Children are exposed to pesticides through their work or involvement in agricultural activities, which can harm their health and development. This course explains how children are exposed, why children are more vulnerable than adults to exposure and the negative impacts. Moreover, it identifies specific actions related to pesticide management that...

Nos últimos, transformações têm sido observadas no espectro político latino-americano, o que se reflete também na condução das políticas sociais na região. Exemplo disso, no caso brasileiro, são as recentes mudanças no programa Bolsa Família, uma das políticas mais reconhecidas internacionalmente neste âmbito. Nesse sentido, o presente artigo tem por...

In eastern Kenya, the dry season is getting longer. With less rain, three out of four maize harvests fail. Researchers have identified sorghum as a more suitable crop for the changing climate. Now they have to convince farmers to make the switch.

This working paper examines the development of regional socioeconomic scenarios for West Africa’s development, agriculture, food security and climate impacts. We present four globally consistent regional scenarios framed and outlined by regional experts who crafted narratives and determined key drivers of change. Stakeholders identified the type of actors driving change...

FONTAGRO, con la colaboración del Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), anuncia la apertura de registro de perfiles para la Red de Especialistas en Cambio Climático en ALC. La misma se encuentra abierta para organizaciones y profesionales expertos en investigación e innovación en tecnologías ambientalmente racionales (Environmentally Sound...

"Souk aal Souk” farmer’s market aims at promoting organic and healthy food of local farmers and small producers from different Lebanese areas. It intends to build and strengthen linkages between urban residents and rural producers by offering city residents access to healthy traditional food, and direct contact with the producers....

  From February 14 to the 19th, 25 indigenous peoples' representatives and experts from Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Nicaragua and Honduras met in Panama City to learn and discuss on the practical uses of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in...

The campaign Hands on the Land wants to relate the struggles for land and food sovereignty between the South and the North. The campaign works to give strength and visibility to the voices of small-scale food producers, on issues related to the control of land, fisheries, seeds and food production....

Para ampliar o acesso de extrativistas a Política de Garantia de Preços Mínimos para os Produtos da Sociobiodiversidade (PGPM-Bio), a Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead) firmou parceria com a Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab) na última semana no valor de R$ 237.284,50. Para esse ano,...

Agricultores familiares dispõem de uma linha de crédito específica com recurso do Governo Federal. O Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar (Pronaf) financia projetos individuais ou coletivos, que gerem renda aos agricultores familiares e assentados da reforma agrária. E 2016, foram disponibilizados R$ 300 milhões para o Pronaf. E, agora,...

The course is designed to raise awareness and build knowledge among agricultural stakeholders about the importance of addressing child labour in agriculture, including livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture. It aims to build specific skills, depending on work-related responsibilities and tasks and/or interests, by providing concrete ideas and guidance that can...

The economic contraction in Honduras during the 1980s led to a decline in agricultural research and the disappearance of agricultural extension from public sector services. This left the private and not-for-profit sectors to deliver fee-based extension services. These were inaccessible to most family farmers cultivating the steep, marginal hillsides of...

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was launched at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in October 2015 while the goals under the 2030 Agenda are universally applicable, it is expected national targets are determined in line with global targets. These should take into account different baseline...

La production industrielle d'huile de palme s'est étendue à travers le monde au cours du dernier siècle, en Asie d'abord et en Amérique latine ensuite. Le développement de palmiers à huile à haut rendement et l'émergence de nouvelles techniques de transformation—qui ont modifié le traditionnel liquide rouge et visqueux en...

SOS Faim edita Zoom Microfinanzas desde hace 15 años. Momento para abordar numerosas temáticas sobre las cuales es posible aportar una mirada retrospectiva y prospectiva desde la perspectiva del financiamiento rural y agrícola. Es lo que proponemos en esta publicación. ¿Qué desafíos? ¿Desafíos políticos, técnicos, tecnológicos, o un problema de...

Promouvoir le dialogue, encourager des partenariats et trouver des solutions aux défis auxquels sont confrontés les éleveurs: tels sont les objectifs de la Plateforme de pastoralisme et de transhumance, une initiative multipartite lancée en mars 2015 par le Gouvernement de la République centrafricaine. Lors de sa deuxième réunion à Bangui en...

Em 2010, no Brasil, 30,4% das mulheres com 16 anos ou mais não tinham nenhum rendimento. Entre as pessoas sem remuneração, o maior peso estava entre as rurais com 32,3% de acordo com o Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Há dois anos e meio, as agricultoras familiares de um...

Financial instruments co-funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development are a sustainable and efficient way to invest in the growth and development of people, businesses and resources in the agriculture and forestry sectors as well as in the rural economy. They can support a broad range of development...

Smart specialisation (S3) is an example of fruitful interaction between science and policy. The concept was first developed in the context of the high-level expert group on ‘Knowledge for Growth’ created by the European Commission. It was recast through work by researchers both within and outside the Commission to foster...

No momento em que o Brasil comemora sua recente saída do “Mapa da Fome”, a cidade de São Paulo coloca-se diante do espelho para observar as mudanças em sua Política de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional e verificar o quanto as medidas implementadas são efetivamente capazes de conduzir a um modelo...