Family farming is the predominant business model in European agriculture. The key challenges faced by family farms are considered in this briefing note and the effectiveness of policy measures in the EU, both the current measures and those agreed for the 2014 to 2020 period, in tackling these challenges is...

En el marco del proyecto Mercados campesinos, AVSF apoyó la realización de trabajos de investigación sobre la problemática agraria, soberanía alimentaria y comercialización campesina. Desde el trabajo doctoral de un colega ecuatoriano, la presente publicación “Los andes carchenses: nuevas dinámicas productivas entre haciendas y campesinos” analiza en particular el proceso...

Este libro presenta ocho estudios de caso que se cuestionan sobre un particular asunto: qué elementos caracterizan a las dinámicas económicas y políticas en los territorios donde se observa un crecimiento económico y buenos resultados sociales, esto es, una disminución de la pobreza y de la desigualdad. 

The emergence of social movements: Community Supported Agriculture, between Food Sovereignty and Solidarity Economy. The end of the 20th century can be characterised by the emergence of both extreme forms of globalisation of trade and of social movements. The spaces in which the latter emerged were not only the World...

The estimated 500 million family farmers worldwide are often the main food producers in many regions, making vital contributions to the variety and quality of local diets. Paradoxically, many also struggle on marginal lands and suffer from limited inputs, confining themselves, their families, and their communities to food and nutritional...

El objetivo de este artículo es describir y analizar las características del trabajo hortícola, platense en particular. Además de un análisis cualitativo y cuantitativo de esta, se pretende identificar las formas a través de la cual surge de esta una competitividad para el sujeto que la aporta -el horticultor boliviano-,...

Overview of Family Farming in Georgia

Historieta breve que busca introducir, principamente a los productores, en los temas comunes del campo y en prácticas sustentables. En esta edición, se refiere a los temas de poscocecha.

Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General of the EU Farmers' and Cooperatives organization Copa-Cogeca, explains what "family farming" means for farmers in the EU. In particular, Mr. Pesonen points out that in the EU agriculture family business and industry can hardly be separated.

A agricultura familiar necessita de tecnologias apropriadas para melhorar os processos produtivos, aumentar os níveis de produtividade e se tornar mais competitiva. Predominantemente, os agricultores ainda têm pouco acesso às técnicas necessárias à produção sustentável. No entanto, existem várias tecnologias disponíveis para adoção imediata e incorporação em diferentes arranjos produtivos. Várias...

Soil degradation is a major threat to Southern Africa's agricultural production. Crops show generally weak responses to mineral fertilizers on degraded soils. A three-year study was conducted between 2009 and 2012 on smallholder farms in eastern Zimbabwe to explore entry points for rehabilitating degraded croplands using principles of integrated soil...

WFP marks the International day of Co-operatives and commits to invest in capacity building of small-holder farmers through local purchases to achieve sustainable food security.

Farmers and other experts such as Vandana Shiva and Victor Toledo explain why and how biodiversity is important for food security and for family farming. 

El objetivo de este documento es hacer una restrospectiva del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar en el contexto de la institucionalidad surgida para el sector en América Latina y el Caribe, revisando los logros alcanzados a partir del AIAF 2014.

"This booklet is aimed to educate and inform farmers about diverse possibility of sustainable and safe food production methods and its techniques. This handbook is designed as a practical guide to these different practices of agroecology and their specific principles, techniques and strategies.We hope that these practical techniques would help...

  Le projet « Conservation des sols et sécurité alimentaire : une préoccupation commune pour les agricultures paysannes du Mali et du Maroc », appelé plus simplement « AC Maroc-Mali », a démarré en janvier 2010. La fin du projet était prévue initialement pour le 31/12/2012, cependant celle-ci a été reportée...

Professional documentaries on young farmers, winners of the third edition of the national contest of Mipaaf / National Rural Network "New Success factors", which selects the best practices in rural development made by young farmers who have benefited from the EAFRD funds. The documentaries are made by young professionals selected...

"The practices illustrated through these case studies are being extensively shared among farmers from across the country. These local practices are not just ways of thinking or alternatives; they are based on the specialized knowledge and practices of people and communities.They contain insights that when appropriately applied, can help farmers...

"This first booklet in the series – 'Where Have all the Small Farmers gone?' – traces the broad path that agriculture took in India, to see where and how the small farmers are placed in it. It notes the major milestones en route, and underlines the major ups and downs,...

Este trabajo presenta avances de una investigación grupal en la que se analizan políticas públicas que articulan agricultura familiar –AF– y seguridad y soberanía alimentaria –SSA– en Argentina a partir de la década de 2010. Desde esta temática se busca contribuir al conocimiento de la problemática del desarrollo y del...