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Newsletter article
Indigenous peoples trained on the practical use of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests

  From February 14 to the 19th, 25 indigenous peoples' representatives and experts from Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Nicaragua and Honduras met in Panama City to learn and discuss on the practical uses of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Video
Keep the hands on the ground to defend food sovereignty and climate justice

The campaign Hands on the Land wants to relate the struggles for land and food sovereignty between the South and the North. The campaign works to give strength and visibility to the voices of small-scale food producers, on issues related to the control of land, fisheries, seeds and food production....
2016 - Hands on the Land for Food Sovereignty

Blog article
Fortalecimento da produção extrativista

Para ampliar o acesso de extrativistas a Política de Garantia de Preços Mínimos para os Produtos da Sociobiodiversidade (PGPM-Bio), a Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead) firmou parceria com a Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab) na última semana no valor de R$ 237.284,50. Para esse ano,...
Brazil
2016 - Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD)

Newsletter article
Entenda como solicitar recursos do PRONAF

Governo Federal dispõe de linha de crédito para agricultores familiares que cultivam alimento orgânicos, o PRONAF Agroecologia
Agricultores familiares dispõem de uma linha de crédito específica com recurso do Governo Federal. O Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar (Pronaf) financia projetos individuais ou coletivos, que gerem renda aos agricultores familiares e assentados da reforma agrária. E 2016, foram disponibilizados R$ 300 milhões para o Pronaf. E, agora,...
Brazil
2016 - TV Jornal

E-learning
End Child Labour in Agriculture

The course is designed to raise awareness and build knowledge among agricultural stakeholders about the importance of addressing child labour in agriculture, including livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture. It aims to build specific skills, depending on work-related responsibilities and tasks and/or interests, by providing concrete ideas and guidance that can...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Magazine article
A farmer NGO-scientist synergy in Honduras

The economic contraction in Honduras during the 1980s led to a decline in agricultural research and the disappearance of agricultural extension from public sector services. This left the private and not-for-profit sectors to deliver fee-based extension services. These were inaccessible to most family farmers cultivating the steep, marginal hillsides of...
Honduras
2016 - ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture

Conference paper
The Sustainable Development Goals and their implications for agriculture and rural development in Europe and Central Asia region

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was launched at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in October 2015 while the goals under the 2030 Agenda are universally applicable, it is expected national targets are determined in line with global targets. These should take into account different baseline...
Türkiye
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of United Noations

Video
Les femmes ouest africaines défendent l'huile de palme traditionnelle

La production industrielle d'huile de palme s'est étendue à travers le monde au cours du dernier siècle, en Asie d'abord et en Amérique latine ensuite. Le développement de palmiers à huile à haut rendement et l'émergence de nouvelles techniques de transformation—qui ont modifié le traditionnel liquide rouge et visqueux en...
2016 - GRAIN

Article
13 enfoques para entender el financiamiento rural y agrícola

SOS Faim edita Zoom Microfinanzas desde hace 15 años. Momento para abordar numerosas temáticas sobre las cuales es posible aportar una mirada retrospectiva y prospectiva desde la perspectiva del financiamiento rural y agrícola. Es lo que proponemos en esta publicación. ¿Qué desafíos? ¿Desafíos políticos, técnicos, tecnológicos, o un problema de...
2016 - SOS Faim Belgica

Blog article
Une plateforme de pastoralisme favorise la paix en République centrafricaine perturbée par des conflits

Une plateforme multipartite pour discuter des moyens de réduire les conflits
Promouvoir le dialogue, encourager des partenariats et trouver des solutions aux défis auxquels sont confrontés les éleveurs: tels sont les objectifs de la Plateforme de pastoralisme et de transhumance, une initiative multipartite lancée en mars 2015 par le Gouvernement de la République centrafricaine. Lors de sa deuxième réunion à Bangui en...
Central African Republic
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Blog article
Mulheres mais atuantes na produção rural

