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Agriculture is key to achieving lasting peace in Central African Republic
Director-General assures President Touadera of FAO's support
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva today met Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera for talks that focused on rebuilding the country's agriculture sector and making it an engine for peace and sustainable development. In particular, they discussed ways in which to tap into the Central African Republic's considerable agricultural...
Central African Republic
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Blog article
Queso como patrimonio nacional
Minas Gerais é o segundo estado brasileiro com o maior número de estabelecimentos familiares do país. São 79% das unidades produtivas da região, de acordo com o Censo Agropecuário, que respondem por 84% da produção de mandioca, 48% do café conilon, 47% do milho e 45% do leite no estado.
Minas Gerais...
Brazil
2016 - Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar y Desarrollo Agrario
Working paper
Desarrollo de un modelo de negocios de comercio electrónico para la AFC
Serie Estudios y Documentos
El Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP), ha definido como uno de sus objetivos estratégicos "ampliar y mejorar las condiciones de acceso de la AFC a los mercados regionales, nacionales e internacionales, promoviendo productos tradicionales y diferenciados de alta calidad y buscando unacercamiento entre el productor y el consumidor final.
El comercio...
Chile
2016 - Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP)
Journal article
Consomme-t-on ce que l’on sème ? Relations entre diversité de la production, revenu agricole et diversité alimentaire au Burkina Faso
Augmenter la production agricole peut théoriquement améliorer la diversité de l’alimentation, via l’autoconsommation ou par l’achat de produits diversifiés grâce à l’augmentation du revenu agricole. Or, dans certaines régions d’Afrique de l’Ouest où le niveau de la production est relativement élevé, on observe une faible diversité de la consommation alimentaire....
Burkina Faso
2016 - CIRAD
Manual
Desenvolvimento Rural Local
Coletânea Gestão Pública Municipal: Gestão 2017- 2020
A agricultura tem um importante papel na promoção do desenvolvimento econômico e social nos Municípios, com destaque nos de pequeno porte, pela geração de receitas e movimentação da economia local. Para apoiar o trabalho do gestor local, a CNM apresenta um grupo de políticas públicas existentes que podem estimular o...
Brazil
2016 - Confederação Nacional de Municípios (CNM)
Report
Agricultural research in Africa
Investing in future harvests
Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) has seen unprecedented economic growth since the turn of the millennium, and in recent years poverty rates have steadily declined; yet, while this recent growth has improved rural livelihoods in many of the region’s countries, especially the larger ones, numerous countries continue to face...
2016 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Case study
The role of farmer field schools in adoption and adaptation of recommended rice production practices in Mvomero District in Tanzania
Farmer Field Schools (FFS) provide farmers with an opportunity to experiment new technologies which help them to make informed decisions that eventually lead to increased production and income. This study aimed at assessing the role of FFS in adoption and adaptation of recommended rice production practices in Mvomero district in...
United Republic of Tanzania
2016 - Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Video
Natural Farming - Papaya Cultivation Basic Practices
Parthasarathi,a software engineer turns farmer from Ananthapur district, practicing best methods in Natural farming. His natural practices in Papaya & inter crop system are inspiring.In this Video,Parthasarthi explains the Tips on how to grow papaya inter crop system and how to deal with the diseases such as mealybugs and ring...
India
2016 - Natures Voices
Blog article
Tapping into Asia's biodiversity to feed a hungry region
The Asia region’s agriculture, livestock, forestry and fisheries produce food through an intricate and complex relationship. Better understanding these associations can help scientists and food producers improve food security and nutrition in a region that is expected to lead global population growth in coming decades.
Thailand
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
Project
Farmer-to-Farmer Program (FtF) - Armenia
Active in Armenia since 1992, ACDI/VOCA was one of the first international organizations to implement post-Soviet development activities there. Through the Farmer-to-Farmer (FtF) program, ACDI/VOCA taught basic skills and new techniques to Armenian host organizations and farmers. FtF is a worldwide initiative that seeks to develop and increase the sustainability...
Armenia
2016 - ACDI/VOCA
Video
Sustainable Livelihoods in Karamoja
Effects of Climate Change in Uganda.
Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Technical paper
El fenómeno de El Niño en la agricultura de las Américas
Boletín técnico
El Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) ha preparado esta nota técnica, en la que analiza, de manera integral y a partir de la información disponible, cuáles serían los principales impactos del fenómeno en la agricultura de las Américas, con especial énfasis en América Latina y el Caribe...
2016 - Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Manual
Caderno Boas Práticas de ATER
Essa primeira edição reúne uma amostra representativa das Boas Práticas que os serviços de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural desenvolvem em todo o país para a diversidade da agricultura familiar orientadas pela Política Nacional de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (Pnater), instituída pela lei número 12.188 de 11 de janeiro...
Brazil
2016 - Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead)
Blog article
Ecuador integra la nueva Red Andina de Productores de Quinua
Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina y Perú integran la nueva Red Andina de Productores de Quinua. La iniciativa, que cuenta con el apoyo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), es el resultado de un proceso que se inició hace más de un año...
Argentina - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - Chile - Ecuador - Peru
2016 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Report
Travail des femmes en milieu rural et leur accès à la protection sociale
L’objectif principal de cette étude est d’apporter quelques éclairages sur le travail des femmes en milieu rural et leur accès à la protection sociale en Tunisie. Il s’agira notamment d’identifier les principaux freins à l’accès au système de protection sociale chez les femmes actives en milieu rural. Il s’agira également...
Tunisia
2016 - Entité des Nations Unies pour l'égalité des sexes et l'autonomisation des femmes
Blog article
Albania, Turkey join forum on agrifood value chains in the Mediterranean
Investing in sustainable agrifood value chains in countries surrounding the Mediterranean could be the key to solving a range of socio-economic and environmental problems.
At a high-level forum this week in the Albanian capital of Tirana, representatives of Albania and Turkey joined colleagues from Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco,...
Albania - Türkiye
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Book
Connecting Smallholders to Markets
‘Connecting Smallholders to Markets’ is the title of policy recommendations negotiated on 8- 9 June 2016 in the Committee on World Food Security, the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform deliberating on issues of food security and nutrition. Work on this extremely important topic has been underway since 2014. It...
2016 - ROPPA
Report
Use of mobile phones by the rural poor: gender perspectives from selected Asian countries
Mobile phones have been shown (though not uniformly) to positively contribute in various ways to rural development, from reducing information asymmetry, improving functional networks, to increasing access to services and finance. Yet a digital gender divide exists. When contrasted with the fact that women compromise 43% of the worlds’ agricultural...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Blog article
USING VOLUNTEERS' EXPERTISE TO IMPROVE AGRIBUSINESS OPERATIONS IN AZERBAIJAN
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan faced many rapid changes in political and economic life. The transformation from the Soviet centrally managed economy to a market-oriented economy created challenges, particularly in agriculture when farms and farmlands were rapidly privatized. Agriculture is a vital component of Azerbaijan’s economy, making...
Azerbaijan
2016 - ACDI/VOCA
Event
Organic World Congress 2017
Once every three years, IFOAM - Organics International organizes the Organic World Congress (OWC) in a different country to achieve its vision as the global organic movement and also to provide a platform where organic stakeholders can share their knowledge and expertise and establish valuable partnerships. The OWC is considered...
2016 - IFOAM - Organics International
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