Institutional procurement programmes are spreading throughout Africa, as they offer opportunities for economic inclusion in rural areas by enhancing market access. They can also contribute to increasing income levels, strengthening households’ investments and improving food and nutrition security, in line with the human right to adequate food (De Schutter 2014)....

EU agriculture is facing a decreasing farming population. The overall number of farmers in the EU-27 has rapidly decreased in the last decade, falling from 14.5 million in 2005 to 10.7 million in 2013, i.e. a reduction of one fourth in less than a decade. All age groups of farmers...

The number and frequency of recorded natural disasters, along with the associated impact and damage to livelihoods and economies (local, national), are increasing significantly. Natural disasters often destroy critical agricultural assets and infrastructure, disrupting production cycles, trade flows and livelihoods means. This affects food security and causes additional disruptions throughout...

SACAU CEO Ishmael Sunga represented African agriculture on a global platform when he joined leaders from across the globe in Davos-Klosters in Switzerland. The World Economic Forum’s 47th annual meeting took place from 17th - 20th January 2017 and focused on “Responsive and Responsible Leadership. SACAU participated in discussions on...

Sustainable landscapes are essential for our future. A major international gathering will this week look at how to speed up action for more resilient, equitable, productive and climate-friendly landscapes. IIED and partners have recently launched a new project that will use innovative ways of working to promote these outcomes in Africa....

A lo largo de las dos últimas décadas, los diferentes programas de apoyo al desarrollo productivo y empresarial por parte del FOMIN/BID y de otros organismos de cooperación al desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe, se han focalizado en el fortalecimiento del tejido de microempresas y pequeñas y medianas...

No último ano, a comercialização de produtos da agricultura familiar recebeu apoio de R$ 197,5 milhões da Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab), por meio do  Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA). Desse montante, cerca de R$ 184 milhões (95,16% do total) foram destinados à Compra com Doação Simultânea (CDS), pela qual...

Starting or participating in an agrifood business could make good sense for women in poor rural areas of Albania. A new study commissioned by FAO – and presented at a conference here today – identifies several business ideas and examines value chains and markets with potential for improving women’s incomes....

O Seguro da Agricultura Familiar (SEAF) foi criado com o objetivo de promover a produção agrícola, apoiando o agricultor para que possa plantar com segurança. É direcionado a produtores que conduzem sua lavoura como um empreendimento viável, integrado ao mercado e acessam o crédito do custeio agrícola do Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento...

The third web-debate will take place on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 10am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)*. The debate will center around illegal,unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a high priority topic in fisheries governance that has received international attentions and is included in Sustainable Development Goals (SDG Target 14.4). That being...

The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust organised a national workshop on ‘Enhancing capacities of women fishworkers in India for the implementation of the SSF Guidelines’ in Chennai, India, on November 21-23, 2016. There were 63 participants from nine coastal states of India—participants from Gujarat could not attend....

This paper provides an overview of concepts, issues and research on the relationship between financial inclusion and inclusive rural transformation. When considering how the growth of demand for financial services is related to the broader processes of structural and rural transformation, the evidence shows that agricultural credit provides positive returns,...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) in partnership with the Sam Moyo African Institute for Agrarian Studies (SMAIAS) will organize a Policy Dialogue Workshop on “Sustainable Development Goals and Agrarian Transformations in the Global South: Trends and Opportunities” on 23-27 October 2017 in Harare, Zimbabwe. FAO plays a...

This ENRD workshop discussed ways to respond to demographic change and promote social inclusion in rural areas. Entitled 'Social Hubs in Rural Europe', the event explored existing hubs of activity and inspiring initiatives from across Europe around specific social inclusion and demographic change issues,

Fishing communities, in particular women, in Sri Lanka’s war and disaster ravaged regions require support. Sri Lanka receives many tourists from all over the world, attracted by its beautiful coasts and other natural and cultural treasures. But few people know that small-scale fishing communities in Sri Lanka face difficult challenges and...

Em janeiro de 2003, foi criado o Programa Fome Zero, que mais tarde aglutinaria programas de transferência de renda, de fornecimento de energia elétrica e para construção de cisternas em regiões castigadas pela seca. Após 11 anos, o número de pessoas subalimentadas caía 82,1% – a maior queda registrada entre as...

Women in the Fishery Sector are afflicted by a lot many bottlenecks like unhygienic market conditions, apathy towards the sector in general and women in particular, cut-throat competition, and inability to keep their produce dry and fresh, etc. SEWA-Kerala has been lobbying on their behalf with government authorities and thanks to...

The programme’s goals were to increase the food security of smallholder farm households in southern Africa and enhance their livelihoods while conserving and improving the natural resources used for agriculture. The focus of the programme was on developing productive farming systems for smallholder farmers who managed maize-based systems, based on...

O Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (Mapa) disponibilizou em seu site o Painel Brasileiro de Sementes, ferramenta de consulta pública sobre os dados da produção de sementes no país. A medida reforça as ações de transparência, como prevê a política de dados aberto do Poder Executivo Federal. Pelo Painel será...

This edition provides an account on the activities and results of the FAO Sierra Leone Representation from January to March 2017. Food insecurity and poverty, a major challenge to meet-ing SDGs target 2.1 in sub-Saharan Africa.