Many farmers, especially in Indonesia, defend genetic resources by breeding and cultivating local seeds as a step toward farmers’ sovereignty on seeds. This is contrary to Indonesian government’s position. From the very beginning, the government have established many instruments that regulate plants breeding, including Law no. 12 Year 1992 on...

北京梁漱溟乡村建设中心从2001年开始组织支农活动，正式注册于2004年12月，是在北京市登记注册成立的民间公益组织。该中心以推进新乡村建设为核心目标，以推动农民合作和城乡和谐发展为主要内容。截至目前，本中心已经在全国各地建立新乡村建设试验基地近50个，与全国百余所高校的学生支农社团建立了友好合作关系。本中心组织大学生志愿者参与支农调研和新农村建设行动累计已达万余人次，大学生志愿者参与活动的农村分布在全国27个省区。在本中心接受培训和已经毕业的农村发展人才超过百人，参与过本中心培训的农民合作组织带头人达1000余人次。

A Oficina Territorial de Educação Ambiental na Agricultura Familiar tem como objetivo orientar o processo de implementação do Programa de Educação Ambiental e Agricultura Familiar (PEAAF) no território, de forma participativa e articulada com diferentes órgãos federais, estaduais, municipais e organizações da sociedade civil com atuação local e interface com...

La Unión Europea (UE) ha desembolsado 10.7 millones de euros destinados para desarrollo rural con enfoque territorial y 9 millones de euros para fortalecimiento de las cuentas de pequeños lecheros. Estos recursos hacen parte de los 70 millones acordados en la estrategia de cooperación internacional con nuestro país, según informó el...

The challenges facing small holder farmers in Zimbabwe are multi-faceted; they include low smallholder agricultural productivity caused by, among other things, reliance on rain-fed systems, poor input/output markets, low soil fertility, lack of draught power, lack of smallholder oriented credit support systems and weak agricultural extension service delivery systems. The...

Expectations in FARNET are currently high for Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) to be increasingly active in fostering local development around Europe. In particular, we hope to see increased cooperation with LEADER LAGs and to support local groups to tap into multiple EU funding sources (multi-funding).

Video de la Campaña #lasmujerespodemos de OXFAM, donde se describen 5 propuestas en el contexto de la reunión del COP21, relacionadas con las mujeres rurales de América Latina y el cambio climático.

UCAR - MAGyP: Este video corresponde a la serie "Mujeres Rurales" que se emite por la TV Pública: mujeres que trabajan, producen, deciden y sostienen.

La Coordinadora de Integración de Organizaciones Económicas Campesinas, Indígenas y Originarias de Bolivia (CIOEC-BOLIVIA), es la institución que agrupa y representa a las Organizaciones Económicas Campesinas, Indígenas y Originarias de Bolivia (OECAs) del país. Su objetivo es representar, integrar, coordinar y gestionar actividades de las Organizaciones Económicas Campesinas, Indígenas y Originarias, ante...

La insistencia en las condiciones de desventaja de las mujeres que las mostraron, con evidencias empíricas, en los primeros puestos en la pobreza, como víctimas de violencia, y con la pesada carga de trabajo que ha implicado su participación económica en el mercado de trabajo y su participación política, ha...

Food-borne disease remains a major public health challenge in Africa and Asia. Most of the foods that carry the highest pathogen risk are produced by smallholder farmers, marketed through the informal sector, and sold in wet markets. Given the significant role of informal markets in African and Asian food systems,...

Abeline, veuve âgée, vit dans la région centrale de Madagascar. Elle se refuse à dépendre de qui que ce soit pour vivre. Afin de garder son indépendance, elle cultive du riz en utilisant une technique très spéciale. Non seulement, elle gagne suffisamment d’argent pour elle-même, mais elle transmet désormais cette...

The Spanish Platform for Extensive Livestock Systems and Pastoralism is a network of over 200 people and organizations committed to supporting this farming activity. Through this Platform, which combines biannual meetings and online communication tools, livestock farmers, conservationists, researchers, government officers, farm advisors and many other third-sector actors and stakeholders...

Para Heifer International, la discusión de la perspectiva de trabajar bajo el concepto de la Soberanía Alimentaria tomó cuerpo durante el proceso de preparación del plan estratégico del área para el período 2005 - 2010. Esta discusión se alimentó fuertemente de las experiencias acumuladas en las tres regiones del área: América...

The National Rural Development Programme was approved by the European Commission on 26 May 2015. NRDP 2014-2020 (financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural  development) supports the strategic development of rural areas through specific measures for the following strategic goals: ➢Restructuring and increasing the viability of agricultural holdings; ➢Sustainable management of...

A Hungarian LAG located in the northern part of Hungary and bordering with Slovakia, wanted to support local producers and craftsmen by providing them new marketing/trading opportunities. To achieve this the LAG established a permanent local market were producers from both countries could sell their products. Project activities included the setting...

Many rural areas in Europe are still deprived of high speed (30+ Mbps) internet connections, which holds back the potentials of farmers, rural businesses and entrepreneurs to grow their activities. Next generation broadband access for rural areas is an increasingly clear priority for EU rural development policy.

Le Rwanda possède un climat favorable, une flore mellifère riche et variée propice au développement de l’apiculture. La présente fiche explique comment construire une ruche modèle traditionnelle qui se compose d’un cylindre allongé fabriqué avec des tiges de Pennisetum (Urubingo), de bamboo ou de papyrus. Ce modèle longiforme est très...

Tunisia's 3,000-year history of olive farming is under threat with warnings that production is at risk of halving by 2030 because of the extremes of climate change, from floods to droughts.

En 2011, un programme de coopération technique intitulé « Appui à la viabilisation des Villages Ruraux Intégrés dans le cadre du rapatriement et de la réinsertion du Burundi- composante sécurité alimentaire agricole » a été mis en œuvre par l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Alimentation et l’Agriculture(FAO) avec l’appui financier...