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...

Entrevista com Rosiéle Ludtke, do Movimento dos Pequenos Agricultores (MPA) e das Mulheres Camponesas.  O maior desafio dos agricultores que tem uma pequena propriedade, especialmente das mulheres, é ter garantia de compra de sua produção. O fato de não ter um mercado garantido complica a diversificação - o fumo tem mercado...

Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing eight of the countries that make up southern Africa — Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security...

Les effets du Conseil à l’Exploitation Familiale sur le revenu et la productivité agricoles des bénéficiaires ont été évalués dans cet article. Les données collectées auprès de cent soixante (160) producteurs choisis aléatoirement à raison de quatre-vingt (80) auditeurs CEF (AC) et quatre-vingt (80) non auditeurs ont été analysées à...

El PMA, ONU Mujeres, la FAO y UNICEF se han unido a la Asociación de Mujeres de Juntas Parroquiales Rurales del Ecuador para visibilizar a las mujeres rurales en su día mundial. La siguiente nota resume el impacto que Mariana, una de estas mujeres rurales, está teniendo en su comunidad....

Este informe hace parte de los trabajos encargados por el FIDA en seis países de América Latina (México, Guatemala, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador y Brasil) bajo la coordinación de RIMISP, con el objetivo de revisar las definiciones de la agricultura familiar, los indicadores y variables utilizados para cuantificarla, la realización de...

Dans la région Est du Burkina Faso, le Projet d’investissement communautaire en fertilité agricole (PICOFA) a entrepris de disséminer la pratique du Warrantage de auprès des groupements de femmes et de jeunes en vue de réduire la vulnérabilité des ménages en période de soudure et faciliter l’accès aux crédits, parfois nécessaires...

L’élevage caprin constitue un pilier important de l’activité économique dans le Nord du Mali. La sécheresse et les abattages massifs ont, cependant, contribué à une baisse significative des effectifs du cheptel.  Pour appuyer la redynamisation de l’élevage caprin dans la région de Kidal, le Programme Intégré de Développement Rural de...