Brief overview of the region (Europe and Central Asia), a breef introduction to the FAO Regional Initiative on Smallholders and Family Farms and the need to develop further approaches to community development planning.

The Oshika peninsula is located within the Miyagi prefecture, one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, and has an extension of about 20 km of coastline, comprised of small bays dominated by rocky or sandy bottom environments. Rivers flow to the ocean from forests with an elevation of up to...

O Programa Cisternas, coordenado pelo Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social (MDS), conquistou, nesta terça-feira (22), o segundo lugar no Prêmio Internacional de Política para o Futuro 2017, da organização alemã World Future Council em parceria com a Convenção das Nações Unidas de Combate à Desertificação. A Etiópia ganhou a premiação como melhor política do...

L'ouvrage « Secret des oasis et du palmier-dattier » entre incontestablement dans la série des « beaux livres » à texte : abondamment illustré, souvent en pleine page, par des photos de qualité, il est construit autour d'un texte technique et qui aborde de nombreux aspects du sujet. Une première partie est consacrée aux oasis...

This report provides information regarding the state of implementation of the current CAP young farmers’ mechanism. The different implementation styles of the Members States are described and the currently implemented policy tools are evaluated. Based on the secondary analysis and case studies, several policy recommendations are formulated, aimed at improving...

A simple, innovative app could become a game-changer for Kazakhstan’s dairy industry – improving the efficiency of the raw milk supply chain. FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have trained milk procurement managers with Kazakhstan’s top dairy companies on Collect Mobile – an open source application for...

Os municípios brasileiros receberam, ao longo de 2016, recursos de R$ 3,4 bilhões para a alimentação escolar, por meio do PNAE - Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar, ação do Governo Federal, através do Ministério da Educação e com a parceria e apoio da Secretaria Especial da Agricultura Familiar e Desenvolvimento...

Entrevista a Luiz Beduschi, Oficial de Políticas en Desarrollo Territorial. El experto analiza la relación entre agricultura y ciudades en América Latina. Cada vez es más evidente las dificultades que el agro enfrenta a su paso por las grandes urbes. Así pues, ¿cuál es la percepción que los habitantes de las ciudades...

Cette fiche du Projet Amélioration de l'emballage alimentaire pour les petites et moyennes entreprises agroalimentaires en Afrique Subsaharienne MTF/RAF/299/IMA descriptive présente les réalisations prévues, les objectifs, les partenaires de mise en oeuvre, les résultats et impacts attendus.

To encourage ways of boosting rural development, the European Commission has launched a call for tender for a pilot project on smart eco-social villages. What are the characteristics, drivers and factors of success for smart eco-social villages? How do we work towards  achieving  villages with a viable economy, attractive living conditions...

We analyze allocative efficiency of major input factors for farmers in Kenya. Marginal value products are estimated for land, labor, inorganic fertilizer and seeds, at the farm household level and compared with marginal costs as approximated by their prevailing market prices. Price efficient and inefficient farmers are identified and equivalent...

Farming organically, using indigenous crops, can contribute to food security and be part of a climate change solution.In this video, organic farmers in Kenya share their experiences with drought, and the benefits organic farming provides for them to building healthy soils and continue producing food.

El Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA), en acuerdo con la Dirección Nacional de Coordinación y Administración de Proyectos (DINCAP) del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), ha encargado la realización de este trabajo, que consiste en el relevamiento de la situación crediticia actual de las organizaciones de la agricultura...

In a meeting with the FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today in New York, the President of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, Miroslav Lajčák, recognized FAO as “well-aligned” with the UN General Assembly priorities, such as migration, sustaining peace and climate change. Graziano da Silva congratulated Lajčák...

Com o objetivo de equilibrar a oferta e demanda de grãos e café no mercado interno, a Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (Conab) realizou, ao longo de 2016, diversas operações e venda de estoques públicos e oferta de subvenção, por meio de leiloes públicos eletrônicos, subsídio que se estendeu também à...

Mais de 73 mil agricultores vão receber o pagamento do Garantia-Safra neste mês de janeiro relativo à safra 2015/2016. Foram contemplados 91 municípios nos estados da Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí e Sergipe. O Garantia-Safra, coordenado pela Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead), contempla agricultores com...

La Alianza creará una propuesta regional que presentará a los gobiernos de América Latina, y trabajará con países piloto para crear formas de intervención cuidadosamente diseñadas a sus realidades nacionales y territoriales. En ese sentido, la Alianza será un bien público regional al que todos los países podrán acceder para mejorar...

Rewarding 15 years of Euromontana commitment to the topic of mountain products, the use of the optional quality term (OQT) “mountain product” was protected in November 2012 by the European Union with the (EU) regulation No 1151/2012. Following that, the European Commission adopted the delegated act (EU) No 665/2014 in...

Six months after the Cork 2.0 event and the publication of the Declaration “A better life in rural areas”, Copa and Cogeca (farmers and agri-cooperatives), CEJA (young farmers) and CEPF (forest owners)  organised a joint event in Brussels, on March 22nd, 2017. The event, entitled “Cork 2.0 Declaration – Acting...

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