Este artículo destaca que fortalecer y dar sostenibilidad a la agricultura familiar como motor de desarrollo de los territorios rurales en América Latina y el Caribe fue el principal acuerdo de la II Reunión Ministerial de Agricultura Familiar de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños, CELAC. Durante la reunión, desarrollada...

Con el objetivo de profundizar el análisis y comprender el impacto de las condiciones y mecanismos de acceso a la tierra en la configuración de las trayectorias y proyectos de vida juveniles, se propuso el estudio cuyos hallazgos aquí se presentan. Para la realización del mismo, se contó con el...

This blog article presents hows young African entrepreneurs are engaging and succeeding in agriculture. this is all happening during a panel discussion that was part of the warm-up to the formal launch of the 2015 Agriculture Green Revolution Forum (AGRF)

El encuentro tuvo como objetivo el intercambio de experiencias del sector público en materia de promoción del empleo y empleabilidad de la juventud rural de la región. El Grupo Temático sobre Juventud Rural de la REAF MERCOSUR, fue invitado para compartir su experiencia en la temática desde la mirada de...

Born in a rural Bedouin community in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, Yasmina Atta grew up in a culture that heavily restricts the roles of women. Undeterred by this oppression, she started to support young women in claiming their rights and becoming relevant economic and political actors.

The newsletter opens with several articles that address issues that are key to improving nutrition. In Chad, FAO is working with administrative and traditional authorities to implement an innovative approach aimed at increasing women’s access to fertile land, a winning formula for improving the livelihoods of rural households. Another initiative...

This article provides an introduction to the topic of stakeholder involvement in rural development policy and sets the scene for the rest of this EU Rural Review. It clarifies the importance of stakeholder involvement and how and why the EU is prepared to invest so much to support it. It...

En esta ocasión presentamos el primer BIP del proyecto “Emprendimientos juveniles exitosos con el uso de tecnologías de información y comunicación” que se desarrolla en los municipios de Rurrenabaque y San Buenaventura de los departamentos de Beni y La Paz, en Bolivia. El propósito del proyecto es fortalecer las capacidades...

As a child, he would spend his holidays with his grandparents in Tomești, Harghita county, and with the ones in Stânceni, Mureș county, whose yards he would fill with animals he would “collect” from the village. He went to high school far away from his parents, in Gheorghieni, because that’s where...

Esta edición del boletín incluye: Entrevista: Entrevista a Michely Vega León Investigadora del Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentales en Agricultura Tropical “Alejandro de Humboldt” (INIFAT). Observatorio de Agricultura Familiar: Sistemas Participativos de Garantía: Facilitando el acceso a mercados a partir de iniciativas locales de certificación orgánica. Buenas prácticas: Inocuidad de los alimentos y su...

Au Mali, la plupart des jeunes ruraux quittent leurs villages pour essayer de trouver du travail en ville. Les seuls qui restent sont les personnes âgées et les enfants, qui ont bien du mal à produire suffisamment pour se nourrir. Aujourd'hui, des jeunes comme Diallo Haroun reviennent pour un nouveau...

Policy networks are usually seen as a ‘new mode of governance’ that allows more flexibility and more informal involvement of a wider set of stakeholders in policy design and implementation compared to more formal consultation processes. In this article, we examine the specific characteristics of the rural policy networks (National...

More than half a billion people live in the European Union. Every one of these EU citizens can benefit from rural development policy outcomes that produce better quality food, as well as a vibrant and healthy countryside where people can live, work and visit. Member States’ Rural Development Programmes (RDPs)...

Through this transnational cooperation project, the young people of the territories of six LAG in Italy, Finland and France found local traditions and legends, bringing added value and innovation of rural and cultural identity by writing stories and editing video montages (storytelling). Recognizing the importance of the countryside, the youths...

Important social and agrarian changes are taking place on the agricultural plain of the Saïss in Morocco. Rural young men and women are key players in this process. In this article, we use the experiences, aspirations and dreams of rural young people in the Saïss to describe and discuss current...

La declaración final del V Encuentro Internacional de Agroecología, Agricultura Sostenible y Cooperativismo, que culminó este 27 de noviembre en La Habana, estimó como estratégico la continuidad de las relaciones intergeneracionales, con énfasis en la formación vocacional de los niños y adolescentes. En el documento, se manifiesta también la preocupación ante...

All EU citizens benefit from Rural Development Programme (RDP) actions and the 2014-2020 programming period involves new emphasis on improved implementation opportunities that can boost the range and reach of RDP benefits. The following overview article identifies some of the main issues that can help improve the effectiveness of RDP...

L’agriculture se complexifie autour de différentes sphères de savoirs, avec l’introduction d’innovations techniques et sociales, la multiplication des programmes étatiques de soutien à l’agriculture et le développement de nouveaux marchés agricoles. Certains jeunes agriculteurs diplômés ont su voir que l’agriculture, dans sa complexification, était une opportunité d’insertion professionnelle et de...

The video presents the first achievements of the project “Youth at Work: Reducing rural poverty”, launched by FAO and the Malian Ministry of Agriculture in August 2014. The project is funded by the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) and aims at generating attractive and decent job opportunities for rural youth...

FAO and Gayaza High School in Uganda are working together to develop opportunities for students to learn and acquire agricultural skills while eating healthier and nutritious food. A FAO project to help the high school acquire production input and facilities is showing promising results. Through the project, a greenhouse for...