In the 39th Session of the European Commission on Agriculture (ECA) held in Budapest, Hungary on 22-23 September 2015, as a panel expert; Botir Dosov, Innovation Platform facilitator, CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems made a statement that, the inadequate linkages among farmers, especially women farmers, the public sector, the...

The CIAT mission is to reduce hunger and poverty, and improve human nutrition in the tropics through research aimed at increasing the eco-efficiency of agriculture. CIAT has global responsibility for the improvement of two staple foods, cassava and common bean, together with tropical forages for livestock. In Latin America and the Caribbean, we conduct research on rice as well....

Agriculture plays an important economic, social and cultural role in Bulgaria. Bulgaria is also a country with a very high percentage (over 34 %) of its territory falling in Natura 2000 areas. Therefore, the implementation of CAP rules and supporting mechanisms plays a crucial role for conservation of these areas....

The diversity of agriculture in the world reflects the immense variety of societies and natural environments on the planet. Indeed, agricultural systems range from various types of shifting slash-and-burn practices – sometimes very similar to those of the first sedentary human groups – to quasi-automated agricultures in some regions of...

Агробиоразнообразие – понятие, включающее все компоненты биоразнообразия, имеющие отношение к продовольствию и сельскому хозяйству, состоящий из многообразие животных, растений и микроорганизмов на генетическом, видовом и экосистемном уровне, без которых невозможно обеспечить устойчивость основных функций агроэкосистем, её структуры и процессов. Продовольственный суверенитет является одной из центральных проблем в системе национальной безопасности,...

Rural women in post-Soviet countries may live longer than men, but on average they earn less, work more hours per day, receive smaller pensions or none at all, and are very likely to spend their elder years in poverty. These are some of the findings in a recent FAO study of...

Small family farms are in general extensively managed in Estonia and are in general structured in a way which facilitates outdoor systems (e.g. pastures convenient to the animal housing). Having said that, there are no specific conditions in the Pillar 1 payment rules which would exclude intensive or indoor farming...

Gains in political commitment around Family Farming were one of the most notable results of International Year of Family Farming IYFF-2014. Not just because of reaping results in the form of numerous laws, programmes and other specific public policy improvements, but also because of the spirit of collaboration and understanding...

The call on Sustainable Food Security dedicates €431 million to ensure sufficient, safe and nutritious food for all, while safeguarding natural resources. Tackling the challenge of how to feed 9 billion people sustainably by 2050, this call puts approaches that aim at using nature and resources better at the heart...

The €128 million Rural Renaissance call is about opportunities for sustainable rural growth, looked at through integrated approaches, cutting across sectors and taking a territorial perspective. It has the ambition to modernise policies and governance, and foster new business developments. The projects should boost innovation, advising and demonstration approaches in...

Approximately 38% of the EU budget (equivalent to 0.4% of the Union’s GDP) is spent on agriculture and rural development. This pooling of resources at EU level ensures efficient and effective spending that avoids distorting the internal market and delivers a wide range of public goods. It is much more...

Statistical publication 2014

Land degradation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is believed to be expanding at an alarming rate, accompanied by the lowest agriculture and livestock yields of any region in the world. While cereal production has increased marginally over the past two decades, more than 70 percent of this growth is due to...

Since the mid-term review, the French government has had the objective of maintaining grass-based livestock systems, and sheep and goat systems in particular. This has been translated into significant financial transfers from arable farms to the livestock sector. The new CAP continues this policy in favour of livestock systems, through...

Органическое земледелие некоторым, возможно, покажется возвращением к прошлому, традиционным методам сельского хозяйства и средним векам. Пока мир отчаянно борется с ГМО на полках магазинов и вымиранием некоторых видов насекомых из-за пестицидов, органическое земледелие предлагает работающую и безопасную перспективу развития. Об особенностях данного вида сельского хозяйства, его плюсах и тонкостях нашему порталу...

Ireland is a single payment region on paper. However, the convergence process will not be completed by 2019 (the Department commitment is that no-one will have a payment rate below 60% of the 2019 national average by that time) and payment rates over the national average will only be reduced...

Decades of archived soil research have now been transformed into an accurate, up-to-date, and fully functioning information system – based on state-of-the-art digital soil mapping techniques. The new Macedonian Soil Information System or “MASIS” – formally launched here today – was developed with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization...

A total of 7,000 three-week-old chickens are being distributed this week to small farms in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Provision of the birds is the latest move by FAO to help vulnerable households whose livelihoods have been compromised by the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. The dual-purpose chickens – which can...

The 17 regional governments in Spain have considerable autonomy in agricultural and nature conservation policies. There are 17 individual Rural Development Programmes, as well as a national programme for certain measures. In the case of Pillar 1 of the CAP, a common model of implementation was agreed between all the...

Georgians have a proud tradition of dairy products but in recent years the country’s dairy farmers have struggled to meet production and quality demands. FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are working with Georgia to pave the way for improved food quality and safety for dairy products. Following...