel, yet many also contribute to air and water pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, public health problems, and other societal challenges. Agroecology promises solutions, but this science of managing lands to boost the health of farms, ranches, and surrounding environments is...

Established in 2001, FAO’s Integrated Production and Pest Management (IPPM) programme is a multi-donor initiative that aims to improve farming skills, and raise smallholder farmers’ awareness of alternatives to toxic chemicals using the farmer field school (FFS) approach. Initially focusing on West Africa, the programme has implemented activities in nine...

The new CAP includes a “crisis reserve”, which can be drawn on in case of need. Worth roughly a noncumulative €400 million a year, the reserve is financed by the cut of Direct Payments exceeding the €2,000 per year threshold. For this very reason though, the institutions are unwilling to...

El compromiso establecido entre la FAO y la Agencia Brasileña de Cooperación (ABC/MRE) para desarrollar de forma sostenible económica, social y ambientalmente el sector algodonero de los países asociados está siendo impulsado a través del Proyecto Regional “Fortalecimiento del Sector algodonero pro medio de la Cooperación Sur-Sur”, que articula conocimientos...

The current food system is responsible for at least a third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In fact, when it comes to GHG emissions, the agricultural sector is second only to the energy sector. This video talks about the causes of this and how shifting to Organic Agriculture can...