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Fact sheet
Small Family Farming in Guatemala - a country specific outlook
An average small family farm in Guatemala generates a gross annual income of about USD 6772, however, earnings from agricultural production do not generate the bulk of income. Instead, 40 percent of an average smallholders’ income stems from non-agricultural wages or off-farm self-employment, with commerce and services as the most...
Guatemala
2018 - FAO
Video
Acting early in Kenya
This short video describes the approach taken by FAO’s Early Warning Early Action (EWEA) to mitigate the impact of 2016/17 drought on pastoralist livelihoods and food security in Kenya. The benefits of acting early against drought in Kenya are illustrated through beneficiary stories and return on investment figures.
Kenya
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Event
Vulnérabilité des sols Méditerranéens à l’érosion hydrique : Etat des connaissances et mesures d'adaptation face au changement global
L’objectif général de ce colloque est de faire le bilan des recherches en matière de vulnérabilité des sols méditerranéens face à l'érosion hydrique, de discuter des principales pistes d'adaptation face au changement global, de favoriser la diffusion de ses résultats et de promouvoir les collaborations entre chercheurs Nord-Sud et Sud-Sud....
2018 - Ministère de l'agriculture, de la pêche maritime, duparti développement rural et des eaux et forêts
Fact sheet
The Syrian Arab Republic Humanitarian Response Plan 2018
FAO is working with partners in the Food Security Cluster to: Improve the food security of assessed food-insecure people through emergency life-saving and regular life sustaining food assistance; Support the life-saving livelihoods of affected households by increasing agricultural production, protecting and building productive assets and restoring or creating income-generating opportunities;...
Syrian Arab Republic
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Video
Inspiration of Young farmer "Somboun Farm" - ສວນສົມບູນ
A sort video about inspiration of Somboun, He has decides come back to do organic farming
Viet Nam
2018 - ALiSEA Mekong 353 subscribers
Technical paper
The African Regional Outlook on Gender and Agrifood Systems
Gender gaps in agriculture in Africa are holding back progress towards ending hunger and must be urgently addressed. The findings and recommendations of the AU-FAO study The Regional Outlook on Gender and Agrifood Systems came from an extensive review of existing statistics, gender audits of 38 National Agricultural Investment Plans and in-depth country...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Blog article
The role of green manure in soil fertility
With increasing challenges in agriculture, in terms of climate change, extreme weather events, soil degradation and land contamination by the overuse of agricultural chemicals, many farmers are implementing green manuring into their practice. Growing green manure proves to be a practical and economical method of securing long-term productivity of farmed...
2018 - Greentumble
Blog article
L’union Européenne Autorise La Vente Des Semences Paysannes !
À l’occasion d’une nouvelle législation dont le but est de soutenir le bio, ils ont adopté une mesure autorisant les agriculteurs bio à vendre les graines issues de leurs récoltes « maison ».
France
2018
Case study
State led contract farming in maize production and farmers' lived experiences
The case stories details farmers' lived experiences in state led contract farming in maize production in Zimbabwe particulalry rural women farmers.
Zimbabwe
2018 - Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network
Blog article
Goats in good company
Emanuele La Barbera and Alessandra Rabittiis, organic farmers in Umbria, Italy, have found a natural way of reducing the number of parasites causing suffering to their goats. Emanuele and Alessandra herd 70 camosciata delle alpi goats and produce milk and dairy products. Most of their farmland is dedicated to pasture,...
Italy
2018 - Eip - Agri
Video
Thongmung Organic farming group
A sort video about Thongmung Organic Farming Group in Vientiane Capital
Viet Nam
2018 - ALiSEA Mekong
Manual
Directrices voluntarias para lograr la sostenibilidad de la pesca en pequeña escala
Las presentes Directrices voluntarias para lograr la sostenibilidad de la pesca en pequeña escala en el contexto de la seguridad alimentaria y la erradicación de la pobreza se han elaborado como complemento del Código de Conducta de la FAO para la Pesca Responsable (en adelante, el Código) de 1995. Se...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Case study
Seeds of hope: organic farming, food sovereignty and climate resilience for small farmers
he Seeds of Hope project improves climate change resilience, food security and sovereignty and autonomy of small farmer communities in North India. It relies on the recognition of women’s traditional knowledge. The project is led in partnership with the association Navdanya, founded by Dr Vandana Shiva. Direct beneficiaries include 745...
India
2018 - Navdanya
Fact sheet
Small Family Farming in Albania - a country specific outlook
Agriculture remains the most important sector in Albania’s economy and provides the income base for the majority of the population. Among Albania's farmers 74 percent are small family farmers with very limited size of holdings averaging not more than 0.5 hectare, but accounting for the highest share of agricultural production.
This...
Albania
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Policy brief/paper
PAA Africa’s contributions to the consolidation of PRONAE in Mozambique
The endorsement of the National School Feeding Programme (Projecto de Alimentação Escolar—PRONAE) by the Mozambican Council of Ministers in 2013 represented a key stage in the institutionalization of school feeding and local food purchases in the country’s education system. This publication presents analysis on the divide between policy change and...
Mozambique
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Video
YOF Journey of Hope 4: Root in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors
With the support from GRET and Towards Organic Asia, the working team from Mekong Young Organic Farmer Alliance traveled across Mekong region, met young farmers, and made a video to share their inspiring story. Here is a story from Vietnam
Viet Nam
2018 - ALiSEA Mekong
Event
Convocatoria Escalamiento de Innovaciones para el mejoramiento de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe
Convocatoria de Fontagro (Mecanismo de Cooperación entre países de América Latina y el Caribe y España), que desde el pasado 1 de Marzo y hasta el 30 de Abril de 2018 está abierta, denominada “Escalamiento de Innovaciones para el mejoramiento de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe”....
2018 - Fontagro
Video
BANS project: A two year journey
Small-scale fishers of the Baltic and North Sea explain about their experience in the framework of the two-year EU-funded project „Support measures for small-scale fishing in the Baltic and North Sea”
2018 - Life Platform
Book
Universidad, Agricultura Familiar y Políticas Públicas
Reflexiones y diálogo sobre extensión, comercialización y el vínculo entre la Universidad y las Organizaciones Campesinas para la generación de políticas públicas en la Agricultura Familiar.
Libro resumen de la 1era Conferencia Regional del Grupo de Investigadores en Políticas Públicas de la Agricultura Familiar (GIPPAF) de la REAF Mercosur.
La presente publicación, representa la consolidación del trabajo iniciado en Posadas, y busca seguir estrechando lazos y comenzar a materializar el desarrollo de investigación de carácter regional, además...
Chile
2018 - Foco Rural - Universidad de Chile
Newsletter
African Roots and Tubers Newsletter
This newsletter provides information on the FAO project: “Strengthening Linkages between Buyers and Small Actors in the Roots and Tubers Sector in Africa” (ART) Project, which may be of interest to our audience.
Considering the different activities among the seven countries, the team provides the einternal and external audience with an...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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