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Les réformes agraires et la question paysanne dans les pays du Maghreb. Conférence d’Omar Bessaoud

Omar Bessaoud traite de la problématique des réformes agraires dans trois pays du Maghreb: le Maroc, la Tunisie et l’Algérie. Après avoir rappelé la situation de chacun d’entre eux au lendemain des indépendances politiques, il décrit le contenu de chacune des réformes agraires mises en œuvre dans les années 1960-70...
Algeria - Morocco - Tunisia
2017 - Association pour contribuer à ameliorer la gouvernance de la terre, de l'eau et des ressources naturelles (AGTER)

Magazine article
A relevância da regularização fundiária

Os números da reforma agrária denunciam um dos grandes gargalos do país: a regularização fundiária. Mais de 1 milhão de famílias vivem em 9.332 assentamentos espalhados pelo Brasil. A maioria, cerca de 85%, ainda não tem nenhum documento que comprove a posse da terra. Ter acesso à terra é um importante passo,...
Brazil
2017 - Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD)

Newsletter article
Human-Centered Agriculture Fighting Exploitation and Racism

While much of the production of food in Europe depends on migrant workers, most people are not aware of the terrible working and living conditions that most of them have to endure. At the same time, the plight of small scale producers who must deal with the low prices imposed...
Italy
2017 - LEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture

Blog article
FAO bolsters agricultural cooperatives in eastern Ukraine

Farmers in the conflict-affected Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine are learning about the legal and financial aspects of operating in cooperatives. In a series of training sessions during May and June, they will also acquire knowledge about efficient new technologies, business opportunities, and more. A new FAO project, financed by...
Ukraine
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO

Case study
Commercialisation of Smallholder Agriculture in Cambodia: Impact of the Cassava Boom on Rural Livelihoods and Agrarian Change

Agricultural commercialisation is a process that involves the transformation of subsistence-oriented smallholder farming systems into systems that are primarily oriented toward production for the market. Agricultural production is no longer viewed merely as the means to meet household consumption requirements, drawing on local resources, but becomes the household‟s main income-generating...
Cambodia
2017 - The University of Queensland Australia

Blog article
Inspirational ideas: Climate-friendly practices

SOLMACC, an EU- LIFE funded project coordinated by IFOAM EU is about testing and sharing strategies for organic and low-input farming to mitigate and adapt to climate change. It wants to demonstrate that agriculture can be climate-friendly, but you need to apply a combination of optimised organic farming practices to...
Germany - Italy - Sweden
2017 - Eip Agri

Book
Alianzas público-privadas para el desarrollo de agronegocios

Una revisión de experiencias internacionales
Con el objetivo de mejorar el conocimiento sobre los posibles beneficios y desafíos de las alianzas público-privadas, la FAO recopiló un total de 70 casos en 15 países en desarrollo así como experiencias de proyectos de campo que apoyan estas alianzas para el desarrollo de agronegocios. En la publicación se...
2017 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Video
From Farm to Plate: Changing agro-food systems in Zambia

African food systems are undergoing profound changes. Natural resources are being commercialised, corporations have growing influence in the production, processing and retailing of food, and food value chains are becoming increasingly concentrated.
Zambia
2017 - Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS)

Book
Abordajes Institucionales en cambio climático y agricultura: un análisis de instrumentos y mecanismos de política pública y gobernanza en Chile, Guatemala y Perú

El presente estudio hace evidente la importante contribución que el sector agropecuario puede brindar, no sólo en términos de la reducción de sus emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, sino también en el desarrollo de la institucionalidad, políticas e instrumentos que serán necesarios para adaptar el sector a las nuevas...
Chile - Guatemala - Peru
2017 - Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)

Journal article
The comparative analysis of Mediterranean coastal communities: six case studies

The aim of this study is to promote cooperation and actions for the benefit of coastal communities on the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean region by adopting an approach that integrates environmental, economic and social dimensions. These areas are traditionally based on Fisheries, especially small-scale fisheries (SSFs), which...
Algeria - Egypt - Italy - Lebanon - Morocco - Tunisia
2017

Report
Eip-Agri Workshop Data Sharing: Ensuring Fair Sharing Of Digitisation Benefits in Agriculture

