In November 2013, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) fielded an agriculture programme development mission to Jordan with the objectives of updating and expanding its “Agricultural Livelihoods and Food Security Impact Assessment and Response Plan for the Syria Crisis in the Neighbouring Countries of Egypt, Iraq,...

These Guidelines are the result of five years of participatory development, together with practitioners from civil society and private sector. The Guidelines are the result of an iterative process, built on the cross-comparisons of codes of practice, corporate reporting, standards, indicators and other technical protocols currently used by private sector,...

All seven Andalusian FLAGs participated in a cooperation project to foster women entrepreneurship across the region by studying the experiences of local women and promoting successful female entrepreneurs as role models to others to turn their business ideas into reality. High unemployment levels in Andalusia and a common objective in the...

A través del texto se hace un recorrido por las diferencias y similitudes de las dinámicas comunales quechuas y aymaras, en el contexto actual, donde la inseguridad jurídica territorial acecha a las comunidades campesinas del Perú. El estudio presenta cómo las actividades económicas van dinamizando los flujos y frecuencias migratorias,...

在本期中，我们将探讨当前努力解决饥 饿和营养不良问题的全球和地区背景。我们 将会重新审视家庭农户和消费者如何将主动 权把握在手，复兴饮食文化，再现并恢复混 合农业系统的活力，以及利用政治空间寻求 以权力为基础的各种食物和营养问题解决方 法。我们发现在读者提供给我们的这些故事 中，颠覆了单一栽培的趋势，而朝着多功 能、适应气候的农业生态系统发展。受到营 养和经济趋势的推动，家庭农户正在种植多 样化的作物而非单一的谷物，并寻求能向农 村和城镇社区家庭餐桌提供更多种类食物的 本地市场。一个明显的例子就是在肯尼亚的 经历（第12页 找到种玉米以外的法子）。随 着产量和农场生物多样性增加，应对气候变 化和价格波动的弹性也有所增强，就业和收 入方式也更加多样性。

On March 28, 2014 the Farmers’ Congress was held with the participation of Georgian farmers to voice out the problems and constraints in the field of agriculture. The Congress also addressed two global campaigns supporting the agricultural development: Oxfam campaign - “Food and Climate Changes 2014-2015” and UN/World Farmers Forum...

In the Near East and North Africa, population growth, urbanization, a fragile resource base, climate change and low productivity exacerbate the fight against hunger and malnutrition. But the introduction of ‘Farmer Field Schools’ in the Jordan Valley and across the country has helped family farmers boost their production, income and...

Con el propósito de aportar evidencias concretas que respalden las acciones y mensajes de la campaña “Cosechemos justicia para las mujeres del Campo”, se ha realizado este estudio que aporta datos cuantitativos y cualitativos sobre la realidad de las mujeres rurales y el apoyo que brinda el Estado de Honduras...

Our farmers are entrepreneurs, just like their counterparts in the telecoms industry. Yet they face even greater risks in getting their goods to market. This is particularly true of our smallholder farmers, most of them women, who cultivate plots about the size of a football field or two. She typically...

Recognizing the importance of integrating women into agriculture, female farmers are working to overcome traditional family roles and misperceptions about the role of women in agriculture. Thirty-seven small holder female farmers in Montenegro have benefitted from grants from the Montenegro Institutional Development and Agricultural Strengthening (MIDAS) to improve their farms. Ljiljana K.,...

This publication is a summary of the experiences lived during the seven years (2003-2010) of implementation of the Sustainable Natural Resource Management Project (PMRN), managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and supported by German Technical and Financial Cooperation (GIZ and KfW). The PMRN operated in seven Departments in...

To meet the needs of a growing global population that is projected to reach 9 billion by 2050, agricultural production must increase significantly. As such, agriculture and rural development will continue to play a critical role in alleviating poverty and malnutrition. This brochure highlights some of the key collaborations between IFPRI...

Red social en donde confluyen algunas de las voces más argumentadas en torno a diversos temas del poder nacional, con la idea de generar contenidos de alta calidad sobre asuntos como el liderazgo, el proceso de paz, el arte nacional, la innovación y la minería, entre otros. Es, además, el espacio...

Agriculture is arguably the most important vehicle for realising economic development, creating employment and reducing poverty in Africa. In the Eastern and Central Africa (ECA) sub-region, agriculture accounts for about 43% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and over 60% of exports. About 70% of the population and nearly 90%...

El papel de la mujer en el agro es hoy más evidente que nunca. El IV Cenagro, de 2012, informa que la cantidad de productoras, 691 mil, se ha duplicado en relación con las 357 mil que, según el III Cenagro, había en 1994. Esta presencia femenina es mayor en...

The UN-REDD Programme recently launched the UN-REDD Programme Guidelines on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and the associated Legal Companion, which outlines related existing international law and emerging State practice affirming that indigenous peoples have the right to effective participation in the decisions, policies and initiatives that affect them...

A reality in every continent, family farming, is facing huge challenges and uncertainties. And yet, although in many places family farmers - men and women-  have been forgotten and are neglected by pllicy makers, they continue to be the basis of sustainable food production in the world's effort toward food...

Entrevista com Camila Hassan, extensionista de bem estar social da Emater (Empresa Brasileira de Assistência Técnica). As mulheres no campo - a união que pode contribuir para sua permanência no campo. Elo das associações das comunidades rurais com as organizações que estão nas cidades. Tratamos de segurança alimentar, geração de renda, saúde no...

After screening several success cases within these two themes in different countries, Morocco (farmers’ organisations) and Egypt (water management) were chosen as the host countries for the Learning Routes. Six exemplary cases (three per route) were selected. As preparation for the Learning Route, Procasur and ILEIA, supported by local KariaNet...

El  presente  texto  pretende  dar  cuenta  de  la  configuración  de  procesos  organizativos  de mujeres jóvenes rurales en Colombia, en un escenario conflictivo y en el marco del acceso a una  serie  de  oportunidades  y  beneficios  a  los  que  las  anteriores  generaciones no habían accedido. La idea no es solo discernir...