The first farmers’ market (farmářský trh in Czech) in the Czech capital, Prague, was held in 2009 and since then demand for fresh locally-grown produce has continued to increase. Within two years, there were more than 13 farmers’ markets in the capital. Jana Spilkovà, an Assistant Professor of Social Geography...

Farming and food are “big business” in the EU – even though they involve players both large and small. On the one hand, agriculture itself is restructuring and slowly taking a lower share of total employment in the EU – as new knowledge and smart techniques make farm workers more...

Este documento sinteza las acciones realizadas durante el evento realizado en octubre de 2015 en Macharetí, Bolivia, mismo que convocó a los aliados del Movimiento Regional por la Tierra y el Territorio con el objetivo de establecer un espacio de reflexión e intercambio de experiencias en relación a los casos sistematizados, con especial énfasis sobre las...

In India, rainfed agriculture accounts for over 40 percent of food production. With its high vulnerability to changing climate patterns and weather fluctuations, the increasing rate of climate change threatens India’s rainfed agricultural sector and the millions of people it supports.

Malnutrition should not be one of them. Countries that are determined to make rapid advances in malnutrition reduction can do so. If governments want to achieve the SDG target of ending all forms of malnutrition by 2030, they have clear pathways to follow. There are many levers to pull, and...

El video documental narra, con la voz de los actores comunitarios, la situación inequitativa de acceso al agua destinada al riego de cultivos tropicales de la zona baja de este importante río de la cuenca del Guayas. En este territorio están dos grandes ingenios, que aportan con cerca de las...

En reciente fecha, las organizaciones de cacao y banano de República Dominicana tuvieron la oportunidad de participar del primer taller de diseño y gestión de páginas web. Dicho taller, que fue impartido en la ciudad de Mao en la sede de la Coordinadora Nacional de Comercio Justo (COORDOM), contó con...

Organic products have derived from biodynamic idealism in small health food stores to a natural and ordinary shopping choice in supermarkets. This development did not come out of the blue. It is the result of cooperation between farsighted farmers, organisations and politicians that has turned Denmark into the world’s leading...

En Bolivia, la producción agropecuaria familiar indígena originaria ha disminuido y ha dado paso a que la agricultura comercial o “agroindustrias” crezca de manera desproporcionada, advirtieron expertos e ingenieros agrónomos. En el país, su relevancia en la producción agropecuaria es cada vez menor. Según datos del Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)...

FAO is supporting family farmers, who have an often-undervalued role to play in ensuring global food security. The Swaziland Agricultural Development Project, led by the government with assistance from the European Union and FAO, is helping over 20,000 smallholder farmers produce more, higher-quality food and connect with new markets.

There are many challenges faced by small scale family farmers. In this region, smallscale farmers have difficulty accessing markets, and when they do they lack competitiveness on the European markets. These farms are less resilient to floods and droughts, hence there is a need to strengthen the adaptive capacity of...

In the last few years Hungarians have become more interested in healthy eating, as fresh and seasonal food has become more fashionable thanks to the promotion of local farm products by civil society. This trend is demonstrated by the rising popularity of farmers’ markets and food festivals, which have become...

This report provides an overview of key economic developments in European agricultural holdings based on 2012 data, the latest available in the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). The FADN survey represents farms that account for the majority of EU agricultural production. After the sharp decline in farm income in 2009,...

Faced with falling meat and dairy prices, exacerbated by Russia’s embargo on EU products, which are affecting producers in many member states, the European Commission decided to authorise aid totalling €500 million, to help, among other things, with the private storage of cheese, powdered milk and pork.

This paper analyses the relationship between small farmers and revolution in Egypt  by describing their role in the current uprising and redefining the track and stages of the revolution’s development, as well as evaluating the historical relationship between small farmer uprisings and the urban elite. he paper provides ahistorical reading...

Su misión es representar los intereses de los productores/as de la Agricultura Familiar, de sus organizaciones gremiales, económicas y comerciales; a través de una gestión basada en los principios del cooperativismo y la valoración del capital social chileno. Además UNAF busca garantizar la sustentabilidad económica, social y ambiental, que permita un mayor...

MUCECH o Movimiento Unitario Campesino y Etnias de Chile, es la unión estratégica de las organizaciones nacionales campesinas, de carácter social, político, económico y cultural.Organizaciones que Conforman la Corporación  Confederación Nacional Campesina (CNC) Confederación Nacional Sindical Campesina e Indígena "Nehuén" Confederación Nacional "El Triunfo Campesino" Federación Nacional de Sindicatos Agrícolas "Sargento Candelaria Pérez" Federación Nacional...

Experiencia en el área, mirada de futuro y focalizada reflexión. Para aprovecharlos y potenciarlos, el Programa Fidamercosur CLAEH reunió a 40 actores relevantes de la agricultura familiar en Montevideo. Durante dos jornadas, a través de diferentes dinámicas de trabajo, surgieron ideas, planteos y expectativas de cara a los 33 meses de...

El día 30 de Octubre se aprovechará la jornada para realizar una reunión de planificación y discusión interna de la Alianza Sudamericana por el Suelo, se contará también con un espacio de reunión con el grupo Ad-hoc de Suelos del CAS. En los días 28 y 29 de octubre se realizará...

El sector cacaotero de Bolivia contará con asistencia técnica y financiera para el fortalecimiento del sector gracias a la carta de acuerdo firmada entre la Central de Cooperativas Agropecuarias “El Ceibo Ltda.” en representación de la Confederación Nacional de Productores y Recolectores de cacao de Bolivia -  COPRACAO y el...