Small farms are an important rural reality in Europe. With an average area of 14 hectares, small holdings remain the ruling type of farms in the EU27. They represent richness by its multifonctionality” for the farming economy and the whole society in terms of territories occupation, maintaining biodiversity maintaining, landscapes,...

This video shows some of the activities that FAO is implementing in the field to support rural communities in areas that are periodically affected by natural hazards in Southern Africa, mainly droughts, floods and cyclones. While these natural hazards will happen again in the future, and, as a result of...

This technology describes utilizing rooftop water harvesting facilities to increase the availability of water for domestic use and irrigation of backyard tomato gardens. This measure allows small-scale farmers to harvest rainwater from roofs and store it in tanks, ensuring tomato production also during the dry season, when it would be otherwise...

在现行的农业制度下，专业种子育种者、农 业企业和政策制定者在种子领域中占主导地位， 是他们决定了好品种的标准，出台什么样的法律 法规来保护种子。这些标准、法律法规使得一些 品种，尤其是地方品种，被排除在外。不用说， 现有的种子选择和分配体系将会长期存在，而农 户的地位将越来越弱化。在巴西的帕拉伊巴州， 以半干旱农业为主，农民组织开展了一系列的社 会活动，以保障农民的权利、扩大农民的影响。 在农民组织的影响下，政府部门越来越多地将农 民的种子系统与公共种子政策结合起来，更好地 促进种子体系的发展。

The contribution of family farms and in particular smallholder farms to food and nutrition security (FNS) has been gaining global attention, both in Europe and in the context of less developed countries. While small farms, as well as other small and micro-sized food businesses, have an important role to play...

Eau Vive accompagne le développement des activités de maraîchages situées à proximité des mines de Makalondi, au Niger, qui depuis quelques années, fait face à un afflux de population venue exploiter des gisements d’or , donnant lieu à une urbanisation  anarchique et à un accès aux services de base inexistant....

There are many different combinations such as partnerships (GbR, OHG, KG), registered cooperatives (eG), limited liability companies (GmbH), investment companies, producer groups, purchasing groups, joint management, even cooperatives that concentrate on urban farming and other – with and without family farmers. There are many more differences between the legal basis...

Agriculture in the South-eastern European countries (SEEs) is very diverse in terms of natural and structural conditions, development status, and the manifold production potentials. It carries prominent historical and social components and great economic importance to rural development. There are noticeable structural and technological deficiencies. Another significant factor is the...

All families have stories. This is ours. It covers the last 50 years – hard times to start with, but better now. Farmers were almost a dying breed. Europe came to our rescue. The EU gave us incentives and provided a financial safety net. But we have earned every cent...

En este quinto número del documento “Perspectivas de la agricultura y del desarrollo rural en las Américas”, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)...

The many plants in Laxmi Acharya’s farm means that it is often mistaken for a miniature botanical garden. She needed more food for her family. But with so little land, she chose diversity.

The video explains the feed resources and feeding practices of scavenged based poultry production system. The concept of the scavengeable feed resource is introduced and its assessment through estimation of the scavengeable feed resource inventory and the scavengeable feed resources harvest is explained. Suggestions are made for optimum use of...

Thanks to improved access to information and a powerful participatory communication approach, villagers in isolated communities across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Niger are making strides to improve gender equality and empower women. FAO Dimitra community listeners’ clubs are helping rural populations participate in the development of...

Agritourism is picking up steam in Romania. From humble beginnings, this economic activity is steadily growing and helping the rural population keep their agricultural traditions and culture alive. It is important to take a moment to differentiate between ecotourism and agritourism. Ecotourism usually focuses on visiting pristine and relatively undisturbed natural...

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo caracterizar y diagnosticar la cadena de valor de la quinua en la Argentina, atendiendo específicamente a:  la estructura económica y socio-productiva del eslabón primario; la tipificación de los actores que participan en el eslabón secundario y terciario y el análisis de sus interacciones; la...

Analysis of statistical information on family farms in The Netherlands, 1980-2013

Los sistemas silvopastoriles (SSP) son considerados como una alternativa para la recuperación de áreas ganaderas donde la deforestación es total o como una forma de rehabilitar áreas degradadas. Para los municipios del sur del Atlántico afectados por la “ola invernal”, la promoción de sistemas silvopastoriles (SSP), los cuales integran manejo...

The future alignment of the Albania’s agriculture and rural development policy with the CAP requires a new vision for policymaking as well as a new approach to the design of policy measures, similar to the transformation carried by the new Member States before accession. In this context, understanding the diversity and...

У семей все общее. Они живут под одной крышей и едят за одним столом. У них общие желания и мечты, успехи и неудачи. И в развитых и в развивающихся странах семьи фермеров также пожинают плоды общего труда. 

AgroLAC 2025 is a multi-donor funding platform, coordinated by the Inter-American Development Bank, that is helping propel Latin American agriculture into a new era. Bringing together a broad range of public and private sector donors from around the world, AgroLAC 2025 works to identify and support sustainable agricultural practices and...