The vast majority (70%) of the world’s population is fed and nourished by local, ecological systems of food production1. But these systems are severely threatened and undermined by industrial systems of agriculture that are controlled by corporations and promoted by governments. These industrial systems have exacerbated or even created the...

Riverland Diary Bio Farm is the success story of Mr. Vassilis Kiprianou who's name already belongs to the community of Cypriots products. After he graduated the A.T.E.i Thesalonikis Greece University he decided to return to Cyprus to follow his passion. Two years he spend locked inside the Government offices when...

El presente texto se divide en dos partes. La primera es un cuadro que resume las buenas prácticas y programas de agricultura familiar en la región y los compara con programas existentes en México, ellos con el objeto de contar con un trabajo que resuma y presente de forma simplificada...

This study summarizes experiences using Renewable Energy (RE) water pumping options as irrigation by smallholder farmers in developing countries. It includes an overview of conventional technologies (petrol and diesel pumpsets),along with an inventory of RE alternatives (wind pumps, solar Photo Voltaic (PV) pumps, solar thermal pumps and biogas) and compares,...

SOFI 2014 presents updated estimates of undernourishment and progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and World Food Summit (WFS) hunger targets

En este informe se presenta una caracterización de la cadena de valor de la chía en Argentina, ofreciendo: una descripción del cultivo y sus formas de conducción, una breve reseña de su introducción y desarrollo comercial en el país, la caracterización de los modelos productivos adoptados en diversas zonas agroecológicas...

El segundo cuaderno se basa en los resultados de diez investigaciones y de dos mediciones estadísticas que analizaron el componente de comercialización que se da en Mercados Campesinos. Los aprendizajes obtenidos son de gran relevancia para la economía campesina y los programas institucionales de desarrollo rural, ya que durante una década...

Nariño is a significant producer of lulo in Colombia, with the producers of the region found in the northern part of the department. The principal problems for the producers are the low levels of productivity and profit, which have led to increasing abandonment of this crop, losses of manual labor,...

FAO, in collaboration with other UN agencies, has produced Food and Nutrition Security Country Profiles for many Member States in Asia and the Pacific. These profiles are developed with the aim of providing a situation analysis on the current status of food and nutrition security in the countries. Related indicators...

The economy of Zimbabwe – once considered the breadbasket of southern Africa – has begun to turn around after a decade-long recession that saw a sharp drop in agricultural production, falling incomes and increasing food shortages. With some 70 percent of people relying on agriculture for their livelihoods, the strength...

Local Cofradías (Fishermen’s associations) involving more than 500 Galician fishermen and shellfish producers teamed up to develop a pilot online sales platform. The platform aims to diversify the customer base, add value to local Galician seafood and shorten the distribution chain of local fisheries products. Facing an economic crisis hitting...

El tercer cuaderno se basa en los resultados de cinco investigaciones realizadas entre los años 2011 y 2014 en torno al tema de la elaboración, gestión y participación en la formulación de políticas públicas por parte de las organizaciones vinculadas a Mercados Campesinos.

In June and August 2012 the Department of Livestock & Veterinary Services (DLVS) carried out assessments that confirmed the severity of drought in some parts of southern Zimbabwe. FAO, with funding from the United Kingdom's Department for International Development and in close collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Mechanization and...

Bajo esta infografía Soluciones Prácticas presenta una propuesta tecnológica de recuperación productiva de las tierras de la selva alta. Esta propuesta consta de un conjunto de tecnologías que conforman el sistema de agroforestería multiestrato, como una alternativa para el desarrollo sostenible de la región. 

Les transformations structurelles observées dans l’agriculture au niveau global et eurs effets sur le développement durable sont très peu documentées. L’évolution des formes d’organisation de la production agricole dans les différentes régions du monde ne sont pas appréhendées par les systèmes d’informations actuels. Rien ne permet d’apprécier leurs contributions au...

Engaging local farming knowledge through a right - based approach to agricultural developmentThe purpose of this paper is to argue that agricultural development efforts should support the practical integration of different knowledge systems in various areas and sectors of agriculture to reach the sustainable development goals of a happier and...

“Peix de llotja”, translated literally as “fish from the auction”, has brought local fishing organizations together to promote their production to local restaurants by developing a brand that awards stars to restaurants that commit to buying their fish directly from their local auction. In Spain, the auction is the first point of...

This training project, implemented in 6 out of the 28 Bulgarian regional districts, contributed to enhancing the knowledge and increasing the capacity of berry farmers in terms of implementation of good and sustainable agricultural practices.

En este documento se presenta un análisis de beneficios, costos y rentabilidad de un conjunto de técnicas que podrían ser adecuadas para las familias rurales de las zonas altas del sur del Perú. La información ha sido obtenida mediante entrevistas de formato estructurado a jefes de familia de cinco comunidades...

El informe presenta la agricultura urbana y periurbana en 23 países y 10 ciudades. Muestra como esta actividad es decisiva para la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de los sectores pobres de la población urbana de la región, que suministra a numerosos habitantes de las ciudades “alimentos locales” frescos de elevado...