The recently published study on Young People and Family Farming stresses the need to prioritize youth in the political agenda by strengthening a comprehensive approach at the institutional level tailored to the needs and demands of rural youth. This study has been carried out by the IYFF+ 10 World Coordination...

It is time to better preserve and valorise mountain cultural heritage and to turn it into a driving force for future development, to revitalise mountain areas and strengthen their attractiveness. From 25 to 27 September 2018, nearly 200 mountain stakeholders from all over Europe gathered in Vatra Dornei, Romania, to participate...

This edition of the EU Rural Review focuses on the resource efficiency challenge and examines what the concept of ‘doing more with less’ means for rural development in this regard. The Earth’s natural resources are fundamental to health, well-being and quality of life on the planet. As the global population approaches...

El folleto describe qué es MULCH o cobertura de suelo, sus beneficios, la forma en cómo se realiza,  los materiales que requiere y los efectos fisicos, quimicos y biológicos para el suelo. 

NTV Kenya. discussion about the practice of family farming and its benefits, and food security with Elizabeth Wanja, Anne Maina, Matthew Muendo, Kate Kibarah and Nelson Mungala. 

Among environmental challenges, sustainable agricultural practices (SAP) are imperative to attain better agricultural productivity and food security status of smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa, including in Zambia. To understand the adoption behavior of SAP of Zambian farmers in more depth, the study determines factors that influence the adoption probability of SAP. In...

This paper builds on lessons learned from case studies of organization-building and collective action as a means of eradicating poverty in small-scale fisheries. The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication, endorsed by FAO Member States in 2014, recognize that addressing...

Twenty years of organising by women in Europe’s fisheries have led to important gains, challenges and opportunities. In Europe, fisheries are considered a male activity, as men represent the main labour force on fishing vessels. This stereotype has dominated European society for many decades, despite the fact that several social scientists...

Las abejas meliponas y trigonas son especies de abejas sin aguijón y son importantes polinizadores de flora nativa y cultivada. Lamentablemente la deforestación de selvas, manglares y el uso de insecticidas, son factores que contribuyen a la desaparición de estos importantes insectos voladores.

The digital revolution has changed the way we work, access information and connect with each other. It offers opportunities to those who can use the new technologies, but also presents new challenges for those who are left behind. Often referred to collectively as Information and Communications Technologies or ICTs, these technologies...

Eliminating hunger by 2030 will require appropriate legislation backed up by the necessary budgets and proper monitoring, allowing a just and long-lasting legal framework to be created. This document presents ten ideas for areas where members of parliament could direct efforts aimed at achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2):...

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.

A Norwegian research vessel, working for the EAF-Nansen Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has made a port call in Thailand as part of a regional survey of marine resources, ecosystems and environment in the Bay of Bengal. The port call marks the beginning of...

Following the publication last November of the European Commission's Communication on the Future of Food & Farming, the latest EU-wide Eurobarometer survey of public opinion about the common agricultural policy show that just over 60% of respondents believe that the common agricultural policy (CAP) benefits all citizens and not just...

Women and men in fishing communities in South India work together to generate important beach related data. India’s 7,500 km coastline is a hotbed of transformation. The ‘Territorial Sea’, where fishing is allowed, provides an exclusive economic zone in the ocean, 60 per cent the size of its land area....

UNACMA is the only association, at a national level, representing traders and repairers of agricultural machinery, and of machinery for the maintenance of green areas. It is associated with CONFCOMMERCIO MOBILITA and carries forward its objectives mainly in institutions at regional, national and European level. It carries out training and...

Este video explica con el apoyo de expertos qué es la milpa, su diversidad y su importancia como cultivo funcional. Además siguiendo el hilo conductor de la sopa de guías con chepiles de Oaxaca, la combinación de ingredientes de la milpa, para lograr una combinación de sabores y platillos ricos...

The Portuguese National Rural Network has launched a website dedicated to innovation for agriculture. It highlights innovation in Portugal and, more widely, in Europe that can contribute to more sustainability and productivity in agriculture, forestry and rural areas. The website also includes information on Operational Groups and other innovative projects that...

Ce rapport décrit les résultats obtenus lors de l’étude diagnostique de la réduction des pertes après-récolte (PAR) de trois cultures (manioc, pomme de terre et tomate) dans certains bassins de production au Cameroun. Il s’agit d’un rapport de synthèse. Les pertes sont présentes à toutes les étapes des chaînes d’approvisionnement...

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.