El Taller Nacional de Formulación de Directrices Voluntarias de la FAO para Políticas Agroambientales en América Latina buscó reunir las percepciones de expertos en diferentes áreas (pesca, pecuario, agricultura, bosques, seguridad alimentaria y nutricional) para que, no sólo se congregaran entorno a preguntas detonantes que dieran cabida al debate sobre...

In 2000, twelve smallholder farming families, which had gathered extensive experience on agroecological methods by working closely with a grassroots organization called the Association of Zimbabwe Traditional Environmental Conservationists (AZTREC), organized themselves into a group. They initiated a project to set up a school for farmer-to-farmer training in Zimbabwe which...

The “Green Economy” is a vision of the future wherein material wealth is not generated at the cost of increasing environmental risk, ecological scarcity or social disparity. Considerations over “green” development for the global livestock sector are at an all-time high and whilst countries grapple with what this entails, many...

En 1997, en el seminario “Combate a la pobreza con reglas de mercado en el contexto del Mercosur” surgió la recomendación de crear una unidad que apoyase la definición y coordinación de estrategias políticas para combatir la pobreza rural. El FIDA (Fondo Internacional para el Desarrollo Agrícola) decidió apoyar la...

El presente boletín forma parte de los productos que, de manera conjunta, elaboran la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA). Los objetivos de esta publicación son...

The South-eastern European region (SEE) has made substantial progress towards stability, economic reforms, and European integration, which is one of the overriding political and economic challenges in the region. At the Zagreb Summit in November 2000, leaders from the European Union (EU) and the SEE countries confirmed their full commitment...

Recently, family farming has become a central element in the public debate over its fundamental role in rural areas. Family farms ensure agricultural and forestry production, as well as fishing and grazing, managed by a family that mostly depends on unpaid family labour, both women and men. From the 570 million...

The article presents the issue of agrarian structure of family farming in Poland and trends and determinants of changes in the agrarian structure. Its purpose is to define the fundamental options of political choices in terms of agrarian changes. Currently there are no conditions for radical changes in this range...

Les approches de conseil agricole favorisant le renforcement des compétences des producteurs sont au centre des préoccupations des acteurs du développement agricole, particulièrement au Sud. Le conseil à l'exploitation familiale (CEF) est une approche de conseil de gestion, basée sur des méthodes d'apprentissage et d'aide à la décision, favorisant l'évolution...

Llámese agroecología, agricultura orgánica, agricultura natural, agricultura sostenible con bajos insumos externos, etc., [lo fundamental es] especificar los principios ecológicos, sociales y políticos que el movimiento defiende, [que se] basan en la recuperación de los métodos de la agricultura campesina tradicional, la innovación en las nuevas prácticas ecológicas, el control...

Essa publicação, que faz parte da série "Sementes locais: experiências agroecológicas de conservação e uso", realizada pela ANA em parceria com a Associação Brasileira de Agricultura Biodinâmica, vem trazer ao público exemplos relevantes de conservação e uso da agrobiodiversidade junto a agricultores familiares e povos e comunidades tradicionais. Nesta edição é...

Africa’s rising population growth and the continuous degradation of agricultural lands have raised questions about the suitability of the current agricultural system. There is a growing need to investigate different crop production systems that prevent soil degradation while increasing productivity. Conservation agriculture (CA) offers a promising solution. Conservation agriculture is...

Renforcer la sécurité alimentaire par l’amélioration de l’offre variétale et des pratiques agricoles : tel est l’objectif d'un récent projet de collaboration "Réunion-Comores". Une délégation réunionnaise, composée de membres du Conseil Général de La Réunion, de l’ARMEFLHOR, du CIRAD et de France Volontaires, s'est ainsi rendue en Grande Comore du...

The demand for food is expected to increase by over 60 percent over the next 40 years as the global population reaches 9 billion. FAO estimates that 91 percent of the increase in food production needed to meet this demand must come from yield increases based on advancements in agricultural...

Heifer Ecuador junto con Organizaciones de Segundo Grado de los Cantones Cayambe y Pedro Moncayo, impulsó la formación de promotores/as locales en Agroecología, con el objetivo de fortalecer las iniciativas de producción más sana y amigable con el ambiente. Los procesos de capacitación a los promotores/as están direccionados para que...

The celebration of the IYFF (International Year of Family Farming 2014) gave impetus to a group of foundations to launch the European Foundations for Family Farming (E4F) initiative, with the support of the European Foundation Centre (EFC). This initiative seeks to raise the visibility of the family farming agenda among...

En los últimos diez años, Uruguay transita por la implementación de políticas públicas que buscan ampliar la capacidad colectiva sobre las formas de ordenamiento territorial, los recursos del Estado y las relaciones con el medio vivo. El mismo impulso produce políticas específicas de reconocimiento y apoyo a la agricultura familiar,...

Conservation agriculture (CA) is promoted as a cropping system that has potential to alleviate poor crop yields in smallholder farming while protecting the environment. It involves maintenance of permanent soil cover, diverse crop rotations and/or interactions; and minimum soil disturbance. CA is associated with crop residue management challenges due to...

Les agricultures familiales reflètent une très grande diversité sous de nombreux aspects. Elles sont caractérisées par une multitude de techniques, une richesse des savoirs et, bien souvent aussi, par une savante combinaison d'espèces et de variétés, volontairement agencées dans l'espace et dans le temps en fonction des sols, des usages...

In this 15 minute film on homestead design, Jacob encourages us to start at the beginning, and to consider the layout of our homesteads - thinking carefully about the resources we have and need, in order to optimise our productive potential with a more integrated design. Key aspects include human...