Esta publicación es un resultado del Proyecto GCP/RLA/195/BRA "Fortalecimiento de políticas agroambientales en países de América Latina y el Caribe a través de diálogo e intercambio de experiencias nacionales", ejecutado por la Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe, en asociación con el Ministerio del Medio...

CLIMATE CHANGE with uncertain weather conditions constitute one of the main challenges for small-holder farmers in the East African region. Vi Agroforestry works with farmers and farmers’ organisations to increase their environmental awareness, helping farmers to adapt to climate change, increasing the use of sustainable energy and prevent and reduce...

Cette vidéo a été réalisée dans le cadre du projet Cirad "Filmez 2014 Année Internationale des Agricultures Familiales". Descriptif du projet : carte blanche a été donnée à des étudiants partant sur leur terrain de stage  pour y faire un reportage et livrer leur vision de l'agriculture familiale avec leurs propres moyens techniques. Ici il s'agit de...

The video outlines three case studies of farmers utilizing agroecological practices in their farming systems. It focuses on complex adaptive rice systems in the Easter part of the island of Java, Indonesia; on a large-scale farm in the Netherlands applying sustainable soil management practices; and on social aspects of agroecology...

This course provides the necessary knowledge to design, develop and implement agricultural projects and programmes that address the challenges of a changing climate. It is useful for professionals working in agricultural development who need to learn how to mainstream effectively climate change considerations in their projects and programmes.

Este documento corresponde al Informe Técnico de la consultoría “Lecciones aprendidas y experiencias acumuladas en condiciones de sostenibilidad, competitividad y mitigación del cambio climático, mediante el uso y acceso de energías renovables en los territorios rurales de la Región Andina: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Venezuela”, y contiene, en el...

Chapitre d'ouvrage qui propose une version revisitée du concept de système d'activité au regard d'une revue de littérature et de travaux de terrains conduits en France et en Amérique latine. Il montre la pertinence du concept de système d’activité en tant qu’outil d’analyse, pour se saisir de l’évolution des agricultures familiales, afin de comprendre...

Implementation Guidance for Policymakers and Investors

This publication is a report of the proceedings of the ICSF ‘s Puducherry  Workshop, which focused on the FAO's Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale fisheries in the context of food security and poverty eradication (SSG Guidelines). The workshop brought together 71 participants from 20 countries representing civil society organizations,...

The combination of increasingly globalizing agricultural markets, rapidly modernizing local value chains, and urbanizing distribution channels presents African smallholders with considerably more complex challenges than those faced by Asian producers during the Green Revolution era. African smallholders today not only need to produce more efficiently but also need to contend with far more logistically...

The United Nations declared 2014 the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) to recognize the importance of family farming in reducing poverty and improving global food security. The IYFF aims to promote new development policies, particularly at the national but also regional levels, that will help smallholder and family farmers eradicate hunger,...

El presente documento describe el plan para implementar la política nacional de desarrollo rural es un instrumento de planificación multisectorial encaminado a la consecución de resultados en el corto y mediano plazo, en un territorio geográficamente delimitado (priorización territorial) y definiendo las intervenciones estratégicas sectoriales y esenciales que se ejecutarán. Se...

Farm Life in Romania Countryside.

This report, and the events recorded in it, focus upon seven countries which are at various stages of active or potential candidature to join the European Union. Six of the countries are in the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and...

Esta presentación, desarrollada por Ana Lucía Márquez de The Hunger Project México, describe el modelo seguido por The Hunger Project, sus aliados y recomendaciones.

La agricultura en Centroamérica, principalmente la que realizan los pequeños productores, tiene severas limitaciones por falta de tierras, escasos recursos y poco acceso a tecnologías de bajo costo, que puedan ayudar a reducir costos, riesgos y contribuyan al aumento de la productividad y calidad de su producción. La falta de...

Este documento es una versión sencilla y amigable del plan para implementar la política nacional de desarrollo rural integral (PNDRI), que es utilizado para socializarlo y promover, a nivel territorial, el involucramiento de la población en su ejecución.  En la página web http://pndri.scep.gob.gt/es/material-de-apoyo están disponibles las versiones de este documento en los...

The fishing community of the Sundarbans are the human group most at home in the mud-slush-water-forest environment of this famous mangrove estuary. Their skills, knowledge, and technique have developed in response to a challenging environment. Yet, of the countless studies on the various aspects of this eco-region, there are exceedingly...

This publication summarizes the conversation that took place at the “Family Forestry is Family Farming” event co-organized by the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) and the International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA)on Thursday 26th June 2014, World Forest Week FAO, Rome. In the celebration of the International Year of Family Farming...

Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) has helped people address the challenges of food insecurity and environmental degradation while conserving wildlife and other natural resources. COMACO is one of the few programs that operate at the scale of an entire ecosystem—contributing to increased wildlife numbers, better protected habitats, improved food security,...