Small-scale agroecological and organic farming systems require appropriate machinery and technologies, and a change of paradigm in the way they are conceived, produced, sold and patented. The mainstream agricultural model has led to machines that are getting increasingly bigger and more expensive and complicated, and thus inaccessible for many farmers...

n the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, aquaculture is an active and growing sector which plays a major role in achieving food security, employment and economic development while reducing the dependence on often overexploited wild stocks. According to some national aquaculture strategies, the production in Mediterranean and Black Sea riparian...

Cabo Verde is suffering a severe process of desertification, intensified by climate changes and hazards, such as drought. In the year 2017, there was almost no rain in the country. Most of the livestock become at risk and farmers depending on rain-fed agriculture lost most of its production. Thus, Government...

Video introduction Tam Viet Farm, produced by ALiSEA

In Cambodia, small-scale farmers are facing the issue of low economic returns from their rice farming because of low productivity and high input costs. The system of rice intensification (SRI) allows farmers to use less inputs. In dry areas, SRI could result in an average yield of 3.6 tonnes/ha, while...

There are many reasons for Pacific farmers to get involved in producing breadfruit: it is highly nutritious; it can be used as an import substitute for wheat, rice, and potatoes; there are untapped export markets; it is natural disaster and climate change resilient; and there is an expanding body of...

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...

Objetivos de la reunión El DRANIBA ofrecerá un espacio intersectorial de intercambio y discusión que permita abordar los temas de producción sostenible en los sectores agropecuario, forestal y pesquero con integración de criterios que contribuyan al uso sostenible, conservación, restauración y preservación de la biodiversidad en la región. Para esto: Se revisarán las...

One of the main problems of the páramo ecosystem (altitudinal belt of the tropical mountain between 3,000m and 4,000m) is conventional potato production. The use of agrochemicals in food production is degrading the ecosystem and polluting the water that reach more than 8 million inhabitants of the city of Bogotá, capital city...

La secretaría de Fontagro (Mecanismo de Cooperación entre países de América Latina y el Caribe y España) realizó un boletín donde presenta las actividades realizadas durante los primeros meses del año, con información sobre novedades y plataformas cofinanciadas, que está dedicado especialmente a Agricultura Familiar.  

This study provides a comparative analysis of global agricultural policies aimed at drawing lessons for the future of the CAP. Against the background of the main trends in agricultural support as well as recent changes and new initiatives in global agricultural policies, an in depth analysis is made of selected...

Fruit and vegetable production in the Pacific is generally highly seasonal, with very little production of many crops during the hot, wet-season months. This often pushes prices up dramatically and for farmers who take the step into off-season production, it can be highly profitable. Off-season production is rarely about only...

Con el acompañamiento técnico de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) se realiza en la ciudad de Guatemala el Seminario sobre Gobernanza de la Tenencia de la Tierra y Perspectivas Productivas para el país.    Esta actividad constituye un punto de partida que permita conocer,...

Agritourism offers farmers the possibility of diversifying and generating additional income through on-farm touristic activities in order to help supplementing their low agricultural income. This helps to maintain the viability of active farms and rural communities. The more general understanding of agritourism states that agritourism activities support and promote agricultural...

Em Cabo Verde, a Lagarta do Cartucho-do-milho (FAW) foi observada pela primeira vez em abril de 2017 e, até o momento, todas as ilhas agrícolas têm sido afetadas. Na ausência de medidas atenuantes, as perdas podem atingir 50% da produção anual estimada em 5.200 toneladas, no valor de 2,6 milhões...

Serbia has a dynamic horticulture industry. But with increased competition from the European Union, Serbian producers need to find ways to get an edge in the market, both at home and abroad. Recently the country’s renowned Oblačinka from Oblačina sour cherry and Arilje raspberry received geographical indication (GI) status in line...

O artigo analisa o papel da Reunião Especializada sobre Agricultura Familiar (REAF) na difusão de políticas públicas no âmbito do Mercosul. O foco volta-se à produção de convergência entre as ideias e os instrumentos de compras públicas de alimentos da agricultura familiar entre Brasil, Argentina, Paraguai e Uruguai. A pesquisa...

Terre et Paix is an EU funded project which has been implemented since February 2015 by the Italian NGO COSPE in partnership with the three national farmers’ platforms of Senegal, Mali and Niger, (CNCR, CNOP and PFPN), under the auspices of ROPPA (Réseau des organisations paysannes et de producteurs de...

It may seem obvious that seeds are where most crops come from, yet much agricultural work in the Pacific had focused on the end product, and ignored these small, but essential components. Timor Leste is still the only country in the region to have a national seeds programme, and while...

You can make mulch from any locally available, dry plant material such as grass, or straw. Mulching is easy. And above all, it helps to save you water, time and labour whilst at the same enriching your soil and giving you a better harvest.