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Working paper
Les Systèmes Familiaux Multi-localisés: un modèle d'analyse original des ruralités aux Suds

Les ruralités aux Suds sont marquées par une augmentation des flux de personnes et de biens et par des systèmes de mobilités diverses et complexes. Rappelant les raisons qui ont contribué à négliger les mobilités et la pluriactivité dans de nombreux travaux de recherche sur les ruralités aux Suds, l’article...
2014 - CIRAD

Conference proceedings
Legacy of IYFF 2014 and the way forward

Legacy of IYFF 2014 and the way forward as agreed by the International Steering Committee (ISC) of the IYFF 2014 on 13 November 2014, and endorsed at the Closing Event in the Philippines on 27 November 2014.
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Blog article
Produire mieux, produire plus, nourrir les écoliers : le pari gagné du Sénégal

Soutenu par le gouvernement du Sénégal, ce programme appelé « Achat par les Africains pour les Africains », lancé en 2012,  renforce  la sécurité alimentaire et le développement économique et social des communautés rurales. Dans 200 cantines des écoles de la région de Kédougou au Sénégal, les enfants mangent désormais...
Senegal
2014 - Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PMA)

Manual
Developing a ‘business case’ for biodiversity

Tips and tasks for influencing government and the private sector
How do you make a convincing ‘business case’ for biodiversity? This guide is for environment officials, interest groups and policymakers to develop the key elements of a case for integrating biodiversity into government and business decisions. The case must appeal to stakeholders in the public and private sectors as well...
2014

Journal article
Conservation Agriculture and household wellbeing

A non-causal comparison among smallholder farmers in Mozambique
This research examines the relationship between household wellbeing and the use of conservation agriculture (CA) by smallholder farmers in Mozambique. Wellbeing indicators are regressed on household demographic attributes, farm management practices, and a variable indicating farmer adoption of CA. Findings suggest that households using CA have higher wellbeing index scores...
Mozambique
2014

Policy brief/paper
Estonian Organic Farming Development Plan 2014-2020

Over the ages, agriculture has been an important area of activity for Estonian population, with one of the main objectives of continually providing the inhabitants with food. In addition to yielding agricultural products, farmers also share the task of keeping the environment clean, applying the principle of economy while using...
Estonia
2014

Video
Programme Italien pour la sécurité alimentaire (PISA) au Sénégal

PISA (Programme Italien pour la sécurité alimentaire), un chantier de la FAO.
Senegal
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Magazine article
Dilemmas in the definition of family farms (on the example of Poland)

The aim of the paper is to characterise Polish individual farms in terms of compliance of their characteristics with definition of the family farm that is used in socio-economic sciences. The main source of the analysed data were surveys conducted in intervals of several years (most recently in 2011) in...
Poland
2014

Video
Appui aux transformatrices de produits halieutiques au Sénégal

Programme Italien pour la sécurité alimentaire (PISA), appui aux transformatrices de produits halieutiques au Sénégal.
Senegal
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Article
The Future of Small Farms in Asia

Farms throughout Asia are predominantly small and family-based. In the past, small farms in tropical Asia achieved significant improvement in the yield of cereal crops, such as rice and wheat, which is dubbed the Green Revolution. As a result, grain production increased much faster than population growth, thereby contributing to...
2014

Working paper
Sistema sustentable de producción de cerdos a pequeña y mediana escala

Cómo ser pequeño y eficiente
Este documento aborda las pautas de trabajo que permite alcanzar el objetivo de eficiencia productiva.  
Argentina
2014 - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) Argentina

Article
Modernizing cattle farming in the Kaluga Oblast

A family is pioneering a project that brings 21st century farming methods to a Russian backwater, and they are reaping the rewards of their efforts. Far away in the Kaluga Oblast, about a hundred miles from Moscow, retired armed forces captain Andrey Davydov has built his own village. At its center...
Russian Federation
2014

Magazine article
Quel développement agricole pour la RDC ?

Etat des lieux du secteur agricole de la République Démocratique du Congo, qui a toujours été considéré comme une perspective de développement intéressante susceptible de contribuer au décollage économique du pays. Les agriculteurs et les agricultrices restent  le groupe cible le plus important dans la lutte contre la pauvreté en...
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2014

Book
Communication for Rural Development Sourcebook

Today more than ever smallholders and rural communities require access to information and communication to make their voices heard and change their lives for the better. Communication for Development facilitates dialogue and collaborative action, combining participatory methods with communication tools ranging from community media to ICTs. The Communication for Rural...
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Project
Agriculture familiale et accès à l’information au Sénégal

L’objet de ce projet est d’étudier l’impact d’actions ciblées d’appui aux exploitations familiales. Ce projet est issu d’une demande de l’IFPRI adressée au Gret afin de mettre en application au Sénégal des leçons tirées du projet Fomento au Brésil. Le GRET a s'associe à la FONGS  pour la mise en...
Senegal
2014 - FIG (Fongs Ifpri Gret)

Manual
Turismo comunitario rural

La presente publicación está dirigida a personas interesadas en conocer en mayor detalle la metodología, módulos avanzados y factores a tener en cuenta para la provisión de servicios turísticos en localidades rurales. Se espera que esta cartilla contribuya a fortalecer los conocimientos impartidos y por consecuencia se reafirmen los procesos...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2014 - Soluciones Prácticas

Book
Caracterización y diagnóstico de la cadena de valor de la quinua en la Argentina

La quinua es un cultivo tradicional de origen milenario que en los últimos años ha sido revalorizado por ciertos sectores de las sociedades más ricas del mundo debido a las propiedades nutricionales que contiene. Este hecho queda evidenciado en la evolución del comercio mundial. La demanda en el año 2012...
Argentina
2014 - Ministerio de Agroindustria

Practices
Animal traction and single-axle tractor drawn planters in conservation agriculture

In this technology description the use of animal traction and single-axle tractors for direct seeding is explained. In particular different instruments or implements for direct seeding are described and Illustrated with a range of Pictures. The main working elements of the direct seeders are: (1) a disc to cut through the...
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Book
Hacia una bioeconomía en América Latina y el Caribe en asociación con Europa

Los contenidos del libro que tienen ante ustedes son parte de los productos de este proyecto birregional. Los capítulos se basan principalmente en los documentos de trabajo producidos durante la primera fase del proyecto. De esta manera, el primer capítulo “Hacia un desarrollo de la bioeconomía en América Latina y...
2014 - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Conference proceedings
Taller nacional de formulación de directrices voluntarias de la FAO para políticas agroambientales en América Latina y el Caribe em Bogotá, Colombia

El Taller Nacional de Formulación de Directrices Voluntarias de la FAO para Políticas Agroambientales en América Latina buscó reunir las percepciones de expertos en diferentes áreas (pesca, pecuario, agricultura, bosques, seguridad alimentaria y nutricional) para que, no sólo se congregaran entorno a preguntas detonantes que dieran cabida al debate sobre...
Colombia
2014 - Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe
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