Desde la década del 90 se asiste a cambios en la agricultura local inmersa en un contexto político y macroeconómico de corte neoliberal. Las estrategias de los agricultores que en el pasado permitían la continuidad de la mayor parte de las explotaciones en la región, se quiebran, incrementándose los riesgos...

The main objective of this study is to support the efforts put forth by small-scale producers in Central America (CA) to penetrate the Japanese market for products that are produced in socially and/or environmentally responsible manners. This report therefore analyzes the current trends and future prospects of the Japanese market...

La producción de almidón agrio de yuca en el departamento del Cauca está conformada por un complejo sistema de agroempresas procesadoras, agricultores, intermediarios, empresas fabricadoras de equipos y organizaciones que prestan servicios de apoyo. Los recursos locales como el saber-hacer, las redes de actores, el producto, las acciones colectivas, las...

The Paper is intended to set out a strategic vision as an overarching guide for the future policies, plans, and programmes of GIAHS – a unique and innovative initiative to advance the goals of sustainable management of the ecosystems and enhancing human well-being.

Axé autour de 18 études de cas réalisées sur les cinq continents, cet ensemble complet de travaux de recherche revient sur la diversité et le développement des formes familiales de production agricole. Tous les thèmes essentiels y sont abordés, de la sécurité alimentaire et des liens aux marchés aux stratégies...

Theodor Friedrich, Agricultural and Food Engineering Technologies Service, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy discusses the use of herbicides in no-till farming

Los autores estudian la evolución de la pequeña agricultura chilota en el transcurso de los cincuenta últimos años, en base al análisis de estudios anteriores y de una encuesta realizada en 2003 / 2004 por dos de ellos. La salmonicultura iniciada en los años 80 y la labor promocional del...

This paper is taking a look at some of the most important resources required for agricultural food production. The limitations are shown and possible solutions to overcome the limitations through conservation agriculture are explained.

"Los artículos contenidos en este número de LEISA describen algunas de las estrategias seguidas por productores de todo el continente para transformar sus formas de producción al mismo tiempo que buscan un mejor impacto en la economía familiar. Como resalta Teobaldo Pinzás en el Editorial de este número, lo que...

This publication reflects the outcome of an ambitious initiative to identify instances of exemplary forest management in the region and examine the core components of high quality forest management in an effort to illustrate good forest management to a wide audience and encourage others to take up some of the...

This Soils Bulletin concentrates on the organic matter dynamics of cropping soils and discusses the circumstances that deplete organic matter and their negative outcomes. It then moves on to more proactive solutions. It reviews a “basket” of practices in order to show how they can increase organic matter content and...

"En los ecosistemas la energía solar es capturada por los vegetales y transformada, a través de la fotosíntesis, en biomasa. El hombre ha podido usar esta energía, transformándola en biomasa útil para su subsistencia y desarrollo, dando así origen a la agricultura. Para ello, los pequeños agricultores se han basado...

The rural movements that have developed in Europe over the last 30 years represent an organised approach to providing a network and voice for rural areas, their people and the many organisations working for rural development. Faced with many threats of rural decline, centralising policy, globalisation of markets and European...

All over the world, the pressure to conserve ecosystems and their resources has been steadily rising. This has, in turn, led to conflicts between conservation imperatives and the livelihoods’ needs of the communities that interact with these ecosystems. An example of the impasse that such a state of opposition can...

Since Sri Lanka’s independence in 1948, social welfare for the country’s fishing populations has been the responsibility of successive governments. During the latter half of the last millennium, the State has been channelling huge amounts of public funds into a number of social welfare and social security measures. However, the...

Le secteur agricole des pays du Maghreb est caractérisé par des petites et moyennes exploitations agricoles qui de part leur nombre (plus de 3 millions) et leur diversité (élevage, céréaliculture mais aussi légumes, fruits, oléiculture, phœnicoptéridé), constituent des acteurs importants dans le développement et le fonctionnement du secteur agricole. Cependant,...

Cet Agrodok se concentre sur la fabrication et l’utilisation du compost. Le Chapitre 8 décrit une recette pour la fabrication de fumier liquide et des extraits de compost. Il s’agit ici des engrais organiques facilement réalisés pour un apport rapide des substances nutritives aux plantes. Bokashi constitue un autre type...

Farming couple Anu and Esa Immonen run Esa's family estate in Nilsiä in the province of Savo, a good 400 km north of Helsinki. These are the northernmost farmed areas in the world. The crops that grow in these latitudes comprise a small selection of cereals, vegetables, berries and grass...

This is the 11th Dimitra newsletter. Our last edition was replaced by the distribution of the Dimitra CD-ROM. Many of you took time to return the short survey we enclosed with it and we would like to thank you for this valuable feedback. We have also received numerous messages telling...

Proceedings of the International Seminar “The role and importance of integrated soil and water management for orchard development” This publication discusses the role and importance of integrated soil and water management in orchards and it is intended to highlight the better use of resources. This publication will contribute to raising awareness...