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Conference proceedings
Strategies towards more sustainable food systems in the Mediterranean region

Summary report
The International Forum "Strategies for More Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean" was held from May 15 to 17 in Palermo, Italy. Initiated and managed by the CIHEAM Bari and the Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures, this important event has been granted the organisational and logistic support of many institutions including the Italian Ministry of...
2019 - International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)

Working paper
Agricultura Familiar: de los conceptos a las políticas públicas en América Latina y el Caribe

A partir de las repercusiones y de los cambios en curso, y considerando la necesidad de fortalecer la agricultura familiar en el contexto de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) promovidos por las Naciones Unidas, en 2017 la Asamblea General de dicho organismo declaró el periodo 2019 a 2028 como...
2019 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Blog article
Ministério lança concurso para selecionar empreendimentos inovadores de Mulheres Rurais

Objetivo é encontrar práticas individuais ou coletivas inovadoras voltadas para a autonomia econômica das mulheres rurais e que tenham contribuído para melhorar a qualidade de vida das suas comunidades. Valor da premiação é de R$ 20 mil.
O Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA) lançou nesta terça-feira (15) o edital do concurso Inovar para mudar – a autonomia das #MulheresRurais e sua contribuição para reduzir a pobreza e a insegurança alimentar. A iniciativa integra a 4ª edição da Campanha Regional Mulheres Rurais, Mulheres com Direitos, coordenada pela Secretaria de Agricultura Familiar...
Brazil
2019 - Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA)

Report
Food security and nutrition policy dialogues in Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia 2016–2019 – a retrospective.

This publication is a compendium of the main outcomes of the online stakeholder dialogue organized by the project “Developing Capacity for Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition in Selected Countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia”, funded by the Russian Federation, in collaboration with the Global Forum on Food Security and...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Advantages and disadvantages of monoculture farming

By becoming specialized in producing only the most economical options, operating costs of farms decreased, and farm management became simpler as farmers could follow the same plans every growing season and invest into specialized technology that allowed them to use their time and resources with the highest efficiency. But monoculture...
2019 - Greentumble

Report
Rural migration in the Near East and North Africa

Regional trends
Migration flows, including those to, from and between rural areas, have long shaped - and been shaped - by the NENA region’s complex socio-economic and political landscape. Demographic shifts and the mismatch between labour supply and demand have created common migration routes within and between NENA countries, as well as...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Case study
Sustainable smallholder cocoa farming through 4R nutrient management

Cocoa is a key crop for many Indonesian smallholder farmers, who own over 90 percent of the country’s cocoa production land. However, cocoa bean yields have fallen from around 750 kg/ha in the 1980s to below 400 kg/ha over the last two decades, with ageing trees, pests, diseases, poor soil...
Indonesia
2018 - International Fertilizer Association

Book
Potentially Important Food Plants of Zambia

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...
Zambia
2018

Manual
Compras públicas de la agricultura familiar en Paraguay

Propiciando puentes entre la demanda pública y la oferta de la agricultura familiar
La presente Cartilla ilustrada sobre Compras Públicas de la Agricultura Familiar (CPAF) compila información básica para el uso y promoción de esta herramienta en un solo documento. Cómo funcionan las Compras Públicas de la Agricultura Familiar, cuáles son sus normativas, cuáles los roles de los actores protagónicos que intervienen en...
Paraguay
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Conference proceedings
Innovaciones en producción cárnica con bajas emisiones de carbono, experiencias y desafíos en ALC

Experiencias y desafíos en ALC
El documento incorpora los resúmenes de las presentaciones, compendio de discusiones y reflexiones de la reunión realizada con delegados de Ministerios de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente, representantes y expertos de entes financiadores de iniciativas de mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático como el Fondo Verde del Clima y el Banco...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Magazine article
Dix ans après 2008, l’Afrique de l’Ouest est-elle mieux préparée face aux crises alimentaires ?

L’ampleur des mobilisations partout dans le monde et les émeutes dites « de la faim » qui se sont multipliées au printemps 2008, touchant notamment l’Afrique subsaharienne (Sénégal, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Cameroun) ont surpris les observateurs. Selon la FAO, la hausse des prix en 2007 et 2008 a accru de façon considérable la facture alimentaire des importations...
2018 - Inter-réseaux

Newsletter article
Optimising irrigation in Spanish greenhouses

Sensors and irrigation control systems are a growing solution to manage water use in horticulture. These are proving to be particularly effective in Almería, Spain where you can find one of the largest concentrations of greenhouses in the world. In this arid area on the south coast, water is a...
Spain
2018 - EIP Agri

Video
La historia de Marcela, agricultora chilena

Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA, en el marco de la campaña regional #MujeresRurales, #MujeresconDerechos nos presenta #HistoriasqueEmpoderan.  Este video es de Marcela quien se dedica a la agricultura ecológica, que solo representa el 0,1% de la producción agrícola chilena. Con el apoyo de la Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA ha podido progresar y darles un...
Chile
2018 - Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA

Book
Diagnóstico participativo de comunicación para el desarrollo con jóvenes rurales de Guatemala

El diagnóstico participativo de comunicación cuyos resultados se presentan en este informe, se realizó en el mes de marzo 2017 en el departamento de San Marcos y permitió investigar las percepciones, necesidades y prácticas comunicacionales de la población joven rural, un segmento raramente considerado en los estudios de sector. Además...
Guatemala
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Blog article
Re-going organic in Nepal

There are hints of ecological farming everywhere you look on Jit Bahadur Singar’s farm. Plastic bottles holding a few drops of imitation pheromones hang among bitter gourd plants to attract pests. A home brew of animal urine, leaves, and remnants of garlic, hot pepper and tobacco – a bio-pesticide –...
Nepal
2018 - SeedChange

Report
Collection and analysis of bilateral or tripartite work collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have developed joint actions in the Latin American and Caribbean region with the common goal of eradicating hunger and malnutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development. The...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organizacion of the United Nations (FAO)

Journal article
Farmers’ perceptions, practices and proposals for improving agricultural productivity in South Sudan

This study was carried out to establish farmers’ perceptions regarding low agricultural productivity and to document their proposals for improving the performance of agriculture sector in South Sudan. The results reveal that the major challenges related to low agricultural productivity as perceived by farmers include poor leveling of fields, poor...
South Sudan
2018

Project
Art as a leverage of local development in a mountain area

In order to revive a remote mountainous area with harsh conditions and stimulate economic activity, a LEADER funded project facilitated the creation of a new touristic offer. This new offer was based on artwork inspired by the surrounding landscape, accompanied with an integrated package of activities, such as the organisation...
France
2018 - European Network for Rural Development

Book
Mercado de los Productos Forestales en Honduras

Oferta, demanda, barreras y plan para incrementar el uso de madera legal
Honduras está negociando un Acuerdo de Asociación Voluntaria (AVA) con la Unión Europea para emitir licencias FLEGT. Para producir una mejora en la gobernanza y trazabilidad forestal es necesario que particularmente los tomadores de decisión de los diversos sectores de la cadena forestal logren un mejor conocimiento del sistema de...
Honduras
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Guidelines
Developing gender-sensitive value chains. Guidelines for practitioners

What efforts need to be made to effectively mainstream gender in agrifood value chain projects and programmes? When can a value chain intervention be considered ‘gender-sensitive’? What actions can be implemented to address gender inequalities along the chain? These guidelines aim to respond to these questions and support practitioners in translating...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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