This document reviews the status and trends in aquaculture development in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. It updates the last Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) “Regional Review on Status and Trends in Aquaculture Development in the Near East and North Africa – 2010”...

Soils are a non-renewable resource on which 95% of our food supply depends. Short-sighted chemical fertilizer applications in conventional farming are depleting soils at an alarming rate. Instead of using potent chemicals that degrade soil, organic farmers continuously give back to the soil, maintaining soil health and fertility for future...

Esta é a sexta edição do Anuário Brasileiro da Agricultura Familiar, trabalho que se consolidou como fonte de pesquisa, consulta e diagnóstico do setor em todo o país. Além da versão on line, foram impressos cem mil exemplares com distribuição gratuita em todo o território nacional. A cada publicação, novos assuntos...

The ICWRAE 2017: 19th International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Water Resources and Arid Environments. It also provides the premier interdisciplinary forum for researchers,...

Pastoralism is a rational and viable economic land-use system able to generate significant returns in the dryland areas of Eastern Africa. Widespread misunderstanding about pastoralism has left it often under-protected, undervalued and an unintended victim of uninformed policies. However, this traditional livelihood system, which evolved as an adaptive strategy for...

Rural Solutions is a video series that highlights solutions to specific challenges that are common in rural areas of developing countries. Without access to financial services, rural people can find themselves forever in debt to loan sharks. In this Indian fishing community, the solution to this is collective power.

The EU's farm sector and rural areas are major players in terms of the Union's well-being and its future. EU agriculture is one of the world's leading producers of food, and guarantees food security for over 500 million European citizens. The EU's farmers are also the first stewards of the...

En Centroamérica todavía existen distintas visiones del significado de la agricultura familiar, permaneciendo la asociación del concepto de AF a familias con escasos recursos y beneficiarios de programas sociales o de subsistencia únicamente. Para que en Centroamérica se produzca un cambio de esta percepción es sumamente importante que cada país...

En una pequeña localidad de la provincia de Santa Fe (Clason), Pampa Húmeda argentina, abordamos el tema de la innovación tecnológica para analizar los esquemas conceptuales de conocimientos que se accionan al realizar diferentes actividades. Esta tarea abarca tanto a los habitantes de la localidad, como a los técnicos e ingenieros, atravesados por la formación y el trabajo cotidiano.  Nos preguntamos qué implica...

The purpose of this evaluation was to review the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO’s) programme in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS), and to better align it with the needs of the Palestinian government as well as affected populations. The evaluation also aimed to enhance...

The booklet will include information about all projects that FAO Egypt implemented for Egypt or as part of a regional initiative. It will cover projects implemented in Egypt since 1978 till date. It will also include on-going projects as well as projects that just started. The main sections of the...

Over the past few years, price volatility has become a central concern for European farmers and consumers due to changes in demand, supply and structural characteristics of the market. This has resulted in an increase in costs and debt by farmers, with 2.4 millions EU farms disappeared between 2005 and...

Cash transfer programmes in sub-Saharan Africa impact the productive activities of both beneficiary and non-beneficiary households in the communities where they are implemented. These programmes have led to an increase in agricultural activities in beneficiary households, including greater use of agricultural inputs, more land area in crop production and higher...

Peasants, fisherfolk, pastoralists, indigenous people and rural workers gathered together once again in Geneva from 15 – 19 May, 2017, to claim their rights and to have them recognised in the human rights law framework through a United Nations declaration. The right to land, to seeds, to food sovereignty, to...

“As cooperativas paranaenses são gigantes agroindustriais, que vão da roça às gôndolas do varejo” Em uma lista das 50 maiores empresas do sul do país, elaborada pelo jornal Valor Econômico, constam 13 cooperativas. Delas, 11 são paranaenses. Observadas isoladamente, as principais cooperativas paranaenses são gigantes. Quinze delas têm faturamento superior a R$...

Em vários países, incluindo o Brasil, os projetos para a proteção da Floresta Tropical da Amazônia envolvem esforços custosos de monitoramento, fiscalização e punição de responsáveis pelo desmatamento, mas existe uma forma muito mais simples e barata: dar às comunidades indígenas o título de terras. De acordo com um estudo...

This is the policy brief drawn from a longer review that analyses and summarizes impact evaluation findings that focus on the interaction between agricultural interventions (including rural extension services, rural development, natural resource management, access to markets, subsidized credit, investment grants, access to improved seeds and fertilizer subsidies), and social...

Documental que recoge la experiencia del proyecto PROAMBIENTE financiado por Danida y ejecutado por el Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Nitlapan-UCA que promueve el cultivo de cacao para frenar el avance de la frontera agrícola y la desertificación en la zona cercana al Macizo Peñas Blancas, una de las zonas...

From the Med to the Atlantic, passing by the Black, Baltic and North Sea... one voice: Low Impact Fishers of Europe.

Iniciativa Regional 2 (IR2) Esta área prioritaria de la FAO busca mejorar el acceso de las agricultoras y agricultores familiares a los recursos de tierra y agua, energía, infraestructura y servicios necesarios para fortalecer su producción, gestión y organización. Promueve el desarrollo productivo y el mejoramiento de las condiciones de vida de...