La Reunión Especializada de Agricultura Familiar del MERCOSUR (REAF) es un espacio de encuentro entre productores familiares, organizaciones e instituciones rurales de la región, funciona desde 2004 con el objetivo de generar un marco de políticas públicas regionales para la agricultura familiar. Los días 16-19 de junio de 2015, tendrá...

Las Escuelas de Campo (ECA) son una de las metodologías más practicadas para transmitir conocimiento y solucionar problemas en diferentes escenarios. En agricultura, las ECA han sido adoptadas en muchos países en desarrollo como una estrategia sólida y barata para abarcar muchos actores en los procesos de capacitación. Este artículo muestra...

El informe identifica las medidas concretas que se pueden seguir en relación con las Directrices Voluntarias para garantizar la pesca en pequeña escala en el contexto de la seguridad alimentaria y la erradicación de la pobreza, conocida como las Directrices de la SSF, los sistemas alimentarios de indígenas y pescadores,...

El inicio de las actividades de investigación, docencia y comunicación en agroecología dentro de las actividades de la Cátedra de Sociología y Extensión – FAUBA- en el año 1991, se relaciona con la necesidad de analizar y realizar propuestas en torno a la producción agropecuaria en un marco de expansión...

With over 230 researchers working in more than 80 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America, the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) responds to the urgent need for a strong and sustained research focus on the management of forests and trees. Trees on farms and in forests play a crucial role...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Agroecological methods of farming have always been a part of the social and cultural life in Mozambican rural communities. To strengthen these practices in the face of corporate agriculture, the Mozambican Farmer’s Union, UNAC, has promoted the practices of agroecology, such as the conservation of native seeds and local systems...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Global agriculture is challenged by a combination of climate change, biodiversity loss, and the growing demand for food, feed, fiber and energy. The research and development community has been looking into various ways of making agriculture more sustainable, and agroeoclogical approach gives high expectations.

Farmers in Madagascar adopt agro-ecological practices A film by the Research and Development Institute and the French Global Environment Facility. In Madagascar, new farming practices are being introduced to combat climate change and maintain food security in rural areas. The French Global Environment Facility is funding a development project implemented by...

Noticia donde se destaca que Guatemala no será la excepción en conmemorar y se unirá al lanzamiento oficial del Año Internacional de los Suelos junto con la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO-Guatemala). La Semana Mundial del Suelo 2015 coincide con el Año Internacional de los...

November 2015: On the 5th and 6th of this month, a unique Africa-wide seminar on agroecology took place in Dakar, Senegal. We are proud to present 7 inspiring agroecological initiatives driven by farmers from across Africa. 

Most of our ideas about soils ignore the millions of years before mankind started farming. But what happened during the 99.9% of a soil’s history contains very important lessons. So let us celebrate the International Year of Soils by looking at what that history can tell us – and build...

Entrevista con Remo Vénica e Irmina Kleiner, fundadores de la Granja Agroecológica Naturaleza Viva, Guadalupe Norte, Argentina. Enero 2015. Las opiniones expresadas en este producto informativo son las de su(s) autor(es), y no reflejan necesariamente los puntos de vista o políticas de la FAO.

Launched in 2006, a conservation farming project has transformed hundreds of farmers’ lives in Zimbabwe’s Nkayi District. Once food-aid beneficiaries, these farmers now produce enough maize to cover family needs, with some producing an excess for sale. Farmers produce their own maize seed each year, which are made available to...

A couple who are first generation farmers knew that strawberries would be a difficult crop, but were undeterred when told it was impossible to grow them in Ballito which is just north of Durban. The couple has proved experts wrong by successfully growing the crop on their 17 hectare farm...

Sin Fronteras es una serie documental que consta de diez capítulos que relatan las historias de productores rurales de Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay. A través de distintas experiencias e historias de vida de diferentes emprendedores, estos documentales proponen acercar el mundo rural al público en general. A lo largo de este capítulo se verán...

November 2015: The AgriCultures Network presents ten inspiring agroecological initiatives throughout Asia and the Pacific. Some have long existed, other have just started. They connect the rural and urban worlds, improve soils, and nourish farmers and citizens with healthy food. They ensure that production can be maintained for the generations...

The project is a response to land degradation in the Savannah region and its impact on agricultural production. The area suffers from overexploitation of natural resources, particularly forest products, linked to human activities. The result of these activities is the destruction of vegetation, leaving the soil bare and highly eroded....

The analysis of survey responses shows that young farmers have different expectations and needs, depending on the region in which they live, the agricultural sector in which they work (intensive, extensive), their level of education, their relation to the farm (owner of the farm or not) etc. This study revealed...