This publication presents a kaleidoscopic view of agricultural mechanization experiences from around the globe and, as such, provides a solid launching pad for the promotion of sustainable mechanization technologies that are so vital if we are to feed, with due regard to the planet’s natural capital, the burgeoning world population...

The International Conference on Policies for Water and Food Security in Dry Areas was co-organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land reclamation and its Agricultural Research Center, ICARDA, FAO, IFAD and IRDC. The conference was held in Cairo on 24-26 June, 2013 and attended by some 200 policy...

El objetivo general del proyecto es contribuir al conocimiento y difusión de tecnologías campesinas e indígenas utilizadas en la agricultura familiar, como medidas de adaptación frente a eventos extremos climáticos en zonas vulnerables de altura.Tres variables para la identificacion de tecnologias de adaptacion: Sistemas productivos agrícolas y uso optimo agua Agrobiodiversidad Técnicas de...

El año 2013 fue declarado Año Internacional de la Quinua (AIQ). Fue propuesto por Bolivia con el apoyo de Argentina, Azerbaiyán, Ecuador, Georgia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Perú y Uruguay y el respaldo de la FAO. Fue adoptado por la Conferencia de la FAO en junio de 2011 y aprobado por...

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

Este sitio web ha sido diseñado para dar a conocer la pequeña Agroindustria Rural en el Perú que a pesar de ser un sector aún desconocido, cumple un rol social y económico muy importante que energiza a las fuerzas productivas del sector rural facilitando la articulación de la economía campesina...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that 32 percent of all food produced in the world was lost or wasted in 2009. this estimate is based on weight. when converted into calories, global food loss and waste amounts to approximately 24 percent of all food...

La crianza de alpacas es la actividad económica más relevante en la región andina, destacando fundamentalmente la producción de fibra, que posee una alta valoración en los mercados internacionales por su fina textura. La apuesta por mejorar la producción y la productividad de los criadores de camélidos andinos, así como...

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

If agricultural research and innovation are to deliver acceptable levels of food and nutrition security to poor communities at a global scale, a rethink is needed of how current approaches to research-for-development are planned and executed. Obstacles lie in three factors: · Today’s vertical and supply driven focus – by...

There are 1.4 billion poor people living on less than US$1.25 a day. One billion of them live in rural areas where agriculture is their main source of livelihood. The ‘green revolution’ in agriculture that swept large parts of the developing world during the 1960s and 1970s dramatically increased agricultural...

Une des questions est celle des connaissances dont on dispose sur le travail, les conditions de son exercice, et ses évolutions au sein des TPE/TPI. Quelles sont les évolutions du travail dans différents secteurs d'activité à l'échelle des territoires ? Cette communication vise à apporter des éléments sur le travail...

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

The book covers the spread of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in countries including Brazil, Argentina, the USA, Canada, Australia and emerging CA destinations in Europe, Asia and Africa. Topics covered include the performance of CA as an approach to sustainable crop intensification and how it can contribute to enhancing productivity, improving...

The aim of the workshop is to examine various types of standards and labels and to build upon lessons learned from concrete examples to identify issues and challenges to be addressed, discuss their potential contribution to improve sustainability of food systems, and propose measures in order to improve their effectiveness....

The project is the second Phase of a two-phase Rural Investment and Services Program (1st phase 2002-2006). The project strives to continue to foster the post-privatization growth in the agricultural and rural sectors of Moldova by improving access of farmers and rural entrepreneurs to legal ownership status, know-how, knowledge and...

Más de 170 mil familias, ubicadas en su mayoría en la zona altoandina «puna y cordillera», participan en la cadena productiva de la alpaca. El 75% de ellas vive en situación de pobreza extrema. La crianza de alpacas en un 80% se realiza bajo un sistema tradicional, caracterizado por un...

C’est le message que veut envoyer la FAO, l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture, en faisant de 2014 l’Année internationale de l’agriculture familiale. Au Québec UPA Développement international (UPA DI) s’associe à ce projet. C’est pourquoi l’UPA DI accueille en ce moment Nora Ourabah Haddad, coordonnatrice pour les activités liées...

The Final Consolidated Farmers’ Organizations (FOs) and Capacity Development Report provides a snapshot of P4P’s engagement with FOs from 2009 to 2013. P4P engaged with over 830 FOs over the duration of the pilot, with the FOs actively targeted in December 2013 representing over 1.5 million farmers across the 20...

There are 3.9 million farm holdings in Romania, the majority of which are Family Farms of extensive semi-natural grassland pastoral systems and mixed farming systems. These semi-natural smallsale farmed landscapes are of significant economic importance. For example, the 1 million holdings between 1-10 ha (3.1 m ha, 20% of Romania’s...