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Conference proceedings
Land-water linkages in rural watersheds

This report synthesizes the proceedings of the electronic workshop “Land Water Linkages in Rural Watersheds” hosted by the FAO Land and Water Development Division from 18 September to 27 October 2000. The workshop examined relationships between land use and water resources in rural watersheds. It identified mechanisms and instruments for...
2000 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Fact sheet
Escuelas de campo de agricultores (ECAs). Mejoremos la toma de decisiones para una agricultura más rentable y ecológica

Folleto que da cuenta de la Escuela de Campo de Agricultores, metodología de capacitación participativa. Se basa en el concepto de aprender por descubrimiento y se enfoca en los principios ecológicos. Los agricultores y facilitadores intercambian conocimientos, tomando como base la experiencia y la experimentación a través de métodos sencillos...
Ecuador
2000 - Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP)

Newsletter article
No todo lo que brilla es oro: minería y desarrollo rural

Si bien no se puede cuestionar la importancia de la minería en el país y lo que ella representa en términos de ingresos para el fisco, no todo lo que brilla es oro, pues quedan muchas interrogantes detrás de la expansión minera actualmente en curso. Aborda el paro convocado por...
Peru
2000 - Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES)

Magazine article
Pequeños extractores de madera: Reclaman acceso al bosque

El Ministerio de Agricultura, a través de la Resolución No. 0107 fijó los precios de las maderas en estado natural para el presente año y recategorizó especies de uso comercial. Estas medidas han elevado significativamente los derechos que deben pagar los extractores forestales al Estado. En Ucayali, la Asociación de...
Peru
2000 - Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES)

Case study
An investigation into the options and prospects of family farming in South Africa

Implications for agricultural policy
In South Africa the racial and agricultural policies aimed at national food self-sufficiency created an agricultural structure dominated by large, mechanised farms that are owned and operated by a small number of individuals or companies. New agricultural policy should therefore focus more on peasant farming in the subsistence sector in...
South Africa
2000 - Stellenbosch University

Magazine article
Los campesinos se defienden

Ante la proliferación de procesos judiciales iniciados por los ex-hacendados para que se les restituyan las tierras afectadas por la reforma agraria, los agricultores beneficiarios de ese proceso están exigiendo se dé cumplimiento a la legislación que garantiza sus derechos adquiridos. El Frente de Defensa que los agrupa tiene ahora...
Peru
2000 - Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES)

Magazine article
La pequeña agricultura en el Perú: ¿qué produce y qué recibe?

En una primera sesión de trabajo realizada el 14 de diciembre, Conveagro presentó un conjunto de 34 propuestas para atender problemas urgentes del sector, avanzar en el diseño de lineamientos estratégicos y modificar la relación entre el sector público agrario y los productores. La propuesta considera indispensable establecer mecanismos estables...
Peru
2000 - Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES)

Guidelines
Land and crop management in the hilly terrains of Central America

Lessons learned and farmer-to-farmer transfer of technologies.
This document presents technical guidelines for the trainers of farmerextensionists in conservation-effective land management and sustainable crop production for the hilly terrains of Central America. The emphasis of the document is on learning-by-doing, building on farmers’ existing knowledge and experience, and promoting an understanding of the concepts of good land...
2000 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Newsletter article
Desarrollo agrario, desarrollo rural, desarrollo local

Es de esperar que una buena política sectorial agraria puede estimular la producción y aún modernizar la economía, pero la población probablemente no mejore mucho su situación material de manera significativa.
Peru
2000 - Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES)

Policy brief/paper
IFAD’s Gender Strengthening Programme in Eastern and Southern Africa

This publication is intended to inform IFAD-supported project management units (PMUs), other donors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Eastern and Southern Africa about IFAD’s Gender Strengthening Programme in the region. The programme is currently in the process of identifying challenges faced by projects, emphasizing empirical findings from field diagnostic...
Angola - Botswana - Burundi - Comoros - Eritrea - Ethiopia - Kenya - Lesotho - Malawi - Mauritius - Mozambique - Namibia - Rwanda - South Africa - Eswatini - United Republic of Tanzania - Zambia - Zimbabwe
2000 - United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Case study
Targeting of rural financial services to women

