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The Resources section holds archived publications and multimedia materials related to family farming general issues.

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Policy brief/paper
Resilient Seed Systems: Shared Action Framework

This Shared Action Framework developed by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food is a result of the publication ''The Future of Food: Seeds of Resilience, A Compendium of Perspectives on Agricultural Biodiversity from Around the World'' and of a strategic convening on resilient seed systems that was held in Oaxaca, Mexico.  From these discussions,...
2019 - The Global Alliance for the Future of Food

Technical paper
Avances y desafíos de las mujeres rurales en el marco de la estrategia de género del Plan SAN-CELAC 2025

El análisis presentado muestra la existencia de avances concretos, aunque incipientes, en la adopción de la Estrategia de Género del Plan SAN-CELAC en la región. La Estrategia fue aprobada en enero de 2017, por lo que será necesario mantener el compromiso político e institucional para garantizar su adopción por parte...
2019 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Audio
'Se é ali que decide, é ali que a gente tem que estar': a luta indígena por representação política

A busca por participação direta na política e o protagonismo feminino são novas marcas do movimento indígena brasileiro
Aldeias de todo o país deram origem a novos líderes.  Um reflexo desse movimento foi visto na eleição de 2018, quando 133 candidatos indígenas concorreram ao pleito. O número ainda é pequeno, mas representa um aumento de 56% em relação ao registrado em 2014. Sônia Guajajara é um dos nomes mais...
Brazil
2019 - Radio Globo

Newsletter
TBTI Digest, August 2019

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.
Canada
2019 - Too Big To Ignore - Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research

Blog article
Spanish Coalition “Por Otra PAC” is Born

Following the lead of French, German and Italian food and farming coalitions, this March saw the launch of Coalición Por Otra PAC, a chance for Spanish civil society to join forces to push for a truly sustainable CAP. 
Spain
2019 - ARC2020

Fact sheet
Developing capacity in the Near East and North Africa region to prevent the introduction and spread of xylella fastidiosa

Tools, Strategies, and Challenges for Woody Crops
All NENA countries are characterized by climatic and epidemiological conditions (presence of susceptible hosts, xylem feeders potentially acting as vectors) favourable to the spread and establishment of the pathogen. Against this backdrop, it must be recalled that the olive production and olive oil sector is one of the most important...
2019 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Journal article
Cuba/Communities: Netting Fishers

Fhishermen from across Cuba gathered for the first time in September 2018 at the Fisheries Forum called EncuentroPesquero. For three days, 55 stakeholders, including 21 fishermen from 10 coastal communities, joined heads to diagnose the status of fish populations and priorities for their management across Cuba’s four fishing zones. They...
Cuba
2019 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

Policy brief/paper
Scaling Agroecology in the Sahel

Groundswell International and Cultivate! publish this new briefing on how to upscale and outscale agroecology in the Sahel in West Africa.  The briefing starts from an integrated approach, combining agroecology with women’s self-empowerment, nutrition, equity and governance. It outlines concrete steps in three general strategies for how civil society organisations can successfully support processes to scale up...
Burkina Faso - Mali - Senegal
2019 - Groundswell West Africa and Cultivate

Book
The Social Metabolism of Spanish Agriculture, 1900–2008

This open access book provides a panoramic view of the evolution of Spanish agriculture from 1900 to the present, offering a more diverse picture to the complex and multidimensional reality of agrarian production. With a clear transdisciplinary ambition, the book applies an original and innovative theoretical and methodological tool, termed Agrarian Social...
Spain
2019

Video
Marché à bétail autogérés

Le Réseau Billital Maroobé (RBM) a engagé un travail de capitalisation des acquis des éleveurs en matière d’organisation des marchés à bétail en Afrique de l’Ouest. Cette vidéo met en avant des enseignements tirés des formes d’organisation des marchés à bétail dans les différents pays. Si de nombreux efforts sont...
2019 - Réseau Billital Maroobé (RBM)

Video
4p1000 Initiative: Using Agriculture to Fight Climate Change

The 4p1000 Initiative is the ONLY climate agreement that puts AGRICULTURE at the center of how we deal with climate change. Watch the video to see how farmers on every continent are using healthy soil to create healthy people and a healthy environment.
2019 - Regeneration International

Newsletter
TBTI Digest, September 2019

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.
Canada
2019 - Too Big To Ignore - Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries Research

Blog article
Spanish Coalition “Por Otra PAC” is Born

Following the lead of French, German and Italian food and farming coalitions, this March saw the launch of Coalición Por Otra PAC, a chance for Spanish civil society to join forces to push for a truly sustainable CAP. 
Spain
2019 - ARC2020

Website
Reunión Especializada en Agricultura Familiar

La Reunión Especializada en Agricultura Familiar (REAF) del Mercosur es un órgano asesor vínculado al Grupo de Mercado Comun (GMC), basada en el díalogo político, creado en 2004 (Resolución GMC 11/2004) con al finalidad de fortalecer las políticas públicas para el sector, promover el comercio de los productos de la...
2019 - Reunión Especializada en Agricultura Familiar (REAF) del Mercosur

Case study
The Story of Lanka Farmers’ Forum

The history of Lanka Farmers’ Forum (LFF) draws back to the project implemented through the Medium Term Cooperation Programme (MTCP) which is supported by the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD). MTCP started as a pilot project in 2009 with farmers organizations in Asia and the Pacific. The main objective...
Sri Lanka
2019 - Asia Pacific Farmers

Journal article
Transitioning to Sustainable Agriculture Requires Growing and Sustaining an Ecologically Skilled Workforce

In the face of rapidly advancing climate change, biodiversity loss, and water scarcity, it is clear that global agriculture must swiftly and decisively shift toward sustainability. Fortunately, farmers and researchers have developed a thoroughly studied pathway to this transition: agroecological farming systems that mimic natural ecosystems, creating tightly coupled cycles...
United States of America
2019

Report
Course for EU fisheries monitoring centres’ operators on vessel tracking systems

This course for EU fisheries monitoring centres’ operators on vessel tracking systems is a training manuscript. It can be used by EU Member States competent authorities and the European Commission for the training of their staff. The objective of this course is to provide an overview of the wide variety...
2019 - European Fisheries Control Agency

Technical paper
Mujeres rurales, protección social y seguridad alimentaria en ALC

Desafíos actuales y aportes del enfoque sistémico a la política pública con enfoque de género
Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) 2030 —entre ellos el Objetivo 5, “Lograr la equidad de género”— ponen de manifiesto la urgencia de diseñar e implementar intervenciones sistémicas y pertinentes para el desarrollo económico, social y ambiental de los países miembros, considerando explícitamente la atención a la igualdad de género...
2019 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Newsletter
News from the Deck – December 2018 & January 2019

The monthl newsletter of LIFE
2019 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe

Blog article
Basics for CSA Groups

CSAct !, a Community-Supported Agriculture collaborative training programme, is developing the first Webinar Series dedicated to CSA. 4 webinars will be organized during the Spring.
2019 - Urgenci
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