This project, started in 2014 under the FAO-Turkey Partnership Programme, was developed to improve services for rural women by enhancing the capacity of institutions and of agricultural extension and rural advisory services staff in Turkey and Azerbaijan. The project’s ultimate objective was to promote rural women’s socio-economic integration and enhance...

De nouvelles formes d’action collective de proximité émergent en France entre les agriculteurs. À partir de modalités plus ou moins anciennes (coopérative, association, groupement d’employeurs, etc.), se constituent des groupes d’agriculteurs qui élaborent leurs projets de manière collective, de façon inédite avec peu de références, et parfois sans accompagnement institutionnel....

Water is one of the most scarce resources for African farmers. Access to enough water in semi-arid regions is a huge challenge and shortages can lead to the loss of lives and livelihoods in times of drought. With climate change, water conservation will only become more imperative. Ethiopia has one...

Water is one of the most scarce resources for African farmers. Access to enough water in semi-arid regions is a huge challenge and shortages can lead to the loss of lives and livelihoods in times of drought. With climate change, water conservation will only become more imperative. Ethiopia has one...

Les Nations unies reconnaissent officiellement que parvenir à l'égalité hommes-femmes, en termes d'accès aux ressources de production et à leur contrôle (en particulier la terre et les services agricoles), aurait un effet positif sur la productivité agricole, la sécurité alimentaire et la pauvreté. Pourtant, quelle est la situation actuelle des...

El gobierno uruguayo se ha propuesto exigir a los productores un Plan de Uso y Manejo Responsable del Suelo a nivel predial. Siguiendo lo dispuesto en la Ley Nº15.239, a través del Artículo nº 5 del Decreto Nº405/2008, se determina que los planes, avalados por un asesor técnico Ingeniero Agrónomo...

Family farming offers solutions to global challenges. More than 500 million family farms dominate agriculture – ensuring food security, fighting poverty and hunger, providing employment, and enhancing sustainable resource management. Despite challenges, family farms can become prosperous businesses. Forming part of CTA’s support to the UN International Year of Family...

The small-scale farms are the main group that is of importance for the development of the agriculture and rural areas in Bulgaria. This is a family type business and almost the entire required employment power is provided by the family members of the farmers. On average, only one family member...

The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive description of the effectiveness of advisory services for small-scale farmers, providing a picture of the services from the perspective of the farmers and some key advisors. In Portugal the case study focused on new small-scale farmers in small fruit...

L'agriculture familiale présente des solutions aux défis mondiaux. Plus de 500 millions de fermes familiales dominent l'agriculture : elles permettent d'assurer la sécurité alimentaire, de lutter contre la pauvreté et la famine, de fournir des emplois et d'améliorer la gestion des ressources durables. Même si elles ont des défis à...

A dynamically developing economy requires significant trial and adjustment to the changing economic mechanisms from all participants in the market. In the case of rural areas, multifunctional development is one methods of economic stimulation. In this multifunctional development, significant participation by farmers in rural tourism activities is an alternative of...

في الشرق الأدنى وشمال إفريقيا يفاقم النمو السكاني، والتوسع الحضري، وقاعدة الموارد الهشة، وتغير المناخ، وانخفاض الإنتاجية، من أوضاع الجوع وسوء التغذية. لكن انتشار "المدارس الحقلية الزراعية" في وادي الأردن ومختلف أنحاء البلاد ساعد المزارعين الأسريين على زيادة إنتاجهم ومداخيلهم ومرونتهم، بالإضافة إلى حماية البيئة.

FAO held, with the support of France, the Swiss Development Cooperation and the Foreign Office of Agriculture of Switzerland, the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition at its headquarters in Rome on 18 and 19 September 2014 and a side-event on the Symposium during COAG on 30...

De las 570 millones de granjas que hay en el mundo, más de 500 son granjas familiares, lo que hace de la agricultura familiar el principal modo de producción agrícola del planeta. Las granjas familiares producen alrededor del 80% de los alimentos del mundo en términos de valor, y tomadas...

Le numéro 2 de la revue Alternatives Rurales est une revue qui a pour objectif d’offrir un espace de communication, réflexion et débat sur le développement rural et agricole au Maroc, mais aussi dans d’autres pays de la région.Cette revue s’adresse aux acteurs du développement agricole et rural, aux acteurs...

La producción en cama profunda (deep bedding) es una tecnología alternativa a los sistemas convencionales de producción de cerdos, tanto en el área de la cría (gestación, lactancia) como en el crecimiento-engorde.

The Story of an American Family Farm. Meet the Heinrich Family and their 9 Children living and working in the Wood Colony Farming Community of California.

Important possibility for small family farmers is protection of their speciffic, indigenous agricultural products so they can obtain better recognition and market position. On this web page potential beneficiaries can find all relevant information about protection and labeling of their products.  

Family farmers in the Paraná region of Brazil are conserving local and traditional seeds and promoting diversification of varieties. They are supported by organisations such as AS-PTA. Access and use of these seeds creates autonomy, food sovereignty and sustainable livelihoods. The government's PAA program is playing a major role in...

Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.