Ownership of assets is important for poverty alleviation, and women’s control of assets is associated with positive development outcomes at the household and individual levels. This research was undertaken to provide guidance for agricultural development programs on how to incorporate gender and assets in the design, implementation, and evaluation of...

Las zonas rurales andinas de América del Sur son el hogar de las etnias ancestrales nativas como quechuas y aymaras y Huancas. Estos custodios del patrimonio cultural andina, a través de su biodiversidad en los cultivos y el conocimiento local, demuestran que las tecnologías antiguas pueden contribuir a la reducción...

Los Boletines Informativos de Proyectos (BIP) tienen como propósito fortalecer la comunicación y procesos de información con todos nuestros socios y contrapartes, así como con organizaciones e instituciones públicas y privadas, dando a conocer proyectos y detalles referidos a avances en su implementación y los resultados alcanzados. En esta ocasión,...

El boletín, correspondiente al segundo trimestre del año 2015, da a conocer las actividades más importantes llevadas a cabo por la Representación de FAO en Ecuador durante los meses de abril, mayo y junio. En el documento se destaca el evento de lanzamieno del Programa de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional...

This article provides an introduction to the topic of stakeholder involvement in rural development policy and sets the scene for the rest of this EU Rural Review. It clarifies the importance of stakeholder involvement and how and why the EU is prepared to invest so much to support it. It...

Success stories from the FAO Food Security through Commercialization of Agriculture (FSCA) Programme funded by the Italian Development Cooperation in Eastern Africa. Supporting market oriented production and value addition. Facilitating business linkages and access to fair markets. Promoting efficiency and professionalization of value chain actors.

Este artículo informa que podemos apoyar a las mujeres campesinas de América Latina con los medios que tenemos a nuestro alcance difundiendo 5 propuestas muy concretas ante la COP21 que se celebrará en 2015 en París (Francia) donde los líderes mundiales se reunirán en París para acordar medidas contra el cambio climático. Sus decisiones...

A world free from hunger and malnutrition, where food and agriculture contribute in a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable manner to improve the standards of living for all, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable sectors of society: this is the vision of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of...

Se trata de un documento amplio basado en el enfoque diferencial, en la inclusión y en las perspectivas de género que amerita el abordaje de estos temas y que se convierten en una herramienta para la participación efectiva de los ciudadanos. Este documento fue realizado por la Defensoría del Pueblo en Colombia....

In Bubi District, Hauke irrigation scheme was completed in 2012. The community engaged WV to build on the work originally initiated by the European Commission and the Government of Zimbabwe, to complete the irrigation of the land and the building of canals. In the most recent cycle (July-December, 2012),150 workers...

Conscious of the need to link the agroecological outlook to local and regional socio-ecological realities, the FAO decided to continue and expand on discussions previously started in Rome via a number of regional seminars across different continents. The Regional Seminar on Agroecology in Latin America and the Caribbean (the Seminar)...

"En este número, presentamos experiencias de mujeres agricultoras que han optado por practicar la agroecología como alternativa para lograr la sostenibilidad de la producción de alimentos para su familia y comunidad, y la mejora de sus agroecosistemas. Pero en lo social y económico la práctica de la agroecología que presentan...

Household mentoring is an innovative tool that provides the skills and knowledge that enable poor families to improve their well-being and incomes. And, as an IFAD-supported programme in Uganda has shown, it also promotes greater equality and shared decision-making among household members.

Although it is widely recognized that land tenure security is an integral part of agricultural intensification, there is no single clearly defined and universally applicable property rights regime to achieve this end. Countries that strive for economic development and food security through agricultural intensification need to utilize land governance strategies...

El presente artículo describe y evalúa la incidencia de la transferencia de tecnología en el trabajo de agricultores familiares lecheros de acuerdo a su entorno, a partir de dos casos en los que se ha intervenido de manera directa en acciones de investigación y extensión, uno en Perú y otro...

This study determined the adaptation and coping strategies adopted by farmers under yam- and cassavabased farming systems in Ebonyi and Enugu States in Nigeria’s derived savannah agro-ecological zone. The study uses data from 400 farmers. The likelihood that the farmers engage in some actions to cushion the effect of climate...

Gender inequality presents a significant barrier to increasing agricultural production and food security in Ethiopia. The lack of nationally representative sex-disaggregated data and analysis has hindered the development and implementation of evidence-based policies. This report aims to contribute to filling this gap by presenting a gender analysis of the Ethiopian Central Statistics Agency’s Agricultural...

Este número de Enlace, correspondiente al periodo febrero-marzo de 2015, incluye: Realizan evento estatal del Programa de Producción de Maíz (Pepma) ciclo agrícola 2014 Realizan Feria de Agricultura Familiar y Campesina en México Clausura de la Asamblea General Ordinaria del CNA y entrega del Premio Nacional Agroalimentario 2014 AMSAC y CIMMYT colaboran para impulsar...

The Kerala State provides a different picture of the success of women in farming. Collective power of women groups, integration of local self governments and proactive credit schemes have enabled landless women to emerge as commercial organic farmers in Kerala. Women are now visible as major farmers in the State,...

Agroecologia da América Latina e Caribe, ocorrido em junho de 2015, em Brasília-DF, contou com a participação de gestores públicos, de acadêmicos e de representantes de organizações e movimentos sociais de 21 países da região.3 Os conteúdos-chave debatidos no seminário são apresentados na sequência por meio da reprodução de intervenções...