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ECOWAP: A Fragmented Policy

Development partners and regional institutions should address leadership and coordination issues in order to build a common agricultural policy for West Africa
Ten years after the Economic Community of West African States launched its policy on food and agriculture, coordination remains a serious challenge. Several regional initiatives compete with each other at the political and the project levels, in a complex and fragmented institutional context. This paper is one of a series published...
Benin - Burkina Faso - Cabo Verde - Côte d'Ivoire - Gambia - Ghana - Guinea - Guinea-Bissau - Liberia - Niger - Nigeria - Senegal - Sierra Leone - Togo
2015 - Oxfam International

Magazine article
The apiary, a prosperous opportunity for young farmers

Romania has over 11 hectares of melliferous flora, with a potential of over 200 thousands tones honey and thus it can ensure good conditions for over 1.7 million bee families. In Iaşi County, apiculture is the main economic activity for many inhabitants living in Comarna, Tomeşti, Paşcani and Trifeşti –...
Romania
2015

Blog article
Argentina y Chile avanzan en materia de cooperación agropecuaria y biotecnología

El ministro de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de la Nación, Carlos Casamiquela, integró la delegación Argentina que viajó a Santiago de Chile para la VII Reunión Binacional de Ministros y participó de la firma de diferentes acuerdos en el Palacio de la Moneda, con la presencia de la presidenta de...
Argentina
2015 - ADN

Conference paper
Reporte Foro Mundial Campesino

En el presente informe, FIDA pretende recopilar de exhaustiva las diferentes experiencias en la colaboración con las organizaciones campesinas y determinar las tendencias regionales que han ido surgiendo. El estudio representa un punto de partida para la ampliación de escala y la profundización de los logros en otros países y...
2015 - Programa Fidamercosur CLAEH

Magazine article
Building autonomy with agroecology

A strong network of female farmer-innovators in Paraíba, Brazil has been driving fundamental change in the lives of hundreds of women. Collective learning among farmers has brought rural women out of their isolation and into positions of leadership. The success of the women’s movement lies in its link between experimentation with agroecology and reflection on inequalities.
A strong network of female farmer-innovators in Paraíba, Brazil has been driving fundamental change in the lives of hundreds of women. Collective learning among farmers has brought rural women out of their isolation and into positions of leadership. The success of the women’s movement lies in its link between experimentation...
Brazil
2015 - ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture

Event
Agriculture cast in starring role - Agrofilm Festival

An international film festival in the Slovak Republic bucks that stereotype, bringing agricultural production into cinemas and making it understandable and entertaining for everyone. Now in its 31st year, Agrofilm provides an opportunity to see feature films, documentaries and short videos on agriculture, rural development and nutrition topics. Audiences gain insights...
Slovakia
2015

Newsletter article
Moldova fights back against pests

Competition between farmers and pests has been fierce in Moldova. As pests and diseases continued to affect agriculture, it became clear that farmers lacked the knowledge and capacity in crop and pest management to prevent and manage outbreaks. In response, FAO and Moldova’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry recently...
Republic of Moldova
2015

Magazine article
Innovating and creating new farm activities

A farm was transformed into a diversified rural business (including restaurant, shop and conference facilities) by new owners who were not traditionally farmers but who did demonstrate entrepreneurial and creative spirit. The two owners are two young persons who had the courage to start a new business in the rural...
Sweden
2015

Guidelines
Guidelines for Cooperative Legislation

Third revised edition
This new third edition has been produced to incorporate more new developments that impact how cooperative law is being developed. These new developments are multiple and include a general trend in the harmonization of law, the emergence of international regulations which directly impact enterprises, new regional cooperative legislation and regional...
2015 - International Labour Office (ILO)

Journal article
Farmers’ perception of climate change and coping strategies across gender in two agro-ecological zones of Nigeria

This study examined farmers’ perception of climate change and coping strategies across gender in two agro-ecological zones of Nigeria. Two agro-ecological zones namely north-central and north-west were purposively selected and one State Agricultural Development Project each namely Niger and Kaduna were selected respectively. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information...
Nigeria
2015 - Ahmadu Bello University

