El Instituto de Provisión de Alimentos (Proalimentos), entidad adscrita al Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca (MAGAP), benefició a 108 familias productoras con la compra de 1.002.536,25 unidades de naranja, por 80.202,84 dólares. Los pequeños productores de los cantones Flavio Alfaro, Junín, Santa Ana, Jipijapa y Bolívar entregarán 13.367,15 gavetas con...

The definition of family farm varies across countries and contexts. We reviewed 36 definitions and uses of the term “family farm” by academics, government and civil society organisations that describe the characteristics that make family farms unique. After reviewing these concepts we conclude that the majority of definitions recognize the...

This research report is the first piece of research being conducted in Zimbabwe by the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB). It follows on from initial engagements with Zimbabwean civil society organisations (CSOs) regarding seed policy and is a preliminary scan for orientation and the identification of possible areas for further...

Seed can be an important entry point for promoting productivity, nutrition and resilience among smallholder farmers. While investments have primarily focused on strengthening the formal sector, this article documents the degree to which the informal sector remains the core for seed acquisition, especially in Africa. Conclusions drawn from a uniquely...

Since 1945, FAO and the Government of the Philippines have demonstrated a strong commitment to working together towards the eradication of hunger and poverty. FAO established a representation in the country in 1978 and continues to support the Government’s priorities for agriculture, fisheries, forestry and rural development, including nutrition. Recent...

En el 2015, los estudiantes de 76 escuelas de los departamentos de Ahuachapán, Sonsonate y Usulután, en El Salvador, cuentan con un refuerzo en su refrigerio escolar a partir de la compra de frutas y hortalizas de productores locales.  Entre los productos que se adquieren están: plátano, tomate, cebolla, yuca, banana,...

The diversity of agriculture in the world reflects the immense variety of societies and natural environments on the planet. Indeed, agricultural systems range from various types of shifting slash-and-burn practices – sometimes very similar to those of the first sedentary human groups – to quasi-automated agricultures in some regions of...

Forests are home to 1.3 billion people, they have to cater to the multiple needs for local goods (access to income, food, clean water, wood energy, construction materials, fertile soils, medicinal and cosmetic products, and recreation) and global goods (climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, hydrological and mineral cycles). Reconciling competing...

El esfuerzo y dedicación de 52 familias integrantes de una asociación, permitieron que la misma sea identificada por el Instituto de Provisión de Alimentos (Proalimentos) para la compra de fresa a ser incluida en la alimentación de 4.533 estudiantes del Azuay. La presente nota refleja la perseverancia y esfuerzo diario de Nancy...

Au Rwanda, il devient de plus en plus difficile de prévoir le temps, et les agriculteurs perdent environ 40 % de leur production. Des centres d’activité aident maintenant les agriculteurs à s’adapter aux effets du changement climatique. Ils y stockent leurs récoltes en toute sécurité pour les mettre ensuite sur...

Forms of agroecological transformation are already happening. But more must be done to bring examples to light, and to garner the political support that agroecology deserves and needs.

The current challenges to agriculture posed by food insecurity and climate change are serious. There is a paradox of increased food production and growing hunger in the world. The global food production system is broken as we are destroying the very base of agriculture with unsustainable practices. Conventional agriculture has...

Esta edición del boletín incluye: Entrevista: Entrevista a Michely Vega León Investigadora del Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentales en Agricultura Tropical “Alejandro de Humboldt” (INIFAT). Observatorio de Agricultura Familiar: Sistemas Participativos de Garantía: Facilitando el acceso a mercados a partir de iniciativas locales de certificación orgánica. Buenas prácticas: Inocuidad de los alimentos y su...

En el transcurso de la quinta Conferencia Internacional organizada por el Foro Rural Mundial (Derio, 21-23 de septiembre de 2015), los representantes de los Comités Nacionales de Agricultura Familiar se reunieron con el objetivo de compartir sus experiencias en las siguientes temáticas : la definición de los objetivos de los...

Au Mali, la plupart des jeunes ruraux quittent leurs villages pour essayer de trouver du travail en ville. Les seuls qui restent sont les personnes âgées et les enfants, qui ont bien du mal à produire suffisamment pour se nourrir. Aujourd'hui, des jeunes comme Diallo Haroun reviennent pour un nouveau...

How many households keep livestock in rural and urban areas? What are their major production and husbandry practices, and their constraints to increase livestock productivity? This infographic presents an analysis of one of the largest datasets on livestock at household level available throughout sub-Saharan Africa: the Uganda 2011/12 National Panel...

Агробиоразнообразие – понятие, включающее все компоненты биоразнообразия, имеющие отношение к продовольствию и сельскому хозяйству, состоящий из многообразие животных, растений и микроорганизмов на генетическом, видовом и экосистемном уровне, без которых невозможно обеспечить устойчивость основных функций агроэкосистем, её структуры и процессов. Продовольственный суверенитет является одной из центральных проблем в системе национальной безопасности,...

El ministerio de Agricultura (Minagri) informó hoy que el Gobierno emitirá un Decreto de Necesidad y Urgencia (DNU) que fijará que todos los pagos por derecho de propiedad deben realizarse en la semilla.  Además, se creará un registro de uso propio que determinará qué porción de la semilla no fiscalizada es...

Climate change assessments are based on predictions, or - more accurately - projections of future conditions of temperature and precipitation in a given area. These projections are generated by very complex models, Global Circulation Models (or GCMs). There are three major hurdles in interpreting correctly the results from these models:...

This publication contributes to the articulation of the sectors involved with school feeding, in the search for alternatives for the institutionalization and strengthening of school feeding policies in the countries and in the long term contribute to the human right to food and to sustainable human development.