Cairo, 16 October 2016: The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrated the World Food Day 2016 under the theme “Climate is Changing. Food and Agriculture must too.” The highlight of this year’s celebrations was on the critical relationship...

A group of farmers, a university and an advisory centre in Latvia have set up a project called Herbivorous Project. Through the exchange of knowledge in the livestock sector between farmers and scientists, the project aims to promote a cost-effective and competitive method of livestock farming whilst improving quality and...

This edition of the ENRD’s EU Rural Review focuses on the contribution that rural areas can and do make to some of the most pressing challenges facing Europe today. It also examines in detail some of the new policy tools and opportunities that can be used to optimise the positive...

Camu Camu: Frutos

Los Hongos Formadores de Micorrizas Arbusculares (HFMA) son hongos que se asocian al 80 % de las plantas terrestres incluyendo muchas de sistemas agrícolas. Estos hongos son simbiontes obligados y siempre necesitan de la raíz de una planta para poder propagarse y completar su ciclo de vida. En este estudio...

Family farms play an important role in the European countryside, yet their number is steadily declining. This raises the question of what conveys resilience to family farms, i.e. the ability to persist over the long-term through buffering shocks and adapting to change. Within the current approaches to farm resilience, we...

Organic farming could provide ample food for the whole human population, while causing less pollution and fewer health problems than conventional agriculture, according to a team of American scientists.

Small ruminants, such as sheep and goats, play a significant role in the global livestock sector, particularly within developing countries where they are critical for livelihoods and food security. Sheep and goats have a direct impact on the economy and well-being of the population. However, the presence of infectious diseases...

Las mujeres vinculadas a los sectores pesquero y acuícola cumplen roles de suma importancia en ellos. En la actividad pesquera desempeñan diversos oficios a lo largo de la cadena de valor, al estar involucradas en la preparación de las artes, en las capturas, la recepción de productos, procesamiento, comercialización, etc....

Organized by the Regional Development Agency in Kukes, the “Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Fair” took place on the 21st of December, 2016, at hotel “Gjallica” in Kukes, Albania. The Fair was organized in cooperation with the Kukes Regional Council and in partnership with the Municipality of Dragash from Kosovo*. The main goal of...

The Government of Tanzania through the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development and livestock industry stakeholders developed a National Livestock Policy (NLP) of 2006 that availed opportunities and challenges for accelerating the growth and contribution of the livestock industry to poverty reduction and the national economy by making more optimal...

François Meienberg has worked for the Berne Declaration since 1991, with a focus on access and benefit sharing (ABS), intellectual property rights, and agriculture. In this interview, Mr Meienberg reflects on the implementation of the ABS system so far.

Colombia is one of the largest cape gooseberry producers in the world. The production of cape goosberry has been reduced due to the pathogenic fungi Fusarium oxisporum. The effective control of vascular wilt caused by this fungi increases the production cost and has made the crop unsustainable. The Arbuscular Mycorrhizal...

Los programas de Agricultura Urbana y Periurbana AUP, han sido impulsadas para promover el desarrollo económico de las poblaciones pobres, la superación de de ciencias nutricionales, la adecuación de tecnologías adaptadas para la producción agrícola en espacios reducidos (Gonzáles, 2017) y el cambio cultural, (Rodríguez, 2017). Corpoica cuenta con módulos...

Municipal support to the development of urban agriculture in Amman started in 2007, when the Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) of the American University in Beirut, Lebanon supported by the RUAF Foundation (the international network of Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food security) conducted an exploratory study on urban agriculture in Amman....

This issue of Farming Matters illustrates how the collective creation of knowledge lies at the heart of agroecology rooted in family farming. It presents stories of farmers, scientists, urban citizens, government officials, NGOs, and others who have jointly created agroecological solutions that are suited to their own, local contexts. The magazine presents inspiring examples from Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Iran,...

Ethiopia is facing a massive drought and food insecurity crisis. The impact of failed rains and droughts have been worsened by the 2015 El Niño, which itself has been supercharged by climate change. Urgent humanitarian action is needed to support millions of people who have lost food, water and livelihoods....

Association of private farming of the Czech Republic organized an International Conference on family farms and Common Agricultural Policy of EU. The event was held in Brno on 4 - 6th of April 2016. 10 European countries attended the conference. Herewith volume 6. Presentation of Hungary

La afectación de los recursos naturales en la región Caribe, ha tenido un fuerte impacto negativo sobre la producción y la productividad de los principales sistemas de producción agropecuarios. El contenido de este folleto resume de manera didáctica la importancia de implementar los sistemas silvopastoriles como alternativa en el sector...

El presente documento se preparó con el fin de proveer información básica departamental sobre el desempeño sectorial, sus vínculos con la orientación de la ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación y las demandas del sector sobre conocimiento técnico para focalizar la inversión pública, articular capacidades, superar problemas productivos, mejorar la...