The new CAP includes a “crisis reserve”, which can be drawn on in case of need. Worth roughly a noncumulative €400 million a year, the reserve is financed by the cut of Direct Payments exceeding the €2,000 per year threshold. For this very reason though, the institutions are unwilling to...

El compromiso establecido entre la FAO y la Agencia Brasileña de Cooperación (ABC/MRE) para desarrollar de forma sostenible económica, social y ambientalmente el sector algodonero de los países asociados está siendo impulsado a través del Proyecto Regional “Fortalecimiento del Sector algodonero pro medio de la Cooperación Sur-Sur”, que articula conocimientos...

The current food system is responsible for at least a third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In fact, when it comes to GHG emissions, the agricultural sector is second only to the energy sector. This video talks about the causes of this and how shifting to Organic Agriculture can...

Dans le cadre du renforcement de la résilience des populations victimes de la crise Centrafricaine, un certain nombre de projets avaient été mis en œuvre par la FAO à travers les partenaires techniques dans le Sud du Tchad précisément dans les régions du Moyen Chari et du Mandoul. Le Tchad fait...

Las acelgas son un cultivo muy productivo que puede cultivarse durante todo el año, ya que son resistentes a un gran rango de temperaturas. Entre sus múltiples propiedades, las acelgas son una excelente fuente de minerales y vitaminas A, C y K, por lo que es un cultivo muy valioso...

Les travaux sur l’Agriculture familiale sont nombreux. Un certain nombre d’entre eux se sont intéressés aux pays méditerranéens. Dès 1984 en effet le Réseau Agricultures Familiales Comparées (Rafac) était créé à Montpellier, à l’Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen, du Centre International des Hautes Etudes Méditerranéennes1.Les publications du Rafac sur l’agriculture familiale furent...

Business experience, personal interest in developing sustainable agriculture and the non-reimbursable support obtained through Measure 123 helped one of the most renowned experts in the wine-growing field in Hungary establish an ecological wine-growing unit south of the Danube. The techniques used in the farm respect the true character of grapes...

In North Africa, causes of soil degradation are divided between overgrazing (68 percent), over-cultivation (21 percent), deforestation (10.5 percent) and overexploitation of natural vegetation for about 0.5 percent (Thomas and Middelton, 1994). In the newly created country of the region, South Sudan, there are very limited studies on land degradation....

At the Centre for Environment Concerns, an NGO based in Hyderabad, India, the challenge was clear: develop an inclusive irrigation technology suitable for low rainfall areas. Alongside farmers and female farm labourers, they developed a system that provides assured moisture directly to the plant root zone. Initial trials show two...

Este documento presenta los resultados de un estudio, realizado en la segunda mitad del año 2014, que procuró caracterizar –en términos objetivos y subjetivos– la situación socio-demográfica, el acceso al mercado de trabajo, a la educación y a las nuevas Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) de las...

El presente estudio fue realizado en la subcuenca de Santa Teresa, provincia de La Convención en Cusco (Perú), con el objetivo de caracterizar los sistemas de cultivo con yuca y evaluar la sustentabilidad de los mismos. El estudio consistió en la construcción contextualizada de indicadores de sustentabilidad, la aplicación de...

Established in the year 2011 by five founding members, the Agro Castranova Agricultural Cooperative has had a laudable development. In just four years, it has expanded to four counties (Dolj, Argeș, Gorj and Olt) and has managed to gather 3,000 members, both natural and legal persons. 900 of them are...

Kazakhstan has a new law on organic agriculture, in line with the country’s recently acquired membership in the World Trade Organization. The law, signed by Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev in late November, outlines the institutional and regulatory framework for organic food production. Organic production is a development priority for Kazakhstan –...

In Lesotho, FAO is distributing a series of illustrated guides, in English and Sesotho, to encourage and facilitate the construction of homestead gardens. The gardens are easily built using locally available material and are specially designed to improve soil fertility and capture moisture. With minimum maintenance, they can provide vegetables...

La semana está organizada por la Secretaría de Desarrollo Territorial del MDA, el gobierno del Estado de Bahía de la mano de la Oficina de Desarrollo Rural y CAR, el gobierno del Estado de Ceará / con su Departamento de Desarrollo Agrario y el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la...

This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global, regional, and national levels, and—supported by...

Sorin and Cristian Surcel brothers laid the bases of a quail farm three years ago, in the very Capital city. In time, the activity evolved and has become a family business. Now, the two brothers want to access European funds and find methods to develop their business. Quail eggs are to...

DK aims to double its organic agricultural land by 2020, which involves a shift of 18 000 ha/year, far from being reached. Organic agriculture improved during recent decades, but this knowledge has not always been passed on to agricultural schools and consultancies. The risk is that new generations taking over...

This report is the result of the Focus Group (FG) on Organic Farming, Optimising Arable Yields which was launched under the European Innovation Partnership (EIP-AGRI) 'Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability'. The Focus Group brought together 20 experts with different backgrounds and experiences (scientists, farmers, advisers…) to make recommendations on transferable innovative...

Conservation agriculture (CA) is an increasingly adopted production system to meet the goals of sustainable crop production intensification in feeding a growing world population whilst conserving natural resources. Mechanization (especially power units, seeders, rippers and sprayers) is a key input for CA and smallholder farmers often have difficulties in making...