This policy brief consolidates lessons learned from an in-depth literature review on small-scale farmer (SSF) innovation systems and a two-day expert consultation on the same topic, hosted in Geneva by Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in May 2015.  The key message is that SSF innovation systems are unique relative to...

Eighteen months after floods washed away the livelihoods of thousands of farm households, Serbian agriculture is getting back on track – thanks to help from the European Union and FAO. A second phase of assistance for central and western Serbia started in the summer and is now close to completion. More...

Extending the definition of small scale fisheries is a recurrent issue in policy and research debates. A broader definition of small scale fisheries would need to encompass, in addition to vessel size attributes such as vessel length, variables relating to their local operational range,their social role in coastal communities and...

This Special Report provides a summary of the key results obtained in 2013-2014 by our IICA offices across the 15 Member States in the Caribbean Region, including Belize, which is a CARICOM Member state. The document also reports on results achieved under strategic partnerships, including with the EU through the...

La Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación (SAGARPA) y la Representación en México de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO, por sus siglas en inglés), acordaron reforzar la agenda de cooperación común en el ámbito de las políticas públicas dirigidas...

The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) were adopted by member countries of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and were officially approved as an international instrument in June 2014. What is very special...

At only 23 km from Braşov, on the National Road 13, there is Rotbav, a village from Feldioara Municipality, Braşov County. The establishment is proud of its magnificent historical past along which it borne numerous names. The legend says that in the first half of the 13th century, about 20...

El Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de la Nación fue sede del encuentro de trabajo sobre el sello "Producto de la Agricultura Familiar", que tiene el fin de aportar visibilidad, informar y concientizar sobre el significativo apoyo de este sector agropecuario a la seguridad alimentaria mundial.

La presente cartilla se ha elaborado en el marco del proyecto “Energías Renovables, uso productivo y promoción de la organización de mujeres y jóvenes involucrados en cadenas de valor en las zonas aisladas de la región altiplánica de Perú y Bolivia”, como un medio complementario al desarrollo de las acciones...

IFOAM - Organics International strengthens the organic movement from the grass roots up. Learn how we showcase the potential of Organic Agriculture to nourish the world, preserve biodiversity and fight climate change - to goverments, international associations and the United Nations. 

FAO – Georgia is implementing technical assistance project to develop the capacities of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia. The film represents several components of this project: 1. Cooperative Development 2. Seed Certification 3. Statistics 4. Farm Registry Aforementioned components are implemented in frames of ENPARD funded by EU and ADC.

Success stories from the FAO Food Security through Commercialization of Agriculture (FSCA) Programme funded by the Italian Development Cooperation in Eastern Africa. Supporting market oriented production and value addition. Facilitating business linkages and access to fair markets. Promoting efficiency and professionalization of value chain actors.

FONTAGRO es un mecanismo único de cooperación regional que promueve la innovación de la agricultura familiar, la competitividad y la seguridad alimentaria. Fue creado en 1998 y está integrado por quince países miembro que han contribuido con un capital cercano a los US$100 millones. La misión de FONTAGRO es contribuir a...

The recommendations from this workshop are organized in three sections: 1) Setting the scene, 2) The three most debated family farming research issues and, 3) The role of research in the evolution of family farming as part of the food system: what priorities, methods and governance?

Este artículo informa que podemos apoyar a las mujeres campesinas de América Latina con los medios que tenemos a nuestro alcance difundiendo 5 propuestas muy concretas ante la COP21 que se celebrará en 2015 en París (Francia) donde los líderes mundiales se reunirán en París para acordar medidas contra el cambio climático. Sus decisiones...

A world free from hunger and malnutrition, where food and agriculture contribute in a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable manner to improve the standards of living for all, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable sectors of society: this is the vision of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of...

Se inauguró oficialmente en Cañuelas la radio de los agricultores familiares. La emisora de Cañuelas se inscribe en un proyecto que articula en red a 19 radios comunitarias en entornos rurales y periurbanos de 12 provincias del país.“Sembramos Palabras, Cosechamos Derechos significó una inversión de cerca de 4 millones de pesos...

Uruguay recibió en 2014 tres millones de dólares para la gestión de proyectos agrícolas y agropecuarios por parte del Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), informó hoy la Presidencia del país suramericano. Según el informe anual de rendición de cuentas de la oficina uruguaya del IICA, en 2014 se...

These Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication have been developed as a complement to the 1995 FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (the Code). They were developed to provide complementary guidance with respect to small-scale fisheries in support of...

Under the decision of the Ministers Council no. 2731 of December 28th, 1956, on the establishment of Fundulea Research Institute for Corn Cultivation, Experimental Corn Cultivation Institute from Turda was also established. Initially, the institute was organized as of February 1st, 1957 – within the perimeter of the didactical farm...