Governments promote the use of cooperatives to enhance development of smallholder farmers. However, challenges are inevitable and this study investigated factors responsible for the collapse of agricultural cooperatives in Manicaland province of Zimbabwe, and developed propositions for use on a larger scale. Five cooperatives drawn from Mutasa and Chimanimani districts...

This working paper presents an overview of the results of an ICARDA project to provide Awassi sheep farmers in Syria and Lebanon with the latest knowledge on best practices for managing sheep to improve their income. The project provided ICARDA the opportunity to actively convert scientific knowledge generated over many...

El sitio Agenda Rural es una nueva plataforma donde podrás encontrar los más variados temas de agricultura y cultura rural chilena, ya que es en la agricultura donde se hunden las raíces de la identidad de los chilenos. Es un lugar de encuentro que el Ministerio de Agricultura pone a disposición de los...

Le Centre international de hautes études agronomiques méditerranéennes (CIHEAM) et l’Organisation des Nations unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO) se réunissent à travers un “partenariat stratégique” visant à soutenir les communautés rurales dans la région méditerranéenne. L’objectif de ce partenariat est de trouver des solutions aux problèmes qui se posent dans...

Reducing children’s exposure to the toxic pesticides used in farming is the aim of a visual training guide, now adapted for use in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and translated to Russian language. Developed by FAO and the International Labour Organization, the guide is a tool for a wide...

El Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), junto con el Crédito Agrícola de Habilitación (CAH), y el Banco Nacional de Fomento (BNF), son las instituciones que tendrán a su cargo la aplicación de la Ley Nº 5.527 “De Rehabilitación Financiera para pequeños productores, de educación financiera y de protección contra...

This paper aims to disseminate information on suitable technologies for developing a healthy and safe fertilizer product for use in family orchards. The manual presents the vision of FAO regarding agriculture: Sustainable Intensification of Agricultural Production, with higher production from the same land surface while conserving resources, reducing negative impact...

On his experimental farm in Artemisa Province, La Finca Marta, Funes-Monzote embraces a movement to cultivate “agroecology” in Cuba. This method of sustainable farming, he believes, may be the best hope for Cuban food production, as the island nation works to overhaul its economic and agricultural systems – both of...

“Eco Mioriţa” Association – sheep’s milk and ecologically certified lambs Florin Dragomir started working in agriculture in 1991, when he bought the first hundred sheep, and with the money obtained from raising them he bought land in Vurpăr, Sibiu County, his wife’s native locality. The commune of Vurpăr is located...

EkoRural is an Ecuadorian NGO that is a founding member of the global partnership NGO Groundswell International.  Groundswell’s mission is to contribute to the global movement to overcome poverty, inequality and ecological destruction by supporting community-based organizations to work together to improve wellbeing, spread lasting solutions and engage in wider...

El libro “Agricultura campesina, agronegocio y migración” presenta un análisis pormenorizado de la compleja trama que configura el campo de la migración interna en Paraguay y en cierta medida también la internacional. Pese a la lamentable ausencia de datos provenientes del fallido Censo de 2012, logra establecer algunas tendencias que...

Grain de sel est la revue semestrielle d’Inter-réseaux Développement rural. Chaque numéro est consacré à une thématique précise et vise à faire participer aux débats et réflexions autour de ce thème une diversité d’acteurs et de points de vue. Elle est diffusée à plus de 5000 exemplaires en version papier...

Quinoa has been a staple food for Andean populations for millennia. Today, it is a much-appreciated product on the international health-food, organic and fair-trade food markets. Quinoa producers in the southern Altiplano of Bolivia initiated this change approximately 40 years ago. On high desert land, they succeeded in developing a...

A política agrícola definiu os fundamentos, objetivos e instrumentos para desenvolvimento da atividade agropecuária, agroindústrias e outros. Dentre seus objetivos está assegurar a qualidade dos produtos de origem agropecuária por meio da defesa agropecuária e de outros instrumentos previstos nessa política. A defesa agropecuária foi normatizada pela Lei 9.712/1998, que define...

Cet extrait du documentaire de Christophe Joly, réalisé en mai 2013, présente la philosophie de Terre de Liens au travers du regard et de l'implication de bénévoles de la région Rhône-Alpes.

The issues of desertification are a global concern, requiring continued & expanding research to mitigate the consequences. Building upon previous experiences & accomplishments, DT 12 offers an opportunity to participate in discussions & the presentation of research projects (including natural, technological & human sciences) aimed at overcoming constraints of desertification....

In this video FAO presents the Lao agricultural sector, which is largely based on subsistence farming. Upland rice farmers in Laos depend on agro-biodiversity resources, including native species of plants, animals and insects for food, income and medicine. However some species are now declining due to agriculture intensification and overharvesting,...

Après dix années de guerre civile, les agricultrices ivoiriennes luttent contre la pauvreté et préservent la paix en cultivant des semences de riz de haute qualité, ce qui leur permet non seulement de doubler leurs rendements et leurs profits mais aussi de gagner en indépendance.

Lemongrass, citronella, cinnamon, thyme, and so on... could these plants whose smell repels insects be used to protect horticultural crops? This is the question some researchers from CIRAD asked when looking into the repellent compounds in the extracts and essential oils of several such plants. Once identified and characterized, these...

“Started as a passion, rabbit breeding became after a short while a profitable business in which it is worth investing”, considers Andreea-Diana Matei. Since the beginning, the local wished to develop her family business, but she did not have the financial means to do so. the ambitious young woman wanted...