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Passivity, Replication, and Creation

The Pathway from Subsistence Entrepreneurship to Community Well-Being
Why do subsistence entrepreneurs start pursuing non-subsistence economic activities? And how do non-subsistence entrepreneurial actions in the agricultural and industrial sectors respectively impact poverty in the entrepreneur’s community? This case study builds on the concept of replication opportunity, the entrepreneur’s imitation of the observable economic activities enacted by her peers, and entrepreneurial embeddedness, the...
Cameroon
2019 - ICENECDEV

Video
Mulheres são responsáveis pela colheita familiar - Elas já até receberam um selo do Governo Federal que reconhece o trabalho das agricultoras

Elas já até receberam um selo do Governo Federal que reconhece o trabalho das agricultoras.
Há muito tempo atrás, o homem cuidava das terras e a mulher cuidava da preparação do alimento. Mas, isso vem mudando com o tempo. Em Itanhaém, por exemplo, as coisas estão bem diferentes. Além de plantar, elas também são responsáveis pela produção de alimentos tradicionais e nutritivos com produtos locais. Algumas...
Brazil
2019

Event
Un llamado a la Transformación: Agricultura Sostenible y resiliente para lograr los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible

América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) contribuye con menos de 10% del total de emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero (GEI). No obstante, la agricultura contribuye significativamente a esta porción en la región, correspondiendo al 23% de las emisiones de GEI, sumados de 19% de emisiones relativas a cambio de...
2019 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Working paper
Agriculture, nature conservation or both? Managing trade-offs and synergies in sub-Saharan Africa

Boosting agricultural production to meet the food demands of growing and more prosperous populations increasingly comes with a cost to the ecosystems upon which human life more broadly depends. Yet many developing countries (and some developed countries) do not acknowledge or understand these trade-offs. This is becoming one of the...
2019 - International Institute for Environment and Development

Article
AgriCoop boosts native paddy seedlings production

Battambang, Cambodia – The Sangha Phal Agricultural Cooperative was established and registered officially at Battambang Agricultural Department in February 2004. The agricultural cooperative, located in Prey Sangha Village, Khnach Romeas Commune, Bavel District, Battambang, was established initially with 48 members of whom 15 were female with a total capital of...
Cambodia
2019 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)

Book
Prácticas de manejo sostenible para el cultivo de guayaba

La presente publicación recopila resultados de investigaciones previamente desarrolladas por la Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria – AGROSAVIA, dirigida a productores y extensionistas agropecuarios, con el objetivo de aportar al cambio técnico en el sistema productivo de guayaba. La cartilla hace parte de los entregables de AGROSAVIA en el proyecto...
Colombia
2019 - Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Book part
Prácticas de manejo sostenible para el cultivo de lulo

La presente publicación recopila resultados de investigaciones previamente desarrolladas por la Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria – AGROSAVIA, dirigida a productores y extensionistas agropecuarios, con el objetivo de aportar al cambio técnico en el sistema productivo de lulo. La cartilla hace parte de los entregables de AGROSAVIA en el proyecto...
Colombia
2019 - Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Report
The Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG) In South-East Europe

For nearly two decades, the EU accession is seen as crucial to a successful domestic transformation in South Eastern Europe (SEE). The EU integration process is of a regional character and cannot be completed without joint efforts and venture among SEE counties. Regional cooperation first requires a focal point to...
2019 - Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in South Eastern Europe

Video
Aqua 2018 – #WeRAquaculture

Aquaculture has seen spectacular growth in recent years, and Aqua 2018 celebrated aquaculture’s role as one of the most important food industries worldwide. Held 25-29 August in Montpellier, France, Aqua 2018 brought together scientists, practitioners, students, industry and civil society to highlight the latest global developments in aquaculture research and...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Countries bet on agroecology for sustaining natural resources and rural livelihoods

