Con el fin de aprovechar su experiencia en el hemisferio occidental, el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) confió al Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) la co-ejecución técnica del Programa Cadenas Productivas (PAF CP) durante los primeros dos años de implementación. Esto le significó al Instituto asumir...

Farmers’ Africa is a capacity-building programme that aims to improve the livelihoods and food security of rural producers in Africa. It works with farmers’ organizations (FOs) to help them evolve into more stable, performing and accountable organizations that effectively represent their members and advise them on farming enterprises. The programme...

The publication forms part of FAO’s effort to assist its member countries, FAO emergency staff and humanitarian partners to improve emergency preparedness and response effectiveness. The aim of Part I of these Guidelines is to enable Field Officers to clearly identify and describe the agricultural hand tools required for the...

In this edition, we will take a deeper look on various project interventions to revitalize local communities, stories from the field, hopes and aspirations of local peoples (Philippines, Noto peninsula in Japan, the win-win model of the Chinese) as well as activities leading to social learning process, knowledge transmission and...

Garantizar el agua es fundamental para alcanzar la seguridad alimentaria y mejorar los medios de vida rurales en la mayor parte del mundo, especialmente en las zonas áridas o semiáridas. A pesar de que las mujeres desempeñan una función clave en la seguridad alimentaria debido a sus conocimientos sobre la...

This document presents an overview of the water and agriculture situation in Egypt. It is a compilation of four background papers on farm-level water-management opportunities and challenges in the old lands, new lands, and reclaimed/salt-affected  lands of Egypt. In addition it considers the technical, institutional, and policy aspects of the...

Desde el proyecto “Mercados Campesinos” y de las entidades que lo han venido implementando, con esta publicación se quiere contribuir al debate agrario y al debate sobre modelos de comercialización para la agricultura familiar. En los 3 últimos años, éste proyecto ha entregado una serie de estudios en torno a...

With the world’s population expected to rise to nine billion by 2050, European regulators are pushing for a gradually greener approach to food sustainability, warning that demand for food could cause a number of related crises, such as runaway carbon emissions, waste and obesity.

Brazil has achieved promising results in the fight against hunger and poverty. This paper describes the path toward building a new governance framework for the provision of public policies that initiated a virtuous cycle for the progressive elimination of hunger and poverty. However, it is important to emphasize that the...

This publication is an outcome of the multinational partnership “Community Supported Agriculture for Europe” that has been formed in order to spread and strengthen the idea of community supported agriculture (CSA) all over Europe and build connections between countries where CSA is a tried and tested method of .providing food...

Avec "AMAP Bénin", le jeune étudiant français Quentin Testa nous invite sur son lieu de stage, à la découverte de la première AMAP béninoise, qui compte aujourd'hui près de 300 adhérents, (environ 1000 consommateurs). De la production à la vente directe, en passant par l'Institut de recherche agricole du Bénin, le...

This Issue of Nature & Faune puts forward the case of “African Youth in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development”. It carries twenty one articles contributed by different individuals, from: policy arena, conservation NGOs; the private sector; civil society groups; research and academia as well as youth groups. The United...

This document contains the report of the Seventh Meeting of the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Working Group on Fisheries Management (WGFM), which was held in Kuwait City, the State of Kuwait, from 5 to 7 November 2013. The WGFM addressed and made decisions on matters concerning relevant follow-up to...

El conocimiento tradicional indígena es una fuente de información que debe ser protegida por ser parte y producto de la cultura y espiritualidad con la que el indígena se identifica en su entorno. Esta forma que tienen de percibir el ambiente que les rodea se demuestra en el cuidado que...

The study examined the challenges and prospects of smallholder oil palm production in Awka Agricultural Zone of Anambra State. Seventy two smallholder oil palm farmers were interviewed for the purpose of eliciting information. Smallholder oil palm farmers in Awka Agricultural Zone were educated (79.2% - Senior Secondary School Certificate and...

About 90 percent of Burundi population depends on agriculture for their livelihoods. Agriculture employs the majority of labour force and is the basis source of income particularly for people living in rural areas. Agricultural income determines the purchasing power of many people living in rural areas. It is therefore important...

 L’agriculture familiale couvre  environ 80% des besoins alimentaires au Bénin et concentre au moins 70% des agricultrices. L’agriculture familiale constitue au Bénin depuis la nuit des temps le modèle d’agriculture qui permet aux familles pauvres d’éradiquer la faim et la malnutrition. Ceci justifie son adoption par la majorité des agricultrices soucieuses du...

El estudio desarrollado en la provincia del Carchi, tuvo como objetivo determinar los sistemas de comercialización primarios de la producción familiar campesina. La metodología utilizada incluyó: sociabilización en la zona de estudio, levantamiento de información primaria, sistematización y presentación de resultados en la zona de investigación. Las variables estudiadas fueron:...

Smallholder sugarcane growing is central to rural development and poverty alleviation in Swaziland. The main objective of smallholder sugar cane growing is to reduce poverty through increased household income. This study investigated the relationship between water use agricultural and financial performance, and governance (accountability and transparency) in smallholder irrigation schemes...

Agriculture is the single largest employer in the world, with family farmersaccounting for the majority of this workforce. Family farms produce over70% of all food and manage a significant proportion of natural resources.Such a diverse and resilient agricultural model makes it possible to providesuitable solutions to challenges revolving around food,...