Durante la jornada, las autoridades trabajaron sobre los objetivos de la FAO en Argentina, en lo que serán acciones conjuntas con el Gobierno Nacional en materia de seguridad alimentaria. En ese marco, el representante de FAO destacó “los logros alcanzados por Argentina en materia de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional” y...

In Romania, the transition to a market economy meant a change in the relationship between the users of land resources (who became land owners) and the resource (the agricultural land, the operation of which was divided among the new owners). In the last quarter of a century, the rural areas...

Este artíciulo indica que el Instituto de Provisión de Alimentos (Proalimentos), entidad adscrita al Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca (MAGAP), adquiere banano verde de micro y pequeños productores para el Programa de Alimentación Escolar. Por su política de compra, se adquiere banano de productores de hasta 50 has;...

Con el objetivo de profundizar el análisis y comprender el impacto de las condiciones y mecanismos de acceso a la tierra en la configuración de las trayectorias y proyectos de vida juveniles, se propuso el estudio cuyos hallazgos aquí se presentan. Para la realización del mismo, se contó con el...

The food security debate has focused largely on the farm sector and on trade. Relatively neglected or ‘hidden’ from mainstream debate are the middle segments (processing, logistics, whole- sale) of agrifood value chains in developing countries—and yet this ‘midstream’ forms 30–40 per cent of the value added and costs in food value...

En el marco del programa nacional llevado adelante por de la Secretaría de Agricultura Familiar (SAF), dirigido al fortalecimiento del sector de la agricultura familiar mediante la instalación de 55 radios en todo el país, en las últimas semanas tres organizaciones tucumanas realizaron las primeras jornadas de formación y recibieron...

Este foro fue creado en 2005. Constituye un espacio de consulta y diálogo entre las organizaciones de productores rurales de todo el mundo, el FIDA y sus Estados miembro. El foro se realiza cada dos años y tiene como objetivo fortalecer las alianzas y colaboraciones eficaces entre el FIDA y las organizaciones...

More than 90 per cent of Italian farms have a usable agricultural area of less than 9 ha, even if over time there has been a growth of the average agricultural area per farm as a consequence of rural out-migration. This paper compares, using a nonparametric model, the technical efficiency...

En este artículo se informa que el Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca (MAGAP), a través del Instituto de Provisión de Alimentos (Proalimentos), realizó la compra de 220.980 manzanas mediante un contrato con la Asociación Pamar Chacrín del cantón Sigsig, provincia del Azuay, donde se encuentra el centro de acopio que...

Au cours de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle, les oasis maghrébines ont connu des mutations économiques et sociales considérables. En Algérie, ces transformations, couplées à une volonté politique de libéralisation du secteur agricole, ont débouché sur un processus de déverrouillage de l’accès à l’eau et à la terre, en dehors...

Smallholder resource-poor farmers are confronted by many challenges such as the negative impacts of climate change, increased frequency of natural disasters, loss of biodiversity, food price volatility and inefficient supply chains, among others. At the same time, agriculture is becoming increasingly knowledge intensive. Farmers must make complex decisions on land...

Mongolia is a country of nomadic people located in Central Asia, landlocked between Russia and China. Pastoral livestock has been a major source of livelihoods since ancient times and this sector still plays an important role for producing food for people. The Government of Mongolia and private organizations are realizing...

Under the scope of the a4a Initiative, the JRC is promoting cooperative activities between fisheries scientists with the aim to test, disseminate and promote a4a methods. These Small Research Projects (SRP) focus on comparing the results of assessments from other models to assessments obtained from the a4a statistical catch-at-age model,...

  "We Latino farm workers are the majority here. But it’s a lot of humiliation for us. Many of us never think about having our own farm because we feel degraded by the work as farm labourers and we don’t have money to rent our own land. But when my son...

Pour s’installer, les jeunes ruraux font face à de nombreuses contraintes, comme le manque d’accès aux ressources productives. Cela se répercute sur leur implication dans les dynamiques agricoles et rurales. Cet article analyse les stratégies déployées par les jeunes ruraux du Maroc pour contourner ces contraintes. Nous avons identifié trois...

Con el objetivo de impulsar las políticas públicas orientadas al sector campesino, el Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Agricultura y Tierras, MinPPAT, inició las jornadas de trabajo para conceptualizar la Agricultura Familiar en Venezuela. Entre los compromisos acordados durante estas primeras discusiones se encuentra el de sistematizar todas las propuestas,...

The world’s growing population has resulted in rising demand for agricultural products. But, at the same time supply capabilities are shrinking due to reduced land availability and climate change. Analysts claim that an “agri-tech revolution” is needed and precision farming is emerging as an innovation driven solution. Precision farming is...

The 2015 German Federal Government Agriculture Report outlines current challenges, political measures taken by the Federal Government and the state of agriculture over the past four years. It illuminates the profile of a sector that moves within a dynamic field.

The partnership between Kazakhstan and FAO has been constantly evolving since the country became a member of the Organization in 1997. Kazakhstan has recently increased its emphasis on investments in agriculture, forestry and rural development, and aims to modernize the sector while transitioning to a green economy. FAO technical assistance...

These guidelines were created within the frame of a project called ‘Building Regional Produce Supply Chains: Logistics for Short Circuit Agriculture’. The document provides training material for use by anyone providing training in AFDS (Alternative Food Distribution Systems) or anyone eager to learn about organising logistics for local food systems....