The report provides an outline of what was learnt during the workshop and some thoughts about how this important dialogue may be continued and enriched. It also serves as a call to action to the key stakeholders, in the light of the upcoming transformation of the sector. Continuing the dialogue...
European Union
2017 - EIP Agri

Event
Congreso Brasileño del Algodón

El proyecto Más Algodón, del Programa de Cooperación Internacional Brasil-FAO participará el 11º Congreso Brasileño junto a una delegación de seis países de América Latina, que son sócios en esta iniciativa de Cooperación Sur-Sur Trilateral. El evento, que se lleva a cabo cada dos años, tiene como el tema de esta...
Argentina - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - Colombia - Ecuador - Haiti - Paraguay - Peru
2017 - Agencia Brasileña de Cooperación (ABC/MRE)

Manual
Farming. At the heart of our life : worksheets for students

A learning pack for teachers and young Europeans aged 11-15, about food and the importance of farming in our life. The teacher's pack contains a DVD, a usb key, worksheets and a map. There are also 20 worksheets for students – colourful, entertaining exercise books with project ideas. This set...
European Union
2017 - European Commission

Video
How Organic Farming Help to Break the Cycle ⭕ of Chemicals & Debt

Organic farming helped Mr. Keo Nov (PGS-organic farmer in the Kandal Province of Cambodia 🇰🇭) to break the vicious cycle of chemicals and debt. https://www.organicwithoutboundaries.... Together with his wife, they farm approximately 1,200 square meters of land, nearly a third of an acre. They have been managing their farm organically...
Cambodia
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations & IFOAM - Organics International

Book
Электронное сельское хозяйство для сельскохозяйственных исследований и сельских консультационных услуг в Центральной Азии и Южном Кавказе

Регион Центральной Азии и Южного Кавказа (ЦАК) имеет много возможностей для разработки и внедрения аграрных инновационных технологий, благодаря важности ее сельскохозяйственного сектора в национальной экономике. Инновации рассматриваются как необходимое условие для повышения продуктивности сельского хозяйства в программах развития сельских районов. Комплекс мер, направленных на развитие инноваций в сельскохозяйственном секторе, будет...
2017 - Central Asia and the Caucasus Association of Agricultural Research Institutions - CACAARI

Blog article
Curso de gestão em cooperativismo promovido pela SEAD começa em março

O curso de Gestão em Cooperativismo para Dirigentes de Empreendimentos da Agricultura Familiar vai se iniciar no mês de março. Vão ser ministrados 50 cursos no total, e serão direcionados a 2.250 líderes de cooperativas espalhados pelo país. A programação do projeto foi dividida em três eixos principais: cooperativismo (o...
Brazil
2017 - Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD)

Book
Geografia do Uso de Agrotóxicos no Brasil e Conexões com a União Europeia

Trata-se de um levantamento de dados exaustivo e sem precedentes sobre o consumo de agrotóxicos no Brasil (todos com fontes oficiais) e faz um paralelo com o que acontece na União Européia. Conta com uma introdução sintetizando o trabalho de pós-doutoramento da professora e, a partir da página 67, são...
Brazil
2017 - Laboratório de Geografia Agrária

Journal article
Perception of climate change and farm level adaptation choices in central Kenya

Farmers are experiencing the need to adapt to climate change, and are developing different strategies. This article contributes to the understanding of farmers’ adaptation choices, their determinants and their implications, in relation to the household income. In 2014, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and 220 household surveys were carried out with...
Kenya
2017 - SupAgro Montpellier

Project
Mainstreaming food loss reduction initiatives for smallholders in food deficit areas

The RBA Project is jointly implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Funded by the Government of Switzerland, the Project seeks to improve food security and income-generating opportunities through the reduction of...
Burkina Faso - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Uganda
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Blog article
Governo Mineiro Desenvolve Projeto Pioneiro no País para o café

Pré-lançamento de geoportal vai ocorrer na Semana Internacional do Café, de 25 a 27 de outubro, no Expominas. Investimentos totalizam R$ 6 milhões
O Governo mineiro prepara o lançamento do Geoportal do Café, mais uma ferramenta com o objetivo de contribuir para a excelência de uma das principais atividades econômicas em Minas Gerais. Vários braços do Estado estão envolvidos na iniciativa. A criação da plataforma tecnológica tem a participação da Empresa de Assistência Técnica...
Brazil
2017 - Empresa de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (Emater-MG)
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