The purpose of this policy note is to contribute to an understanding of the factors that combine to constrain the development of smallholder agriculture in Swaziland. It seeks to shed light on why, despite being well-endowed in land and water resources, and despite having a climate that is generally favorable...

Worldwide, women make high contributions to household and national food security. This video explores the critical role played by women in agricultural production in Africa.

This dissertation covers the social reproduction of family farmers in the community of Praia Grande, Southern region of Santa Catarina, facing the trade expansion of family agriculture and the  socioeconomic  transformations  derived.  Focus  is  given  on  the fall  in  income  and agricultural employment, shaped mainly from mid-1980 on, within the...

The issue of agricultural investment is a key one in Africa and how and where these investments are directed is of considerable concern to African family farmers and their organisations. From CAADP to the reformed Committee on World Food Security, enhanced investment for food security is at the top of...

Este número de Mundos Rurales incluye artículos sobre: Bolivia: Propuesta para la Ley marco de Consulta y Participación La Consulta en el TIPNIS, ¿garantía del Estado o de los pueblos indígenas? Autodeterminación y autonomías indígena originario campesinas no son prioridad en la agenda política Una mirada de género a las propuestas de estatutos de...

This volume, Climate Change and Food Systems Resilience in Sub‑Saharan Africa, demonstrates the possibility of harmonizing agricultural production with the wellbeing of the biosphere – and that this can be achieved in Africa, our biosphere’s least developed continent, and the continent which is likely to suffer most from climate change....

Este número de Mundos Rurales incluye artículos sobre: El liderazgo de la mujer en la VIII Marcha Indígena Mujeres en las organizaciones campesinas indígenas de Bolivia, luchadoras por sus derechos y reconocimiento Paso a paso: avances en la participación y representación de las mujeres El aporte económico de las mujeres en cuatro regiones de...

El número cinco de la revista Mundos Rurales está dedicado a los 40 años de CIPCA. Han pasado cuatro décadas desde que en 1971 Luís Alegre, Xavier Albó y Francisco Javier Santiago decidieran fundar y poner en marcha esta institución dedicada al desarrollo rural en Bolivia, que poco a poco...

La finalidad del presente documento es incursionar en países seleccionados de América Latina sobre el aporte de las mujeres rurales a través de sus ingresos a diferentes tipos de hogares, haciendo visible su aporte y facilitando la elaboración de políticas públicas que beneficien a las mujeres: en el empleo, en...

 El capítulo 1 presenta el Seguimiento y Evaluación Participativa (SEP). Se describen cuatro casos de implementación del método: tres desarrollados en Bolivia y el cuarto realizado en Colombia. El capítulo 2 presenta el método Enfoque Participativo de Cadenas Productivas (EPCP). Se describen cinco casos de implementación: dos en los Andes...

Organizar as mulheres rurais para fazer a produção, a gestão e a comercialização de maneira autônoma é um desafio permanente daquelas e daqueles que pretendem reduzir as desigualdades de gênero. O Governo Federal, em particular o Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário (MDA), a partir das suas atribuições, persegue este desafio com...

This publication summarizes the unique experience of the community listeners’ clubs set up in Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo by FAO-Dimitra and its partners. These action based information and communication processes have proved so successful that Dimitra decided to share the experience. The first chapter offers a brief...

Adaptation, vulnerability and resilience of people to climate change depend upon a range of conditions. These vary from their degree of exposure and dependency upon weather patterns for livelihoods and food security, to varying capacities in adaptation, which are influenced by gender, social status, economic poverty, power, access, and control...

The city of Amman is the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and lies in the northern part of the Kingdom, covering an area of 1700 km2 with an estimated population of 2,200,000 inhabitants. Annual average rainfall is 275 mm. The poverty rate in Amman reached 8.5 percent in...

This edition of The State of Food and Agriculture addresses Women in agriculture: closing the gender gap for development. The agriculture sector is underperforming in many developing countries, and one of the key reasons is that women do not have equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to...

This P4P gender strategy is informed by policy and review documents including: WFP’s current gender policy, which explicitly reaffirms WFP’s commitment to creating an enabling environment for promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment to support partner countries in addressing food and nutrition challenges sustainably. Literature review and empirical research conducted by ALINe...

Meeting food security, nutrition and gender equality objectives entails applying development approaches that allow rural communities to participate and take control of their future. Of the many approaches used by FAO, there is one that is particularly effective at enabling the most marginalised groups, including women, to take ownership of...

Smallholder farmers generally face many challenges. However, women smallholders face multiple constraints beyond those of men farmers. Women tend to be invisible to policy makers because they are not seen as ‘productive’ farmers. They often are expected to provide unpaid farm work, and bear a disproportionate burden of care and...

On television screens and newspaper front pages around the world, the stories out of Africa are often filled with doom and gloom. And while the reality of life for many Africans is often difficult, there are success stories to share and inspire others. This 13-part television series, produced in cooperation...

Filmed in Zimbabwe and the United Republic of Tanzania, the video highlights the importance of rural men's and women's local knowledge to their livelihoods.