Este documento presenta un reflexión y análisis comparativo entre las mujeres del medio rural español y las mujeres latinoamericanas, en relación a sus necesidades en términos de derechos, la descripción de su rol como mano de obra en la agricultura familiar, su participación e igualdad de oportunidades en el sistema,...

Durante los días 10 y 11 de noviembre de 2014, en el marco de las actividades del AIAF-2014, coincidiendo con la Conferencia de Mujeres Rurales y la I Reunión Ministerial sobre Agricultura Familiar de la CELAC, los representantes de los 16 Comités Nacionales de Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,...

El número 5 de Revista Eutopía, correspondiente a agosto de 2014, contiene: El género y la etnicidad como barreras para el desarrollo: Mujeres indígenas, acceso a recursos en Ecuador en perspectiva latinoamericana Los factores exógenos y los procesos territoriales en la transformación del panorama ocupacional en Yucatán Mujeres y autogobierno en un territorio...

Approximately 2,000 participants received training under the project for Harmonized Support for Agriculture Development (HSAD). The project is a research for development initiative that aims to improve the competitiveness of selected Iraqi agricultural/ agribusiness value chains and raise incomes. Trainings reflected the main objects of the HSAD project: improving extension,...

Interviewed onsite at The Economist Feeding the World Summit 2014, Rose Akaki tells Farming First the key challenges faced by female farmers in Uganda and offers her recommendations for improving agriculture in her country.

As part of our larger strategy to adapt smallholders in drylands to climate change, ICARDA’s science has sharpened its focus on producing more with less in irrigated and agropastoral systems, and sustainably intensifying cereal-based rain-fed production systems through research platforms in Egypt, Ethiopia and Morocco.

Asia and the Pacific is a very socially, culturally and economically diverse region. Trade liberalization and foreign investments have contributed to rapid economic, human capital and agricultural growth, and decreased price distortions. However, the benefits have been unevenly shared among and within countries and between men and women. Export-oriented policies...

Documento que reune los aspectos principales del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar y el papel del FIDA dentro de este.  

El sector agropecuario es uno de los motores de crecimiento de la economía del país. El desempeño del sector depende de los bienes y servicios que se entregan a los productores y demás actores de las cadenas de valor que participan en los procesos de producción y agregación de valor....

Farmers in the region on Monday welcomed the attention being placed on family farming, but cautioned against the absence of women and youth, shifting goalposts and ignoring cultural elements in the development of policy for the sub-sector. The advice was provided from the floor at a seminar titled ‘Caribbean Agricultural Transformation:...

El riesgo que representan los efectos del cambio climático no sólo tiene que ver con pérdidas económicas. En lo particular y de manera muy alarmante, los efectos del cambio climático también tienen el potencial de agravar las desigualdades de género. Reconociendo este hecho y con el ánimo de brindar pautas...

Marcela Villarreal, la directora de la Oficina de Comunicaciones, Asociaciones y Promoción de la FAO, nos explica porque la agricultura familiar es tan esencial para las comunidades por todo el mundo y los objetivos de FAO durante el año

Smallholder agriculture in many developing countries has remained largely self-financed. However, improved productivity for attaining greater food security requires better access to institutional credit. Past efforts to extend institutional credit to smaller farmers has failed for several reasons, including subsidized operation of government-aided credit schemes. Thus, recent efforts to expand...

Esta Guía básica para la formación de Cajas Urbanas: Las manos de todos a la obra es un esfuerzo por recoger, por un lado, las innovaciones y los hallazgos de las Cajas Urbanas  formadas en las zonas periurbanas de Honduras durante el año 2011 y darlas a conocer a un...

The IYFF-2014’ National Committee in Gambia promotes collaboration and knowledge sharing in the West African region    

The Women’s Rights to Sustainable Livelihoods project (2012 - 2015) is an innovative four-year intervention designed by ActionAid International and funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It aims to pilot practical solutions to promote sustainable livelihoods and reduce the unpaid care work of women smallholder farmers. The project...

La Asociación Coordinadora Nacional de Pequeños Productores de Comercio Justo de Costa Rica y Panamá(CNCJ-CR-P); nació en Asamblea General Constitutiva, celebrada en Santa Rosa de Santo Domingo de Heredia, el día 27 de Marzo de 2009. La Coordinadora Nacional de Comercio Justo de Costa Rica y Panamá ha sido creada para...

This  issue of Caravan – a collaborative effort with the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems – focuses on gender related research being undertaken by ICARDA and national and CGIAR research partners across the world's dry areas, reflecting on experience and insights from Morocco to South Asia and beyond. Articles...

Asia and the Pacific is a very socially, culturally and economically diverse region. Family farming remains the predominant form of agriculture in Asia and the Pacific. Family enterprises in agriculture, forestry and fishery production play key roles in food security, local economies, sustainable use of natural resources, and climate change...

This paper explores the situation of women left behind in villages when men out-migrate for work and what it implies for gender relations in rural China. It is based on questionnaire survey data that covers 400 left-behind women and extensive interviews in 10 rural communities. It reveals how the women...