Cash transfer programmes in sub-Saharan Africa impact the productive activities of both beneficiary and non-beneficiary households in the communities where they are implemented. These programmes have led to an increase in agricultural activities in beneficiary households, including greater use of agricultural inputs, more land area in crop production and higher...

Peasants, fisherfolk, pastoralists, indigenous people and rural workers gathered together once again in Geneva from 15 – 19 May, 2017, to claim their rights and to have them recognised in the human rights law framework through a United Nations declaration. The right to land, to seeds, to food sovereignty, to...

“As cooperativas paranaenses são gigantes agroindustriais, que vão da roça às gôndolas do varejo” Em uma lista das 50 maiores empresas do sul do país, elaborada pelo jornal Valor Econômico, constam 13 cooperativas. Delas, 11 são paranaenses. Observadas isoladamente, as principais cooperativas paranaenses são gigantes. Quinze delas têm faturamento superior a R$...

Em vários países, incluindo o Brasil, os projetos para a proteção da Floresta Tropical da Amazônia envolvem esforços custosos de monitoramento, fiscalização e punição de responsáveis pelo desmatamento, mas existe uma forma muito mais simples e barata: dar às comunidades indígenas o título de terras. De acordo com um estudo...

This is the policy brief drawn from a longer review that analyses and summarizes impact evaluation findings that focus on the interaction between agricultural interventions (including rural extension services, rural development, natural resource management, access to markets, subsidized credit, investment grants, access to improved seeds and fertilizer subsidies), and social...

Documental que recoge la experiencia del proyecto PROAMBIENTE financiado por Danida y ejecutado por el Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Nitlapan-UCA que promueve el cultivo de cacao para frenar el avance de la frontera agrícola y la desertificación en la zona cercana al Macizo Peñas Blancas, una de las zonas...

From the Med to the Atlantic, passing by the Black, Baltic and North Sea... one voice: Low Impact Fishers of Europe.

Iniciativa Regional 2 (IR2) Esta área prioritaria de la FAO busca mejorar el acceso de las agricultoras y agricultores familiares a los recursos de tierra y agua, energía, infraestructura y servicios necesarios para fortalecer su producción, gestión y organización. Promueve el desarrollo productivo y el mejoramiento de las condiciones de vida de...

Em meio ao sertão da Paraíba, que enfrenta uma seca histórica de cinco anos, Marlene Pereira, 46, sustenta sua família com o que planta em seu terreno de menos de meio hectare, menor que um campo de futebol, em Lagoa Seca, a 142 quilômetros de João Pessoa. A água vem das...

As famílias rurais do Brasil (especialmente da região sul) estão trocando o cultivo do tabaco para a produção de alimentos. Isso se dá basicamente a partir das estratégias desenvolvidas pelo Programa de Diversificação em Áreas Cultivadas com Tabaco, uma política desenvolvida pela Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD)....

This report covers IFAD achievements and impact in 2016, the first year of the implementation of the United Nations’ ambitious 2030 Agenda. During the year, IFAD stepped up its advocacy and knowledgesharing on smallholder agriculture and rural issues, taking a leadership role in international policy processes, including climate change negotiations,...

The European Rural Development Network (ERDN) integrates various European research institutions, which are involved in analysing the transformation process of rural areas particularly in Central-Eastern Europe. The main objectives are to advance international knowledge transfer and scientific cooperation in rural development and agriculture, as well as to share and promote...

Building on its century-long tradition of developing products from simple grains, Kellogg Company has intensified its approach to sustainable agriculture and increasing food security. It has become a supporter of those who research, grow and supply the grains it uses. Kellogg has been working more closely with farmers who grow its...

The Bluefin tuna industry received a windfall in Marrakech, with proposed TAC increases over the period 2018 to 2020, culminating in the highest TAC ever set. What about SSFs?

As mulheres brasileiras marcaram presença no Concurso Boas Práticas em Agricultura Familiar, organizado pela Reunião Especializada sobre Agricultura Familiar do Mercosul (Reaf) e pelo Programa Fundo Internacional de Desenvolvimento Agrícola da Organização das Nações Unidas (Fida). Nessa segunda edição, dos oito projetos premiados, três foram de brasileiras.   Essas são três...

Many inspiring stories are waiting to be discovered in the field of Agroecology. Since 2010, Towards Organic Asia has been working to promote young organic farmers and successfully build up the network of over 80 alumni from 25 organizations. Here is the testimony of a young organic farmer in Thailand...

Alan Bojanic ressalta que políticas públicas auxiliam no emponderamento da mulher rural diminuindo a desigualdade de gênero no campo

These guidelines have been prepared as practical action points to strengthen small-scale fishing organisations and help them make their voices heard in the decision-making process. Based on interviews with fishers and fishing organisations from the Atlantic (France, Spain and Portugal), the guidelines are made up of practical action sheets, each...

On 18 January 2017, the issue of the human rights of agricultural workers with no land of their own and other people working in rural areas was placed on the agenda of the European Council Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) for the first time. As a researcher studying how...

The SDG Insights is a series of video interviews conducted with a wide range of experts on what the future looks like for businesses, governments, NGOs and international organisations who are aligning themselves with the Sustainable Development Goals. Coming from many different backgrounds, we hear them openly share insights on their personal...