Em 2010, no Brasil, 30,4% das mulheres com 16 anos ou mais não tinham nenhum rendimento. Entre as pessoas sem remuneração, o maior peso estava entre as rurais com 32,3% de acordo com o Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Há dois anos e meio, as agricultoras familiares de um...
Brazil
2016 - Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD)

Fact sheet
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Developement

Financial instruments co-funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development are a sustainable and efficient way to invest in the growth and development of people, businesses and resources in the agriculture and forestry sectors as well as in the rural economy. They can support a broad range of development...
2016 - European Commission

Book
Implementing Smart Specialisation Strategies

Smart specialisation (S3) is an example of fruitful interaction between science and policy. The concept was first developed in the context of the high-level expert group on ‘Knowledge for Growth’ created by the European Commission. It was recast through work by researchers both within and outside the Commission to foster...
European Union
2016 - European Commission

Book
Panorama da segurança alimentar e nutricional na cidade de São Paulo

ações, desafios e perspectivas do papel da cidade na alimentação
No momento em que o Brasil comemora sua recente saída do “Mapa da Fome”, a cidade de São Paulo coloca-se diante do espelho para observar as mudanças em sua Política de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional e verificar o quanto as medidas implementadas são efetivamente capazes de conduzir a um modelo...
Brazil
2016 - Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo, Brasil

Blog article
Código Florestal

Contribuições para adequação ambiental da paisagem rural
A Lei 12.651, de 25 de maio de 2012, também conhecida como novo "Código Florestal", estabelece normas gerais sobre a Proteção da Vegetação Nativa, incluindo Áreas de Preservação Permanente, de Reserva Legal e de Uso Restrito; a exploração florestal, o suprimento de matéria-prima florestal, o controle da origem dos produtos florestais,...
Brazil
2016 - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)

Magazine article
A Cooperação Regional do Mercosul em prol do Aproveitamento Hídrico Transfronteiriço

Aspectos da integração jurídico-econômica do maior potencial hídrico do planeta
O presente artigo explorará as perspectivas de gestão sustentável compartilhada para os recursos hídricos entre os países membros do Mercosul, abordando o tema da Integração Regional para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável da região. Detentora do maior potencial hídrico do planeta, o aproveitamento de tais recursos no âmbito do Mercosul voltado aos...
Brazil
2016 - Revista Âmbito Jurídico

Journal article
Innovation platforms and projects to support smallholder development - experiences from Sub-Saharan Africa

Innovation as a policy goal, normative practice, and a conceptual framing of purposeful human activity, has received increasing attention. The question of what kinds of purposeful innovation might benefit smallholders in developing countries has been raised. This issue presents and analyses the work of Innovation Platforms (IPs) established by the...
2016 - Cahiers Agricultures

Blog article
The National Committee for the Promotion of Family Farming In the Democratic Republic Of Congo Seeks Political Commitment in the Country

The National Committee for the Promotion of Family Farming in DR Congo has drafted and approved an Electoral Strategy for the Farming Community and a Pledge of Commitment addressed to the country’s public authorities and potential political leaders in order to galvanise support for Family Farming in DR Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2016 - Family Farming Campain

Conference/Meeting
The 10th Organic Producers' Conference

ORC’s annual Organic Producers’ Conference is the event where organic and other producers interested in ecological approaches to sustainable food production come together with researchers and advisers to share ideas on making agriculture perform better, for their businesses and society. This year we will focus on what we have in common...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016

Event
ENRD Workshop on ‘Areas Facing Natural or Other Specific Constraints’ (ANCs)

This ENRD workshop focused on the designation of ‘Areas facing natural or other specific constraints’ (ANCs) by programme authorities. It covered many aspects related to the implementation of the new ANCs system, specifically focusing on techniques for applying biophysical criteria and fine-tuning, as well as on payment schemes. The workshop further...
European Union
2016 - European Network for Rural Development
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