Las Jefas y Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de América Latina y el Caribe, reunidos en Quito con motivo de la IV Cumbre de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), aprobaron una declaración especial sobre Seguridad Alimentaria en una reunión que contó con la presencia del Director...

Neglected crops like cowpea, finger millet and yam are important in mitigating climate change in Malawi. This is the message and the main topic of this video. Mr Mwendo Phiri. Team leader, for the Treaty’s Benefit-sharing Fund project PR 219 in Malawi, explains that this is a two-year project that...

Greenpeace’s Food and Farming Vision describes what Ecological Farming means, and how it can be summarised in seven overarching, interdependent principles – based on a growing body of scientific evidence on agroecology. Ecological Farming combines modern science and innovation with respect for nature and biodiversity. It ensures healthy farming and healthy food....

A Regional Meeting for Africa on Agroecology for food and nutrition security in Sub-Saharan Africa brought together for two days in Dakar over 300 participants, representing social movements and producers, the private sector, the academia and agronomic research institutes, as well as indigenous peoples and grassroots communities from across Sub-Saharan...

In southern Africa, the predicted 2°C rise in temperature will destabilize farming systems. Coping mechanisms, livelihood strategies and the cost of adaptation options for smallholder farmers are not sufficiently understood in the region because the majority of research is focused on ecological assessment and identifying the vulnerability of households. In...

Agroecologia da América Latina e Caribe, ocorrido em junho de 2015, em Brasília-DF, contou com a participação de gestores públicos, de acadêmicos e de representantes de organizações e movimentos sociais de 21 países da região.3 Os conteúdos-chave debatidos no seminário são apresentados na sequência por meio da reprodução de intervenções...

Más de 900 personas participaron de la 6ª Fiesta Nacional de la Semilla Criolla y la Agricultura Familiar, organizada por la Red Nacional de Semillas Nativas y Criollas, en el departamento uruguayo Paysandú los días 26 y 27 de abril. La Fiesta realizada más precisamente en las Termas de Almirón,...

Documento que describe la institucionalidad responsable por la agricultura familiar y las políticas públicas diferenciadas en el Mercosur. Marco de actuación de la REAF. A continuación se destacan las principales recomendaciones, proyectos de resolución y otro tipo de contenidos de las veintidós actas de la REAF que han llegado a influir...

El boletín nace de la Campaña Permanente por la Agricultura Familiar líderada por el Comité de Impulso Nacional de la Agricultura Familiar en Colombia, donde se recopilan las principales noticias sobre la Agricultura Familiar en Colombia y en la región. Este número del boletín incluye información sobre: Encuentros regionales por la agricultura familiar Diálogos de...

Representatives of African countries and development partners commemorated the 6th Africa Day of Food and Nutrition Security, sounding a strong call for investments in nutrition sensitive agriculture. The call was emphasized among key recommendations made by technical stakeholders who met in Kampala two days ahead of the 6th ADFNs commemoration....

People who rely on natural resources for their livelihoods are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and are often limited in their capacity to adapt to the changes. Vulnerability to climate change is exacerbated when individuals’ asset base is limited or insecure. Because control over assets is highly...

Organised into a collective, 30-odd women farmers in a remote tribal hamlet in West Bengal have not only gained necessary skills on agriculture, but have also learned leadership qualities. Gradually, these women are discovering themselves as decision makers not only in their respective families, but also in their villages.

The Vidra commune is located in the southern extremity of Ilfov county, at the border with Giurgiu county and to the south of Bucharest municipality, on the banks of river Sabar. It consists of the villages Vidra, Creţeşti, and Sinteşti. The Sabar river is a tributary of Argeş river, forming...

Sitio web que describe qué es la CELAC, sus pilares e información relevante asociada al Plan para la Seguridad Alimentaria, Nutrición y Erradicación del Hambre 2025.

AgroSeguro es un sistema permanente de seguridad productiva, subvencionado por el Estado, para beneficios de pequeños y medianos productores agrícolas, ganaderos, acuícolas, forestales, pescadores artesanales y otros agentes productivos vinculados al agro ecuatoriano.  

Nutrition can be a driver of change or a barrier to progress. According to the Global Nutrition Report (GNR), which has been presented in Kampala on the eve of the sixth Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security Conference, there is a need for a strong political commitment, investment and...

This One-Pager describes key findings of a four-year research project, From Protection to Production (PtoP), which analysed the impact of social cash transfer programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. The qualitative studies specifically explored impacts on household economic decision-making, the local economy and social networks. They also examined how the design and...

On 5 and 6 November 2015 over 300 representatives from governments, civil society, research and the private sector have participated in the Regional Meeting on Agroecology in sub-Saharan Africa hosted by the Government of Senegal and co-organized by the Government of Senegal and FAO in Dakar with the opening ceremony...

 El Fondo Internacional para el Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA) confirmó hoy 29 de junio de 2015, su compromiso con la promoción de políticas a favor de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe con el lanzamiento de la quinta fase del programa FIDA-MERCOSUR. Esta nueva fase, que se extenderá hasta...

This first edition of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s Regional Overview of Food Insecurity in Africa was prepared by the FAO Regional Office for Africa (RAF) in close collaboration with the FAO Statistics Division (ESS) and the FAO Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA). This document...