This animated clip introduces European agriculture to 11-15 years old students. It is part of our teacher's resource pack - a collection of ready-to-use teaching and learning resources which aim to raise awareness among young Europeans of the importance of food and farming in Europe.

IFPRI’s Flagship Report puts into perspective the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2015 and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2016. This year’s report takes a special look at how food systems can best contribute to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Drawing on rigorous research, IFPRI researchers...

Model Sheep Fold is a good example of how traditional farming methods are supported by technical exper-tise to ensure that the traditional way of life in Romanian villages may be maintained. Solar panels supply the shepherds with electricity for light and for charging their cell phones. This enables the shepards...

Con el fin de que los productores arroceros dispongan de semilla de alta calidad y que la siembra de esta se refleje en buenos rendimientos, se requiere que dicha semilla posea un alto porcentaje de germinación y excelente vigor, posea buena adaptación a la región donde es cultivadoentre otros, en...

The Port State Measures Agreement "marks the dawn of a new era in the effort to combat illegal fishing" but rapid action is needed to make sure its implementation is effective, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said today at an event held to celebrate the world's first international treaty...

El presente documento, encargado por la PPT Dominicana a la FAO, la CEPAL y ALADI para la implementación del Plan SAN-CELAC, cumple justamente el objetivo señalado anteriormente. En particular, una preocupación creciente para América Latina y el Caribe que ha sido identificada corresponde a cómo nuestra región podrá continuar el...

La promotion des « partenariats public-privé » comme stratégie de financement du secteur agricole en Afrique s’amplifie. Elle répond à la volonté d’une transformation de l’agriculture jugée « traditionnelle » en une agriculture à forte mobilisation de capitaux, capable d’accélérer la croissance agricole et de répondre à la demande alimentaire....

Esta investigação tem por objetivo compreender as posibilidades e os limites das organizações coletivas associadas à produção de alimentos a partir das relações de trabalho estabelecidas pelos agricultores familiares da região de Toronjil (rede de agroecología do Uruguai – RAU). A análise das relações estabelecidas pelos Agricultores Familiares (AF) se pautou...

Food insecurity and malnutrition are major concerns, especially in rural areas. Globally, they have received considerable attention, but results have been mixed. To provide effective long-term solutions, policy responses must be tailored to the specific challenges of each territory. Morocco is making a concerted effort to reduce its internal regional inequalities,...

Mapping spatial patterns of phylogenetic diversity helps identify regions of unique evolutionary history warranting conservation. Randomisations form an integral component of this process. Here we test the sensitivity of a method used to identify unusual concentrations of old and new evolutionary history to the underlying randomisation. The results indicate low...

A major phytosanitary problem in the potato production in Colombian is late blight, caused by the oomycete Phythopthora infestans (Mont) de Bary. This phytosanitary problem may reach until 100% of losses at field. At moment, Colombia potato production counts with few resistant cultivars and the disease management dependents mainly on...

En los últimos 25 años se han producido cambios significativos en la vida rural de América Latina, en sus dimensiones política, económica, social, laboral, demográfica, cultural y ambiental, a partir de lo que se denominó los Programas de Ajuste Estructural y de las decisiones políticas y económicas que tomó cada...

América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) continúa siendo la región pionera en Cooperación Sur-Sur (CSS). El intercambio de conocimientos, especialmente entre instituciones públicas está permitiendo que la vasta experiencia en políticas, programas, buenas prácticas, metodologías y tecnologías, sus aciertos y lecciones aprendidas, se compartan con aquellos países que requieren mejorar...

Esta dissertação analisa as ressignificações havidas na posição e no papel social das mulheres inseridas no contexto da transição de um modelo de produção convencional para a agroecologia. A partir de uma fundamentação teórica que buscou correlacionar os conceitos de gênero e agroecologia, objetivou-se analisar até que ponto a participação...

En América Latina la agricultura familiar y a pequeña escala da empleo a aproximadamente dos de cada tres agricultores y juega un papel fundamental para la mitigación del hambre y la pobreza, para la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional, para la gestión sostenible de los recursos naturales en los territorios. La...

Smallholder farmers have a vital role to play in global food security and nutrition, and in supporting a range of development and climate change goals. Strengthening the resilience and commercial viability of these farmers, particularly women and youth, can increase their capacity to contribute to these global goals.

SOS Faim has been publishing Zoom Microfinance for 15 years. The time has come to address a wide range of topics on which it is possible to have both a retrospective and prospective insight, within the context of rural of agricultural financing. This is what we will try to do...

Stretched between three branches of the Carpathian Mountains lies the Transylvanian Plateau, an expanse of valleys, forests and ravines where Ferma Ecologica Topa sits. The farm is run by Dan Cismas and his wife Tincuta, both of whom grew up in the village of Topa in Mures County. Dan Cismas has been farming for 30...

Antecedentes:La caries dental es una enfermedad infecciosa compleja de origen multifactorial en el cual se presentan interacciones entre la placa bacteriana, el diente, determinantes biológicos como el flujo salival, capacidad amortiguadora y pH de la saliva, microorganismos predominantes, la dieta y factores socioeconómicos conductuales; prevalece en el 60 a 90%...

En el marco de la formulación de los planes de acción territorial para la agricultura familiar, el Comité de Impulso Nacional de la Agricultura Familiar CIN-AF y la Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria –UPRA- con el apoyo de FAO, GIZ, el Área Metropolitana, y la Gobernación de Antioquia lo invitan...