Part of Development strategy aimed to support small farmers of in Chile and different Latin American countries, have proposed elaboration and selling of traditional food products, whose target are those consumers willing to pay a higher price compared to industrial food due to its particular quality attributes, nevertheless, lack of...

CropLife Asia is focused on ensuring the plant science industry plays an integral role in the food security debate by emphasizing the value that farmers derive from proven and new technologies that enhance productivity in an environmentally sustainable way through initiatives driven by our stewardship, regulatory affairs, advocacy & outreach,...

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Les 130 exploitations familiales étudiées dans 9 pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest et d'Afrique Centrale n'ont pas les mêmes caractéristiques selon qu'elles soient implantées en zone sahélienne ou en zone de savane (superficies plus grandes et meilleure sécurisation foncière, taille légèrement plus importante des familles au Sahel qu'en Savane). Ce sont des exploitations agropastorales dans...

Este documento tiene el objetivo de analizar el estado actual y perspectivas del Programa de Alimentación Escolar (PAE) en El Salvador, identificando las potencialidades y limitaciones para la provisión y utilización de alimentos adquiridos de la agricultura familiar (AF).

Aquí se presenta un breve análisis de cuatro Programas agroambientales de la Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación (SAGARPA) con la finalidad de valorar su potencial como políticas públicas agroambientales o sustentables del país. Estos casos pueden servir de referente para otros lugares de Latinoamérica. Dada su gran...

This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion on family farm. This type of production has been the subject of analysis and has a great importance in rural development-oriented policies in Argentina. In recent times there has been a change in its treatment, at least in propositional terms that...

Las imágenes pertenecen al 1er curso de formación de agentes de desarrollo rural realizado entre los meses de Abril y Mayo de 2013 con jóvenes de la región centro del país. El Curso de Formación de Agentes de Desarrollo Rural está dirigido a jóvenes de organizaciones de la Agricultura Familiar...

Over the past two decades, there has been a high promotion of microfinance institutions (MFI) in Tanzania. In 1990s there was only 825 MFI which increased to 1,875 in 2005. Currently, the country is estimated to have more than 5000 MFI. The promise of MFI lies in the belief that microfinance...

La récente crise des prix des matières premières agricoles a été utilisée par certains investisseurs publics ou privés pour justifier la course aux terres en Afrique sub-saharienne. Elle a simultanément relancé le débat sur les modèles de développement agricole et remis en avant l’opposition entre  small-scale et  large-scale farming. Après...

Smallholders are small-scale farmers, pastoralists, forest keepers, fishers who manage areas varying from less than one hectare to 10 hectares. Smallholders are characterized by family-focused motives such as favouring the stability of the farm household system, using mainly family labour for production and using part of the produce for family...

La presente guía se llevó a cabo con el propósito de proporcionar un instrumento que oriente sobre las medidas que pueden adoptarse para gestionar el riesgo agropecuario en el departamento del Beni. En la presente guía, se describen prácticas agropecuarias que permiten reducir los riesgos, además que de cierta manera,...

The study seeks to establish why some smallholder horticultural famers in Chihota communal areas market their produce in communal markets which are known to generate less revenue for any given quality and quantity of produce than urban formal markets. It uses primary data collected from 119 farming households randomly selected...

El año 2013 fue declarado Año Internacional de la Quinua (AIQ). Fue propuesto por Bolivia con el apoyo de Argentina, Azerbaiyán, Ecuador, Georgia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Perú y Uruguay y el respaldo de la FAO. Fue adoptado por la Conferencia de la FAO en junio de 2011 y aprobado por...

This synthesis report summarises the results of a dialogue on food security and water security. between policy makers, researchers, national leaders responsible for water and agriculture policy and members of the international development community at the International Conference on Policies for Water and Food Security in Dry Areas, held in...

This dissertation has as a theme the insertion of family farmers products in the state schools of Rio Grande  do  Sul.  In  the  year  2009  was  created  a  law  n°  11.947  which  would  have  a fundamental change in the Brazilian National School Feeding Program (PNAE –  Programa Nacional de  Alimentação ...

We analize recent discussions on institutionality of rural model in Argentina, targeting in the collective construction of "agribusiness strategic plan 2010-2016". Our participation in that plan allows reflections on the role of family farming in building a national model of rural development. Family farmers represent a productive sector in standing...

The First Regional Symposium on Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Mediterranean and Black Sea was organized from 27 to 30 November 2013 by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in partnership with the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) – Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (MAIB),...

The Regional Conference on food security and income generation through reduction of losses and waste in fisheries was held from 15 to 17 December 2013 at the Wissal Hotel, Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania. It was jointly convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the...

El objetivo que tiene la presente guía es lograr que los productores rurales tengan éxito económico es su eficiencia técnico-productiva, gerencial y comercial. La guía da una descripción del contenido de cada módulo, de los participantes y de los resultados que se espera lograr.