Market participation by smallholder farmers has the potential to pull farmers out of poverty while at the same time increasing food security at the more aggregate level. This paper looks at the dynamics of smallholder maize and beans marketing in Uganda and Mozambique. Using panel data from both countries, we...

FAO supports small family farmers overcome the many constraints they face and tackle today’s challenges. FAO helps agricultural and rural development policy thinking through analysis and advocacy. Analysis provides evidence on the strengths and weaknesses of small family farms and advocacy forms policies that tackle crucial long run growth challenges...

A total of 7,000 three-week-old chickens are being distributed this week to small farms in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Provision of the birds is the latest move by FAO to help vulnerable households whose livelihoods have been compromised by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. The dual-purpose chickens – which can...

Ester artículo informa sobre el “Segundo módulo internacional de compras públicas para pequeños agricultores”. En el evento participaron 28 delegados provenientes de ocho países de América Latina, autoridades nacionales, productores y organizaciones de la sociedad civil. Entre los temas abordados estuvo el mercado público ecuatoriano, la oferta de productos por parte...

The main purpose of the study, which was conducted by NSCE under the FAO’s Regional Initiative on Sustainable Small-Scale Agriculture (SSA) for Inclusive development, is to generate a deep understanding of the value chains with all actors involved and producers organizations and an action plan for gender mainstreaming and women’s...

Este resumen analiza y sistematiza los resultados de los seis estudios de la serie Jóvenes Rurales y Acceso a la Tierra realizados en Bolivia, Perú, Colombia, Argentina, Nicaragua y Guatemala en el marco de la iniciativa sobre el mismo tema que impulsa la International Land Coalition–América Latina y el Caribe...

The GIAHS Initiative uses the sustainable livelihoods framework (SLA) as an approach to understanding factors (shocks, trends, etc) affecting people’s livelihoods (expressed as five types of capital) and the way these factors are linked to each other. Within the SLA framework, resources available to a specific community can be divided...

Jordan is capable of moving away from all unsustainable, agricultural and food activities that are high water consumers and water inefficient. This will be possible if investments target profitable food chains that have made clear efforts to improve their water efficiency level and have the potential to further enhance the...

En el actual contexto institucional el programa ProHuerta está integrado a los demás programas y proyectos implementados por el INTA y el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, para la creación de sinergias que fortalezcan la intervención institucional en el desarrollo de los territorios, con capacidades e innovaciones tecnológicas de excelencia, reconocido...

Uno de los mayores retos con el que nos encontramos quienes tenemos a nuestro cargo el diseño y la implementación de políticas públicas es cómo lograr que nuestro accionar se sostenga en el tiempo, que nuestras intervenciones sean perdurables más allá del período de ejecución de un proyecto. El desafío está planteado,...

The 17 regional governments in Spain have considerable autonomy in agricultural and nature conservation policies. There are 17 individual Rural Development Programmes, as well as a national programme for certain measures. In the case of Pillar 1 of the CAP, a common model of implementation was agreed between all the...

Agroecology – as a scientific discipline and as an approach to sustainable farming practice – has objectives similar to those of organic agriculture. The paper sharpens the profile of both concepts and identifies strengths and weaknesses. The overarching challenge of both is to minimize trade-offs between food and fiber production...

Georgians have a proud tradition of dairy products but in recent years the country’s dairy farmers have struggled to meet production and quality demands. FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are working with Georgia to pave the way for improved food quality and safety for dairy products. Following...

Tal vez el principal canal de transmisión de los impactos del cambio climático sobre las actividades económicas y humanas es a través de la disponibilidad de los recursos hídricos. Reconociendo la necesidad de generar políticas que permitan gestionar los riesgos que imponen las nuevas condiciones climáticas sobre los recursos hídricos...

Les agriculteurs familiaux à travers le monde font face à de nombreux défis communs: développer des systèmes de production durables, améliorer leur pouvoir de marché et obtenir un prix rémunérateur pour leurs productions, bénéficier d’un environnement favorable aux investissements… Dans le cadre de leur collaboration et plus spécifiquement de l’AIAF-2014,...

Pesticidal plants, also referred to as botanical pesticides, have been used for centuries for pest management. Evidence of their use in agriculture dates back to Greek, Roman and Egyptian empires. They were the main method of crop pest management in modern times until the development of synthetic pesticides in the...

À l’échelle mondiale, un tiers des superficies irriguées pour l’agriculture est basé sur l’exploitation des ressources souterraines, grâce au développement fulgurant des puits et des forages. En sécurisant l’irrigation, l’accès à l’eau souterraine permet d’augmenter les rendements et les volumes de production. Il s’accompagne également d’un changement des assolements avec...

Copa and Cogeca : the voice of European Farmers & Agri-cooperatives talk about producing food for a growing Europe

Les exploitations familiales des pays du Sud, au foncier cultivable souvent limité, doivent pouvoir entretenir la fertilité de leurs terres si elles veulent améliorer leur productivité. L’agriculture de conservation et le semis direct sans travail du sol constituent des pratiques pouvant répondre à cet enjeu. Mais on constate qu’elles sont...

This study analyses the seed, feed, energy, fertilizer, and plant protection agents farm input sectors from two perspectives: the demand side and the supply side. Average input shares in the EU-27 for seeds and fertilizers declined while they increased for feeds. Market concentration is the largest in the plant protection...