The U.N. General Assembly has officially declared 2019–2028 the Decade of Family Farming. Initially proposed in October 2017, the resolution passed with 104 co-sponsors and unanimous approval. The Decade aims to inspire the international community to generate a refreshed political commitment supporting family farmers and crafting pro-family farming policies. The resolution...

At a time when the growing disconnect between production and consumption threatens Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 progress, chefs have a unique opportunity to help reframe food system challenges in a way that resonates with the general public. This is because chefs are at the heart of the global food system....

Gendered threats to rural women’s right to food and nutrition are inextricably intertwined with the pervasive patriarchal norms and practices that discriminate against women and girls, reads a civil society submission to the Commission on the Status of Women. On the occasion of the 62nd session of the Commission on the...

Durante o Seminário Intermunicipal Mulheres na Agroecologia, o titular da Delegacia Federal de Desenvolvimento Agrário de Pernambuco (DFDA/PE), Rodrigo Almeida, destacou a importância das mulheres não só para a agroecologia, mas para a agricultura familiar. Os debates giraram em torno dos direitos das mulheres do campo e da cidade.  E os...

This report highlights the outcomes of the three-day deliberations of the Second FAO Africa Regional Nutrition Coordination and Programming Consultation meeting with key recommendations and next steps. The report will be shared as a PDF document. There are no plans to print the document.

En el marco de la implementación del proyecto “Fortalecimiento de la capacidad de generar ingresos a través de proyectos de innovación en las Zonas de Reserva Campesina”, suscrito entre el Gobierno de la República de Colombia (Instituto Colombiano de Desarrollo Rural) y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la...

Primera Conferencia Regional del Grupo de Investigadores de Políticas Públicas para la Agricultura Familiar (GIPPAF) de la REAF Mercosur. El presente encuentro, tiene como título "Hacia una nueva Vinculación entre el campo y la Universidad), y tendrá como ejes de discusión la Extensión Rural y el acceso a Mercados para la...

The present study focuses on dairy cooperatives in Kenya and Morocco, to explore how and to what extent the institutional environment has been enabling the development and performance of the cooperatives. The focus on dairy generates insights that are relevant for many countries, because it is a sector in which...

In September 2014 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened the International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition. This was followed in 2015 by three regional meetings in Brazil, Senegal and Thailand. These meetings brought together stakeholders from academia, policy and civil society to...

Produção de flores tropicais aliada ao turismo rural levam mais de 200 pessoas por semana para o Rancho Paraná, a 50 Km de Brasília (DF)

Ao longo das últimas décadas, diversos conhecimentos, tecnologias sociais e inovações têm sido criados e experimentados por diferentes atores sociais, dentre estes agricultoras e agricultores familiares, alinhados com a perspectiva de melhor convivência com o Semiárido. O Programa Semear foi criado para facilitar o acesso a esses saberes, trabalhando a gestão...

Seeking solutions and income development systems for urban farmers with limited access to water and land. 

About 10 years ago, people in the small village of Gajoldoba on India’s stretch of the trans-boundary Teesta river started noticing significant changes in their environment. Their fields weren’t yielding the same number of crops. The water level in the wells was dropping. And the fish – once so abundant that...

A produção de alimentos orgânicos tem tudo para render ótimos resultados em 2017. Um levantamento feito pela Coordenação de Agroecologia (Coagre) da Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Agropecuário e Cooperativismo (SDC), vinculada ao Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (Mapa), mostrou que a área de produção orgânica no país pode ultrapassar os...

Sjoerd Wartena – founder of Terre de Liens, a French landrights movement – explains to Elisabeth Winkler from the Biodynamic Land Trust, how he and his wife created a civic organisation.

Empreendedoras. Essa é a palavra que define as mulheres da Associação de Mulheres Produtoras de Broas e Outros Produtos Alimentícios da Agricultura Familiar (Asprobroas), no povoado Taboquinha, em Arapiraca, que criaram uma agroindústria especializada na produção de doces derivados da mandioca e conquistaram mercado em todo o estado de Alagoas. O...

This is part of a series of descriptive reports and later in-depth analysis of the survey data. These series are aimed to provide an assessment of the state of agricultural extension and advisory services provision in Malawi in order to inform policy and reform processes and programming by the government...

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda), which lays out the principles and targets expected to guide development in the coming decade, highlights the interconnection and complexity of global challenges. Objectives related to food, nutrition, agriculture and natural resources are intrinsically interrelated. Consequently, achieving the specific targets of the...

L’élevage constitue une composante indissociable des systèmes agraires oasiens. Par ses revenus complémentaires, les restitutions de matière organique aux sols et la fourniture d’une force de travail, il contribue à la sécurité alimentaire et à la résilience de ces systèmes. Toutefois, ces milieux arides ont subi récemment des changements profonds,...

Para el año 2050, el sector agrícola tiene el desafío de aumentar la producción en más del 60% para alimentar al mundo. En Latinoamérica, las zonas áridas y semiáridas, donde los agricultores familiares tienen como principal sustento la ganadería extensiva, presentan alta susceptibilidad al cambio climático, fragilidad ambiental y altos...