Esta exposición de Gloria Abraham, representante del IICA en México, trata sobre la agricultura familiar y el extensionismo en la región. La presentación está dividida en: Antecedentes: definición de agricultura familiar y sus características esenciales; definición de extensionismo. Avances del extensionismo en las políticas sectoriales Incorporación de nuevos temas y actores en la...

This e-learning course provides an overview of corrupt practices in the tenure sector. It analyses the drivers and impact of corruption on the livelihoods and food security of poor and vulnerable people. The course also introduces a series of options and tools that key players, including states, organizations and citizens...

Cambios muy importantes se han producido en el sector agropecuario nacional entre 1994 y 2012: el sector se ha expandido significativamente. En 1994, el PBI agropecuario era de S/.7,487 millones; a soles constantes, en 2012 fue de S/.17,392 millones: creció en 132%. Pero también ha crecido la superficie agraria; el...

Los jóvenes rurales enfrentan muchos obstáculos al intentar ganarse el sustento. La presión sobre las tierras cultivables es alta en muchas partes del mundo, lo cual hace difícil que puedan establecer explotaciones agrícolas. Los jóvenes con frecuencia también carecen de acceso a crédito y a muchos otros recursos productivos necesarios...

It has been established that smallholder farmers have minimal access to various support services that would have otherwise enabled them to increase their output levels. The focus of this paper is to identify and quantify the impact of various support services on the production levels of cocoa in the Eastern...

It is a truism that modern Arab states, following in the footsteps of colonial powers, have concentrated on the socio-economic development of cities, particularly the capital, and badly neglected the provinces. The rulers and the nationalist intelligentsia tend to see peasants as backward and mired in “tradition” that can only...

This course provides guidance on managing competition over the use of land, fisheries and forests. The course introduces a process for analysing the underlying causes of disputes and conflicts. It also illustrates a range of dispute resolution mechanisms and some options for policy and legal reforms to prevent disputes and...

The EMPRES-i Event Mobile Application (EMA) allows national veterinary authorities to use smartphones to report disease outbreaks. It also allows district veterinary officers to access disease reports submitted by colleagues. During the second half of 2013, the app was tested in a pilot which took place in ten districts of...

El cambio climático y sus efectos son innegables; más aún, muchos de los cambios observados desde la mitad del siglo pasado, no tienen precedentes en rangos de décadas a milenios. De acuerdo con el Panel Intergubernamental de Cambio Climático (IPCC, por sus siglas en inglés), los océanos y la atmósfera...

In Greek waters, the diversification of small-scale fishery in terms of spatio-temporal operations,  types of fishing gear, target species, and market pathways (Tzanatos et al. 2005) hinders various difficulties in monitoring the small-scale fisheries of an area. In an effort to reduce this uncertainty, Tzanatos et al. (2006) categorized Greek...

Analysis of the Technical and Scale Efficiency of Farms Operating in LFA Čechura, L. (2014), Agris on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics The article investigates the relation between the farm size and technical efficiency and scale efficiency. http://online.agris.cz/files/2014/agris_on-line_2014_4_cechura.pdf

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest around EUR 7.4 billion in Bulgarian farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been fixed at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to Bulgaria to adapt both...

El objetivo del presente trabajo es poner en discusión la interacción entre el sistema energético, el agroalimentario, las recurrentes crisis y la problemática del hambre y de la desnutrición en América Latina.  Para lo cual y a partir de información secundaria, en una primera instancia, se analizan las relaciones entre...

A solo un mes de concluir el año, aún no se cuenta con información clara acerca de la localización de todos los pequeños productores cuyas unidades agropecuarias dependen, fundamentalmente, de la mano de obra de sus miembros. La importancia de conocer el número y la ubicación de los productores familiares...

Food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition are complex problems. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, 214 million people are chronically hungry and child and infant malnutrition rates are amongst the highest in the world. As part of a multipronged approach to addressing the challenge, the African Union’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)...

During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest more than EUR 8.3 billion in Czech's farming sector and rural areas. Key political priorities have been fined at European level such as: jobs, sustainability, modernization, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to the Czech Republic...

This publication contains of information on technologies and innovation for addressing climate change and variability in Eastern and Central Africa. They were compiled from national agricultural research system (NARS) and International research centers working in the ASARECA region. The information was submitted and discussed at a regional conference on “Climate...

Annonce, en marge d'un séminaire-débat intitulé " Fenêtre sur l'agriculture ", organisé par l'Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (Fao) et l'Ong Initiative prospective agricole et rurale (Ipar), de l'investissement de 100 milliards de FCfa par l'Etat Sénégalais dans " Les domaines agricoles communautaires ".

This paper examines how economic growth in Egypt can be made more inclusive through a focus on rural development and reducing regional disparities. Nearly all of the extremely poor in Egypt live in rural areas and 83 percent of them live in Upper Egypt. The youth in those rural areas...

It all started in Kadoorie nearly thirty years ago, where Danny Barzilai oversaw the local sheep industry. Later this developed into a cheese-making hobby at home. On trips to Europe, Danny visited villages in Italy, Switzerland, France and Holland, exchanging tips and recipes with them. Danny, who for years raised...