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Voices for Change
"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...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), COPROFAM, AACARI,
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FASST PROJECT
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...
2019 - FASST
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Acordo Mercosul-UE: agricultura familiar quer saber o que pode ganhar
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...
Brazil
2019
Blog article
10th China Community Supported Agriculture Conference
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...
China
2019 - Urgenci
Blog article
Kenyan youth discover a promising future in farming
Bringing youth back to agriculture through training on modern farming methods
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.
Kenya
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Journal
Rural connections The European rural development magazine. Autumn/Winter 2018
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...
European Union
2019 - ENRD
Report
Taking a Multisectoral One Health Approach : A Tripartite Guide to Addressing Zoonotic Diseases in Countries
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...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Towards a macroregional strategy for the Carpathians
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...
2019 - Euromontana
Blog article
FAO: Family farms are key to sustainable future in Europe and Central Asia
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...
Romania
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Case study
Seafood industry integration in the EU 2018 all 22 Member States with a coastline
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...
European Union
2019 - European Commission
Blog article
Agricultura familiar estimula o consumo e fortalece a economia
Busca por uma alimentação mais saudável tem incentivado também o mercado de orgânicos
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...
Brazil
2019 - Agência de Desenvolvimento Agrário e Extensão Rural (Agraer)
Blog article
With malnutrition on the rise, discussion aims to solidify guidelines for the region
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...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Farms. Food. Future. It's all about Farms. Food. Future.
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...
2019 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Fact sheet
Empowering women to help achieve global goal of #ZeroHunger
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...
Tajikistan
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Report
Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to the Sudan – Special Report
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...
Sudan
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Blog article
FAO project aims to protect indigenous brown cattle breeds, farmer livelihoods in eastern Europe
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...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Audio
Farms. Food. Future. Farmers On The Climate Front Line
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...
2019 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Report
Relancer le conseil et la vulgarisation agricoles en Afrique subsaharienne
Le Groupement Inter-réseaux Développement Rural – IRAM – Ambre conseil/CERFRANCE – CIRAD a été mobilisé par l’Agence française de développement (AFD) pour engager une réflexion sur le conseil agricole. Ce processus doit apporter à l’AFD des éléments pour une réflexion stratégique et pour nourrir les débats avec les pays partenaires...
2019
Blog article
The tide is turning, as farmworkers fight for organic agriculture
Many people choose organic food in order to protect themselves and their families from exposure to pesticides. But choosing organic also means helping to create a healthier food system for everyone, from farm to table. Far too often, discussions about pesticides in the food system exclude the men, women, and...
2019 - FoodTank
Blog article
German farmers rely on subsidies
The number of young people who want to work in agriculture is shrinking. Those who choose farming in Germany have to put up with high acquisition costs, complicated bureaucratic requirements and a modest income.
Germany
2019 - EuroActiv
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