The project aims to assist the modernisation of farming in Kvemo Kartli and reduce poverty in the region. The SDC is working on several fronts to help establish stable business links and improve the quality and quantity of the meat, milk and cheese produced. In particular, it helps local vets...

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest more than EUR 8 billion in Portugal's farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been defined at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to Portugal to adapt...

Muestra información en cuanto a estadísticas de producción y estadísticas de precios de los principales productos agropecuarios, llevadas a cabo en el año agrícola 2012 – 2013. En el sitio web del cual es posible descargar este documento, es factible encontrar también las estadísticas de años anteriores.

Knowledge exchange has been achieved by allowing people to meet in several hundred forums. Major conferences and seminars have acted as meeting points for advisors, experts and decision makers, enabling vivid discussions on all dimensions of nutrients. Small-scale farmer-to-farmer meetings have also been important in enabling more detailed discussions about...

De nouvelles formes d’action collective de proximité émergent en France entre les agriculteurs. À partir de modalités plus ou moins anciennes (coopérative, association, groupement d’employeurs, etc.), se constituent des groupes d’agriculteurs qui élaborent leurs projets de manière collective, de façon inédite avec peu de références, et parfois sans accompagnement institutionnel....

Over the next 7 years, the CAP will invest nearly EUR 20 billion in Romania's farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities defined at EU level include: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, Romania has flexibility to adapt both direct payments and rural development programmes to its...

This Report presents the results of the 2011-2012 Agriculture and Livestock Survey (ALS) in communal lands conducted by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency

In 2011 it is estimated 3.1 million children under the age of 5 years died because of malnutrition. Many more were stunted and suffered poor cognitive development. The economic loss from malnutrition is enormous – around 16% of GDP in some countries. Agriculture provides food to a country’s population and...

Sitio oficial del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería del Gobierno de El Salvador, donde se encuentran las principales noticias e informaciones ligadas al sector.

Este documento tiene el propósito de construir una guía metodológica que considera la captura, sistematización y difusión de lecciones aprendidas y experiencias en uso y acceso de energías renovables en los territorios rurales de la Región Andina, para su respectiva promoción en las políticas públicas o inclusión, como insumo para...

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest more than EUR 4.5 billion in Slovakia's farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been fined at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to the Slovakia to...

During the four-day fair (21- 25 May 2014, Izmir, Turkey), in cooperation with Garanti Bank, FAO Representation in Turkey launched small workshops for participant farmers with the purpose of introducing integrated crop and pest management (IPM) methods and the Farmer Field Schools (FFS) approach.

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...

This document presents final data related to the structure of agricultural holdings in Croatia in 2013.

Small-scale agriculture is a topic that has drawn the attention of many State agencies, local, regional and international during the last few years, due to their importance in the food production and poverty reduction in rural communities of the world. In this context, the present investigation had as its objective...

A group of twenty young Fijian farmers dream of earning enough money to support their siblings. Their plan? To farm papaya organically and to access the premium price that the organic market pays. But they can only do this if their product is certified organic. With the prohibitively high cost...

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。