West African countries are expecting major contributions from science and technology in the agricultural sector in order to meet the significant challenges of economic growth, food security, and overall poverty reduction. Although Research-Development in West Africa has experienced instability with regard to financing, much effort has been made over the...

Cette note descriptive tente d’illustrer les démarches successives dans le passage de la vulgarisation au conseil agricole au Bénin – conseils plus en lien avec les agriculteurs (l’agriculteur au centre du dispositif).

Las cifras disponibles sobre Agricultura Familiar Campesina (AFC) son poco consistentes y, a veces, muestran contradicciones. Para una acción de apoyo eficiente, es urgente actualizar esta información, que se basa en el Censo del '97. En esta década los cambios han sido muy rápidos, por lo que urge una nueva...

Si bien no existe una definición precisa de qué tipo de hogares o unidades productivas constituyen lo que se conoce como Agricultura Familiar (AF), ésta se refiere a aquellas explotaciones que son trabajadas por miembros de la familia propietaria de la tierra. Uno de los criterios más usados para su...

Resumen En el presente trabajo, se analizaron los factores que influyeron en la morosidad de pago de los créditos agrícolas otorgados a los pequeños y medianos productores del Municipio Rangel del estado Mérida, durante el periodo 1996-2003, por parte de las instituciones financieras FOMDES y UNIANDES. De acuerdo con su...

The agricultural sector in Malawi is vital to the economy for incomes and food security. The sector accounts for 35% of national income, generates 90% of foreign exchange, and provides paid and self-employment to 92% of the rural population. One constraint in achieving food security has been the small size...

Après plus de deux décennies de gestion étatique de la mise en valeur agricole dans les périmètres de la grande hydraulique, les agriculteurs sont de plus en plus sollicités pour se prendre en charge et inventer de nouveaux modes de coordination. Cela semble, a priori, ne pas se mettre en...

This paper contributes to the understanding of the dynamics of developing country rural labour markets by re-evaluating the available evidence on the levels and composition of income sources adopted by rural households in order to understand the relationship between the various economic activities taking place in rural areas and their...

This paper uses a newly constructed cross country database composed of comparable variables and aggregates from household surveys to examine the full range of income generating activities carried out by rural households in order to determine: 1) the relative importance of the gamut of income generating activities in general and...

The Slovak organic farming was established in year 1991 with 37 farmers. That time the production was ruled by IFOAM Standards, later by the 1st Slovak Organic Farming Act 224/1998 amended in year 2002. After accession of Slovakia to the EU in year 2004 the legislative framework for organic farming...

The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (the Gulf Cooperation Council, or GCC) is a political, economic and social organization and a regional cooperation system among six Arab States of the Gulf: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In August 1989, IFAD...

This paper explains the advantages and disadvantages of Resource-conserving technologies in rice-based systems, including the basic concepts of conservation agriculture

This study is one of a series of IFAD/PN joint activities with the FAO/Investment Centre(FAO/IC) undertaken during 2006/2007. Its main objective is to provide IFAD and its partners with updated knowledge about the status of rural poverty in the NENA region to enhance their capacity to design and implement more...

Este documento presenta una síntesis del estudio desarrollado durante el período 2004/06 para medir el impacto del cambio climático en los productores rurales de América Latina y estima las probables adaptaciones que los productores rurales habrán de llevar a cabo en respuesta al clima. La sensibilidad al clima se mide...

On craint que les ressources halieutiques mondiales, soumises à diverses pressions, à la surexploitation, continuent à s’amenuiser. Pour gérer de façon durable les pêcheries, les gestionnaires des pêches ont fait appel à de nouveaux outils : attribution de droits de propriété, réorganisation des facteurs de production et des biens et...

Many of Jordan’s rural poor people live in extremely difficult conditions. This fact sheet briefly analyses the main constraints they face: limited access to alternative sources of income, limited opportunities to diversify their farming enterprises because of low rainfall, poor soil quality and the topography of the land that they...

Food security is defined as a condition in which “all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life … Food insecurity exists when people do not have adequate...

La temática del trabajo de CIPCA es el desarrollo rural: economía campesina indígena, organización y liderazgo; tierra territorio y recursos naturales; derechos de los pueblos indígenas, género, interculturalidad, participación social y política. Asimismo, CIPCA busca combinar la investigación con la acción y el trabajo a nivel local con la incidencia...

This document containts the Proceedings of the Workshop on Conservation Agriculture in Southern Africa, held in Harrison’s Conference Centre, cnr 12th Avenue and Wessels Street, Rivonia, Johannesburg on April 2nd and 3rd, 2007. The overall objective of the workshop was to begin the process of developing an agreed plan of action to...

This brochure that was produced within the framework of a contract for the Common research center of the European Commission presents the main principles underlying the concept of the "low input level farming system". “Low Input Farming Systems (LIFS) seek to optimise the management and use of internal production inputs...