Marital and enterprise-related factors will affect women’s control over the enterprise for which they borrow.
These days, many credit and savings activities, including those under IFAD-supported projects, target rural women. A 2000 FAO/IFAD study in Uganda highlights the role of microfinance in women’s empowerment. Two questions asked were: (1) Is it appropriate and efficient to provide credit lines exclusively for women? (2) Are women in...
Uganda
2000 - United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Newsletter
Caravan 13: Central Asia and the Caucasus (CAC)

This issue of Caravan chronicles ICARDA’s efforts in developing a research strategy and a need-based research program for the CAC region. In doing so, ICARDA played a major role in bringing together all partners, most importantly donors. The article on page 8 traces the history of this effort and provides...
Armenia - Azerbaijan - Georgia - Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan - Syrian Arab Republic - Tajikistan - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan
2000 - International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

Report
Soil management for small farms – strategies and methods of introduction, technologies and equipment

Experiences from the State of Santa Catarina (Brazil)
This report is intended for development practitioners, extensionists and leaders or pioneers in farming communities, to inform them about the experiences and initiatives of farming communities in conservation agriculture in Santa Catarina State, Brazil. On the basis of several local initiatives, inventions and developments, there have been widespread improvements in...
Brazil
2000 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Journal article
Tipología de los sistemas de producción agro-ganaderos en la comunidad campesina de Huantán, Yauyos-Lima

La caracterización adecuada de los sistemas agropecuarios contribuye en la elaboración de estrategias de desarrollo y métodos de extensión específicos según la estructura de los mismos. La presente investigación científica realiza una descripción integral de los sistemas de producción de la comunidad campesina de Huantán en la provincia de Yauyos...
Peru
2000 - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina (UNALM)

Manual
Manual on integrated soil management and conservation practices

This Manual has been put together with the objective of assisting actions by the diverse groups of human beings who intervene in the conservation of the natural resources, particularly soil and water resources and in the context of each continent, country, region or zone. The Manual brings together a collection of...
2000 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Manual
Manuel de pratiques intégrées de gestion et de conservation des sols

Ce manuel face à surexploitation des ressources naturelles et des pratiques de gestion des sols inadéquates, la dégradation des terres agricoles est réelle. De nombreux efforts ont été entrepris pour contrecarrer cette évolution, mais les stratégies technologiques sont bien souvent inadaptées à leurs bénéficiaires. Ce manuel illustre un certain nombre...
2000 - Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO)

Newsletter
TBTI Digest, October 2017

The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.
2-17 - Too Big To Ignore - Global Partnership for Small-Scale Fisheries

Blog article
FAO supports Indonesia’s efforts to achieve food security

During her visit to Indonesia, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Kundhavi Kadiresan, met with Indonesia’s Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman, in order to exchange views on the growing collaboration between FAO and the Government of Indonesia.
Indonesia
2-17 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Fact sheet
Interactions in Agroecology: Virtuous Cycles and Ecosystem Services that Underpin Agricultural Production

This poster describes various innovative sustainable practices used in agroecology. It provides brief information on pollination, natural pest control, crop-livestock integration, soil biodiversity, water management, forest management, nitrogen fixing and other ecological, economic and social principles and techniques of agroecology.
2-16 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Book
Agricultura familiar y acceso a la tierra y urbana y periurbana

Marco Normativo y Estrategias Jurídicas
Este documento ha sido elaborado con la intención de proveer una guía que oriente el abordaje práctico del tema del acceso al suelo con fines productivos en zonas urbanas y periurbanas. Nos parece importante realizar este aporte ya que la cuestión frecuentemente queda soslayada en la intervención y el acompañamiento...
Argentina
2 - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA)
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