By examining and agreeing upon the key drivers of change a vision was developed for global food security by 2030. The key challenges to actually reaching this vision were then defined. This, in turn, led to the identification of priority areas that could guide policy-makers in the design and implementation...

There is growing interest from the global development community in the role of agricultural research and extension (AR&E) systems to achieve development targets. Despite this interest, many smallholders in developing countries continue to lack access to updated agricultural information and reliable services. In an effort to increase the effectiveness, impact,...

The National Rural Development Programme (NRDP) Italy, outlining the priorities for Italy for the use of approximately 2.14 billion EUR of public expenditure (963 million EUR from the EU budget and 1.17 billion EUR of national co-financing) for the period from 2014- 2020, was formally adopted by the European Commission...

Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.

Esta convocatoria tiene como finalidad impulsar la participación y protagonismo juvenil a partir del fortalecimiento de iniciativas en funcionamiento o de la concreción de iniciativas que aún no se han puesto en marcha y por tal motivo se convoca a grupos, colectivos u organizaciones de jóvenes a presentar perfiles de...

A scenario describes a set of events that might reasonably take place. Scenarios can be considered as hypothetical images of the future, which describe the functioning of a system under different conditions with a certain degree of uncertainty. While predetermined trends are reflected in all scenarios in the same predictable...

Healthy soil, healthy plants, healthy animals, healthy people, healthy climate . . . our physical and economic health, our very survival as a species, is directly connected to the soil, biodiversity, and the health and fertility of our food and farming systems. Regenerative organic farming and land use can move us...

Article qui décrit un atelier qui s'est déroulé du 30 mars au 02 avril 2015 à Chadakori (Région de Maradi), au Niger. Cette rencontre organisée conjointement par l´Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN) et la Fédération SA’A qui a regroupé les producteurs, les médias, les autorités administratives...

Comme à son lancement en 2011, l’objectif central de cette initiative demeure le renforcement du partenariat entre l’Union Européenne et les voisins du Sud et de l’Est de la Méditerranée qui le souhaitent en matière de politiques agricoles et rurales. Plus spécifiquement, l’initiative ENPARD vise à accompagner la formulation et...

El II Congreso Internacional de Agricultura Urbana, Suburbana y Familiar que tuvo lugar en la sede de Oxfam en Cuba. Especialistas cubanos y de otros países subrayaron la agricultura urbana y el protagonismo de las mujeres como puntos clave para el desarrollo de Centroamérica, el Caribe y otras regiones del mundo.  

The issue 34 has been released on September 2015 and entitled “The Post-2015 Global Agenda and the Mediterranean Futures”. To move forward a greater development in the Mediterranean, the adoption of the Post-2015 Global Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals constitutes an important step towards sustainability strategies in the region. This is...

Major problems facing farmers in the south of Kyrgyzstan, such as degrading soil fertility and very low incomes are addressed by the project. The project was built upon the previous experience of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and other organizations in organic cotton production in countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, India and...

  Young men from even the remotest places in the Himalayan mountains are leaving their homes in search of income opportunities elsewhere. This trend of out-migration has been driven by increased mobility and access to information, in combination with the effects of climate change, including both increased flooding and drought. Drought...

The Rodale Institute describes how we could sequester more than 100% of current annual CO2 emissions with a switch to widely available and inexpensive organic management practices, namely, regenerative organic agriculture.

El Seminario contará con la participación de representantes de gobiernos de Latinoamérica que han avanzado en la política de alimentación escolar. La idea metodológica central es permitir que cada participante conozca el escenario general de la Región y comparta con los demás participantes las posibles y futuras acciones en favor de...

La protection des moyens d'existence en milieu rural et l'investissement dans les moyens de production ruraux sont essentiels pour faire face à la crise mondiale des réfugiés actuelle, a déclaré vendredi le Directeur général de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), José Graziano da Silva.

El cambio climático es una de las principales amenazas para la justicia alimentaria, los modos tradicionales de subsistencia y la vida de las personas. Los impactos del cambio climático en América Latina son cada vez más preocupantes; en particular aquellos que afectan al sector agropecuario y forestal, dada su alta dependencia...

The Eighth Annual Conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) will convene on 16-17 November 2015 in Beirut. AFED’s flagship report on Sustainable Consumption, which discusses how changing consumption patterns can lead to better management of resources and protect the environment, will be presented and debated...

Esta hoja informativa describe la Iniciativa. La FAO creó la Iniciativa Regional de Agricultura Familiar y Desarrollo Rural Territorial para apoyar a los Gobiernos en sus estrategias de reducción de la pobreza rural con una mirada integral a la agricultura familiar, el desarrollo rural y los medios de vida sostenibles....

Natural resources are scarce and their preservation is a prerequisite for ensuring prosperity in the long-term. This basic fact applies even to land – it is a finite resource that cannot be imported or reproduced. The state of land in Europe is mixed. Semi-natural vegetation and wetlands, as well as...