Fortalecer las organizaciones de mujeres de los nueve territorios de la Nación Sumu-Mayangna, potenciando sus formas de vida, sistemas de producción y propuesta de desarrollo con cultura, identidad y autonomía

Este número de Mundo Rural incluye artículos sobre: ExpoMundoRural: 17 años de historia de la principal feria campesina, El Catálogo vivo de la agricultura chilena, Comentarios al libro editado por INDAP “Décimas a nuestra Tierra: ExpoMundoRural Un Canto Campesino”, La sabiduría indígena al servicio de la salud, Vino “Lomas Campesinas”: Rescatando antiguas tradiciones del Itata, en Chépica...

  Recently, we have seen unequivocal changes in policies that are transforming African agriculture to facilitate a ‘Green Revolution’. These policies articulate and promote a form of agriculture that focuses on monocropping, expensive external inputs such as agrochemicals and synthetic fertilizers, hybrid/GM seeds and large-scale land acquisition. These changes in policies...

Women comprise 50 percent of the agricultural labor force in Sub-Saharan Africa, but manage plots that are reportedly on average 20 to 30 percent less productive. As a source of income inequality and aggregate productivity loss, the country-specific magnitude and drivers of this gender gap are of great interest. Using...

Most of the island of Sao Tomé is without any electricity. People battle to build and grow their businesses when they are literally kept in the dark. Now solar energy is promising them a brighter future.

Registra audiovisualmente las experiencias e intercambios que han tenido los integrantes del Grupo de Trabajo CLACSO Desarrollo Rural "disputas territoriales, campesinos y descolonialidad" con las realidades campesinas colombianas y la situación de despojo territorial y desplazamiento rural de la que han sido objeto. La escuela, es un espacio de reflexión...

Le Ghana importe aujourd’hui plus d’un milliard de dollars de produits alimentaires, qui sont particulièrement sujets à des hausses de prix. Pour y remédier, on peut notamment investir dans des entrepreneurs locaux comme Janet Gyimah-Kessie. Elle possède une grande usine de transformation du manioc qui non seulement augmente la production...

Comprender los procesos de herencia de la tierra en las familias de los municipios de Somotillo y Río Blanco, es esencial en el análisis de los procesos de redistribución de tierras y el acceso de los jóvenes a ellas. El análisis de los mecanismos y procesos de acceso a tierra,...

El presente documento es la versión en borrador del reporte de la consultoría para la realización del Estudio “Derecho a la tierra y empoderamiento económico de las mujeres rurales en El Salvador”. El Objetivo General de la consultoría fue “Realizar una investigación sobre el derecho a tierra y a otros activos...

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development presented its latest projections for crop, milk and meat markets in the EU for the next ten years. Leading experts from international organisations also presented their views. The conference concluded with a panel discussion involving representatives from OECD, FAO, USDA and the European...

Fewer clients, more private partnerships, more cooperative business development, more strenghtened and new groups, more producers being reached directly and farmers' organizations with better networking capacity - in a nutshell, these were Agriterra's achievements in 2014.

Este es un homenaje de la Unidad para el Cambio Rural a nuestras mujeres rurales.

Las cifras acerca de la importancia estratégica de la agricultura familiar (AF) son concluyentes: en la actualidad, este sector concentra el 43% de la superficie agropecuaria del Perú, y un abrumador 99% de los productores agropecuarios proviene de hogares de AF. No solo ello, en los últimos años, la AF...

The aim of the conference is to present the needs of young farmers, provide an overview of existing exchange schemes for young farmers throughout EU 28, and also outside Europe, and launch the guide for successful exchange schemes, which has been produced as part of the study. The conference is aimed...

In Niger, as in many other African countries, productivity is even lower among female peasants. To build policy interventions to improve agricultural productivity among women, it is important to measure the potential gap between men and women and understand the determinants that explain the gap. This paper uses the Oaxaca-Blinder...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.

This edition opens with a critical issue: the Ebola crisis and how Dimitra clubs are helping contain the threat of the epidemic in Senegal. The Dimitra approach not only allows to inform and raise awareness in rural communities, but above all ensures a space for communication, where everyone can express...

This guide is based on information from the Food Plants International (FPI) database developed by Tasmanian agricultural scientist Bruce French.  The source material and guidance for the preparation of the book has been made possible through the support of Food Plants International, the Rotary Clubs of District 9830, particularly the...