On June 2, 2016 the delegates, gathered for the Georgian Farmers’ II Congress held in Tbilisi and discussed problems related to the following three main issues: 1. Market access for smallholder farmers and cooperatives; 2. Smallholder farmers and agricultural cooperatives’ access to investment funds and financial resources; 3. Effects of...

Slovak Minister of Agriculture Gabriela Matečná said that the bioeconomy is a necessity. But Central and Eastern Europe is still lagging behind in its uptake, but the key to the transition may be in the regions.

This report provides a global overview of the food insecurity situation due to different crises and natural disasters, to support the programming of the Pro-resilience Action (PRO-ACT) funding mechanism, a component of the Global Public Goods and Challenges (GPGC) thematic programme of the European Union. The analysis covers the period...

As atividades relacionadas à produção agrícola estão entre as que mais têm gerado impactos sobre o meio ambiente. A produção intensiva é grande consumidora de energia, além de fonte de contaminação da água, ar e solo, por meio, especialmente, de resíduos de pesticidas e de fertilizantes. A expansão das fronteiras...

2015 was a prolific year for GRAIN. We produced a large number of high impact research reports and databases that became reference points for many groups and individuals working on land, food, seed and climate-related issues. At the same time, we worked with partners on the ground, supporting their capacity...

Este libro forma parte de la campaña Somos la Tierra pensada en el marco del Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar 2014, que propone como homenaje mostrar a algunos de los hombres y mujeres que, en cada territorio de nuestro país, viven y producen en la ruralidad. Se trata de...

Four traditional farming systems in Bangladesh and Japan have been designated today by FAO as "Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems."

Report on a project looking at three enterprises involved in short supply chains: Willem & Drees in the Netherlands, Pico Bio in Switerland and Cooperativa Agricoltura Nuova in Italy.

Fernando Funes Monzote’s theories of ‘agroecology’ bear fruit as he aims to inspire others to make the most of their land Like all homestead stories, Fernando Funes Monzote’s starts with an epic battle against harsh elements and long odds. Funes, a university-trained agronomist, settled on a badly eroded, brushy hillside outside...

Esta noticia informa que el Instituto de Provisión de Alimentos (Proalimentos), entidad adscrita al Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca (MAGAP), adquirirá 3.900 Kg de uvilla por un valor 70 mil dólares. La fruta se adquirirá  para la alimentación escolar de niños y niñas de 26 unidades educativas de los...

En San Genaro, típica localidad agraria del área, a partir de la restricción del uso de agroquímicos en una zona circundante a la ciudad, las autoridades municipales convocaron a instituciones locales y no locales a participar de un Pacto Territorial para promover un "nuevo modelo de Desarrollo Local". Allí cada...

In the process of acceding the EU Serbian agricultural sector is to align a set of regulations and standards and adopt certain requirements compliant with the objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), inter alia, to establish Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). This system enables recording transactions at farm level...

Le Cahier de l'ANR "Émergence de l'Agroécologie" revient sur dix ans de projets de recherches financés par l'ANR dans le domaine de l'agriculture et des écosystèmes. Ces projets relevaient des programmes ADD - Agriculture et Développement Durable (2005-2006), SYSTERRA - Écosystèmes, territoires, ressources vivantes et agricultures (2003-2010) et AGROBIOSPHÈRE -...

Agroecology is the application of ecological concepts and methodological design for long-term enhancement and management of soil fertility and agriculture productivity. It provides a strategy to increase diversified agro-ecosystem. So it is benefiting the effect of the incorporation of plant and animal biodiversity, nutrient recycling; biomass creation and growth through...

Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.

El principal conductor del MUCECH, el líder mapuche, Manuel Llao, recuerda que hace mucho tiempo  su pueblo, viene llamando la atención reiteradamente ante las autoridades políticas sobre la necesidad de tener una  visión estratégica de largo alcance para proteger los recursos naturales que producen el alimento de los chilenos. Después...

En este documento se discute acerca de la alta variabilidad del clima que ha caracterizado a los ecosistemas de montaña incluso antes de que surgiera la preocupación por el cambio climático. Las culturas indígenas de los Andes y América Central han vivido en estos entornos impredecibles durante siglos, por lo...

Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.

“Eating is an agricultural act” as the American novelist, farmer and poet Wendell Berry stated in his 1989 essay ‘On the pleasures of eating’. But what does this actually mean? According to Berry: “Most people think of food as an agricultural product, but they do not think of themselves as...

Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.