Over the past decade, the Sahel region has witnessed recurrent and multiple shocks. Droughts, floods, conflicts and insecurity have led to the reduction of the most vulnerable populations’ meager assets and capacity to withstand future crises. In a context of extreme poverty and increased exposure to multiple hazards, their food security is at stake. Chad is the second...

Dado que vivimos en un territorio extenso, prácticamente desierto y, además, con una densidad de población muy baja, desde tiempo atrás los australianos hemos tenido que responder astutamente a los desafíos que nuestra geografía y climas extremos nos presentan. Nos hemos visto obligados a, una y otra vez, definir, concebir...

Azolla fixes nitrogen from the air and stores this in its leaves. Azolla is richer in protein, vitamins and minerals than grains and most green fodder. Because of this and because azolla grows fast and easily in a small area, it makes an ideal addition to feed.

Public procurement refers to the process through which governments or public agencies acquire goods and services to undertake its daily operations, and deliver basic services to its constituents. Governments buy, lease and/ or secure goods and services through other means of exchange in order to implement their plans and programs....

Guarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth var. sorbilis) is a native plant of the Amazon, known worldwide for its stimulant properties. Since 1974, a process of modernization of farming systems has been widespread in the region by monopolistic agribusiness and agricultural research companies. This has resulted in the dissemination of modernizing technological...

In Kenya, WRUAs first began forming in the 1990’s. They are established by communities along rivers and guarantee the participation of their members in all management decisions taken on the use of the river water.

Durante uma semana no mês de dezembro, técnicos da Secretaria de Estado de Desenvolvimento Agrário (Seda), em parceria com a Emater-MG e com o Sindicato dos Trabalhadores Rurais, atenderam posseiros de Curvelo, Felixlândia e Inimutaba, interessados em participar do programa estadual de regularização fundiária rural, que estava paralisado desde 2011. Com...

EU has committed many Sustainable Fisheries Partnerships with third countries to enhance sustainable exploitation of fisheries. The annual contribution from the EU to these countries is € 180 million.

Como parte de la campaña Bajío Agroecológico, hemos estado usando el término de “agroecológico” para designar un método de control de plagas más amigable con el ambiente; pero, ¿a qué nos referimos? La palabra clave de esta opción de manejo es biodiversidad, ya que el manejo agroecológico de plagas (MAP) no busca...

This Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Manual is designed as a tool for project practitioners of a broad range of projects and programmes of any development organization, by providing information about the right to FPIC and how it can be implemented in six steps. In an FPIC process, the “how”, “when” and...

The “Be part of CSA!” project - a European Participatory Training Programme for Community Supported Agriculture - has been designed to spread widely CSA initiatives by providing knowledge, skills and competences to local communitie in Hungary, Czech Republic and Romania, and disseminates its outcomes at the European level. The Booklet is here to...

This paper summarises the key findings of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) ‘2015 Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet’, and provides additional insight on trends in economic performance and the potential drivers of such trends. It also includes supplementary analyses focusing on trends by...

Las variedades de trigo que ha desarrollado el Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo, con sede en el Estado de México, han sido replicadas en todo el mundo en países como Australia y Argelia. En un mundo donde se proyecta que la población alcanzará 9,000 millones de habitantes para...

In the European Union, the use of organic agricultural land has almost doubled in recent years. Austria, Sweden and Estonia have the highest proportion of organically farmed land in Europe. EU citizens are also increasing their demand for organic products. Europe is the second largest market in the world, worth €22.7 billion. Germans,...

En el trabajo se analizan las incumbencias, la formación esperada por los futuros ingenieros agrónomos en el campo laboral que visualizan como futuros ingenieros agrónomos.

Rice-fish culture is the simultaneous or alternate production of fish in a rice field. It consists of stocking the rice field with fish of selected size and species to obtain a fish crop in addition to rice which is the main crop. If properly implemented it could increase rice farmer’s...

The CAP has been strongly influenced by the EU’s External Actions. The various Enlargements, and trade policies to favour its neighbours to both the East and South, and for its former colonies, have left their mark. However it is external pressures through the GATT/WTO that have had the most defining...

La revue Alternatives Rurales est une revue qui a pour objectif d’offrir un espace de communication, réflexion et débat sur le développement rural et agricole au Maroc, mais aussi dans d’autres pays de la région.Cette revue s’adresse aux acteurs du développement agricole et rural, aux acteurs institutionnels, aux chercheurs, aux organisations professionnelles,...

Cairo, 16 October 2016: The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrated the World Food Day 2016 under the theme “Climate is Changing. Food and Agriculture must too.” The highlight of this year’s celebrations was on the critical relationship...

Land in Tororo district in Uganda has been intensively used and the soil fertility is low and declining. This video features a possible solution - using urine as a fertiliser.