This is Volume 2 of the study ‘Strategies to Support South African Smallholders as a Contribution to Government’s Second Economy Strategy.’ It contains the accounts of the 16 case studies that comprised the main ‘data’ for the analysis presented in Volume 1. However, beyond their function of supporting the analytical...

La publicación se basa en un diagnóstico de la ruralidad dominicana de la última década, con el objetivo de contribuir al diseño de políticas orientadas a mejorar las condiciones de vida y aprovechar las oportunidades que existen en el medio rural dominicano. Se enfatiza la necesidad de respuestas urgentes para...

La Oficina Regional de la FAO, como Secretaria de la Iniciativa ALCSH, promueve la articulación de todos estos esfuerzos y los complementa con su sistema de seguimiento, apoyando al Observatorio del Derecho a la Alimentación en América Latina y el Caribe, lanzado oficialmente el mes de febrero de 2011 en...

 El capítulo 1 presenta el Seguimiento y Evaluación Participativa (SEP). Se describen cuatro casos de implementación del método: tres desarrollados en Bolivia y el cuarto realizado en Colombia. El capítulo 2 presenta el método Enfoque Participativo de Cadenas Productivas (EPCP). Se describen cinco casos de implementación: dos en los Andes...

This document includes features of conservation agriculture, conservation tillage, conservation tillage equipment including the -hand operated jab planter- and features of cover crops. All those practices are labour saving technologies.

Figs are originated from the southern region of Arabia and gradually developed into the Mediterranean region. Based on historical evidences figs are planted 4000 Bc in Egypt. Many different species are grown in Iran. Fars is one of the major producer of figs, about 75 percent of the total land...

This technical paper analyses the two main types of private standards affecting fish trade, namely ecolabels and food safety and quality standards, and their importance for a range of stakeholders. It addresses issues that are driving their development and examines inter alia their policy and governance implications, their impact on...

This manual contains guidelines on how to better use hoes, and how to improve them.

This handbook is intended for the various stakeholders to: (i) facilitate understanding of the GIAHS concept, dynamics and its goals; (ii) provide information on multi-stakeholders participatory processes and assessment; (iii) develop the capability to prepare and implement a Dynamic Conservation Plan; and (iii) assess the sustainability of the system. The...

Organizar as mulheres rurais para fazer a produção, a gestão e a comercialização de maneira autônoma é um desafio permanente daquelas e daqueles que pretendem reduzir as desigualdades de gênero. O Governo Federal, em particular o Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário (MDA), a partir das suas atribuições, persegue este desafio com...

Article décrivant comment , à Madagascar, l’association de coopération internationale Fert (Formation pour l’épanouissement et le renouveau de la terre), en partenariat avec l’Organisation Paysanne Fifata (Fikambanana Fampivoaranany Tantsaha – Association pour le Progrès des Paysans), développe depuis 2009 une formation pour les conseillers agricoles intervenant auprès des paysans, et comment,au cours de...

Este estudio forma parte de uno más amplio denominado “Articulación de los agricultores familiares en las cadenas agroindustriales de tomates y porcinos" del cual se tomaron los resultados principales del trabajo realizado para la cadena Agroindustrial de porcinos. Los mismos se subordinan a los objetivos generales y específicos del estudio...

Iceland indicated that its agricultural policy and administration is tailor-made to the domestic circumstances, scope and nature of agriculture. Iceland has therefore indicated that it does not intend to make changes in policy, administration or its legislation until the Accession Treaty has been accepted in a referendum in Iceland. Iceland...

This paper provides an overview of agricultural and economic characteristics of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in comparison with other developing regions and the opportunities which the medium term outlook holds for SSA’s small holder farmers. Seizing these opportunities will depend on shifting from extensive to intensive production systems. The paper reiterates...

Traversed by two mountain ranges with a broad plain in the middle, the Sado Island located off the shore of Niigata Prefecture is characterized by a variety of landforms and altitudes, which have been ingeniously harnessed to create the satoyama landscape, a dynamic mosaic of various socio-ecological systems comprising secondary...

This text includes features of hand seeders and planters including jab planters to plant in rows.

El presente libro tiene el propósito de compartir con los actores del sector los resultados, experiencias y lecciones aprendidas sobre el potencial de producción y comercialización de la papa en la zona sur de Chile, a partir de cinco proyectos financiados por la Fundación para la Innovación Agraria, FIA. Se...

El presente estudio se orienta a sistematizar la experiencia de la Alianza Institucional para el Desarrollo Competitivo de la Papa y sus Derivados (de aquí en adelante se le denomina en el texto como Plataforma de Puno), destacando el sector productivo de la tunta, dada la importancia social y económica...

Le projet encourage par des circuits courts intégrés un modèle d’interaction durable, entre l’agriculture familiale et l’activité urbaine dans le pays Sénoufo. L’objectif est de permettre une amélioration des conditions de vie des populations locales et une sécurisation de leur souveraineté alimentaire. Cela passe par l’amélioration des revenus des petits...

This publication summarizes the unique experience of the community listeners’ clubs set up in Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo by FAO-Dimitra and its partners. These action based information and communication processes have proved so successful that Dimitra decided to share the experience. The first chapter offers a brief...