Uma nova dinâmica vem chamando a atenção em vários mercados alimentares: a crescente valorização de atributos relacionados à origem dos produtos.Este livro resulta de um esforço de pesquisa que, com apoio do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), reuniu especialistas de diferentes áreas disciplinares, instituições e regiões do...

The Italian government established the Wei Wei Irrigation Scheme in the early 1990s, enabling farmers to practice drip and furrow irrigation along the river banks and produce crops off-season.  The farmers have mainly focused on maize production, but further technology has been necessary to increase diversification of food products while...

The first edition of a biannual magazine supported by the Karamoja Development Forum, this publication gives a glimpse into the life of a Karamajong herder. It compiles essays, opinion pieces and articles by individuals who come from the Karamoja region of Uganda, spanning pertinent issues such as climate change, resilience,...

La conférence Internationale sur l’Eau et le Climat, organisée conjointement par le Ministère délégué chargé de l’Eau, le Ministère français de l’Environnement , de l’énergie et de la mer et le Conseil Mondial de l’Eau, s’intègre dans le cadre du processus préparatoire de la 22ème Conférence des Parties de la Convention cadre...

The Karianet network, in collaboration with the FAO Regional Initiative on small-scale agriculture for inclusive development in the NENA region and the FAO Communication for Development team, is inviting specialists and practitioners to contribute to mapping applications of ICTs and RCS for family farming and rural development in the NENA region. The survey aims at determining the way Rural...

In adopting the goals of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the international community took responsibility for building a sustainable future. But meeting the goals of eradicating hunger and poverty by 2030, while addressing the threat of climate change, will require a profound...

El Foro es una iniciativa organizada por el Centro Internacional de Estudios Superiores de Comunicación para América Latina (CIESPAL) en colaboración con la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y la Reunión Especializada en Agricultura Familiar del Mercosur (REAF). También participan organizaciones de carácter...

Esta publicação resume algumas das atividades empreendidas pelo governo brasileiro para apoiar a implementação das metas de nutrição estabelecidas nos diferentes processos globais. No âmbito do apoio à iniciativa “Nutrição para o Crescimento”, o Brasil desenvolveu ações que congregassem Governo e sociedade civil na promoção das metas e compromissos globais...

Representantes de instituições do governo e da sociedade civil de cinco estados mais o Distrito Federal (DF) se preparam para a criação do Plano de Ação Estratégico para o Apoio às Cadeias de Valor de Plantas Medicinais e Fitoterápicos. Um encontro realizado nesta semana, em formato de oficina, deu o...

In this edition of Rural Connections, a lot of attention to what happened at the Cork 2.0 Conference, 5-6 September 2016. Through ‘A focus on… Cork 2.0’ (pp. 13-30) it is  provided an overview of the event, highlight the main messages coming out of the four workshops (on growth, environment,...

Esta Guía está diseñada para apoyar procesos de activación en dos niveles, identificados aquí como “Rutas”: Ruta 1 – Activación de Sistema Agroalimentario Localizado (SIAL) Ruta 2 – Activación Territorial (AT-SIAL) El usuario puede decidir, según el contexto y objetivos de su trabajo, el material que se ajusta mejor a sus requerimientos. Para...

Access to information by rural farming communities is one of the major constraints to agricultural development in Uganda because of inadequate extension service delivery. The use of information communications technologies (ICTs) can potentially address this blockage. Although the application of ICTs in rural development is not new, its application in...

The collapse of the socialist block in 1989 generated a deficit of energy, supplies and chemicals, and forced significant changes in the ways in which food was produced and distributed in Cuba. Due to these deficits, in the 90´s Cuba moved from being the largest consumer of agrochemicals in Latin...

Association of private farming of the Czech Republic organized an International Conference on family farms and Common Agricultural Policy of EU. The event was held in Brno on 4 - 6th of April 2016. 10 European countries attended the conference. Herewith volume 9. Presentation of Switzerland

  During Tea & Honey Tour guests travel through the wonderful lush countryside, past different provinces and tiny  communes, up into The Great Caucasus Mountain regions and past lowlands and historic towns in search of as much aroma of tea & honey as possible! Guests taste various types of honey at local farms...

México es una región estratégica para el desarrollo de variedades mejoradas de trigo, ya que debido a su ubicación geográfica y condiciones climatológicas, nuestro país puede desarrollar una nueva variedad más rápido que en otras partes del mundo al contar con dos ciclos de cultivo por año: el de primavera-verano...

In 2015, drought exacerbated by El Niño ravaged Ethiopia’s highlands and lowlands, resulting in crop failure and wide-scale animal losses. To counter the devastating impact on the vulnerable smallholder farmers that make up the bulk of Ethiopia’s workforce, FAO initiated a number of livestock and crop-based interventions in order to...

Este curso se enmarca dentro del Objetivo Estratégico 4 de la FAO: "Propiciar sistemas agrícolas y alimentarios más inclusivos y eficientes". El curso busca contribuir al mejoramiento de la seguridad alimentaria urbana a partir de la implementación de herramientas que promuevan el fortalecimiento de sistemas alimentarios locales, facilitando el acercamiento entre...

Integrantes del Comité Técnico de Trabajo (Comité Nacional) de Filipinas, junto con decenas de aliados y colaboradores asistieron a la conferencia de KLM-PE (Knowledge and Learning Market-Policy Engagement) bajo el título AIAF+1, celebrado en Noviembre de 2015 en Quezon City, Filipinas.

The TheruBeedi Seed Bank and Producer Group facilitate informal benefit sharing mechanisms that can be very effective in protecting biodiversity and encouraging farmers to contribute to the genetic pool. The approaches include offering family farmers incentives to cultivate traditional or rare varieties, providing assistance in the marketing of their products,...