This book distils lessons learned about integrating gender equality into agricultural development initiatives in Africa, with case studies of efforts at all levels, from households to national government. The authors start from the premise that empowered women and men are better, more successful farmers who can make the most of the...

Access to agricultural information is vital for improving food security at the village level. This study accessed the agricultural information needs of women farmers in Nkonkobe Municipality of the Amathole District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Data was obtained from 118 households. The women farmers were identified from four villages...

Ce projet vise l’amélioration des conditions de vie de quatre cents  femmes rurales et de leurs familles, choisies parmi celles déjà actives dans la transformation de l’arachide en pâte et/ou huile et la transformation du riz en diverses brisures au niveau de différentes commissions féminines . Pour ce faire , l’action vise...

Este documento forma parte del denominado “Panorama de la alimentación escolar y posibilidades de compra directa de la agricultura familiar en países de América Latina”, realizado en el marco del Proyecto fortalecimiento de los programas de alimentación escolar en el contexto de la iniciativa América Latina y Caribe sin hambre...

Con fecha 25 de Febrero de 2013 se suscribió un Acuerdo Marco de Cooperación entre el Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP) y el Programa FIDAMERCOSUR CLAEH entre cuyos propósitos se señalaba “Apoyar distintos ámbitos de Gestión con el objeto de favorecer el desarrollo de las capacidades de las organizaciones campesinas...

The role of women in Irish agriculture has traditionally been understated due to the predominance of male farm owners and the preference to transfer farmland to a son or other male relative. A previous EU study into aspects of gender and agriculture across six European countries strongly indicates that the...

About 70–80 percent of all those actors involved in fish farming worldwide are considered small-scale. The small-scale aquaculture (SSA) sector, is recognized as making an important contribution to food security, poverty alleviation and socio- economic development. However, assessing its contribution in a systematic way has been an uphill task. An...

El presente documento busca recoger la experiencia de las Cajas Urbanas en Honduras, dando el protagonismo a sus principales impulsoras, las mujeres, quienes, a través de la riqueza de testimonios, describen el proceso. El trabajo, además, muestra de forma inicial el contexto y la realidad local a la que ellas...

Los cálculos más conservadores sostienen que el pequeño agricultor pierde por lo menos el 30 por ciento de su maíz o su frijol cuando los almacena de forma inadecuada. En muchos casos, las perdidas suelen ser mayores. Almacenar de forma inadecuada puede obedecer a por lo menos tres factores que...

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...

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,...

Gender inequalities and discrimination are the major causes of persistent food and nutrition insecurity in the Asia-Pacific region. Sustained efforts to support gender equality are needed to achieve food and nutrition security.

ICARDA is pleased to share the scaling out of some important research outcomes and their impacts in 2013. For example, the innovative adaptation of raised bed machines to small-scale farming – developed with farmers and private sector in Sharkia province in Egypt – delivers a 24% saving in irrigation water...

Afin de promouvoir la participation des femmes à la mise en œuvre des activités du projet de Relance des cultures Vivrières et du petit Élevage dans les Savanes (PREVES), et favoriser leur intégration dans les instances de décisions de leur communauté,  l’Unité de Coordination et de Gestion  du PREVES, en...

La reflexión sobre la situación de las mujeres rurales y concretamente sobre el papel institucional que AVSF debe jugar con respecto a esta temática, comienza a producirse como consecuencia de dos situaciones. Por un lado, por las dificultades para abordar las necesidades específicas de las mujeres rurales en un contexto...

 Description de l’initiative et des effets du PADER-BGN, un projet initié en octobre 2004 et  mis en œuvre en Guinée dans deux régions administratives (Boké et Kindia), cinq préfectures (Boffa, Boké, Fria, Dubréka et Télimelé) et 26 Communes Rurales. Par cette initiative de multiplication et de diffusion de semences de riz,...

This study examines the factors that drive technology utilisation, learning and transfer among women farmers in Nigeria. It assesses both modern and indigenous technologies used in farming activities. Three states were purposively selected from the six that comprise the South West geopolitical zone of the country. Structured questionnaire was administered...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

This issue of Caravan presents some successes of the collaboration of scientists and other stakeholders from ICARDA and national partners, where participatory research with local communities and women’s groups in particular, has reaped a range of benefits through an integrated systems approach. These examples demonstrate a path forward for sustainably...

This paper uses a rich dataset from a survey undertaken by the Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in 2009 in eight woredas in seven regions of Ethiopia with a sample of 1,117 households and 73 agricultural cooperatives. Using descriptive statistics and econometric analysis...