The 2021 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) highlights the remarkably high severity and numbers of people in Crisis or worse (IPC/CH Phase 3 or above) or equivalent in 55 countries/territories, driven by persistent conflict, pre-existing and COVID-19-related economic shocks, and weather extremes. The number identified in the 2021 edition is the highest in...

In Africa, agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP) accounts for more than 20 percent of the total GDP. The farmers’ income is mainly from the farming industry, and it accounts for more than 80 percent of total household income. However, despite Africa’s plentiful agricultural resources, the continent still faces serious food...

La iniciativa de Comunicación para el Desarrollo Rural en América Latina y el Caribe Onda Rural realizó el lanzamiento de la Campaña DAF2021, Agricultura Familiar corazón de los sistemas agroalimentarios sostenibles”, el 13 de julio de 2021. El evento contó con la participación de representantes de la Organización de las...

Climate change and extreme weather events are heightening levels of acute food insecurity and food crises around the world. As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and deals with other drivers of food security, poverty and inequality, the international community is calling for a climate-resilient and sustainable recovery. Supporting...

According to experts, overuse of pastures, as well as undergrazing, have a negative impact on the environment. If placed evenly throughout the pasture area, drinking wells for livestock can mitigate these negative consequences. However, many wells in desert and semi-desert pastures have become unusable over time, and their restoration is a...

The book shows that beyond the great bioclimatic, agroecological and socio-economic differences between the livestock farming contexts on a global scale and the diversity of livestock farming practices, there are striking similarities in the dynamics of livestock farming over the long term, similarities that partly result from public policies. It brings...

Family farmers are needed for the transformation of agrifood systems. The facts speak for themselves: they produce over 80% of the food in the world and occupy up to 80% farmland, mostly operate at small-scale level, since 95% of existing farm units are less than 5 hectares big and more than...

Uno de los aspectos más relevantes asociados a la degradación de los suelos se ha vinculado con la pérdida de carbono orgánico como consecuencia de las labranzas, los monocultivos y los extensos períodos de barbecho presentes en las secuencias de cultivo (Franzluebbers et al., 1994; Studdert y Echeverría, 2000; Sherrod...

En el presente estudio se ofrecen algunas reflexiones sobre los límites y alcances de las definiciones de ruralidad actualmente en uso y se propone una caracterización alternativa del territorio rural en El Salvador. Asimismo, se presenta un balance de las nuevas narrativas de la ruralidad surgidas en América Latina en...

Boletín Trabajo agrario y ruralidades en transformación. Número #5 Agronegocio, seguridad alimentaria y género. Editado por el Grupo de Trabajo CLACSO Trabajo agrario, ruralidades y desigualdades En esta edición, podrá conocer artículos interesantes sobre: A Revolução Azul no Brasil. O agronegócio e a transformação agroindustrial da produção de pescados a partir da aquicultura...

En el marco del 2º Congreso Chileno de Agroecología, Emiliano González, extensionista del programa Manejo Territorial de Insectos (MTI), presentó la ponencia "Núcleos de Aprendizaje Participativo: lecciones a tres de su implementación en la región de Valparaíso"; relato que da cuenta sobre la conformación de una red colaborativa y de...

Agnan “Busy” St. Louis starts his mornings before sunrise. With a fresh cup of coffee sweetened with honey from his bee farm, he sits on his patio at 5:30 am to gather his thoughts and say his daily prayers. No day can start without this routine. Busy, as he prefers to be called,...

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Cocina PAR es una herramienta de desarrollo rural que promueve la articulación e integración de agricultores familiares y emprendedores rurales con el mercado mediante la gastronomía, el sector HORECA y políticas alimentarias. Esta herramienta plantea un proceso y una serie de elementos que se basan en el uso del Patrimonio Alimentario como...

En la actualidad, aprovechar instalaciones en la industria para modificar, reanimar o reconvertir sus producciones, resulta importante para la disminución de costos inversionistas y el incremento de ladisponibilidad de las plantas. En este sentido, la investigación tiene como objetivo realizar un estudio previo inversionista, en un complejo azucarero con plantas...

Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) Approach is an extension and advisory approach, aiming to help farmers to access and benefit from markets by changing their mindset from “Grow and Sell” to “Grow to Sell”.   It was developed through the technical cooperation project in Kenya and managed to double the...

Farmer Field School (FFS) is a participatory education approach that brings together a group of small-scale food producers to solve production problems through sustainable agriculture. The FFS approach offers space for hands-on group learning, enhancing skills for observation and critical analysis and improved decision making by local communities. This course...

Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is both a technical practice and community development approach used to support local communities to restore their natural environment through the systematic pruning and management of remnant vegetation in agricultural, pastoral and communal land. The practice involves thinning the shoots from tree stumps or wild...

In Nepal, agriculture is not the priority sector of the youth farmers. There are many policies and strategies targeted to youth, but the youths are unable to sustain in their business as they lack productive assets, mainly capital assets. The youths are not trusted by the financial institutions and are...

En el marco del 2º Congreso Chileno de Agroecología, la Dra. Isabel González, coordinadora científica de centro Ceres, presentó la ponencia "Captura de Carbono en sistemas de producción de frutales bajo manejo agroecológico y convencional en Chile Central", estudio que buscó comprobar la hipótesis de que el manejo agroecológico aumenta...