The national food security and nutrition programme just adopted by Kyrgyzstan is expected to serve as a road map to fulfilling people’s rights to food, healthy nutrition and development. The programme, which springs from the country’s National Sustainable Development Strategy, was developed over the last two years by Kyrgyzstan with substantial...

Los cultivos en terrazas de los pueblos originarios andinos representan un aporte a la seguridad alimentaria por aportar una estrategia de adaptación a un medio de difícil características y complejidades geográficas para la producción de alimentos nutritivos. Esta ancestral técnica prehispánica de cultivo, que aún se practica en vastos territorios del...

During the transition process in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, relationship along the whole food chain- from farm suppliers to retailers – have broken down. The result has been disruptions in supply and inferior-quality food products.

Este trabajo indaga en estos procesos en dos casos paradigmáticos donde se han obtenido importantes resultados, como la promulgación de una ley que reconoce derechos de propiedad por residencia prolongada (20 años). Los casos seleccionados en este proyecto focalizan en estas experiencias. Al respecto, interesa tanto la descripción del proceso...

El Diputado de la República Oriental de Uruguay Jose Carlos Cardoso, Coordinador del Frente Parlamentario de Uruguay y Presidente de la Comisión de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca del PARLATINO, realiza una breve descripción sobre los esfuerzos de FAO, PARLATINO y los Frentes Parlamentarios contra el Hambre hacia un fortalecimiento de...

Discarding was considered by the European Commission a serious problem in European fisheries and one which must be addressed as a high priority. The aim of the present study is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the discard problem on small-scale fisheries in Europe in order to put forward recommendations...

Durante 2014 se realizó el “Estudio de las Mesas de Desarrollo Rural en Uruguay como innovación institucional para la participación y la inclusión” como parte del Convenio con la DGDR-MGAP, siendo ésta una Dirección relativamente nueva dentro del Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP) de Uruguay. Se estudió el...

Smallholder farmers in the Arabian Peninsula region are severely constrained by the region’s extreme aridity, scanty water resources and erratic rainfall. Conditions have become even more challenging as over 95% of the region’s land area now faces some form of desertification from wind and water erosion, and salinization. The increasing...

The Kenya Sustainable Agriculture Land Management Project has helped small-holder farmers build smart agriculture skills. This in turn has led to higher crop yields, increased income and food security, and resilience to a changing climate. The project has been implemented with support from the Swedish nongovernmental organization, Vi Agroforestry, on...

In Niger, as in many other African countries, productivity is even lower among female peasants. To build policy interventions to improve agricultural productivity among women, it is important to measure the potential gap between men and women and understand the determinants that explain the gap. This paper uses the Oaxaca-Blinder...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

"Una vez concluída la Mesa de Diálogo Nacional de la consulta prelegislativa relacionada con el proyecto de Ley Orgánica de Tierras Rurales y Territorios Ancestrales y dentro del término establecido, remito a usted el informe final de resultados de la referida consulta, el mismo que ha sido debidamente aprobado en...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Dumbrava Roșie commune lies in the central part of Neamţ County, on the left shore of Bistriţa river, south-east of Piatra-Neamţ town. It is crossed by DN15 national road which links Piatra Neamț to Bacău. The settlement has all the characteristics of the north-eastern part of Romania, namely the majority...

El grupo reunirá a agricultores, entidades privadas y públicas ligados a la frambuesa chilena, para abordar las problemáticas y desafíos de esta industria. Con la finalidad de contar con una entidad que reúna a los diferentes actores del sector de la frambuesa chilena, y permita generar un trabajo conjunto para potenciar...

Au Brésil comme au Maroc, le secteur agricole est marqué par des différences extrêmes en termes de taille d’exploitation, ainsi que de niveaux d’équipement, de capitalisation et de techniques. L’article présente la politique brésilienne d’appui à l’agriculture familiale, et quelques éléments de comparaison avec les choix faits au Maroc. Les...

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

A dynamic subtropical climate, abundant and diverse flora, and highly-valued native honeybees are just a few of the natural advantages that have made beekeeping a centuries-old tradition in Azerbaijan’s Caucasus Mountains. Yet despite these auspicious conditions, Azerbaijan’s beekeeping sector is performing below expectations and far from its full potential. Production levels...

At least nine countries in the region stand united on the need to restore limited soil resources and stop alarming soil degradation trends. The “Izmir Communique’” and a related draft five-year implementation plan for the Eurasia region were adopted at the Second Plenary Meeting of the Eurasian Soil Partnership earlier...

This paper provides a kind of memoir of the fifteen-year history of IFAD’s Regional Program for Mercosur. Its pages and headings contain matters related to the context of the region and the countries it comprises; to its changes, to a description of and to the role played by the various...