In 2015, 119 million European citizens, representing almost a quarter of the EU population, were at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Statistics show that the average poverty rate is slightly higher in rural areas, with very contrasting situations across the Union as some countries display a huge poverty gap...

In agriculture, pests are organisms that significantly interfere with the productivity of crops or animals. In conventional agriculture, farmers often use chemical pesticides to manage pests. These can be effective at keeping pests away but they come with negative side effects. Chemical pesticides are costly, damaging to the environment and...

Model Sheep Fold is a good example of how traditional farming methods are supported by technical exper-tise to ensure that the traditional way of life in Romanian villages may be maintained. Solar panels supply the shepherds with electricity for light and for charging their cell phones. This enables the shepards...

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) brinda asistencia técnica al Gobierno de Guatemala para impulsar la nueva Política Agraria e implementar las Directrices Voluntarias sobre la Gobernanza Responsable de la Tenencia (DVGT), que buscan garantizar mejores condiciones para la gobernanza de la tierra...

In Mali, agriculture is the main source of employment. Over 80% of the population is engaged in agriculture that is mostly carried out by small farmers with income of less than US$1 per day. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important cereal grain used as food and animal fodder...

A modern national food safety system for Ukraine’s fishery products – in line with European Union requirements – is the overarching goal of a new FAO project launched here today. Funded by Norway and carried out in close collaboration with Ukraine’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, the project will address...

Les journées portes ouvertes de Foumbot, dans la région de l’Ouest Cameroun, qui se sont déroulées le 31 mars 2017, ont été l’occasion de faire découvrir au public, les produits issus des exploitations maraîchères. Cet événement organisé dans le cadre du projet d’horticulture urbaine et péri-urbaine intitulé «Renforcement de la...

In Noord-Brabant, a region in South-West Netherlands, Govert van Dis and his wife Phily Brooijmans are running an organic arable farm of around 100 hectares. They run the farm together and actively follow innovations in agroecology. Crops are grown without the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, therefore crop rotation...

It has been known for centuries that nature and agriculture nourish each other. Before intensive agricultural practices became widespread throughout the world during the second half of the 20th century, agricultural areas represented not only food sources for the human population, but also areas thriving with a diversity of plant...

The article shows the scale and reasons of regional disparities in the development of selected activities in multifunctional farmers in Poland, which are a an example of the diversification of farm activities. Moreover, they presented the benefits for farmers as a result of taking up and pursuit of selected multifunctional...

Farmers’ production decisions and agricultural practices directly and indirectly influence the quantity and quality of natural resources, some being depleted common resources such as groundwater. Representing farming systems while accounting for their flexibility is needed to evaluate targeted, regional water management policies. Farmers’ decisions regarding investing in irrigation and adopting...

According to the World Bank, since 2005 Zambia has experienced impressive economic growth at an average of around 6-7 % per year, although this has decreased to less than 3 percent in recent years.  This decline has been driven by drought and a fall in the price of copper, one...

This issue of the Journal highlights the unique features of Africa's agriculture, including (i) the urgent need for improving productivity; (ii) the importance of the agricultural sector in Africa's economies in terms of employment; and (iii) the climate-resilient opportunities within agriculture to cope with climate change challenges. It draws attention...

Filho, neto e bisneto de produtor rural, nascido e criado na roça, Valdir conta que era “veneneiro puro” até receber assistência da Emater-DF para dar início à transição agroecológica. As políticas públicas da Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD) e o Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA) contribuem...

La Petite Agriculture Familiale (PAF) est fortement fragilisée par la conjonction de plusieurs facteurs; d’abords le foncier avec la complexité des statuts, les problèmes des héritages, indivision et morcellement. Ensuite les marchés ; en dehors de la production laitière et des produits de terroirs (récemment impulsés par le Plan Maroc...

En este número de la revista Enlace presenta una serie de artículos que ayudan a entender mejor las interacciones económicas, científicas y hasta culturales que permiten que el trabajo de mejoramiento de maíz pueda realizarse. Además, busca que, al terminar de leerlo, el lector tenga un conocimiento más profundo sobre...

FONTAGRO anuncia la apertura de la Convocatoria Ordinaria 2017 para la presentación de proyectos sobre “Innovaciones para la intensificación sostenible de la agricultura familiar ante el cambio climático”, el 17 de abril próximo. La convocatoria apoyará plataformas de innovación constituidas por agentes públicos y privados que comparten visión, misión y objetivos,...

L’objectif principal de la Route est d’améliorer la compréhension, parmi les projets du FIDA et les principales parties prenantes, des problématiques liées à la garantie des droits à la terre et à l’eau dans des systèmes d’irrigation pour une meilleure productivité agricole, et ainsi améliorer les moyens d’existence des personnes...

Organic and eco-sustainable farming is particularly suited to farms situated within parks, because it does not harm local ecosystems as it does not use pesticides and promotes biodiversity, improving biological links and creating ideal habitats for animal life. It also promotes grants that reward farmers for acting as “guardians/stewards of...

Over half of the world’s land area is grazed in various ways: in mixed farming systems, ranching, by wildlife and through pastoralism. Pastoralism is practised mainly on the grasslands that cover about a quarter of the world’s surface (Follet & Reed 2010). It is also closely associated with mobile herds...