We explore the determinants of wheat output per hectare in the 2011-2013 Meher crop seasons in Ethiopia’s four major growing regions by using a panel data approach and combining national agricultural field surveys with relevant publically available GIS and remote sensing products. Despite the extremely heterogeneous agro-climatic conditions and fragmented...

Through this transnational cooperation project, the young people of the territories of six LAG in Italy, Finland and France found local traditions and legends, bringing added value and innovation of rural and cultural identity by writing stories and editing video montages (storytelling). Recognizing the importance of the countryside, the youths...

A educação ambiental desenvolvida pelo Programa de Educação Ambiental e Agricultura Familiar (PEAAF) tem como principal referência a Lei nº 9.795/99 que instituiu a Política Nacional de Educação Ambiental (PNEA).   A PNEA reforça a necessidade de capacitação dos trabalhadores para atividades de gestão ambiental, visando à melhoria e ao controle...

En 2011, un programme de coopération technique intitulé « Appui à la viabilisation des Villages Ruraux Intégrés dans le cadre du rapatriement et de la réinsertion du Burundi- composante sécurité alimentaire agricole » a été mis en œuvre par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Alimentation et l’Agriculture(FAO) avec l’appui financier...

Nitlapan es un vocablo de la lengua indígena nahuatl que significa “tiempo de sembrar”. Los fundadores y fundadoras de Nitlapan quisieron evocar que la misión del instituto es semejante a la del campesino que sale al campo a sembrar su semilla, con la esperanza de que esta última dará fruto en...

CONVEAGRO, es un Foro de diálogo y análisis en el que comparten expectativas y metas comunes, gremios agrarios, organizaciones de la sociedad civil, de académicos e interesados en el tema agrario. Es el principal referente nacional de los productores agrarios y es, en el mundo, un caso sui generis de...

4 September 2015, Yaoundé - Cameroon and FAO today signed two agreements: one creating a $20 million, five-year Partnership Programme aimed at promoting agricultural development in the Central African nation, the other establishing an expanded Partnership and Liaison office here in the capital.

El pasado viernes 9 de octubre se llevó a cabo el Conversatorio “Modelos de Desarrollo y Cambio Climático: percepciones desde los Productores del Altiplano, Amazonía y Valles”, evento  organizado por el Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado (CIPCA) y el Centro de Estudios Superiores Universitarios (CESU) con el objetivo...

TECA is a platform where you can find practical information – agricultural technologies and practices – to help small producers in the field. In addition, you can interact with people with similar interests and discuss sustainable solutions for your work in our online forums – or Exchange Groups.

This paper aims to shed light on the ideas and interests supporting the institutionalization of family agriculture in Argentina. It became a socio-political and productive category in support of a renewed national strategy of Argentina. We analyze the processes of that legitimation in the political, social and economic domains and...

Equitable Inventory Credit in Niger and Burkina Faso explains, step by step, what equitable inventory credit - or warrantage - is and how to adopt the good practices exemplified by the use of this rural finance method in Niger and Burkina Faso. The video summarizes the innovations and practices related...

As the European Capital of Culture 2018, Leeuwarden-Fryslân is developing a Celebrating Diversity programme to reverse the trend of decreasing bird, bee and fish populations. We envisage inter-community links to exchange experiences on new governance arrangements for rural areas and to create a legacy.

Dans le Sahel, les politiques de protection sociale en lien avec la sécurité alimentaire ont un rôle fondamental quant au bien-être de la population. Étudier ces politiques ainsi que leurs mesures profite aux organisations qui œuvrent pour la sécurité alimentaire de la région et peut contribuer à la conception de...

Many farmers, especially in Indonesia, defend genetic resources by breeding and cultivating local seeds as a step toward farmers’ sovereignty on seeds. This is contrary to Indonesian government’s position. From the very beginning, the government have established many instruments that regulate plants breeding, including Law no. 12 Year 1992 on...

北京梁漱溟乡村建设中心从2001年开始组织支农活动，正式注册于2004年12月，是在北京市登记注册成立的民间公益组织。该中心以推进新乡村建设为核心目标，以推动农民合作和城乡和谐发展为主要内容。截至目前，本中心已经在全国各地建立新乡村建设试验基地近50个，与全国百余所高校的学生支农社团建立了友好合作关系。本中心组织大学生志愿者参与支农调研和新农村建设行动累计已达万余人次，大学生志愿者参与活动的农村分布在全国27个省区。在本中心接受培训和已经毕业的农村发展人才超过百人，参与过本中心培训的农民合作组织带头人达1000余人次。

A Oficina Territorial de Educação Ambiental na Agricultura Familiar tem como objetivo orientar o processo de implementação do Programa de Educação Ambiental e Agricultura Familiar (PEAAF) no território, de forma participativa e articulada com diferentes órgãos federais, estaduais, municipais e organizações da sociedade civil com atuação local e interface com...

La Unión Europea (UE) ha desembolsado 10.7 millones de euros destinados para desarrollo rural con enfoque territorial y 9 millones de euros para fortalecimiento de las cuentas de pequeños lecheros. Estos recursos hacen parte de los 70 millones acordados en la estrategia de cooperación internacional con nuestro país, según informó el...

The challenges facing small holder farmers in Zimbabwe are multi-faceted; they include low smallholder agricultural productivity caused by, among other things, reliance on rain-fed systems, poor input/output markets, low soil fertility, lack of draught power, lack of smallholder oriented credit support systems and weak agricultural extension service delivery systems. The...

Expectations in FARNET are currently high for Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) to be increasingly active in fostering local development around Europe. In particular, we hope to see increased cooperation with LEADER LAGs and to support local groups to tap into multiple EU funding sources (multi-funding).

Video de la Campaña #lasmujerespodemos de OXFAM, donde se describen 5 propuestas en el contexto de la reunión del COP21, relacionadas con las mujeres rurales de América Latina y el cambio climático.