Farmers in Kenya’s arid Tharaka Nithi county are growing fresh vegetables thanks to the use of an organic fertilizer known as bokashi. Made from a mix of farmyard waste, bokashi adds both nutrients and microorganisms to the soil, unlike chemical fertilizers that add only nutrients that are quickly consumed or washed...

agroBRIDGES was born from the need to stimulate the adoption of Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) in the European Union.  SFSCs introduces key economic, social and environmental benefits for sustainable development, like: Rebalancing the market position of farmers and increasing their income. Better connecting farmers with consumers and reducing intermediaries. Meeting the societal...

Natural resource management requires cross-sectoral policy integration because the scope of current environmental and sustainability issues surpasses traditional sectoral boundaries. While the emergence of policy networks in such cases has been observed in the policy integration literature, little is known about how these networks are formed and how they influence...

The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Solutions Forum will enhance information exchange to facilitate development. It will gather Heads of Governments, UN agencies, and representatives from a wide spectrum of farmers organizations, NGOs, civil society and innovators  to incubate, promote and scale-up home-grown and imported solutions to accelerate the achievement of the...

The ageing of the farming population is one of the top challenges facing rural areas in the EU • Risk of land concentration • Increase in need of skilled (hired) labour • Vitality of rural areas => Generational renewal = priority of the CAP

La agricultura familiar es clave para lograr una ruralidad próspera, territorios más innovadores y garantizar alimentos frescos y saludables en nuestras mesas. En la actualidad, la agricultura familiar en Costa Rica representa el 55% de las explotaciones agrícolas.

This practice describes the step-by-step approach to promote conservation agriculture implemented in Timor-Leste. It also describes the conservation agriculture (CA) principles and steps in adopting the CA package. After several years of promoting CA in Timor-Leste by various actors, the adoption of the CA package is rarely fully implemented by farmers....

This working paper seeks to support food producers’ organizations and other grassroots-based organizations in the complex debate on digitalization. It highlights four critical issues when considering digitalization in agriculture from a food sovereignty perspective: (1) the practice of digitalization is not neutral but supports large-scale food production systems at the...

Data on national and European agriculture and common agricultural policy (CAP), provided by the European Commission’s agricultural and rural development department.

Este informe se organiza en torno a seis capítulos. En la primera sección, se definen los objetivos de la consultoría, mientras que en la sección siguiente se presentan los antecedentes de la AFC, detallando el panorama histórico a nivel nacional e internacional, las definiciones operacionales de la AFC y una...

Este libro es el resultado de los cuentos generados por los participantes del primer concurso del cuento infantil y juvenil “El Agro Cuenta” que gracias a su imaginación y creatividad nos harán pasar un rato muy divertido. Disfruta de estás grandes historias hechas por grandes chicos. Más Información: Bibliografía completa de la...

L’objectif du présent rapport est d’évaluer la mise en œuvre actuelle de la restauration des forêts et des paysages (RFP) en Afrique. Il expose le contexte de la RFP sur le continent africain, met en lumière les principales initiatives de la RFP et en donne un aperçu en Afrique au...

This country study is an important output of the regional FAO project on Empowering Smallholders and Family Farms. This report aims to analyse the development trend and current state of smallholders and family farms in the country and to study the current political priorities and policies affecting smallholders and family...

FAO provides assistance to Albanian farmers through agricultural grants that aim to add value to local agricultural production. The project, financed by the United Nations Joint Fund and the Albanian government, supports smallholders through facilitating good practices on rural income diversification, innovative short food value chains, and farmers' cooperation, as...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague economies and societies across the globe, the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS) maintains its commitment to strengthening and enhancing its contributions to Samoa’s nation-wide response. SROS’s COVID-19 diagnostic testing and research work have received critical reinforcement through the generous assistance from the International...

Ricardo Garzia es entrerriano. Su abuelo paterno, Carlos Francisco, era productor agropecuario y fundó la cooperativa de General Galarza. Todos sus hijos estuvieron relacionados con la actividad y sus nietos continúan vinculados de algún modo con la producción. “La tercera generación, que somos nosotros, nos quedamos sin el campo del...

The cotton sector contributes significantly to the economies of a number of developing countries, as well as to the livelihoods of millions of rural smallholders worldwide. In 2019, world production of cotton was valued at about USD 46 billion, while global trade reached USD 15 billion. Moreover, the cotton industry...

The overall objective of this report is to identify and conduct analysis of short food supply chains (SFSCs) among small farmers in the Western Balkans and Turkey. The report’s analyses are based on the primary data collected from 397 smallholder farmers through semi-structured interviews in all Western Balkan countries/territories (Albania,...

Social protection has a critical role to play in reducing poverty, improving food and nutrition security, and stimulating inclusive economic growth in rural areas. However, social protection alone cannot address all the risks and challenges faced by vulnerable rural populations. Integrated interventions have shown greater impacts than stand-alone social protection...

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted peoples lives and the State of Kuwait has demonstrated strong commitment in curbing the virus and addressing the impacts on all sectors of society. Kuwait used a variety of instruments and reduced the risks associated with international markets, including ensuring food availability...