The study investigated the economic situation of farms sized 2–8 ESU and the level of incomes achieved by farmers’ families in the years 2005–2009, using the agricultural accountancy data from the Polish FADN and the data from the IAFE-NRI survey on the off-farm incomes of farmers’ families. The research sample...

The objective of the Market and Pasture Management Development Project is to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods of nomadic herder households and households living in permanent settlements in soums (districts) and aimags (provinces). The project focuses on three components: • Market development• Pasture management• climate change adaptation The project is aligned with Mongolia's Agricultural Development Strategy...

The National Plan for Organic Production 2013-2020 is an instrument to provide grounds for further development of organic production in the Republic of Macedonia. At the same time this Plan provides for guidelines, activities and measures, including policies to be implemented by MAFWE for the period 2013-2020 for future development...

This Industry Study reviews the current status of organic agriculture in Serbia and examines the sector in the context of historical developments, future challenges and opportunities. The first steps in organic production development were taken back in 1990, when NGO Terra’s established a promotional network of producers, farmers, advisors and...

El objetivo general del proyecto es contribuir al conocimiento y difusión de tecnologías campesinas e indígenas utilizadas en la agricultura familiar, como medidas de adaptación frente a eventos extremos climáticos en zonas vulnerables de altura.Tres variables para la identificacion de tecnologias de adaptacion: Sistemas productivos agrícolas y uso optimo agua Agrobiodiversidad Técnicas de...

La crianza del ganado vacuno en el Altiplano Andino tiene grandes bondades; una de ellas –y la más importante– es la producción de leche fresca, alimento fundamental en la nutrición de las familias campesinas, especialmente en los niños. La implementación de una adecuada infraestructura productiva (establos, bebederos, heniles, comederos y...

Two dairy production systems with biggest share in total milk production in Central Serbia are small farms with tie stall barn and small farms with grazing period. In the article are examined their main system characteristics, sustainability and integration in dairy supply chain. Three dimension of sustainability were explored by...

Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo evaluar la sustentabilidad ecológica y socio-cultural económica de los agroecosistemas pastoriles en ambientes áridos de alta montaña, y discutir la afirmación de que la Puna se encuentra en riesgo de desertización a causa del sobrepastoreo producido por el uso de los pastizales naturales. Se ha...

The neighbouring Central Asian states of Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic were formed following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Central Asian states have retained as international boundaries the former Soviet Socialist Republican (SSR) boundaries demarcated in Soviet times. Previously porous republican boundaries are now subject to strict border control...

Priority sector of the new Country Strategy for Armenia is agriculture. The choice of this sector was primarily guided by the objectives of poverty reduction and socially and environmentally sustainable development. With the end of the Soviet Union, Armenian agriculture gradually became less significant, losing important export markets and government...

Priority sectors of the new Country Strategy for Georgia are agriculture and forestry, which will receive about 70% of available funds. The selection of these sectors was mainly guided by the goal of poverty reduction und of socially and ecologically sustainable development. Despite remarkable economic progress in recent years, about...

Since 1992, successive CAP reforms have led to the decoupling from production of mainstream support payments to farmers (Pillar 1). Instead of paying farmers for a quantity of production, payments are attached to the land that farmers use. To determine if a piece of land is eligible for CAP payments,...

This report presents a summary and the presentations of the expert workshop "Developments in agricultural commodity markets: a special focus on Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan", organised by the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), in close cooperation with the European Commission's DG...

The Lithuanian Goat Breeders Association, headed by the farmer Andžela Dalia Ėmužytė, has already prepared more than one project under the action area “National Rural Network” of the 2007–2013 Lithuanian Rural Development Programme measure “Technical Assistance”. Goat milk cheeses, produced at the farm of the farmer A.D. Ėmužytė, have become...

Hani Rice Terraces are located in the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, which is in the southeast part of Yunnan Province. People of various races, with Hani being the main minority group, has built this spectacular agriculture and nature wonders. The magnificent Hani Terrace System is a masterpiece of...

Pastoral landscapes are farmed in many different ways, reflecting the variety of pasture and livestock types (breeds of cattle, sheep and goats) in Europe. Some farming systems make use mainly of grasslands that may be sown or semi-natural vegetation. Others exploit pastures of shrubs, for example heather moorland is a...

El Proyecto El Clima Cambia, Cambia Tú También es una iniciativa impulsada por la oficina regional para América del Sur de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN) y la Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA), proyecto que busca integrar actividades de documentación y testimonios sobre adaptación...

Climate change, increasing natural disasters, food and energy crises, population growth, water scarcity and desertification, loss of biodiversity, degradation of ecosystems, migration, and growth of cities – the planet is currently facing a multitude of challenges. Mountain regions and their inhabitants are disproportionally affected, but also offer significant opportunities for...

In the Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) region organic agriculture could play a catalyst role in green economy transformation by re-vitalizing the farm and food sector and creating employment that provides better returns on per unit of labor input all along the value chain. It could increase income...

The continuity of farming in mountain areas in Europe is at severe risk and its future faces manifold uncertainties. Mountain farms are immersed in a long-term process of reorganization. Farm diversification plays a prominent role in this process of adjustment and reallocation. However, little work has been done explicitly on...