Farmers are facing growing pressure to provide an increasing amount of healthy and nutritious food at low environmental cost. Combining traditional farming methods with modern systems is on-trend as well. Agroecology can contribute greatly to both while also ensuring consideration of the social aspects of sustainable food systems. However, the concept...
2019 - Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations FAO

Case study
Field guide to improve water use efficiency in small-scale agriculture

The case of Burkina Faso, Morocco and Uganda
The role of irrigation in gearing agriculture development towards a broader economic growth is undeniable. Accordingly, irrigation is growing into key operational strategy for governments and their agencies to increase agricultural productivity, thus combatting food insecurity and boosting overall growth. While agriculture absorbs rural workforce, generates income and increases food...
Burkina Faso - Morocco - Uganda
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Book part
Prácticas de manejo sostenible para el cultivo de mora

La presente publicación recopila resultados de investigaciones previamente desarrolladas por la Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria – AGROSAVIA y otros actores del SNCTA, dirigida a pequeños, medianos y grandes productores, con el objetivo de aportar al cambio técnico en el sistema productivo de mora. La cartilla hace parte de los...
Colombia
2019 - Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Book part
Datos en biodiversidad: Un informe para COP25

Entendemos a la biodiversidad como la variedad de genes, especies y ecosistemas que se generan como resultado de los procesos evolutivos a lo largo del tiempo (Wilson, 1999). Los cambios en procesos ambientales y climáticos asociados a la producción de biodiversidad han cobrado una relevancia tan alta que la comunidad...
2019 - Comité Científico COP25

Report
La producción agroecológica en la Comunidad de Madrid

Este informe es el resumen de un año de estudio y análisis del sector a través de 118 entrevistas y tres talleres participativos a productores y productoras de los 171 proyectos que se han localizado en los diferentes municipios madrileños. Nace con los objetivos de identificar a las personas y proyectos que conforman...
Spain
2019

Event
AGRIFOOD SUMMIT

Evento que permite acercar tecnología e innovación a la industria agroalimentaria, vinculando proveedores del conocimiento con productores nacionales, y facilitando un espacio de colaboración para contribuir en la competitividad del sector. En AGRIFOOD SUMMIT podrás conocer lo último en innovación, tecnología, buenas prácticas y tendencias en el sector agroalimentario, con presentaciones...
2019 - AGRIFOOD SUMMIT

Article
From a savings community to multiple enterprises

Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia – What started as a savings of a group of farmers in Kauk Banteay Village, Kauk Banteay Commune, Rolea Pa’ear District, Kampong Chhnang in 1998, the Chey Chum Neah Agricultural Cooperative was established in 2008 with 40 members and total capital of KHR 80,000 (Cambodian riels) or...
Cambodia
2019 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)

Book part
Prácticas de manejo sostenible para el cultivo de piña

La presente publicación recopila resultados de investigaciones previamente desarrolladas por la Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria – AGROSAVIA y otros actores del SNCTA, dirigida a pequeños, medianos y grandes productores, con el objetivo de aportar al cambio técnico en el sistema productivo de piña. La cartilla hace parte de los...
Colombia
2019 - ‎‎Corporación colombiana de investigación agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)

Report
Beacons of Hope

Accelerating Transformations to Sustainable Food Systems
This report examines 21 initiatives that are working to achieve sustainable, equitable, and secure food systems.              
2019

Report
EU Cereal Farms Report based on 2017 FADN data

The aim of this data-based report on cereal farming is to give a general overview of the production costs, margins and incomes of EU farms specialised in cereal production, based on the latest available data from the farm accountancy data network (FADN). The FADN database is a rich source of...
2019 - European Commission

Video
The Village Forest Permit - Challenges and conditions for social forestry in Indonesia

In Indonesia, forest tenure has long been a source of conflict. About two thirds of the country's terrestrial area is classified as state-forest land, even though local people have been living there for many generations. When the government allocates these areas for production or conservation purposes, local people face the...
Indonesia
2019 - Tropenbos International
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