Esta publicación, fruto principal de estos años de trabajo y compromiso y para cuya realización los autores consultaron casi trescientos artículos científico-técnicos, ha sido concebida para contribuir al tendido de estos puentes de conocimiento, de información y de tecnología, y para constituirse en un nuevo nexo entre las fuentes de...

This compilation presents a number of videos that globally picture the way in which the Peasant to Peasant Agroecological Movement (PTPAM) works within the ANAP, which has been a key to success in the spread of agroecology in Cuba. Each of these videos has the objective of picturing some feature of...

Entrevista a Tito Díaz, Experto en Ganadería y Desarrollo de FAO, y Manager de la Iniciativa Regional de Agricultura Familiar y Desarrollo Rural en América Latina y el Caribe, sobre la importancia de abordar con un enfoque territorial retos tan complejos y críticos para la región como son el combate...

AGRO RURAL es una unidad ejecutora adscrita al Viceministerio de Desarrollo e Infraestructura Agraria y Riego, que tiene por finalidad promover el desarrollo agrario rural, a través del financiamiento de proyectos de inversión pública en zonas rurales de menor grado de desarrollo económico.

Mediante el control de la cantidad y calidad de la luz y manejo de los porcentajes de sombra, 27 productores agrícolas familiares de la zona sur del país, se encuentran trabajando mediante el modelo de producción en ambientes protegidos conocido como  “casa sombra”, desarrollado y adaptado  por la FAO en...

The Flemish Knowledge and Research Network for Organic Food and Farming (FORK) was created in 2009 by Landwijzer, the organic training centre, BioForum, which represents the Flemish organic food and farming sector, the Coordination Centre for Applied Research and Extension on Organic Agriculture (CCBT) and the Network for Organic Food...

“Ferma Stoian – Legume românești” (“Stoian Farm – Romanian Vegetables”) started off in 1992 as a family business. The, following the retrocession of the agricultural lands, the family got an area of seven hectares, on which it cultivated cabbage in the first year. At that moment, the work was performed...

Market participation by smallholder farmers has the potential to pull farmers out of poverty while at the same time increasing food security at the more aggregate level. This paper looks at the dynamics of smallholder maize and beans marketing in Uganda and Mozambique. Using panel data from both countries, we...

FAO supports small family farmers overcome the many constraints they face and tackle today’s challenges. FAO helps agricultural and rural development policy thinking through analysis and advocacy. Analysis provides evidence on the strengths and weaknesses of small family farms and advocacy forms policies that tackle crucial long run growth challenges...

A total of 7,000 three-week-old chickens are being distributed this week to small farms in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Provision of the birds is the latest move by FAO to help vulnerable households whose livelihoods have been compromised by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. The dual-purpose chickens – which can...

Ester artículo informa sobre el “Segundo módulo internacional de compras públicas para pequeños agricultores”. En el evento participaron 28 delegados provenientes de ocho países de América Latina, autoridades nacionales, productores y organizaciones de la sociedad civil. Entre los temas abordados estuvo el mercado público ecuatoriano, la oferta de productos por parte...

The main purpose of the study, which was conducted by NSCE under the FAO’s Regional Initiative on Sustainable Small-Scale Agriculture (SSA) for Inclusive development, is to generate a deep understanding of the value chains with all actors involved and producers organizations and an action plan for gender mainstreaming and women’s...

Este resumen analiza y sistematiza los resultados de los seis estudios de la serie Jóvenes Rurales y Acceso a la Tierra realizados en Bolivia, Perú, Colombia, Argentina, Nicaragua y Guatemala en el marco de la iniciativa sobre el mismo tema que impulsa la International Land Coalition–América Latina y el Caribe...

The GIAHS Initiative uses the sustainable livelihoods framework (SLA) as an approach to understanding factors (shocks, trends, etc) affecting people’s livelihoods (expressed as five types of capital) and the way these factors are linked to each other. Within the SLA framework, resources available to a specific community can be divided...

Jordan is capable of moving away from all unsustainable, agricultural and food activities that are high water consumers and water inefficient. This will be possible if investments target profitable food chains that have made clear efforts to improve their water efficiency level and have the potential to further enhance the...

En el actual contexto institucional el programa ProHuerta está integrado a los demás programas y proyectos implementados por el INTA y el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, para la creación de sinergias que fortalezcan la intervención institucional en el desarrollo de los territorios, con capacidades e innovaciones tecnológicas de excelencia, reconocido...

Uno de los mayores retos con el que nos encontramos quienes tenemos a nuestro cargo el diseño y la implementación de políticas públicas es cómo lograr que nuestro accionar se sostenga en el tiempo, que nuestras intervenciones sean perdurables más allá del período de ejecución de un proyecto. El desafío está planteado,...

The 17 regional governments in Spain have considerable autonomy in agricultural and nature conservation policies. There are 17 individual Rural Development Programmes, as well as a national programme for certain measures. In the case of Pillar 1 of the CAP, a common model of implementation was agreed between all the...

Agroecology – as a scientific discipline and as an approach to sustainable farming practice – has objectives similar to those of organic agriculture. The paper sharpens the profile of both concepts and identifies strengths and weaknesses. The overarching challenge of both is to minimize trade-offs between food and fiber production...

Georgians have a proud tradition of dairy products but in recent years the country’s dairy farmers have struggled to meet production and quality demands. FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are working with Georgia to pave the way for improved food quality and safety for dairy products. Following...