The workshop provided a platform to discuss how policy, including trade and development policies, can help farmers, from developing and developed countries, to be integrated into the value chain, supporting the development of new technologies while fostering innovation. The discussion focused on the development of policy priorities that are relevant...

This research focuses on the public works component of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP) – the Government of Rwanda’s flagship programme for poverty reduction providing countrywide social protection. The research was based on a mixed method approach comprising in-depth qualitative methods and quantitative surveys conducted in Rwanda during the...

It’s 5 o’clock and the alarm goes off. She has breakfast and, with the radio in the background, she gets dressed for work. Milking starts at 6, but before that she needs to take the cows to the milking parlour. They aren’t many, but with the old facilities they find...

he video explores the role and place of women along fisheries value chain: The significance and values their involvement in fisheries brings to the communities and fisheries development. Why are they involved in fisheries? how are they organized for space in decision-making and policy processes? The focus of this study...

The project was born with the aim of decoding and explaining what makes a good idea or project successful in often under populated, isolated or challenged geographical areas. It aims to drive innovative solutions through reconfiguring social practices and implementing proven and successful civil society actions. The SIMRA project is...

México es un país con una gran diversidad de ecosistemas naturales y sistemas de producción agrícola con una gran variedad de problemas nutricionales en sus cultivos. La sección de Fertilidad del Programa MasAgro tiene como objetivo la identificación y solución de los problemas nutricionales de trigo, maíz y cultivos asociados, con...

La Politique nationale de sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle du Mali (PolNSAN), en cours d’élaboration sous la tutelle du Commissariat à la sécurité alimentaire (CSA), se penchera sur les quatre dimensions de la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle dont les facteurs limitant l’accessibilité aux produits alimentaires et notamment le rôle des marchés...

Este documento presenta los resultados de un estudio de la Red PP-AL sobre las políticas públicas a favor de la agroecología en América Latina y El Caribe. El objetivo era realizar un estudio regional latinoamericano, transversal y comparativo sobre la contribución de diversos instrumentos de políticas públicas, para apoyar la...

Several governments in the region have implemented a set of interventions aimed at complementing large-scale cash transfer programmes. This has led to significant progress in the provision of protection to vulnerable women and strengthening their economic autonomy. In Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, cash transfer programmes have been complemented by other...

Knowledge Exchange for the Promotion of Efficient Rice Farming Practices and Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa. South-South Cooperation A South-South Cooperation video that explains the value chain of rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa. A coverage of a meeting held to share knowledge exchange for the promotion of efficient rice Farming...

A group of scientists has sent an open letter to EU decision-makers, warning that a planned increase in harvesting levels of forests for bioenergy use risk having a negative impact on the climate. This letter is a shorter version of an open letter signed by 190 scientists from the EU and US....

This film is about a farm that boldly bucks the trend. While the general direction of agriculture is to increase in size, specialise and mechanise, Ragman’s Lane is just 60 acres, has a whole host of enterprises and is expert in low-tech solutions. At a time when agriculture employs ever...

The number of actors in the food chain varies greatly at each level. In the EU, around 11 million farms produce agricultural products for processing by about 300 000 enterprises in the food and drink industry. The food processors sell their products through the 2.8 million enterprises within the food...

Este Informe País aporta datos fundamentales para tener en cuenta en cualquier tipo de discusión, proyecto o iniciativa que implique a las mujeres rurales de México, a la vez que propone recomendaciones puntuales para la garantía de sus derechos. Los Informes País sobre la situación de las mujeres rurales son una...

Sok Houn and her husband, Tep Sok, live in Trok village, in the Svay Rieng province of Cambodia, with their four children. They used to raise chickens through traditional practices, and as a result many chickens died early. In 2014, MTCP2 reached the village of Trok, facilitating training for local farmers...

Esta herramienta de comunicación e incidencia es el resultado de estrategias implementadas por grupos de mujeres que trabajan por la garantía de sus derechos, el reconocimiento de sus identidades y la participación en los espacios de toma de decisiones que afectan a las mujeres rurales en Latinoamérica. Con esta herramienta se...

According to Peru’s National Agricultural Health Service (SENASA), in 2001, there were 8,146 organic-certified producers in the country on 25,000 ha. In 2009, there were estimated to be 55,049 organic small producers on 445,352 ha, which means the number of organic producers and the surface dedicated to organic agriculture have...

World Experiences and Best Practices for Fall Armyworm Management in Africa South-South Technical Cooperation Meeting This video was produced under the auspices of the FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa, Bukar Tijani. The video also captures an interview with the Director, Plant, Production and Protection division of FAO...

En un trabajo conjunto con las organizaciones campesinas, INDAP realizará los días 6 y 7 de septiembre próximo, en la sede de la Oficina Regional de la FAO en Santiago, el  Primer Simposio Nacional de Agroecología para la Agricultura Familiar, instancia que busca promover esta práctica como un modelo de...

Wherever you go, whatever you produce, whatever you believe in, Women of the mountains are determined to lead their societies for survival.