Greek olive oil producers are turning out to more sustainable production methods, whereas climate change cuts off previous year’s production in -30%. 

Suzana Dimitrievska is an organic farmer in North Macedonia. Coming from a line of strong, well-educated women, she has always been comfortable embracing new technology. She is using Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) to increase the efficiency of her family farm. Several years ago, she bought a farm management software that enabled...

Con el objetivo de identificar y caracterizar las distintas formas de cooperación entre los Estados Parte del MERCOSUR en la década 2005/2015, la Unidad Técnica de Cooperación Internacional (UTCI), realizó un estudio en el ámbito de siete sectores de trabajo: agricultura familiar, ciencia y tecnología, género, educación, integración productiva, medio...

L’adaptation des pratiques agricoles pour répondre à des objectifs productifs autant qu’environnementaux mobilise les agriculteurs du Maghreb depuis près de 30 ans. Mobilisant instituts de recherche, organisations de producteurs et praticiens durant toutes ces années, l’action de Fert et de ses partenaires a permis de mettre en évidence des acquis...

L’accumulation des risques qui pèsent sur les systèmes alimentaires est inédite. C’est le constat d’une quarantaine de chercheurs sur les tendances et les défis des systèmes alimentaires. Ce travail collectif, réalisé à la demande de la Commission européenne, a été présenté par le Cirad en session plénière introductive du High...

Food insecurity and reduced food sovereignty is rampant in Kenya. This can be attributed to a new era of industrial agriculture resulting in genetic erosion of local crops, monoculture, high seed prices, and excessive use of chemicals. As a remedy, Kenya Seed Savers Network empowers farming communities to develop a...

O cerrado é um bioma de grande biodiversidade, apesar de ser considerado a maior savana do mundo. É do onde cerrado que Juliana, uma agricultora familiar e chef, tira o sustento. Os produtos do cerrado são ricos em nutrientes. Na gastronomia Juliana utiliza os frutos do cerrado. O bolo de banana...

Muito em breve os produtores poderão contar com o Selo Arte, um instrumento de identificação de produtos alimentícios de origem animal, produzidos de forma artesanal, com características e métodos tradicionais ou regionais próprios. Cada estado terá autonomia para identificar e caracterizar os produtos alimentícios de origem animal, realizar o cadastro destes...

The EIP-AGRI workshop 'Opportunities for farm diversification in the circular bio-economy' was organised to highlight of the number of co-operation mechanisms and business models that have been developed to bring forward circular bio-economy projects and enterprises across the EU. The workshop took place in February in Vilnius, Lithuania, and was...

Not only is family farming providing jobs and food in the world’s most food insecure areas such as Africa, Asia, Latin America or the Near East, they also provide a useful model for how agriculture can help redress environmental degradation.While smallholder family farms differ greatly across the regions, they play...

This study reviews the state of play of on-going EU environmental and climate legislation and pinpoints key challenges for the next five years. Challenges arise from the plans released by the president-elect, such as a new European Green Deal, the completion of work started in the previous term (e.g. the...

French farmers, beekeepers and agricultural students join forces to promote biodiversity For the past three years, the Biodiversité project in the French region of Normandy has been working on biodiversity in agriculture. Farmers, beekeepers and students have joined forces to study the potential of increasing biodiversity on agricultural parcels by planting...

While the next CAP reform is still in discussion at the Council, and the European Parliament has not yet taken a final position, Samuel Féret explains the rationale of the new concept of CAP Strategic Plans (CSP) for a future CAP as proposed by the European Commission. This is intended...

No Brasil são quase mil cooperativas que juntas reunem mais de 14 milhões de cooperados, e empregam 425 mil  pessoas.  As cooperativas agropecuárias movimentam a economia, geram 200 mil empregos, tem mais de 1 milhão de associados. São mais de 1600 cooperativas agrícolas no país. Quase 50% do que é produzido...

The rural-urban gap remains the single most well-documented development and welfare disparity in the economies of the Near East and North Africa (NENA). The gap between rural and urban areas can be seen in the lower productivity of economic activities, higher poverty levels and lower quality infrastructure and services in...

There is a pressing need for overarching digital strategies to unlock the potential of digitisation in the agricultural sector.Digital technologies can help European farmers increase their profitability and reduce their environmental impact, however they are more effective when supported by public policy. In the northern part of Germany, the region of...

In Guinea-Bissau, the intensifi cation of cashew monoculture and the decline in yields of rice and other staple cereals is a common issue that puts the population in an unprecedented state of food insecurity. Organisations such as CAURAL REMOBE have tried to fi nd a solution to this problem. The...

This paper characterizes smallholder farm households in Upper Egypt based on data from a comprehensive farm household survey. The results from the descriptive analysis in combination with findings from the global literature provide recommendations on how agricultural projects can be leveraged for improving nutrition. The importance of focusing on nutrition...

Current food systems are at a crossroads. There is a strong need for transforming food production and consumption patterns in a sustainable way. One where farmers adapt and build resilience to the increasing challenges from climate change and where nutritious food is available for all. Agroecology provides one solution towards...

This publication constitutes a practical development tool, which implements the sustainable food value chain framework with a focus on small-scale livestock producers, targeting an audience of project design teams and policymakers. By integrating the concepts of value addition and the three dimensions of sustainability, the sustainable food value chain framework not...