This document was prepared under the supervision of Nadia El-Hage Scialabba, as part of “Preparations and Follow-up to Rio+20”, a project of the FAO Natural Resources Management and Environment Department (NRD). It highlights the positions and common agenda of small-scale farmers´ organizations who participated in Rio+20 with the support of...

Although Madagascar’s economy is agrarian, much of the land is unsuitable for cultivation because of mountainous terrain, extensive lateralization, and inadequate or irregular rainfall. Only about 5 percent of the land area is cultivated at any one time, of which 16 percent is irrigated. In addition to providing livelihoods for...

The objective of the Market and Pasture Management Development Project is to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods of nomadic herder households and households living in permanent settlements in soums (districts) and aimags (provinces). The project focuses on three components: • Market development• Pasture management• climate change adaptation The project is aligned with Mongolia's Agricultural Development Strategy...

La Encuesta de superficie y producción agropecuaria continua (ESPAC) se realiza durante el último trimestre de cada año, el INEC efectúa una investigación del sector agrícola y pecuario, a través de la cual se obtiene información de las distintas especies que se desarrollan en el país. La encuesta registra información de la...

Heifer Perú es una organización de cooperación internacional de desarrollo rural, con sede central en Arkansas, Estados Unidos, y legalmente reconocida desde 1994 ante las instancias del Estado Peruano, inscrita legalmente con Ficha N° 214549 en el Registro de Mandatos del Registro Público de Lima y acreditada ante la APCI -Agencia...

Le travail effectué par le Programme d’Appui Participatif à l’Agriculture Familiale et à la Pêche Artisanale (PAPAFPA), et précédemment par le Programme d’Appui à la Promotion de l’Agriculture Familiale (PNAPAF) qui le précédait (financé par la coopération française et le FIDA), a généré des résultats probants en matière de structuration...

Durante más de un año, el Gobierno de Brasil y la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y Agricultura (FAO) realizaron estudios en ocho países: Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay y Perú con una visión intersectorial acerca de la oferta de alimentación escolar en estos...

FAO is dedicated to assisting countries to achieve the goals of the World Food Summit and those contained in the Millennium Declaration. Forestry can make a significant contribution in this regard because many of the poorest people in the world live in and around forested areas, and therefore depend on...

As famílias rurais que vivem no Semiárido brasileiro, em geral, têm sua dieta alimentar afetada tanto no aspecto da quantidade quanto no da qualidade, em decorrência principalmente da irregularidade das chuvas. Em anos de grandes secas, a situação é ainda mais preocupante, pois a pouca água acumulada nos barreiros, açudes...

Plusieurs parcours illustrent combien le partenariat en AMAP constitue un atout majeur pour s’installer à travers les garanties permises par les contrats avec les amapiens, l’avantage de bénéficier d’une avance en trésorerie, une sécurité de revenu et le soutien d’un collectif organisé. Grâce à la coordination de la FAMAPP, Terre de...

One direct way in which agricultural input subsidies can provide social protection to the poor is by targeting the poor with very high subsidies to ensure that they are able to access inputs. Although the Malawi Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (MAISP) generally targets resource-poor households, the targeting guidelines also accord...

As incomes rise and populations continue to grow and move from rural into urban areas, diets shift, placing additional pressure on the global food system. In the age of climate uncertainty, crop yields are becoming increasingly erratic, resulting in supply shortages and elevated prices. A growing demand for biofuels pits...

Las Memorias que aquí se presentan dan cuenta de lo que sucedió durante el 3er Encuentro, que se llevó a cabo en noviembre de 2012 en la Estación Experimental del AMBA, en la localidad bonaerense de Ituzaingó.  La tercera edición del Encuentro de Máquinas y Herramientas para la Agricultura Familiar planteó como...

Government development programmes and policies in fisheries are focused on the problems and needs of men though women are known to dominat the post-harvest sector in artisanal fisheries and are involved, to varying degrees, in pre-harvest and harvest activities. A lack of women’s participation in decision-making bodies within communities, fishworkers’...

Delegados de todas las organizaciones campesinas, indígenas, de montubios, de mujeres, organismos no gubernamentales y representantes del Estado, se reunieron en Quito el día miércoles 4 de diciembre de 2013. Luego de las interesantes presentaciones de los representantes del MAGAP, de la REAF MERCOSUR Y REAFCC Ecuador, SENPLADES, FAO y Foro Rural Mundial, los...

Genetic diversity provides the fundamental basis for the evolution of forest species and for their adaptation to change. Conserving forest genetic resources (FGR) is therefore vital as they constitute a unique and irreplaceable resource for the future. At its Eleventh Regular Session, the FAO Commission on genetic resources for food...

Oxfam es una confederación internacional de 17 organizaciones que trabajan junto a organizaciones socias y comunidades locales en más de 90 países. Trabaja proporcionando ayuda de emergencia, llevando a cabo proyectos de desarrollo a largo plazo y haciendo campaña por un futuro más justo. Cree que la pobreza no es inevitable. Es...

The overall goal of the project is to enhance family food security for subsistence farmers, raise incomes and improve the living conditions and development participation of small households and village communities in the project area. The specific objectives of the project are to: i) empower communities, including women and the poor,...

The National Plan for Organic Production 2013-2020 is an instrument to provide grounds for further development of organic production in the Republic of Macedonia. At the same time this Plan provides for guidelines, activities and measures, including policies to be implemented by MAFWE for the period 2013-2020 for future development...

The nomadic pastoralist system in Baft district in Kerman province is well known in Iran for producing cashmere from Raeini goats. However, there is little information on the production system. Interviews were carried out with 30 Siahjel nomad families of Raen origin in proximity of about 20 km to Baft...