Guidelines
World Program of the Census of Agriculture 2020

Volume I: Programme, concepts and definitions
The census of agriculture is one of the key pillars of a national statistical system, and in many developing countries it is often the only means of producing statistical information on the structure and other relevant aspects of the agriculture sector. Moreover, it is the only data collection instrument that...
2015 - FAO

Blog article
Plan Maroc vert Objectifs dépassés dans le Souss

Le pilier II s’attaque aux zones oasiennes et régions montagnardes
Le Plan Maroc vert (PMV) avance bien dans le Souss Massa (SM), première zone primeuriste et agrumicole du pays où se concentrent les principales exploitations agricoles. En effet, plusieurs objectifs visés connaissent un état d’avancement de pratiquement 100%, soit  cinq ans d’avance sur la date d’échéance fixée à 2020. Pour le...
Morocco
2015

Magazine article
Adding value to local dairy products: Pecorino cheese

Investing in farm infrastructure helped a family farm in Italy to overcome difficulties by increasing productivity and the quality of its product, a specialised local pecorino cheese. In 2002, the Martinelli farm, a 240 ha sheep farm in the province of Pescara, was experiencing serious economic difficulty. The young owner,...
Italy
2015

Blog article
24 tecnologías en agricultura familiar de Honduras

En el marco de la presentación de logros del programa de cooperación trilateral Estados Unidos, Honduras y Brasil, un total de 24 tecnologías en agricultura familiar ha logrado transferir hasta la fecha en su mayoría con énfasis en hortalizas tolerantes al calor y las demás aplicadas en energía renovable en...
Brazil - Honduras - United States of America
2015

Report
Understanding mountain soils

A contribution from mountain areas to the International Year of Soils 2015
In every mountain region, soils constitute the foundation for agriculture, supporting essential ecosystem functions and food security. Mountain soils benefit not only the 900 million people living in the world’s mountainous areas but also billions more living downstream.Soil is a fragile resource that needs time to regenerate. Mountain soils are...
2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Blog article
Incorporar y visibilizar la agricultura familiar en las universidades argentinas

La Secretaría técnica de la Reunión especializada de agricultura familiar del Mercosur (REAF) participó en el II Congreso de Universidades Nacionales para la Agricultura Familiar que se desarrolló durante los días 17 y 18 de septiembre en San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina, sumándose al objetivo de fortalecer la integración entre las...
Argentina
2015 - Reunión Especializada sobre Agricultura Familiar de MERCOSUR (REAF)

Case study
Farming for healthy urban tap water

New York City's water is kept safe and clean by an innovative cooperative agreement with farmers that benefits both the city and rural communities. The programme demonstrates that water utilities can go beyond applying traditional engineering solutions and pioneer innovative governance, management and financial arrangements with upstream farming communities.
United States of America
2015 - ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture

Journal article
World Food Day 2015

Female farmers hold the key to food security and ending poverty
This news article refers to Women as the cornerstone of the rural economy, especially in the developing world. They bear the greatest responsibility for food production, producing more than half of all food in the world and growing 80-90% of the food in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet despite this, women are all...
2015 - International Business Times (IBTimes)

Blog article
Buscan innovadores en agricultores familiar

El Fondo Regional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (FONTAGRO) lanzó ayer su Concurso de Casos Exitosos de Innovaciones 2015 para la adaptación al cambio climático de la agricultura familiar.Con el concurso, Fontagro busca difundir experiencias exitosas de productores y otros actores innovadores a lo largo de las cadenas agroalimentarias para adaptarse al...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2015 - FONTAGRO

Journal
Sustainable Soil Management: Key to food security and nutrition in Africa

This edition of Nature & Faune journal will be a special Issue to mark the International Year of Soils. It is planned to be issued during the Conference of the African Soil Society taking place in Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso from 2nd to 10th December 2015. The special edition of...
Burkina Faso - Cabo Verde - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Gambia - Ghana - Mozambique - Niger - Nigeria - South Africa - United Republic of Tanzania - Zambia - Zimbabwe
2015 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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