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 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...

Zimbabwe’s Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) initiated from 2000 extensively redistributed land, mainly to peasants and working peoples (see Moyo 2011c) and, in doing so, unravelled the labour reserve economy created over a century of settler-colonial agrarian capitalism. This change has created a broader range of prospects for progressive...

El siguiente trabajo pretende contribuir a la discusión actual sobre agricultura familiar. Este tipo de producción ha sido materia de infinidad de análisis y tiene, en la actualidad de las políticas orientadas al desarrollo rural en Argentina, una gran relevancia. En el último tiempo ha habido en ellas un viraje que,...

Les quatre témoignages présentés ici de paysans bio en AMAP (maraîchers, éleveuse, boulangère), montrent l’intérêt pour chacun d’être partenaire en AMAP : cela sécurise les producteurs en garantissant les débouchés, leur permet de parler de leur métier et d’être en contact régulier avec les acheteurs. Avoir le profil d’un paysan, c’est...

As famílias rurais que vivem no Semiárido brasileiro, em geral, têm sua dieta alimentar afetada tanto no aspecto da quantidade quanto no da qualidade, em decorrência principalmente da irregularidade das chuvas. Em anos de grandes secas, a situação é ainda mais preocupante, pois a pouca água acumulada nos barreiros, açudes...

Plusieurs parcours illustrent combien le partenariat en AMAP constitue un atout majeur pour s’installer à travers les garanties permises par les contrats avec les amapiens, l’avantage de bénéficier d’une avance en trésorerie, une sécurité de revenu et le soutien d’un collectif organisé. Grâce à la coordination de la FAMAPP, Terre de...

One direct way in which agricultural input subsidies can provide social protection to the poor is by targeting the poor with very high subsidies to ensure that they are able to access inputs. Although the Malawi Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (MAISP) generally targets resource-poor households, the targeting guidelines also accord...

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Las imágenes pertenecen al 1er curso de formación de agentes de desarrollo rural realizado entre los meses de Abril y Mayo de 2013 con jóvenes de la región centro del país. El Curso de Formación de Agentes de Desarrollo Rural está dirigido a jóvenes de organizaciones de la Agricultura Familiar...

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...

le rapport de situation s’intéresse aux exploitations paysannes familiales, lesquelles constituent encore et toujours la forme d’exploitation habituelle même si elles sont confrontées à divers problèmes. C’est pourquoi l’ONU a déclaré 2014 «Année internationale de l’agriculture familiale». Les petites et moyennes exploitations familiales produisent 70% de toutes les denrées alimentaires...

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...

Une des questions est celle des connaissances dont on dispose sur le travail, les conditions de son exercice, et ses évolutions au sein des TPE/TPI. Quelles sont les évolutions du travail dans différents secteurs d'activité à l'échelle des territoires ? Cette communication vise à apporter des éléments sur le travail...

Corpoica a través del componente fitosanitario del proyecto de ola invernal en el Caribe seco, ejecutado desde el C.I. Caribia, además de realizar el diagnóstico de la situación sanitaria de los cultivos de mayor importancia afectados durante esa temporada invernal, se trazó como meta el acopio de información técnica y...

Today, while many models like this still exist, there are also some CSAs that have abandoned entirely the notion of sharing the risk. In crowded markets like the San Francisco Bay Area, farms like Full Belly Farm and Capay Organic allow members to join for as little as one month....

El maíz y la soya, además de integrar la dieta de la alimentación humana se utiliza como materia prima en la elaboración de alimentos balanceados para animales, en particular en aves y cerdos. Con el propósito de reubicar las fuentes de producción, procesamiento, aprovechamiento y acceso a los mercados tanto...

En el norte del Valle del Cauca el cultivo de maracuyá amarillo ha presentado diferentes problemas fitosanitarios; algunos de estos continúan vigentes después de la temporada de lluvias excesivas que generó el Fenómeno de La Niña y que afectó el suroccidente colombiano durante el segundo semestre de 2010 y primer...

Sustainability assessment oriented to improve current systems and practices is urgently needed, particularly in the context of small farmer natural resource management systems (NRMS). Unfortunately, social-ecological systems (SES) theory, sustainability evaluation frameworks, and assessment methods are still foreign not only to farmers but to many researchers, students, NGOs, policy makers/operators,...

Cocoa cultivation is generally considered to foster deforestation. Contrary to this view, in the forest–savannah interface area in Cameroon, farmers have planted cocoa agroforestry systems on Imperata cylindrica grasslands, a soil-climate zone generally considered unsuitable for cocoa cultivation. We undertook a survey to understand the agricultural and ecological bases of this innovation....