Staff of the three UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) - received an Award of Excellence which recognized their outstanding collaboration in Mozambique. The country teams have been working together effectively to bring...

In recent years, as global food chains have expanded, a large array of terms has been used in academic, policy, technical or civic debates to illustrate innovative re-organisations of food supply chains aiming at re-connecting producers and consumers and re-localising agricultural and food production. These include short supply chains, alternative...

Este resumen ejecutivo presenta los resultados relevantes de la ENSANUT-ECU referentes a las prácticas de lactancia materna y alimentación complementaria; el estado nutricional a partir de indicadores antropométricos y bioquímicos; la situación del consumo de alimentos; los factores de riesgo de enfermedades crónicas; la actividad física y el sedentarismo de...

This e-learning course provides the essential knowledge to fully appreciate the use and benefits of CountrySTAT.

Since 2009, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Self- Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) of India have been collaborating in an interactive and mutual learning process: the Exposure and Dialogue Programme (EDP). The EDP comprises a short home stay and a sequence of reflections and...

Durante más de un año, el Gobierno de Brasil y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y Agricultura (FAO) realizaron estudios en ocho países: Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay y Perú con una visión intersectorial acerca de la oferta de alimentación escolar en estos...

Scientific evidence is mounting that rangeland degradation is intensifying and expanding in China’s rangelands, as a consequence of 30 years of inappropriate policies, as well as climate change. Such policies have simultaneously brought negative impacts to herder livelihoods and to the development of pastoral society. Policies have included grasslands property...

Les quatre témoignages présentés ici de paysans bio en AMAP (maraîchers, éleveuse, boulangère), montrent l’intérêt pour chacun d’être partenaire en AMAP : cela sécurise les producteurs en garantissant les débouchés, leur permet de parler de leur métier et d’être en contact régulier avec les acheteurs. Avoir le profil d’un paysan, c’est...

This document was prepared under the supervision of Nadia El-Hage Scialabba, as part of “Preparations and Follow-up to Rio+20”, a project of the FAO Natural Resources Management and Environment Department (NRD). It highlights the positions and common agenda of small-scale farmers´ organizations who participated in Rio+20 with the support of...

Los cálculos más conservadores sostienen que el pequeño agricultor pierde por lo menos el 30 por ciento de su maíz o su frijol cuando los almacena de forma inadecuada. En muchos casos, las perdidas suelen ser mayores. Almacenar de forma inadecuada puede obedecer a por lo menos tres factores que...

Although Madagascar’s economy is agrarian, much of the land is unsuitable for cultivation because of mountainous terrain, extensive lateralization, and inadequate or irregular rainfall. Only about 5 percent of the land area is cultivated at any one time, of which 16 percent is irrigated. In addition to providing livelihoods for...

The objective of the Market and Pasture Management Development Project is to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods of nomadic herder households and households living in permanent settlements in soums (districts) and aimags (provinces). The project focuses on three components: • Market development• Pasture management• climate change adaptation The project is aligned with Mongolia's Agricultural Development Strategy...

La Encuesta de superficie y producción agropecuaria continua (ESPAC) se realiza durante el último trimestre de cada año, el INEC efectúa una investigación del sector agrícola y pecuario, a través de la cual se obtiene información de las distintas especies que se desarrollan en el país. La encuesta registra información de la...

Heifer Perú es una organización de cooperación internacional de desarrollo rural, con sede central en Arkansas, Estados Unidos, y legalmente reconocida desde 1994 ante las instancias del Estado Peruano, inscrita legalmente con Ficha N° 214549 en el Registro de Mandatos del Registro Público de Lima y acreditada ante la APCI -Agencia...

Le travail effectué par le Programme d’Appui Participatif à l’Agriculture Familiale et à la Pêche Artisanale (PAPAFPA), et précédemment par le Programme d’Appui à la Promotion de l’Agriculture Familiale (PNAPAF) qui le précédait (financé par la coopération française et le FIDA), a généré des résultats probants en matière de structuration...

Durante más de un año, el Gobierno de Brasil y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y Agricultura (FAO) realizaron estudios en ocho países: Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay y Perú con una visión intersectorial acerca de la oferta de alimentación escolar en estos...

FAO is dedicated to assisting countries to achieve the goals of the World Food Summit and those contained in the Millennium Declaration. Forestry can make a significant contribution in this regard because many of the poorest people in the world live in and around forested areas, and therefore depend on...

As famílias rurais que vivem no Semiárido brasileiro, em geral, têm sua dieta alimentar afetada tanto no aspecto da quantidade quanto no da qualidade, em decorrência principalmente da irregularidade das chuvas. Em anos de grandes secas, a situação é ainda mais preocupante, pois a pouca água acumulada nos barreiros, açudes...

Plusieurs parcours illustrent combien le partenariat en AMAP constitue un atout majeur pour s’installer à travers les garanties permises par les contrats avec les amapiens, l’avantage de bénéficier d’une avance en trésorerie, une sécurité de revenu et le soutien d’un collectif organisé. Grâce à la coordination de la FAMAPP, Terre de...

One direct way in which agricultural input subsidies can provide social protection to the poor is by targeting the poor with very high subsidies to ensure that they are able to access inputs. Although the Malawi Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (MAISP) generally targets resource-poor households, the targeting guidelines also accord...