Agriculture is a major economic issue in Egypt, although its contribution to the GDP is gradually diminishing. It is evident that rural and agriculture growth is the key element towards reducing poverty, achieving food security and increasing demands for labor. Egypt is facing great challenges regarding its economy in general,...

El ají topito (Capslcum chlnense) es una de las solanáceas que se cultiva tradicionalmente en los departamentos de Atlántico, Bolívar, Guajira, Córdoba, Sucre, Cesar y Magdalena. El presente modelo productivo se ha desarrollado con miras a plantear la tecnología en este cultivo con aspectos claves para su buen desarrollo; así...

This online discussion on indigenous methods of food preparation held an interesting previous discussion on how indigenous knowledge systems can be used to improve agricultural productivity and food security among rural poor communities. However, we did not touch on how communities use this knowledge that is passed from generation to...

Liberia was making frantic efforts towards achieving food security through improvements in smallholder farmers’ productivity. However, the 1989-2003 civil conflict destroyed the economic life of the country, and reversed the positive trend towards food security. This situation undermined the growth of smallholder farmers’ entrepreneurship. Hence, this research assesses the extent...

El proyecto «Innovación y Competitividad de la Papa (INCOPA)» del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) —que se creó con recursos financieros de la Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperación (COSUDE) y en alianza con una serie de socios públicos y privados— intervino en este sector, e instauró...

The potential benefit of indigenous chicken (Gallus domesticus) production is still under exploited in Kenya despite the efforts by different stakeholders to mainstream this production system as a pathway to rural development. The production system is often characterized by low input-low output productivity and low commercialization of the enterprise. This...

Nota de Agroenlace sobre el informe “Perspectivas de la agricultura y el desarrollo rural en las Américas 2014”, elaborado por  el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el...

En appui au bureau d’études Bourbon Madagascar, le Gret a participé à l’évaluation de la convention programme de l’ONG Inter Aide dans quatre pays (Madagascar, Ethiopie, Malawi et Sierra Leone) sur le renforcement de l’autonomie et des capacités productives des agricultures familiales en zones rurales isolées d’Afrique Subsaharienne. Le Gret...

This study was conducted in Musanze and Bugesera districts of Rwanda .The objective were to estimate the level of technical efficiency in maize production. The study also attempted to determine some socio-economic characteristics which influence technical efficiency in maize production. It used primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected...

Entretien avec Edgar Deguenon, qui a lancé en 2008 l’AMAP-Bénin (Association pour le maintien d’une agriculture paysanne). Les premiers paniers touchèrent 40 ménages expatriés. Aujourd’hui, 300 familles en bénéficient, dont 200 béninoises et des centaines en liste d’attente. Cette évolution est notamment le fruit du projet d’appui à la mise en marché...

El esfuerzo colectivo hacia un objetivo reconocido y estudiado con la participación del conjunto de actores interesados en encontrar respuestas a problemáticas diversas da como resultado valiosos aportes e incluso proyectos con valor innovador. La publicación del presente manual afirma lo expuesto, la intervención de la Universidad, sus estudiantes y...

Vidéo produite par la RTNB sur les thématiques de genre, VIH et nutrition au Burundi à travers l'approche Farmers Field School et Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools promue au Burundi par la FAO.

A clear and lasting improvement in animal health and welfare is envisaged over the next five years in the National Animal Health Program for Georgia. Clear objectives, up-to-date goals and priorities are accompanied by a plan of short term projects and activities. Georgia is an agricultural country with livestock production...

Un elemento central para impulsar la producción pecuaria familiar en muchas zonas rurales y completar un círculo virtuoso es el fomento de las compras públicas de alimentos de origen animal (leche, carne, huevos) a los productores familiares y su vinculación a los programas de alimentación escolar y de educación nutricional....

This report presents the findings of the socioeconomic, dairy processing and marketing conditions of women in four communities in the Karak Governorate of Jordan. It is part of a project targeting rural women that develops and pilot tests technological and institutional options for improving the small-scale processing and marketing of...

Con el fin de aprovechar su experiencia en el hemisferio occidental, el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) confió al Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) la co-ejecución técnica del Programa Cadenas Productivas (PAF CP) durante los primeros dos años de implementación. Esto le significó al Instituto asumir...

Farmers’ Africa is a capacity-building programme that aims to improve the livelihoods and food security of rural producers in Africa. It works with farmers’ organizations (FOs) to help them evolve into more stable, performing and accountable organizations that effectively represent their members and advise them on farming enterprises. The programme...

The publication forms part of FAO’s effort to assist its member countries, FAO emergency staff and humanitarian partners to improve emergency preparedness and response effectiveness. The aim of Part I of these Guidelines is to enable Field Officers to clearly identify and describe the agricultural hand tools required for the...

In this edition, we will take a deeper look on various project interventions to revitalize local communities, stories from the field, hopes and aspirations of local peoples (Philippines, Noto peninsula in Japan, the win-win model of the Chinese) as well as activities leading to social learning process, knowledge transmission and...

Garantizar el agua es fundamental para alcanzar la seguridad alimentaria y mejorar los medios de vida rurales en la mayor parte del mundo, especialmente en las zonas áridas o semiáridas. A pesar de que las mujeres desempeñan una función clave en la seguridad alimentaria debido a sus conocimientos sobre la...