The number of chronically undernourished people in the Region in 2010-13 reached 79.4 million, representing 11.2% of the population which was higher than in the 2008-2010 period. In addition, an estimated 31.0% of children under five are stunted. On the other side of the malnutrition spectrum, nearly one quarter of...

The declining export competitiveness of farmers and fishers in the Pacific Islands, coupled with increased dietary dependence on imported food, has led public and private sector stakeholders in the Pacific to prioritize improving the capacity of their agricultural sectors to meet their domestic food needs. As a result, there is...

Des chercheurs ivoiriens du secteur agricole relèvent que des exploitations familiales intégrées peuvent permettre d’atteindre la sécurité alimentaire et le développement durable en Côte d’Ivoire. Une expérience pilote menée de 2011 à 2012 dans la localité de Korhogo par l'organisation non gouvernementale Chigata, en collaboration avec le Comité Français pour...

"La escuela del silencio". Una mirada a la desigualdad de género en la educación.

During the past ten years, over 600 Chinese experts and technicians have been deployed in Nigeria to share their agricultural skills with local farmers. The South-South Cooperation (SSC) programme, which has been fully funded by the Government of Nigeria and facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

This document recalls the consultative processes that informed the preparation of the draft Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines) by the FAO Secretariat. Referring to the Chairperson’s report, it recounts the progress of the two sessions of the...

The UERDP constitutes a USD 20 million development investment financed by Government (almost USD 3.7 million) and IFAD (loan of USD 15 million and grant of USD 1 million). The project is contributing to reducing poverty and improving livelihoods of the rural poor in Qena and Assiut governorates of Upper...

Fårdala Farm is run by Claes and Gunnar Bergstrand, together with their families. Claes and Gunnar, who are first cousins, are the third generation on the farm. The business is operated as a sole propriatorship formed in 1991.   Fårdala is located on the slope of Varvsberget Mountain about 15 km...

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest more than EUR 61 billion in Dutch farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been defined at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to the Netherlands to...

Esta es la historia de las valientes mujeres, de la comunidad de Amak, situada en el corazón de Alto Wangki y Bocay, Nicaragua, quienes se han convertido en un ejemplo como sobrevivientes de violencia basada en género. A través del nuevo sistema de los wihtas, o Jueces Comunitarios, se les ha...

O Plano Nacional de Juventude e Meio Ambiente (PNJMA) foi instituído pela Portaria Interministerial nº 390¹, de 18 de novembro de 2015. O Plano tem como objetivo a promoção e integração das políticas públicas ambientais que efetivem os direitos da juventude à sustentabilidade e ao meio ambiente, garantidos no Estatuto...

The impact of climate change on food production figured prominently in the words of Director-General José Graziano da Silva, as he addressed the opening of the UN FAO’s Regional Conference for Europe today. FAO’s emphasis on sustainable family farming was another key theme of Graziano da Silva’s statement, as he...

After a campaign supported by more than 360 organizations from 60 countries in five continents, coordinated by the World Rural Forum, in December 2011 the General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously declared 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming, IYFF-2014.

就营养不良普遍的情况而言，随着家庭菜园的不断扩大，对许多尼泊尔人来说常年吃上 新鲜蔬菜已成为现实。但是，他们的故事表明家庭菜园的好处不仅仅局限于提高每家每户的 营养。家庭菜园还能帮助赋予妇女权利，保护生物多样性，广义上说，这对提高家庭和社区 营养都很有必要。

This paper summarizes the main themes and recommendations of the document Regional Water Scarcity Initiative: Towards a Collaborative Strategy prepared as part of FAO’s ‘Regional Initiative on Water Scarcity’ in Near East and North Africa (NENA). The Regional Collaborative Strategy will complement and complete existing initiatives, will seek structured mechanisms...

Until 2020, the new CAP is going to invest more than EUR 8.8 billion in Austria's farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been defined at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to Austria to adapt both direct payments...

The aim of this paper is to examine the perceptions of small-scale irrigation farmers (SSIFs) with regard to climate change and their adaptation strategies in terms of its effects. This study forms part of a broader regional project, namely the Southern Agricultural Africa Inter-Comparison and Improvement Project (SAAMIIP) on integrated...

The  comprehension  of  relationships  established  in  rural  areas,  highlighting  those  involving family farmers and riparian forests, it becomes increasingly necessary, considering the plight of the  Watershed  of  Brazil  and  the  role  of  riparian  forests  in  this  context,  as  well  as  the farmers  in  different  relationship  with  the  land.  The  theoretical ...

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest more than EUR 32 billion in Polish farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been fined at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to Poland to adapt...

Interview de Didier Snoeck, chercheur du Cirad et coordonnateur du projet AFS-4-Food, projet contracté par l’Union Africaine sur un financement de l’Union Européenne (EuropeAid). Le projet AFS4Food fait le pari d’améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et le bien-être des ménages ruraux africains grâce à une meilleure gestion de l’agroforgroforesterie dans trois zones d’études...