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Organic Agriculture Support Initiative (OASI) Project Launch
This project specifically aims at increasing local value-added of Armenian organic products as well as assisting higher efficiency of relevant public and private institutions. It will support the RA Ministry of Agriculture with creating a clear and enabling legal environment for organic producers and processors in line with international standards....
Armenia - Austria
2016 - Austrian Development Agency
Policy brief/paper
Engaging with farmers’ organizations for more effective smallholder development
How to do
Smallholder farmers use different strategies to improve their market presence and to capture more value added in the agricultural sector. These strategies include the creation of cooperatives and other farmers’ organizations (FOs). FOs exist today in all countries and in most rural areas, although at different levels of development and...
2016 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Technical paper
Review of Agricultural Support Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
This technical note presents a review of the main agricultural support indicators available in the IADB Agrimonitor Database as of December 2015 and represents a synthesis of agricultural support policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The contents of this technical note are expected to be updated annually, taking into...
2016 - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Blog article
FAO Egypt and Ministry of Agriculture, Launch the Project “Support to Cooperatives Reforms in Egypt”
Under the auspices of H.E. Dr Essam Fayed, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR), FAO launched the project entitled “Support to the Reform of the Law Governing the Agricultural Cooperatives in Egypt” in Ain Sokhna. The project is one of many initiatives undertaken by FAO in cooperation with the Egyptian...
Egypt
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Event
SEAVEG 2016: Vegetables for Improved Nutrition and Livelihoods
The third in the pace-setting series of symposia, SEAVEG 2016 will focus on improved nutrition and livelihoods, and will be held at the Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 6-8 September 2016. This symposium will highlight the critical importance of vegetables in Southeast Asia and identify technologies for increased vegetable production,...
Malaysia
2016
Event
The Third European Meeting of CSA in Ostrava: From Farm to Fork or How to Shorten the Food Chain
Between September 16 and 18, 2016 the North Moravian City of Ostrava will play host to a meeting of the European organizations and communities involved in the project of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). The purpose of this gathering that will be attended by over a hundred people from all over...
Czechia
2016 - URGENCI
Policy brief/paper
Bass Management Measures 2017
Recommendations from LIFE
Meeting in Lille, France, over two days (19-20/09/2016) member organisations from the Netherlands, France and the UK representing small scale fishers reliant on Bass, discussed and agreed a LIFE position for transmission to the European Commission and Member States.
France - Netherlands (Kingdom of the) - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Event
Consulta Ciudadana de la Propuesta de Reglamento de la Ley de Promoción y Desarrollo de la Agricultura Familiar, Ley Nº 30355
En esta sección del sitio web, encontrará todos los antecedentes referentes a la consulta, como también pueden descargar la ley y el documento de Reglamento para su análisis y participación de este proceso.
Cabe señalar que el Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego, en coordinación con la Comisión encargada de fiscalizar la...
Peru
2016 - Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego
Report
Assessment of the water harvesting sector in Jordan
Final report
The purpose of this report is to provide a first assessment of the current status of water harvesting in Jordan, using an illustrative example from the Al Mafraq region. This assessment will subsequently serve as an important input into the development of a sub-sector strategy for water harvesting. The assessment...
Jordan
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Blog article
Organic Regulation review: Commission focuses on ‘substance over speed’
Since the autumn of 2013, the Commission has worked on a proposal for a new law to replace the current Organic Regulation.
There is an ongoing trialogue process which is proceeding at a pace agreed on by the three EU institutions at the beginning of the Slovak Presidency,
European Union
2016 - EurActiv
Blog article
Inspirational ideas: Innovation brokerage and support for Operational Groups
Operational Groups can include partners from very different backgrounds such as farmers, foresters, advisers, researchers, industry representatives and more. 'Innovation support services', and in particular 'innovation brokering', can play a crucial role in getting worthwhile projects off the ground by bringing people together.
Many individuals and organisations across Europe are offering...
France
2016 - EIP-Agri
Blog article
Support for Small Farmers
The Organic Agriculture Support Initiative (OASI), a project funded by the European Union and co-funded and implemented by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), aims at further developing organic agriculture in Armenia. The initial success of the organic products on domestic and...
Armenia - Austria
2016 - Austrian Development Agency
Policy brief/paper
Scaling-Up Youth Entrepreneurship in Agriculture
Boosting access to jobs through adapted skills training: Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS)
Decent employment is vital in achieving food security and reducing poverty. In impoverished rural communities around the world, men and women often depend solely on the income from their labour, because it is the only asset they have. Employment opportunities are, however, often precarious, poorly remunerated and the conditions in...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Guidelines
Mercados Saludables en Ecuador
Manual para el reconocimiento y la certificación de mercados saludables
El presente manual ha sido elaborado para promover el concepto de Mercados Saludables como una iniciativa válida que garantice la seguridad y soberanía alimentaria, el estado nutricional y la salud de las comunidades. Adicionalmente, el presente trabajo es una guía práctica para que todos los actores, especialmente las autoridades locales,...
Ecuador
2016 - Organización Panamericana de la Salud
Event
Primer Encuentro de los Frentes Parlamentarios contra el Hambre de Mesoamérica: Rumbo al Séptimo Foro Regional del FPH
El objetivo del evento es identificar las principales temáticas que la subregión de Mesoamérica considera prioritarias para ser atendidas en materia de SAN, Derecho Humano a la Alimentación Adecuada, Agricultura Familiar y cumplimiento de los ODS; con el objetivo de que posteriormente estas materias sean posicionadas en la agenda de...
2016 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Book
Potentially Important Food Plants of Vietnam
Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which:
identify highly nutritious local food plants,
explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way,
detail the nutritional value of the plants and
describe why human bodies require those nutrients.
The resources created by FPS allows people to better...
Viet Nam
2016
Report
Towards sustainable livelihoods in drylands
Annual report 2015 of the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems
The CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems is a global agricultural research partnership to realize the potential of dryland communities. The program brings together eight CGIAR centers, and numerous international, regional, and national partners to engage in integrated agricultural systems research.
In 2015, war and political instability ravaged many countries in...
2016 - The CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems
Magazine article
Hidden harvests
There are certain crop plants that are not cropped but edible, containing high nutrients and medicinal value. These crops also called as hidden harvests are capable of providing essential nutrients to our diets besides contributing to household income.
2016 - Leisa India
Project
“Goodies village” in Lithuania
Pociūnėliai is a small town in Šiauliai County, Lithuania. In recent years its population has been decreasing as young people are leaving for the city and businesses have declined. Men typically work in the farming or forestry sector doing physical labour. The women however have very limited work opportunities. The...
Lithuania
2016 - THE EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (ENRD)
Blog article
La FAO inicia un nuevo proceso de asistencia técnica a las políticas nacionales dirigidas al sector cafetalero
El presidente del Estado, Evo Morales, garantizó una inversión de 250 millones de bolivianos para la producción y promoción del café boliviano. Este apoyo está dirigido a concretar el Programa Nacional de Café presentado ayer en ocasión del Lanzamiento del 2do.Torneo Nacional Taza de Calidad “Café presidencial Evo Morales Ayma...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2016 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
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