Webinar: Impactful Innovations. Lessons from Family Agriculture on Adaptation to Climate Change in LAC and the Caribbean (OUT-24862) Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 Time: 3:00 pm (EST), Washington, DC Organizer: FONTAGRO Join WebEx meeting: https://iadb-knl.webex.com/iadb-knl/j.php?MTID=m09523c5dc929c02de56ac1712ccc3554 Join by phone1-650-479-3208 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)Access code: 732 810 943   To download the publication: https://publications.iadb.org/handle/11319/7802

Este es un análisis de coyuntura presentado en el marco de la 3ra Escuela Internacional de Posgrado y Campesina organizada por la Universidad de Costa Rica, La Red de Posgrado de CLACSO y el Grupo de  Trabajo: Estudios Críticos al Desarrollo.  

Intensification durable de la production du maïs chez les petits producteurs des départements de l’Alibori et du Borgou au Bénin Secteur d’intervention: Agriculture, Nutrition, Transformation agroalimentaire, Renforcement des Capacités Impact : amélioration durable de la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle des populations du Borgou et de l’Alibori ainsi que leurs conditions...

Legumes, arroz, feijão, leite. Uma variedade de produtos que podem ser a garantia de renda para o agricultor familiar. A diversificação é uma forma de se precaver de prejuízos causados por pragas, mudanças climáticas e queda de preços. Para garantir a renda e ficar menos vulneráveis aos imprevistos, agricultores familiares...

Smallholder farmers particularly in climate vulnerable developing countries such as Myanmar face challenges related to food security and climate change. Research has increasingly pointed toward agro-ecology as a movement with the science and approach suitable to building the resilience of smallholder farmers. Since 2014, the Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development...

Members of an Irish discussion group recently travelled to France to study the way farmers co-operate and pool resources there.

El actual modelo de los agronegocios se caracteriza por la concentración económica, la expansión monoproductivista, el acceso a una mayor cantidad de tierras para capitales foráneos de carácter especulativo. En consecuencia, se produce el desarraigo de miles de pequeños y medianos agricultores, que aún están afianzados a su terreno, con...

El presente manual es una guía para los Proveedores Agricultura Familiar Campesina de las Tiendas Mundo Rural (TMR), que busca entregar elementos necesarios a la hora de comprometerse a ser proveedor y de cómo crear relaciones transparentes y saludables con los administradores TMR. El manual entrega elementos para los proveedores campesinos...

El presente boletín informa periodicamente sobre las actividades, eventos y logros alcanzados por los participantes en los proyectos ejecutados con el apoyo de FAO El Salvador. En esta edición, encontrará interesantes artículos: Familias recibieron sistemas de cosecha y almacenamiento de agua FAO fortalece la agricultura familiar para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional Experiencia...

Com R$ 3 milhões da Finep, projeto do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia prevê a capacitação de 1.000 piscicultores e produtores rurais de Manaus e do interior do estado. Os pequenos produtores de peixe terão a oportunidade de melhorar a capacidade técnica e dinamizar as criações. Já os plantios...

The 'Global Peasants' Rights' congress sheds light on the situation of small scale farmers and the rural population around the world, draws public attention to the importance of peasants for sustainable local and regional production of food in agro ecological quality and emphasizes the need to protect their rights and...

Visitar um contrato Ater Quilombolas, que também atende mulheres, e conhecer ações de organização produtiva e econômica executadas pela Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA) com agricultoras, são algumas das agendas da visita técnica da Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead) aos estados do Maranhão e do...

Coffee farmers from various organisations in Southeast Asia gathered in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 19-21 July 2017 to showcase their produce, share their experiences in farming, and to exchange knowledge to improve the marketing of their products for the ASEAN Learning Series and Policy Engagement on Agricultural Cooperative (ALSPEAC). The coffee farmers...

In this article, we analyze opportunities and constraints for upgrading product quality in the dairy value chain in Ethiopia. Our analysis is based on an integrated understanding of supply chain performance both from producer and from consumer perspectives. We outline as main drivers for quality upgrading: (a) factors that influence...

The present paper is the product of research on cooperatives in Georgia carried out by Elkana from August to October 2016 in the framework of the AGROinform-led IFAD-funded project “Promoting inclusive horticultural value chains in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Moldova” The goal of the research is to provide valuable information...

Faltam dois dias para a abertura da 40° Expointer, a maior feira de animais, máquinas, implementos e produtos agrícolas a céu aberto da América Latina. A Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar do Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead) levará para o evento sabores e belezas da agricultura familiar, em incentivo à comercialização dos...

Over the course of 2017, the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) will seek to support and stimulate an open reflection on the future of agricultural development in West Africa. While industrial agriculture and ‘Green Revolution’ approaches promise short-term increases in productivity, they are yet to provide...

El período 1946-55, bajo la primera y segunda presidencia de J. D. Perón, fue el momento de mayor institucionalización del cooperativismo agrario pampeano. Estas instituciones transformaron el campo de la comercialización de cereales eliminando al intermediario y ocupando su lugar. Paralelamente, transformaron a los productores asociados y sus familias, conformándose...

Comment court-circuiter le modèle classique de distribution alimentaire ? En implantant des circuits courts, répondent les citoyens et les paysans convaincus de la portée politique que représente l’acte de manger. Échange entre Aimée Serve-Gorce, arboricultrice bio, Marion Tournand-Ponson, d’AlterConso, Thibaut Duez, de l’épicerie lyonnaise De l’autre côté de la rue, Geneviève...

Introductory Speech at 3rd EU Fi-compass Conference on Financial Instruments for Agriculture and Rural Development