More than 50 African Ministers of Agriculture and related sectors from FAO Member countries, high-level technical experts, representatives of regional organizations and institutions, the civil society and about 100 accredited media gather in Abidjan this week to take stock of progress made in food security and nutrition on the continent...

FAO has focused and integrated its work in the Region through three Regional Initiatives. The Initiatives respond to the priorities of member-states and will achieve demonstrable impact in a time bound manner, whilst responding to FAO’s Strategic Objectives. In Africa, the Regional Initiatives were developed based on an in-depth cross-sectoral...

En 2008, le Maroc a adopté le Plan Maroc Vert, qui vise à faire de l’agriculture un des moteurs de croissance de l’économie nationale dans les quinze prochaines années. Pour atteindre ses objectifs ambitieux, le Plan Maroc Vert cible les exploitations familiales de petite et moyenne taille et les exploitations...

Waterford Institute of Technology’s Telecommunications, Software and Systems Group (TSSG) with their SFI CONNECT partners are holding a workshop with major leaders in policy, industry and academia to explore and discuss “Europe’s Opportunity in Digital Agriculture”. Speaking on the day will be EU Agricultural & Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan...

Escrita en el 2014, que fue dedicado por las Naciones Unidas a la agricultura familiar, esta obra adquiere particular relevancia. Retoma los enfoques más utilizados para analizar y comprender la agricultura familiar — y recuerda con acierto desde su título, que existe una multiplicidad de agriculturas familiares. Resulta primordial definir...

This issue of Farming Matters looks at the growing number of initiatives that aim to revive the potential of traditional plant species, and illustrates that these plants can strengthen resilient family farming rooted in agroecology and diversity. Traditional plants and crops strengthen nutrition, culture and food sovereignty and thereby build resilience...

O Cadastro Nacional de Cultivares Locais, Tradicionais e Crioulas foi criado com objetivo de apoiar o uso, manejo e conservação de cultivares locais, tradicionais e crioulas, no contexto das políticas de democratização do acesso a sementes, preservação da agrobiodiversidade e adoção de práticas agroecológicas. O Cadastro foi instituído na SAF por...

The fourteenth Stakeholders' Group Meeting for "Drina-Sava" cross-border region was attended by 30 participants, representatives of the stakeholder group of the cross-border region “Drina-Sava” and SWG project team.

The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) undertook a project performance assessment (PPA) of the Environment Conservation and Poverty Reduction Programme in Ningxia and Shanxi (ECPRPNS) in the People’s Republic of China with the objectives of: (a) assessing the results of the programme; and (b) generating findings and recommendations...

Del 20 al 23 de junio se llevó a cabo en Lima el XI Taller de seguimiento técnico de proyectos FONTAGRO, un mecanismo de cooperación para la innovación de la agricultura familiar de América Latina y el Caribe. El taller contó con la participación de representantes de 17 países (Argentina,...

The facts speak for themselves: more than half the global population now live in urban areas. According to forecasts, three-quarters of the global population, i.e. around 7 billion people, will be living in cities by 2050. Alongside globalisation, urbanisation is indisputably one of the main trends of our time. Everywhere,...

Since 2012, FAO has been working with the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on a joint programme for  Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women...

Inclusive agribusiness umbrella organisations (which ideally are vertically integrated down to the level of smallholder farmers’ organisations) could be key institutions to contribute to policy dialogue and design from the perspective of the private sector. Furthermore, they have the potential to carry forward the implementation of such policies on the...

Desde sus inicios y hasta !nes del año 2015, la Escuela ha formado más de 100 dirigentes y técnicos de casi 70 organizaciones de agricultores familiares (40 de ellas socias de la UNAF). Asimismo, bajo la supervisión del CCU se formaron 60 profesionales del INDAP y 12 formadores para integrar...

Land restoration in northern Niger is making degraded areas productive again, providing economic opportunities in a region where migration has become a tradition. Now, under FAO’s Action Against Desertification programme, these efforts are being expanded to six African countries. This success shows that land degradation around the Sahara is not...

Ever since he took office, Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has promoted the interests of the livestock sector while ignoring health and environmental warnings related to over-consumption of meat

If Kyrgyzstan expanded and diversified its agricultural exports, agricultural trade would be more efficient and inclusive, contribute to better livelihoods for rural people, and foster the country’s social and economic development. This summarizes the message of Thomas Shipton, FAO chief technical advisor in the Kyrgyz Republic, as he addressed a workshop...

El presente documento ha sido preparado para el I Congreso Mundial de Jóvenes Empresarios y Pymes, y reúne algunas consideraciones sobre la importancia de la incorporación activa de la juventud Rural de América Latina y el Caribe en todas las instancias orientadas a trabajar en la superación de la inseguridad...

Produzir alimento de maneira sustentável é um dos grandes desafios da humanidade. Vários são os fatores de pressão, tais como: restrições ambientais; a população demandando alimentos diferenciados e de melhor qualidade; demanda atual e futura, por mais alimentos, crescente; e a multifuncionalidade da agricultura. Além disso, destaca-se o aumento da...

Segundo políticas públicas do Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar (PNAE) e da política estadual de aquisição de alimentos da agricultura familiar, 30% dos alimentos adquiridos pelos órgãos públicos devem ser da produção de pequenos produtores. Para facilitar a interação e mercado entre o homem do campo e as instituições foi lançado...