The article describes a community based seed enterprise for rice seeds, set up as part of a project in the Kurigram region of Bangladesh. The enterprise generates income for the seed growers, processors and traders, but the seed is also cheaper than other seed on the market because of the...

The role of intra-regional trade in managing food price risks in Africa is being discussed in various fora. In response to high food prices, many countries adopted ad-hoc measures to restrict and/or prohibit trade with neighbouring countries. With policy makers, civil society organizations, development partners and other stakeholders as target...

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...

Fruit flies inject their eggs in fruit. A single fruit fly can lay hundreds of eggs, which turn into white worms that eat the inside of fruit. If no action is taken, fruit flies quickly increase in numbers and can destroy your entire crop. Always combine different methods: • Place...

The status of women's land rights in Zimbabwe is the result of various legal interventions and historical, social, economic, demographic and climatic processes within and outside the country. The interventions produced diverse tenure types, cultural practices and resistance that mediate the way in which the processes impact on the specific...

Agricultores familiares e extensionistas de todo o país vão ter mais estrutura e condições para o desenvolvimento sustentável no campo. O Governo Federal, por meio da Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead), vai destinar R$ 52 milhões para fortalecer o serviço de Assistência Técnica e Extensão...

The document explains how organic agriculture supports and enhances ecologically sound systems of food production that can achieve food security.

El Foro Latinoamericano sobre Desarrollo Territorial, Innovación y Comunicación Rural fue una iniciativa de carácter regional liderada por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y organizada en colaboración con la Empresa Brasileña de Investigación Agropecuaria (Embrapa), el Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario (MDA) y...

This paper aims to test this hypothesis and to contribute to better understanding of strategies to revitalize the agricultural extension system in Malawi. Specifically, it examines the interplay between the fertilizer subsidy and access to extension services, and their impact on farm productivity and food security in Malawi. Results show that...

Esta edición del documento “Perspectivas de la agricultura y del desarrollo rural en las Américas (2015-2016)” se divide, de conformidad con la estructura de los cinco informes anteriores, en los siguientes cuatro capítulos: Capítulo I: Contexto macroeconómico: Se analizan la evolución y las perspectivas de los mercados financieros y macroeconómicos,...

In Egypt, an agro-industrial company, in association with a non-governmental organization, began setting up milk collection centres within producers’ organizations in 2011. The project was very active in the Beni Suef Governorate. This article analysesthe milkshed evolution overthe past 50 years and the projectimpact. Using interviews and historical data, a...

One fruit fly can lay a few hundred eggs during her life. Fruit flies puncture the skin of fruit to lay their eggs, which cause the fruit to drop prematurely and rot. The worms that hatch from these eggs leave the spoilt fruit after one week and crawl into the...

The current AU policy environment supports efforts by African countries to address malnutrition and can be a rallying point for different interventions at the continental, REC, and country levels. In addition, the accountability processes incorporated into the various declarations create opportunities for monitoring nutrition progress across the continent. The chapters...

El manual tiene como objetivo recoger y sintetizar los conceptos que sobre cooperativismo y asociativismo han sido presentados e intercambiados durante el proceso de trabajo conjunto desarrollado en los años 2014 y 2015. Está destinado a técnicos de consultoras privadas y organizaciones que trabajan en el asesoramiento a productores y...

This chapter is an attempt to analyse the characteristic features of Mediterranean family farms, revealing their importance compared with other forms of agriculture. We go on to describe the challenges that they are or will be facing, and their strengths in helping to address these (in terms of food security,...

The international scientific conference will provide a venue for policy makers, top managers, academics and researches that deal with economic and management issues related to specific issues within the agri-food chains and natural resources management.

El 25 de marzo se cumplieron 20 años de cultivos transgénicos en Argentina, los que hoy ocupan la mayor parte del territorio cultivable (más de 75%). Para producir alimentos cada vez se necesitan más agrotóxicos que contaminan el suelo, el agua y a muchos argentinos. Los cultivos transgénicos no ayudan...

Ce colloque est une manifestation qui fait partie de la mobilisation scientifique qui va précéder la tenue de la COP 22 climat, qui aura lieu en novembre 2016 à Marrakech  au Maroc. Il est organisé par le réseau « eau et climat au Maghreb » qui regroupe 12 universités et 15 laboratoires...

This paper presents an analysis of the characteristics of family farming in Asia and the Pacific and discusses its role in overcoming some of the major development challenges in this region. The main objective of the study is to depict family farming’s diversity in the region. Furthermore, it examines the...

Climate Solutions that Work for Farmers: Success Stories from the Field. This CTA publication written by Charlie Pye-Smith presents 'a review of proven practices, tools or policies that promote resilience and help farmers to address the challenges posed by climate change.