This Briefing Note presents a series of resilience indicators as examples for measuring the resilience of local food systems based on community consultations in Honduras and Nicaragua. It is primarily addressed to food security and resilience practitioners in Central America and for those working on climate and food security metrics...

The free of charge SAFA Tool (version 2.2.40) is created by FAO to undertake sustainability assessment, as described in the SAFA Guidelines (version 3.0). The SAFA Tool guides users through the four SAFA assessment steps: “Mapping”, “Contextualization”, “Indicators” and “Reporting”. The indicators used are those offered in the Guidelines’ complement:...

Today family farming is the predominant form of agriculture in the world. Communication lies at the core of the process of change that involves family farming. Smallholder family farmers and rural communities require access to information and communication to make their voices heard and change their lives for the better....

Youth un- and under-employment are critical issues facing Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In spite of urbanisation and industrialisation, agriculture remains the principal employer and producer throughout SSA. Thus, a more modern and profitable agriculture sector (including aquaculture, fisheries, forestry and livestock) is required to generate much needed decent employment opportunities for the Continent’s...

Fishermen in Aveiro are participating in environmental conservation measures to help restore the sustainability of a once economically valuable species: the European eel. Their participation is allowing researchers to go further and faster in their study and giving fishermen a role in assessing eels stocks, and a voice in proposing...

The concept of “High Nature Value farming” developed in the early 1990s from a growing recognition that the conservation of biodiversity in Europe depends on the continuation of low-intensity farming systems across large areas of countryside (see Beaufoy et al., 1994; Bignal et al., 1994; Bignal & McCracken, 1996; 2000)....

Las Jefas y los Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de América Latina y el Caribe, reunidos en La Habana, Cuba, en ocasión de la II Cumbre de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), celebrada los días 28 y 29 de enero de 2014, con el objetivo de...

Thea aim of the study was to present the situation of rural women in Poland compared to other European countries. Investigations included their career, educational and social aspirations, and the possibilities of supporting female economic activity on the rural labour market. It was found that rural women have varied career,...

Esta presentación, desarrollada por Martha Gabriela Coronel del Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT), describe el proceso de creación de una historieta como medio de divulgación del conocimiento agrícola para los productores. 

The present publication focuses on the availability, access and utilization of crop residues and agro-industrial products in West Africa. It contributes to the efforts to strengthen mechanisms to establish and maintain feed assessments in West Africa. It is a first regional assessment attempt, based on literature review and fieldwork in...

Family farming is very important because it is, among other types, the principal source of food and employment, especially in developing countries. Given the constant changes in the agrarian structure and environment, what are the prospects of family farming under current conditions in South America? To answer this question, we...

Esta presentación, desarrollada por Víctor López del Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT), describe al programa MasAgro Productor, su estrategia y casos de éxito.

The EBRD and FAO are working together to introduce geographical indication status for a range of food products in Serbia, beginning with the local sour cherry. This project is also supported by Luxembourg.

To celebrate the International Year of Family Farming, a panel composed of farmer leaders and IFAD-funded project beneficiaries and stakeholders from Brazil, Colombia, Mali, Philippines, Syrian Arab Republic and the United Republic of Tanzania will discuss opportunities and challenges facing family farming and share their visions for the future of...

Fish All Days allows customers to buy fresh fish straight from the boat – or have it delivered directly to their doorstep. By combining more traditional educational and promotional campaigns with the use of new technology and social media, a trawler from Molfetta has developed a loyal network of customers. The...

En el marco del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar, el Programa Regional de Desarrollo Rural de We Effect ha producido este audiovisual titulado “Agricultura Familiar Campesina: alimentado al mundo, enfriando el planeta”, retratando los principales rasgos de este modelo de producción en Latinoamérica. En el documental participan organizaciones campesinas de...

The Antoniades family farm was established in 1929. It is located to the south of the island of Cyprus near the village of Pissouri, some 35km from the city of Limassol. It is established on a low hill area (altitude 50m from sea level) and prevailing temperatures in the area...

 The main message from the consultation is that family farming plays a crucial role in the region’s agriculture, fisheries and food security, and therefore measures to support family farming should be an integral part of all agriculture development and food security strategies. The consultation highlighted the importance of policy measures...

Este informe es el resultado de la investigación sobre la experiencia de dos organizaciones nicaragüenses que tienen en común trabajar por sectores vulnerables, incluyendo a las mujeres rurales. facilitando tanto medios para el acceso y derecho a la tierra, como para producir de manera sustentable. Ambas organizaciones, han desarrollado iniciativas...

Esta presentación, desarrollada por Álvaro Ureta de la Unión de Productores e Introductores de Hortalizas de la Central de Abastos (México D.F.), describe las cadenas de valor desde el punto de vista de los pequeños productores.