The Near East and North Africa Region (NENA)  may be facing the most severe intensification of water scarcity in history. Agriculture, which uses over 85 percent of the total freshwater, will most likely absorb the bulk of this shock. This shortage will have major implications for food security and the...

Rural household economies dependent on rainfed agriculture are increasingly turning to irrigation technology solutions to reduce the effects of weather variability and guard against inconsistent and low crop output. Organizations are increasingly using market-based approaches to disseminate technologies to smallholder farmers, and, although women are among their targeted group, little...

On 24-25 November 2014, Farmers, Agencies of the Government, Civil Society and International Organizations came together to define a roadmap that will institutionalise incentives for farm families through specific policies and programs from all the stakeholders. 

A l'ouverture de la 28ème Conférence régionale de la FAO pour l'Afrique s'ouvre à Tunis (Mars 2014), l'Organisation invite les ministres africains de l'agriculture à l'action afin d'accélérer les investissements et les transformations en faveur des petits exploitants agricoles, notamment les jeunes et les femmes et fait un "état des lieux" de...

This paper has two objectives. Our first objective is to review the research evidence on the factors known to be affecting the efficiency with which Malawian farmers use nitrogen fertilizer on maize. It is our position that such factors, along with non-random aspects of most trials, might explain the large...

Making agriculture greener, more efficient and fairer, this is the goal of the new CAP. It will be achieved by encouraging better use of natural resources to tackle climate change, safeguard biodiversity and by doubling funding for research, innovation and knowledge-sharing. From 2015 all Member States will have to use...

his paper summarizes the main themes and recommendations of the document Regional Water Scarcity Initiative: Towards a Collaborative Strategy prepared as part of FAO’s ‘Regional Initiative on Water Scarcity’ in Near East and North Africa (NENA). The Regional Collaborative Strategy will complement and complete existing initiatives, will seek structured mechanisms...

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

In the Ecuadorian provinces of Bolívar, Chimborazo and Cotopaxi, family farmers are building new capacities to conserve and use the biodiversity on their farmland. They are gaining greater access to and control over their biological resources, increasing their resilience and food sovereignty. The key: individual farmers who are passionate about...

The United Nationals declared 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming to highlight the importance of family farms and smallholders farmers (International Year of Family Farming - IYFF). Throughout the world family farms constitute the majority of all farms, which underlines their importance for food security. FAO promotes the...

This paper presents the results of Pronaf’s implementation evaluation based on the following criteria: content, context, capacity, commitment and clients/coalitions. Beyond the documental analysis, the methodology has used interviews and focus groups. The results highlight the necessity of convergence between the perspectives top-down and bottom-up for the analysis of implementation...

The International Year of Family Farming (IYFF)was launched as part of a global campaign to reinforce awareness and support for small scale and family farmers around the world. The move to focus on family farmers for the international year was driven by strong advocacy from civil society, mainly the World...

2014 年 3 月 10 日, Olivier De Schutter在代 表联合国所做的报告中, 呼吁全世界粮食生产系统进行大的改革; 农业政策的重点应该从单纯注重产量转向“健康、恢复力好和可持续发展”的生产体系。

La producción en cama profunda (deep bedding) es una tecnología alternativa a los sistemas convencionales de producción de cerdos, tanto en el área de la cría (gestación, lactancia) como en el crecimiento-engorde.

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

每个景观都有一段历史，而每段历史都充满抗争。令人着迷的是，如果奶农没有自发组 织起来，结成区域联盟去挑战政策、法律以及农业生产和自然景观管理的主流观念，今天荷 兰北部弗里斯兰人林区将会完全是另一番景象。农民已经把他们的田地、文化景观和本地传 统掌握到自己手中，这将进一步推动可持续生产体系的发展，增强地区经济。

For too many people and communities around the world, the dominant agricultural model is causing economic hardship, the destruction of biological diversity, and the exploitation of earth’s ecological commons. It is a model based on the commodification of life. We can no longer continue the status quo that enables multinational...

This PROPAC presentation outlines the future of family farming among changing infrastructures in the agricultural sector and the need for promotion of smallholders in the chain of production, processing and creating markets.

The current food system is exploiting the ignorance of consumers, while maintaining an old-fashioned image of the farmer. But this is changing, says young columnist Pavlos Georgiadis, as he explains how alternative systems for producing, distributing and appreciating food are advancing.

Efforts were undertaken through the auspices of a collaborative project “Strengthening Universities Capacities for Mitigating Climate Induced Change Water Vulnerability – WATERCAP” to address a key challenge of water scarcity in dryland areas of Uganda. A multisciplinary team engaged since 2009 has through implementation of this project observed the constraints...