Entre 17-19 de outubro de 2018 no município de Medianeira, Paraná, ocorreu o 5º Encontro da Juventude Cooperativista, 1º Encontro de Mulheres Rurais do Mercosul ampliado e o 9º Encontro Nacional e 1º Seminário Internacional de Gênero e Geração do Cooperativismo Solidário, organizado pela União de Cooperativas da Agricultura Familiar...

Técnicos da Emater GO, agricultores familiares de base agroecológica, estudantes e organizações parceiras da agricultura familiar da área de agroecologia participaram da capacitação sobre diagnósticos técnicos agroecológico, por intermédio do uso de indicadores de sustentabilidade para avaliação de agroecossistemas, cujo objetivo é a adoção de tecnologias inovadoras, a partir da construção...

Over the past week Slow Food and Hivos have provided the delegates with the necessary tools for continuing advocacy work in their own countries. Though teachers play a great role in enabling students and giving them confidence to plan and execute future actions, the  outcomes are dependent on the students...

"Voices for Change" is a series of 15 video clips (of 1 min. each approximately) edited from the full-length interviews with selected participants of the Global Launch of the UN Decade of Family Farming, held in Rome from the 27th to the 29th of May 2019, to highlight key messages...

FASST objective is to advance the effectiveness of Social Farming at systemic and practice levels by developing concrete and relevant training for the sector (both providers of services and social farmers), deliver the training to validate its relevance and accuracy, develop a system of sustainability, mainstreaming and uptake of the...

Agricultores familiares presentes na 42ª Expointer, feira agropecuária realizada em Esteio (RS), querem saber como podem ser beneficiados pelo acordo entre Mercosul e União Europeia. O pavilhão dedicado ao segmento conta com mais de 300 expositores, que trabalham com vários produtos. O tema foi discutido na Arena Rural, parceria entre...

At a time when the CSA movement globally is working to gain greater recognition by policy makers, it comes a jaw-dropping and agreeable surprise to discover the extent to which CSA in China has gained legal status and is perceived as a genuine part of the way forward by all...

Purity Karemi didn’t plan on becoming a farmer. The 25-year-old went to university in Nairobi to get a degree in procurement and management, and both she and her family expected she would stay on in the bustling city. But an FAO training changed all of that.

This edition focuses on communications uncovering the latest thinking from rural networkers while profiling some great examples of communication using digital channels, on-farm knowledge exchange and marketing initiatives to support Rural Development policy implementation. The edition also includes the regular news and updates from the ENRD and the EU, as well...

The 2019 FAO-OIE-WHO (Tripartite) zoonoses guide, “Taking A Multisectoral, One Health Approach: A Tripartite Guide to Addressing Zoonotic Diseases in Countries” (2019 TZG) is being jointly developed to provide member countries with practical guidance on OH approaches to build national mechanisms for multisectoral coordination, communication, and collaboration to address zoonotic...

Euromontana participated in a public hearing on 10th September 2019 to share comments on the own initiative report on “the macroregional strategy for the Carpathian region”, prepared by Mr Wladyslaw Ortyl, member of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and Marshall of the Polish Podckarpackie region. This draft opinion calls for the establishment of a...

There are an estimated 500 million family farms in the world, representing more than 90 percent of all farms. They are essential to our way of life, producing the bulk of our food and serving as the foundation of agriculture and the rural economy. Family farmers hold the key to...

This study researched the drivers and mechanisms of both structural and non-structural horizontal and vertical integration in the seafood industry in all 22 Member States with a coastline. The objective of the study was to identify trends among the Member States. The observed trends generally fall into three broad, inter-linked...

O incentivo à agricultura familiar tem sido não apenas um forte estímulo ao consumo saudável, mas também um poderoso instrumento de fortalecimento da economia regional. E é de pensar que grande parte dos alimentos que chegam à mesa das famílias brasileiras vem dos pequenos agricultores. Comprar diretamente do agricultor incentiva a...

With only about 2 percent of its total population severely undernourished (7 percent lower than the world average), the Europe and Central Asia region is better off than others with regards to food security. However, other forms of malnutrition are following in the wake: Millions still suffer from micronutrient deficiencies...

Every month we’re asking you to pull up a chair, sit down and tune in as show host Brian Thomson chats about the the challenges smallholder farmers in developing countries are facing around food security. Farms. Food. Future. is brought to you by the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development and...

Women are key actors and caretakers of household food security, particularly in rural areas of Tajikistan. They are largely responsible for preparing meals, carrying drinking water, rationing food and caring for their children’s health. At the same time, they produce food, manage natural resources and make income to support their...

Mission Highlights National cereal production in 2018 is estimated at a well above-average level of 8.2 million tonnes, an increase of 58 percent from last year, mostly reflecting an expansion in the area planted. Sorghum production rebounded in 2018 to an above-average level of 4.9 million tonnes and millet production was estimated...

Upon request from the governments of Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine, FAO has been helping these countries maintain the genetic diversity and sustainable use of local brown cattle breeds suitable for both dairy and meat production. A two-day workshop starting today in Kyiv will provide an update on the process, present a...

Find out about the upcoming climate conference in Madrid and why it's important for farmers. We hear from Malawi where women are leading the way to create a thriving farm sector against the backdrop of increasingly severe weather and drought. Over in Bhutan we have news fresh from the Himalayas about...