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Article
Why family farms must be protected

A recent open meeting of the Family Farmers’ Association(FFA), held at Westminster, brought together a core group of individuals, organisations and policymakers to discuss ways to support and protect smaller farms. With the UK rapidly losing its traditional farming culture, groups like the FFA and the Land Workers Alliance (LWA) see protecting smaller...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - The Sustainable Food Trust

Website
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sector for Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Rural Development

  Institutional responsibility of "family farming" in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016 - Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Blog article
Pan-European Forum in Romania wraps up: food sovereignty takes root in Eastern Europe

After five days of discussions, the groundwork has been laid to take back, relocalise our food systems and multiply food sovereignty platforms across the continent by the participants from more than 40 countries who gathered at the second Nyéléni Europe Forum on Food Sovereignty. A huge diversity of people involved...
Romania
2016 - Nyeleni, Via Campesina

Conference proceedings
II Programa de intercambio de experiencias sobre modelos de gestión de política de compras públicas de la agricultura familiar

La Agricultura Familiar Campesina (AFC) ha demostrado ser clave para avanzar hacia sistemas alimentarios más sustentables y saludables en la región y en el mundo, lo cual ha elevado su protagonismo en lo más reciente, al punto que FAO ha declarado al 2014 como el Año Internacional de la Agricultura...
Chile
2015 - Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP)

Working paper
Understanding the policy landscape for climate change adaptation

A cross-country comparison using the Net-map method
In the context of increasing vulnerability to climate change for people dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods, the International Food Policy Research Institute and partner organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, and Bangladesh undertook a project broadly aiming to create knowledge that will help policymakers and development agencies to strengthen...
Bangladesh - Ethiopia - Kenya - Mali
2015 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Newsletter article
Tercer Encuentro de Agricultura Familiar

El 13 de agosto se llevó a cabo la 3ª Fiesta de la Agricultura Familiar del Alto Uruguay en el salón parroquial Santa Teresita de la localidad de 25 de Mayo (al frente de la Municipalidad). Tal como se vienen desarrollando año a año, participaron de agricultores y agricultoras familiares del...
Uruguay
2015 - Misiones Online

Website
Confederación Nacional Agraria Perú (CNA)

La Confederación Nacional Agraria (CNA) es una organización de carácter gremial que representa a 18 federaciones regionales agrarias, integradas por ligas agrarias provinciales y distritales en todo el Perú. Defiende los intereses de la población rural, como productores agrarios y forestales con o sin tierra, comunidades campesinas y nativas, rondas...
Peru
2015 - Confederación Nacional Agraria Perú (CNA)

Website
Observatory on Public Policies for Agriculture (OPPA)

The Observatory on Public Policies for Agriculture (OPPA) is a research group integrated to the Program of Postgraduation of Social Sciences in Development, Agriculture and Society (CPDA), associated with the Department of Development, Agriculture and Society (DDAS), from the Institute of Social and Human Sciences (ICHS), from the Rural Federal...
Brazil
2015 - Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFFRJ)

Event
Séminaire « Risque climatique et accès à l’eau en Méditerranée »

Les ressources en eau en Méditerranée sont rares, inégalement réparties et se caractérisent par une grande variabilité temporelle et des sécheresses récurrentes au cours des dernières décennies. De plus, il est reconnu que la région Méditerranéenne sera largement impactée par le changement climatique. Les pays méditerranéens étant déjà confrontés à d’importants...
2015 - Réseau Euromed France

Report
GRAIN: 2015 activity report

2015 was a prolific year for GRAIN. We produced a large number of high impact research reports and databases that became reference points for many groups and individuals working on land, food, seed and climate-related issues. At the same time, we worked with partners on the ground, supporting their capacity...
2015 - GRAIN

Book
Somos La Tierra

Historias y retratos de la agricultura familiar en la Argentina
Este libro forma parte de la campaña Somos la Tierra pensada en el marco del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar 2014, que propone como homenaje mostrar a algunos de los hombres y mujeres que, en cada territorio de nuestro país, viven y producen en la ruralidad. Se trata de...
Argentina
2015 - Instituto Nacional Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)

Article
Sustainable farming systems in Bangladesh and Japan receive global recognition

Four new sites designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems for innovation, sustainability and adaptability
Four traditional farming systems in Bangladesh and Japan have been designated today by FAO as "Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems."
Bangladesh - Japan
2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Newsletter article
Banco Mundial financia proyectos de inclusión socio-económica en áreas rurales

El Banco Mundial aprobó días atrás el financiamiento del Proyecto de Inclusión Socio-Económica en Áreas Rurales (PISEAR), por un monto de 56 millones de dólares, destinado a pequeños productores, que permita superar condiciones desfavorables en el desarrollo. Priorizando las provincias de Norte argentino. El proyecto fue elaborado por el Ministerio de...
Argentina
2015 - Fenix

Magazine article
Impact of the specific aid provided to cattle milk producers in the disadvantaged areas

The specific aid for the milk producers from the disadvantaged areas was granted between 2010 and 2014, according to the Government Decision no. 755/2010, Government Decision no. 296/2012, Government Decision no. 298/2014 and M.A.R.D. Order no. 573/2014, in accordance with the provisions of the article no. 68, paragraph (1), letter...
Romania
2015 - Romanian Rural Development Network

Article
Organic Demonstration Farm Walks 2014 - 2015

A nationwide series of national organic farming open days will take place from Summer 2014 to Spring 2015. Teagasc, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and organic organisations invite all interested to see organic farming in practice and to meet and speak with the producers and sector’s experts....
Ireland
2015 - Teagasc, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Journal
Revista Mundos Rurales, julio 2014, n° 10: 2014 Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar

Es innegable el aporte de la denominada agricultura familiar a la alimentación en el mundo, a la preservación de los recursos naturales y al de muchos conocimientos y saberes acerca de la crianza de la vida. No obstante, la atención que se le otorga está por debajo de lo que...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2015 - Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado (CIPCA)

Report
Short chain delivery of food in urban and peri-urban areas

Report on a project looking at three enterprises involved in short supply chains: Willem & Drees in the Netherlands, Pico Bio in Switerland and Cooperativa Agricoltura Nuova in Italy.
Italy - Netherlands (Kingdom of the) - Switzerland
2015 - supurb Food

Newsletter article
The farmer who’s starting an organic revolution in Cuba

Fernando Funes Monzote’s theories of ‘agroecology’ bear fruit as he aims to inspire others to make the most of their land Like all homestead stories, Fernando Funes Monzote’s starts with an epic battle against harsh elements and long odds. Funes, a university-trained agronomist, settled on a badly eroded, brushy hillside outside...
Cuba
2015 - The Guardian

Working paper
Strengthening storage, credit, and food security linkages

The role and potential impact of warehouse receipt systems in Malawi
This study considers the extent to which smallholder farmers, including those who do not necessarily produce a surplus for the market, might benefit from participating in warehouse receipt systems (WRS) in terms of improved income and food security. We consider three potential channels: efficient food markets; reduced post-harvest losses; and...
Malawi
2015 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Case study
Darb El Karam

the trail of generosity
In Lebanon, food culture is an integral part of the local identity. Though much of the culinary repertoire is the same, different communities have their own local dishes and cooking techniques that highlight their distinctive traits. Farming activities and food preserve making are at the centre of the Lebanese rural...
Lebanon
2015 - Environmental and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU)
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