An opportunity not to be missed takes place in Bridgetown, Barbados next month. Some 250 leaders, decision-makers and agrifood actors will be gathering for the first Caribbean-Pacific Agri-Food Forum. A key event for both regions, the forum will be held from November 2 to 6, an action-packed week devoted to...

The Rural Development Programme (RDP) for Hungary was formally adopted by the European Commission on 10 August 2015, outlining Hungary's priorities for using the € 4.2 billion of public money that is available for the 7-year period 2014-2020 (€ 3.4 billion from the EU budget and € 740 million of...

Inter-réseaux a animé début 2015 un débat ayant abouti à la rédaction d’un Bulletin de synthèse qui visait à décortiquer quelques affirmations souvent rebattues sur l’agriculture familiale. Cet article est une contribution du sociologue Loïc Barbedette à ce débat.

Plus de 300 participants d’organisations de la société civile, scientifiques, autorités locales, officiels de rang ministériel de gouvernements et bail leurs de fonds, et de responsables d’organisations internationales ou multilatérales de 57 pays se sont rencontrés à Montpel lier du 10 au 13 juin 2015 dans le cadre du Forum...

The aim of the conference is to present the needs of young farmers, provide an overview of existing exchange schemes for young farmers throughout EU 28, and also outside Europe, and launch the guide for successful exchange schemes, which has been produced as part of the study. The conference is aimed...

Memoria del seminario sobre circuitos cortos realizado el 2 y 3 de septiembre de 2013. El objetivo de este seminario fue analizar esas experiencias de acercamiento entre productores y consumidores. Para tal efecto se analizaron cómo se han diseñado las políticas sectoriales y los proyectos que buscan promover los circuitos cortos...

As stress on Indian agriculture increases because of several reasons, such as continuous fragmentation of landholdings and climate change, there is a serious threat to livelihood based on farming. This is particularly true for small farmers. Growing rural populations and constrained employment opportunities in the nonfarm sector have caused subdivision...

Cet article analyse les avancées obtenues pour les exploitations familiales en matière de sécurisation foncière en Afrique. Il identifie plusieurs défis à venir, comme la régulation des investissements à grande échelle, le renforcement des acteurs de la société civile ou  encore l’élargissement de l’offre de sécurisation foncière.

El objetivo de este trabajo es favorecer la cadena de valor de la producción porcina semintensiva y contribuir, desde el Diseño Industrial, a la resolución de problemas de instalaciones (corrales) que mejoren la sanidad animal, las actuales condiciones de trabajo y la competitividad del proceso productivo. A partir de la...

The national food security and nutrition programme just adopted by Kyrgyzstan is expected to serve as a road map to fulfilling people’s rights to food, healthy nutrition and development. The programme, which springs from the country’s National Sustainable Development Strategy, was developed over the last two years by Kyrgyzstan with substantial...

Los cultivos en terrazas de los pueblos originarios andinos representan un aporte a la seguridad alimentaria por aportar una estrategia de adaptación a un medio de difícil características y complejidades geográficas para la producción de alimentos nutritivos. Esta ancestral técnica prehispánica de cultivo, que aún se practica en vastos territorios del...

During the transition process in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, relationship along the whole food chain- from farm suppliers to retailers – have broken down. The result has been disruptions in supply and inferior-quality food products.

Este trabajo indaga en estos procesos en dos casos paradigmáticos donde se han obtenido importantes resultados, como la promulgación de una ley que reconoce derechos de propiedad por residencia prolongada (20 años). Los casos seleccionados en este proyecto focalizan en estas experiencias. Al respecto, interesa tanto la descripción del proceso...

El Diputado de la República Oriental de Uruguay Jose Carlos Cardoso, Coordinador del Frente Parlamentario de Uruguay y Presidente de la Comisión de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca del PARLATINO, realiza una breve descripción sobre los esfuerzos de FAO, PARLATINO y los Frentes Parlamentarios contra el Hambre hacia un fortalecimiento de...

Discarding was considered by the European Commission a serious problem in European fisheries and one which must be addressed as a high priority. The aim of the present study is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the discard problem on small-scale fisheries in Europe in order to put forward recommendations...

Durante 2014 se realizó el “Estudio de las Mesas de Desarrollo Rural en Uruguay como innovación institucional para la participación y la inclusión” como parte del Convenio con la DGDR-MGAP, siendo ésta una Dirección relativamente nueva dentro del Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP) de Uruguay. Se estudió el...

Smallholder farmers in the Arabian Peninsula region are severely constrained by the region’s extreme aridity, scanty water resources and erratic rainfall. Conditions have become even more challenging as over 95% of the region’s land area now faces some form of desertification from wind and water erosion, and salinization. The increasing...

The Kenya Sustainable Agriculture Land Management Project has helped small-holder farmers build smart agriculture skills. This in turn has led to higher crop yields, increased income and food security, and resilience to a changing climate. The project has been implemented with support from the Swedish nongovernmental organization, Vi Agroforestry, on...

In Niger, as in many other African countries, productivity is even lower among female peasants. To build policy interventions to improve agricultural productivity among women, it is important to measure the potential gap between men and women and understand the determinants that explain the gap. This paper uses the Oaxaca-Blinder...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...