Girls and young women represent a crucial invisible labour force in the developing world, as Carmen Torres explains in her recent article for the Girls Rights Gazette. They play a key role as producers of food, managers of natural resources, income earners, and main caregivers of their families and communities....

LIFE staff and members will meet with DG Mare services on 19th October in a multi-stakeholder consultation ahead of the ahead of the 20th Special Meeting of ICCAT in Portugal, November 14 to 21. Ahead of the stakeholder meeting, LIFE sent a letter to Commissioner Vella calling for a dedicated small scale fishing quota.

The 16th Agricultural Policy Forum (APF), held in Tirana, Albania on 12 – 13 October 2016, brought together around 110 diverse stakeholders from 19 different countries/territories representing relevant international and regional institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations and academic establishments. The main theme of the APF this year was Evidence – Based...

Dans les pays en développement, le crédit agricole ne s’est pas développé pour répondre aux besoins des agriculteurs. En Algérie, seuls 2,2 % d’entre eux ont bénéficié de crédit bancaire en 2015. L’étude des pratiques informelles de financement — largement développées — peut-elle inspirer la mise en place de systèmes de...

Livestock play a special role in the provision of ecosystem services and are an essential part of many agro-ecosystems. They do so by: (1) transforming feeds unsuited for human consumption into nutritious foods and useful products, for example, by converting grass into milk or meat; (2) interacting directly with ecosystems...

In adopting its Multi-Year Programme of Work at its Eleventh Regular Session in 2007, FAO’s Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Commission) agreed to the preparation of a report on The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture (the Report). The Commission stressed that the...

Greater visibility and recognition of inland fi reater visibility and recognition of inland fi sheries could redeem small-scale fi sheries could redeem small-scale fi shers and fishworkers from being amongst the most impoverished class of community

During the World Rural Forum representative Laura Lorenzo’s visit to Hungary, the National Committee on Family Farming showed great interest in providing continuity for the International Year of Family Farming through various action strategies such as the Directives on Family Farming. Using this approach, the National Committee is already working...

Agriculture is an important part of the economy in Central Asia and contributes significantly to the food security of the majority of population. Sustainable development of agriculture, increase of production and improvement of population welfare largely depend on soil condition and its fertility. Over the past decade, the agricultural lands,...

Timor-Leste is a half Island country with a total population of 1.2 million people; it is geographically situated between Asia and the Pacific region. It is a tropical country and 80 per cent of its population live in rural areas. Agriculture, fishery and forestry are the main economical mainstays. In 2013,...

Vegetable production is the most important horticultural sector in Germany, as measured by production area and gross value added. During 2015, open field vegetable production included 115,500 hectares. The annual per capita consumption of vegetables in Germany has increased significantly over the past decades from only 64 kg in the...

La cera de abejas puede ser también utilizada para la confección de diferentes accesorios decorativos muy llamativos dentro de los como velas y figuras. Las figuras de cera de abejas son una forma de dar uso a los excedentes de cera más vieja utilizada en las colmenas, que también permite...

La priorité actuelle c'est la protection du métier de la pêche artisanale que beaucoup de gens quittent en raison du manque de la ressource et des conflits d'intérêts en mer entre les grands bateaux de pêche et les petits

Una de las principales actividades económicas que se realiza en estos países es la producción de café, que además de representar un ingreso para los hogares, es un patrimonio natural y cultural en la región. El café es uno de los productos que más aporta al Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) en...

Este documento describe el proceso para diseñar un sistema de monitoreo ambiental integrado en el Estero Real, Chinandega, Nicaragua entre el 2012 y 2014, tendiente a prevenir los efectos del cambio climático en las comunidades pesqueras y acuícolas más vulnerables y poner en práctica un sistema de alerta temprana ante...

This FFS Guidance Document focuses on the process and critical decisions that are necessary when starting a new FFS programme, and guides the reader through the essential steps required to establish a solid basis for such programmes, in tune with the specific local conditions. It also defines the essential elements...

The December issue of Farming Matters aims to inform pastoralist communities, practitioners, researchers, civil society, policy makers and others about the practices and policies best fitted to strengthen pastoralist societies. Articles should be submitted before September 1. Pastoralist communities provide meat, hide, dairy, and manure fuel, supporting about 200 million households...

Since 2014, Digital Green and the Government of Ethiopia have been piloting a project to introduce a community-centric video approach to agricultural extension provision.1 Digital Green’s approach has the potential to transform extension in Ethiopia via a fairly simple impact pathway. By providing a cost-effective ap-proach to information dissemination, video-based...

This joint evaluation synthesis analyses the results of FAO's and IFAD's support to pastoral development between 2003 and 2013. It does so by reviewing the evidence contained in the evaluation reports that both organizations produced during this period. The overriding aim of the Evaluation Synthesis is to draw useful lessons...

Poster "Cambios globales, respuestas locales para el café". La incorporación de buenas prácticas agrícolas en las plantaciones de café ayuda a crear ecosistemas con mejores condiciones ambientales y productivas para enfrentar el cambio climático.