Una de las principales dificultades que enfrentan los pequeños productores familiares y campesinos de la región está vinculada a la comercialización de sus productos. Casi siempre, la mayor tajada del negocio se la lleva el intermediario, quien retira la mercadería de la casa del productor y la negocia en el...

Publicação busca refletir sobre as dificuldades relacionadas às questões de gênero que afetam a vida das adolescentes. A Secretaria Nacional de Promoção dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente lançou, ontem, quinta-feira (15), o “Caderno de Boas Práticas Empoderamento de Meninas - Como iniciativas brasileiras estão ajudando a garantir a igualdade de gênero”. Sobre...

Chandra Kala Thapa is a thirty-year-old smallholder farmer living in Ranichauri, a village in the Sindhuli District of south-eastern Nepal. Like many women farmers here and in other parts of the developing world, she has faced a number of barriers to improving her agricultural productivity and increasing her income.

The video shows how the members of the FAO-Dimitra Clubs in Niger and DR Congo have succeeded in improving their livelihoods and highlights the momentum they have created at community level. The video also explores the collaborations between the clubs and other development actors, such as rural institutions. ”Community Mobilization”...

The video shows how Dimitra Clubs play an important role in helping women gain self-confidence and in building their capacities to become leaders in their communities. ”Women Leaders” is part of a series that illustrates the impact of Dimitra Clubs, a successful gender-transformative approach developed by the Food and Agriculture...

Achieving Zero Hunger while responding to climate change requires everyday changemakers. In Uganda, various actors respond to what makes them a changemaker and their role in supporting tackle climate change.

Nguyen Thi Hoi is a woman farmer in the province of Thai Binh, Viet Nam. She is one of many smallholder farmers whose lives have improved thanks to a project implemented by FAO and IPSARD (the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development). Through the local farmers' cooperative, the...

In the province of Tshopo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, FAO-Dimitra Clubs have played a key role in improving food security and nutrition and in promoting gender equality for men, women and youth. This video is part of a series entitled "Impact of FAO-Dimitra Clubs: Empowering Rural People." The...

Video desarrollado el marco del Día Internacional de las Mujeres Rurales.

Across the developing world, rural women play a crucial role in agriculture and farming. And Bangladesh, where women exceed 50 percent of the agricultural labour force, is no exception. So it’s no surprise that much of FAO’s work in the country has focused on supporting rural women farmers across a variety...

El Informe Latinoamericano sobre Pobreza y Desigualdad 2015 postula que la desigualdad de género -en términos de generación de ingresos y recursos propios- se expresa de distinto modo en los territorios, pues esta desigualdad no solo se relaciona con los activos o dotaciones de las mujeres y con la capacidad...

Au cours des dernières années, la baisse des précipitations et la dégradation accrue des sols ont porté pour de nombreux habitants de Tinkirana - et ailleurs au Niger – à de mauvaises récoltes et de graves pénuries alimentaires. Les terres agricoles d’Idrissa étaient fortement dégradées. En 2015, il n’a récolté que...

Small holder farmer, Mrs Ssekide, joined the Balyejjusa farmer field school and convinced of the benefits persuaded her husband to join too. She tells her story of how successful working as a team has proven to be. In Uganda, almost 80% of households rely upon agriculture for their livelihood, and...

Smallholder farmers have a vital role to play in global food security and nutrition, and in supporting a range of development and climate change goals. Strengthening the resilience and commercial viability of these farmers, particularly women and youth, can increase their capacity to contribute to these global goals.

The WRF is coordinating a study about Youth and Family Farming via the experience of young people themselves. The principal objective of this study is to analyze the condition of young people and the generational change in Family Farming on every continent. The study will also emphasize the lessons learned...

“Mujeres rurales, motores de desarrollo” es una campaña de comunicación liderada por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura en la Argentina. No se va a terminar con el hambre sin terminar con la brecha de género Las mujeres rurales representan un cuarto de la...

The Gambia is one of Africa’s poorest nations, ranking 175th out of 188 countries in the United Nations Development Programme’s 2015 Human Development Index. Income poverty and household food insecurity are widespread, with nearly half the population living below the absolute poverty line. Poverty is higher in rural areas compared...

The overall objective of this Regional Initiative is to reduce rural poverty by promoting and supporting inclusive small-scale agricultural development, with special attention to governance and institutions, including improving access of smallholders to social protection, rural services and markets, strengthening the capacities of producers’ organizations and promoting youth employment and...

This issue of Farming Matters explores innovative ways to demonstrate that agroecology provides critical solutions to the challenges of our time. Agroecology is gaining recognition for its potential to address climate change, biodiversity loss and malnutrition, and many successful examples exist. However, to garner the necessary support in policy and practice,...

The report, launched at a press conference at the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration, gives a comprehensive overview of the difficulties faced by rural women in Albania. The analysis is supported by data, and followed up by a set of recommended actions for improving the situation. For...