Formal organic agriculture (OA) in Kenya dates back to the early 1980s when the first pioneer organic training institutions were established. Major pioneers being driven by the belief that OA system is the best in solving the rural and smallholder problems of food insecurity & soil degradation. The organic sub-sector...

Eight years ago, at the age of 17, Alexandru Tăședan started on the difficult road of performance in the field of animal husbandry. Today, he manages one of the model farms of Arad County, where he owns approximately 150 heads of cattle from Holstein Friesian, Romanian Spotted and Brown breeds....

La Confederación Nacional de Agrupaciones de Comerciantes de Centros de Abasto (CONACCA) y el instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)  firmaron  un convenio de cooperación para facilitar la comercialización en los centros de abasto de México. El presidente del Comité Ejecutivo de la CONACCA, Arturo Salvador Fernández, la Representante...

This brochure presents eight case studies showcasing the role of European farming families as resilient, rural entrepreneurs in the context of the UN International year of Family Farming (IYFF) (2014). It is clear within the IYFF that family farming as a global political objective refers to a sub-set of family-owned...

This course will help you gain a clear understanding of why it is important to take into account gender and social issues when dealing with land tenure, and what actions must be adopted so that women and men from different social groups can equally participate in and benefit from land...

Various studies have shown fluctuations in the yields of organic farms. Yields vary a lot more than in conventional farming depending on regions, systems, management practices, particular crop types and growing conditions.

La “Cooperativa de Produtores de Café Especial de Boa Esperança” es una cooperativa de pequeños productores de comercio justo de Brasil. Su Gerente, André Luiz Reis, además, es el actual presidente de BRFAIR, “Associação das Organizações de Produtores Fairtrade do Brasil”, la coordinadora de pequeños productores de comercio justo socia...

La Ruche Qui Dit Oui was set up in 2010 in France to provide a web platform for farmers, producers and consumers who want to buy and sell agricultural produce. La Ruche Qui Dit Oui means “The beehive that says yes” which is what the system (or beehive) aims to...

After last spring’s record rainfall in Southeast Europe, Serbia watched historic floods submerge towns and overrun the countryside. Rural villages and farms took the brunt of the impact, as high water and landslides drowned livestock, destroyed crop seed and animal feed supplies, and washed away newly sown fields along with...

Is quality one aspect of sustainability or is quality an all-encompassing term? This dossier provides a contemporary, holistic concept for the assessment of food quality and highlights the differences between organic and conventional food based on selected aspects of sustainability and various examples. The expectations regarding organic food are high: organic...

The International Year of Family Farming, launched under the auspices of the United Nations in 2014, has underscored the important role played by small agricultural holdings in « feeding the World and Europe ». 2014 was also the year when the new CAP  was implemented, coinciding with a newly elected...

Connu sous le nom de Mata Masu Dubara au Niger, le modèle AVEC (association villageoise d’épargne et de crédit) a été repris et développé au Bénin. Les associations villageoises ont pour mission de servir les plus pauvres dont les femmes rurales, ceux dont les revenus sont irréguliers et moins fiables...

La capital paraguaya vuelve la vista hacia el campo con un proyecto de huertas urbanas en terrenos vacíos de la ciudad, una iniciativa que, según sus organizadores, quiere valorar el trabajo agrícola y recuperar los espacios públicos. La llamada "huerta piloto" de este plan, ubicada en Lambaré, en el Gran Asunción,...

One of the impacts of climate change is an increase in the incidence, severity and unpredictability of natural disasters. This e-learning course explains how livelihoods and tenure rights are affected by natural disasters, and illustrates how responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests can support a disaster management...

The SWSR will constitute the reference document on the status of global soil resources with a strong regional assessment on soil change. The information is based on peer-reviewed scientific literature, complemented with expert knowledge and reliable project outputs (mainly FAO ones). It provides a description and a ranking of ten...

The FAO Regional Initiative, “Renewed Partnership to End Hunger in Africa by 2025”, seeks to assist countries in strengthening their efforts and capacity to deliver programmes that contribute to eradicating hunger. It aims to add value to ongoing work at country level by sharpening the programmatic focus on food security...

The history of the farm begins immediately after the Revolution, when Sándor Kálmán claimed the land belonging to his family, which was collectivized at that time. “I received back 7.5 hectares, and in 1991, I bought the first tractor. It was then when I started working in agriculture. I was...

For decades, policymakers and development practitioners have debated benefits and threats of property rights formalization and private versus customary tenure systems. This paper provides insights into the challenges in understanding and empirically analyzing the relationship between tenure systems and agricultural investment, and formulates policy advice that can support land tenure...

Con el propósito de examinar, difundir, visibilizar y aprender de las buenas prácticas y experiencias de distintos grupos de base comunitaria en materia de gestión de territorio y gobernanza forestal, fue inaugurado el Taller Internacional sobre “Gestión del Territorio, Gobernanza Forestal y Vinculación con Mercado por Comunidades y Pequeños Productores”:...

Speaking at the pre-ICAE (International Conference of Agricultural Economists) event organized by the European Commission, the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) and the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC), on 7 August, at the Expo Milano 2015, Dr. Mahmoud El Solh, Director General of ICARDA, presented innovative techniques for enhancing...