This guide is based on information from the Food Plants International (FPI) database developed by Tasmanian agricultural scientist Bruce French.  The source material and guidance for the preparation of the book has been made possible through the support of Food Plants International, the Rotary Clubs of District 9830, particularly the...

This six-minute video shows how the FAO Dimitra Clubs in Niger have been crucial to ensure women’s access to land and water, while contributing to nutrition, food security and gender equality, thereby reducing rural poverty. The transformative approach of the Dimitra Clubs induces behavioral changes in various aspects of daily...

El boletín, correspondiente al tercer trimestre del año 2015, presenta las diferentes actividades llevadas a cabo por la Representación de FAO en Ecuador durante los meses de julio, agosto y septiembre del 2015. Entre las noticias se destacan algunas de las cifras más importantes alcanzadas por el proyecto “Fortalecimiento de los...

Mr. Reymondo Caraan (RECOFTC) gave an overview on how to get more rights awarded to forest communities, where we are now in terms of implementing community forestry, what RECOFTC is doing, and stressed that governments should be made aware that people have rights.  RECOFTC has main office in Bangkok, and...

Efforts to enhance smallholder farmers’ involvement in agricultural markets under the World Food Programme (WFP) Purchase for Progress (P4P) programme have led to a variety of nutrition-sensitive activities. In many rural communities where P4P and partners work, these context- and country-specific efforts have begun to increase farming families’ access to nutritious...

En la tarde del 1 de octubre el 2015, el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas aprobó con mayoría la resolución que mandata al Grupo de Trabajo Intergubernamental de Composición Abierta que debe negociar, finalizar y entregar el borrador de una Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre los...

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the effects of selected food and agricultural policies in Malawi over the period 2005-2013 and carefully examines: the effects of policies and market performance on price incentives for producers, consumers and other agents in six key agricultural value chains; the level and composition...

A raíz de la investigación enmarcada en la celebración del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar 2014, se adelantaron estudios de caso vinculando tanto instituciones académicas (Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, UNIMINUTO, Instituto Mayor Campesino –IMCA-, Corporación Universitaria Santa Rosa de Cabal – UNISARC-, Universidad de Caldas –U de C-) como organizaciones...

Important social and agrarian changes are taking place on the agricultural plain of the Saïss in Morocco. Rural young men and women are key players in this process. In this article, we use the experiences, aspirations and dreams of rural young people in the Saïss to describe and discuss current...

The advantages of cooperatives, groups and organisations of producers.

All EU citizens benefit from Rural Development Programme (RDP) actions and the 2014-2020 programming period involves new emphasis on improved implementation opportunities that can boost the range and reach of RDP benefits. The following overview article identifies some of the main issues that can help improve the effectiveness of RDP...

Nos últimos 12 anos, o Brasil passou por profundas transformações. O governo federal construiu e vem executando políticas públicas para a promoção da cidadania e de uma vida digna para milhões de brasileiros e brasileiras. Essas mudanças chegaram ao meio rural. No Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário (MDA), de 2003 a 2014,...

The video presents the first achievements of the project “Youth at Work: Reducing rural poverty”, launched by FAO and the Malian Ministry of Agriculture in August 2014. The project is funded by the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) and aims at generating attractive and decent job opportunities for rural youth...

La Política de Género, es un instrumento que proporciona estrategias para avanzar en la transversalización de la equidad de género dentro de CLAC, así mismo es una herramienta útil para estimular a que las organizaciones asociadas a hagan uso de ésta en los procesos de empoderamiento de sus membresías y el...

Los datos de la Enemdu revelan que el 61,9% de estas personas está vinculada a la agricultura, ganadería y pesca en Ecuador. Su trabajo es importante porque transmite saberes ancestrales. Zoila Machuca, productora del cantón Chaguarpamba, ubicado en  Loja, se dedica al cultivo de maní, producto que lo procesa para posteriormente...

El Ministerio de la Mujer informó que realizará la entrega de fondos rotatorios a mujeres de los departamentos de Paraguarí, Misiones y Alto Paraguay. La acción se concretará en el marco de la iniciativa “Promoción de la Inserción Laboral de las Mujeres”. Cabe señalar que el programa “Promoción de la Inserción...

Communication for development, community media and information and communication technologies (ICTs) can help family farmers to acquire and exchange knowledge and information, strengthen rural institutions and give voice to their concerns, but only if they reflect and respond to the needs, objectives and conditions of farmers and their communities. Participants...

Repotage dans le village de Vousnango, à 70 km au Nord de Ouagadougou, où les femmes apprennent à fabriquer des foyers améliorés avec des matériaux locaux qui consomment 60% de bois en moins. Une révolution pour leur vie quotidienne qui ralentit la déforestation du Sahel. L’ONG Tiipaalga et le Fonds...

Boletín institucional mensual, que cuenta con una serie de artículos, tales como: Innovación para la agricultura familiar campesina Crianza del agua en los Biocorredores para el Buen Vivir Articulando acciones para fortalecer el Biocorredor Cayambe Coca AMWAE entre los ganadores del premio Latinoamérica Verde Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS)

A report of the thirty-fourth World Food Day celebration held at the FAO regional office in Bangkok in commemoration of the Organization’s founding in 1945. This year’s theme focused on family farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth. Highlights of the day include a keynote speech on the theme...