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.

Burkina Faso’s capital city Ouagadougou will host the closing ceremony of the International Year of Pulses, which over the course of 2016 highlighted the exceptional nutritional benefits pulses offer to human diets via a wide range of events, publications, and other activities.

Common foods of Khulungira village, in central Malawi: Nsomba zophika (fish stew), chimanga chophika (boiled maize), nyemba zophika (mixed beans with salt and oil), bowa wofutsa (dried mushrooms with ground groundnuts), nkhwani wophatikiza ndi maungu anthete ndi kachewere wophika (pumpkin leaves, pumpkin blossoms and potatoes) and mazira ophika ndi phwetekere,...

En esta edición de 2015 del Panorama Social de América Latina se analizan las tendencias de la pobreza según las mediciones propias de la CEPAL. Asimismo, se revisan los cambios registrados en la distribución del ingreso y en algunas otras dimensiones de la desigualdad. Con el objeto de contribuir al...

Cuba presenta una tasa de mortalidad infantil de 4.3 por mil nacidos vivos, la mejor del continente y mejor ciertamente que la de Estados Unidos.  El sistema de salud cubano —gratuito— cuenta con la mayor tasa de médicos por habitante en el mundo entero y es reconocido como sobresaliente a...

Cet article présente l’évolution de la situation de l’aquaculture en Afrique du Nord au cours des 20 dernières années, ainsi que les potentialités et contraintes spécifiques à chaque pays. Ce travail est un des produits du projet européen Aquamed (2011–2013). L’analyse des évolutions du secteur, y compris les capacités de...

The functions of the Regional Conference are to hold consultations at a high level, to indicate the special problems of the Region and the priority areas which should be taken into account in preparing the Programme of Work and Budget for the next biennium, as well as in relation to...

The United Nations remains engaged and continues to support national efforts as the Southern Africa region grapples with the impact of the unprecedented drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon. In response to the declaration of state of disaster by the Government of Zimbabwe on 3 February 2016 and the...

TE Lochhead and sons are a traditional dairy producer who in 2001, saw their herd of cattle wiped out by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in southern Scotland. Rather than simply replace the herd, Gavin Lochhead and his family looked into opportunities to differentiate from other farmers. The farmer...

A short video about  a Study visit to Paksong on commercial agriculture

Informe sobre las actividades realizadas por FONTAGRO durante el periodo octubre 2016 a noviembre de 2016.

How to feed our cities? – Agriculture and rural areas in an era of urbanisation