Nariño is a significant producer of lulo in Colombia, with the producers of the region found in the northern part of the department. The principal problems for the producers are the low levels of productivity and profit, which have led to increasing abandonment of this crop, losses of manual labor,...

FAO, in collaboration with other UN agencies, has produced Food and Nutrition Security Country Profiles for many Member States in Asia and the Pacific. These profiles are developed with the aim of providing a situation analysis on the current status of food and nutrition security in the countries. Related indicators...

The economy of Zimbabwe – once considered the breadbasket of southern Africa – has begun to turn around after a decade-long recession that saw a sharp drop in agricultural production, falling incomes and increasing food shortages. With some 70 percent of people relying on agriculture for their livelihoods, the strength...

Local Cofradías (Fishermen’s associations) involving more than 500 Galician fishermen and shellfish producers teamed up to develop a pilot online sales platform. The platform aims to diversify the customer base, add value to local Galician seafood and shorten the distribution chain of local fisheries products. Facing an economic crisis hitting...

El tercer cuaderno se basa en los resultados de cinco investigaciones realizadas entre los años 2011 y 2014 en torno al tema de la elaboración, gestión y participación en la formulación de políticas públicas por parte de las organizaciones vinculadas a Mercados Campesinos.

In June and August 2012 the Department of Livestock & Veterinary Services (DLVS) carried out assessments that confirmed the severity of drought in some parts of southern Zimbabwe. FAO, with funding from the United Kingdom's Department for International Development and in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Mechanization and...

Bajo esta infografía Soluciones Prácticas presenta una propuesta tecnológica de recuperación productiva de las tierras de la selva alta. Esta propuesta consta de un conjunto de tecnologías que conforman el sistema de agroforestería multiestrato, como una alternativa para el desarrollo sostenible de la región. 

Les transformations structurelles observées dans l’agriculture au niveau global et eurs effets sur le développement durable sont très peu documentées. L’évolution des formes d’organisation de la production agricole dans les différentes régions du monde ne sont pas appréhendées par les systèmes d’informations actuels. Rien ne permet d’apprécier leurs contributions au...

Engaging local farming knowledge through a right - based approach to agricultural developmentThe purpose of this paper is to argue that agricultural development efforts should support the practical integration of different knowledge systems in various areas and sectors of agriculture to reach the sustainable development goals of a happier and...

“Peix de llotja”, translated literally as “fish from the auction”, has brought local fishing organizations together to promote their production to local restaurants by developing a brand that awards stars to restaurants that commit to buying their fish directly from their local auction. In Spain, the auction is the first point of...

This training project, implemented in 6 out of the 28 Bulgarian regional districts, contributed to enhancing the knowledge and increasing the capacity of berry farmers in terms of implementation of good and sustainable agricultural practices.

En este documento se presenta un análisis de beneficios, costos y rentabilidad de un conjunto de técnicas que podrían ser adecuadas para las familias rurales de las zonas altas del sur del Perú. La información ha sido obtenida mediante entrevistas de formato estructurado a jefes de familia de cinco comunidades...

El informe presenta la agricultura urbana y periurbana en 23 países y 10 ciudades. Muestra como esta actividad es decisiva para la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de los sectores pobres de la población urbana de la región, que suministra a numerosos habitantes de las ciudades “alimentos locales” frescos de elevado...

Características de los sistemas productivos del Oeste de la provincia de Santiago del Estero, en Argentina. El libro describe las familias que los componen, su relación con los recursos naturales y las distintas estrategias organizacionales, y de producción ganadera y agrícola que emprenden para su sostenibilidad. El adecuado conocimiento de la...

Ecological compensation areas are implemented on Swiss farms with the aim of encouraging biodiversity, but recent studies have found that the existing system of incentives for specific conservation measures is insufficient to halt biodiversity loss in the Swiss agricultural landscape. A project with the title “Score with biodiversity - farmers...

Entrevista al señor Angel Strappazzón de Vía Campesina, sobre el tema de agricultura familiar en el marco del del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar (AIAF), estado actual, desafíos, rol de la comunicación en la promoción de la agricultura familiar, entre otros temas abordados en la entrevista. La entrevista está en modo...

The five independent republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan cover a vast territory in Central Asia, almost 4 million hectares, which is just a little smaller than the whole of Western Europe. Very different ecoregions are represented in this territory: grassland plains (steppes), riparian forests (tugai), boreal forests...

As the recent situation on world food markets has been increasingly volatile and has been associated with relatively higher food prices, contributing to demonstrations and riots across the world, Russia’s agriculture has attracted much attention from economists, experts and policy-makers because they believe that the country could become the world’s...

Video corto como parte de la campaña 40-84, en el que se resalta la importancia de la Agricultura Familiar Campesina en la producción de alimentos y la necesidad de aprobar la Ley de Desarrollo Rural para mejorar las condiciones de vida de los campesinos y campesinas.

ICT4Ag is a bimonthly printed and on-line magazine (http://ictupdate.cta.int) and an accompanying e-mail newsletter published by CTA. This issue focuses on building resilience for family farming.