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Country factsheet on small family farms: TANZANIA
The Smallholder Farmers’ Data portrait is a comprehensive, systematic and standardized data set on the profile of smallholder farmers across the world.
This Factsheet generates an overview on how small family farmers in Tanzania live their lives by using the Data Portrait, putting an emphasis on the constraints they face, the...
United Republic of Tanzania
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Documento de trabajo
DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain
Farmers, processors, traders, wholesalers, retailers and consumers are all actors in the food supply chain. Smaller operators in the food supply chain are more prone to face unfair trading practices (UTPs) due to their, in general, weak bargaining power in comparison to the large operators in the chain. Agricultural producers...
European Union
2018 - European Council
Informe
Regional Consultation of Asia and the Pacific on the Implementation of Indigenous Peoples & Peasants’ Rights to Plant Genetic Resources for Food & Agriculture
In this document, ‘farmers’ includes those who produce and/or use seeds in both industrial and cultural seed systems in line with Article 9 on Farmers’ Rights in the Seed Treaty. The custodians of cultural seed systems are referred to as ‘indigenous peoples and peasants’, and more broadly also include smallholders,...
2018 - International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty
Acto
XII Foro Internacional de Desarrollo Territorial
Ruralidad contemporánea y políticas públicas diferenciadas para el desarrollo de los países latinoamericanos en el siglo XXI
El Foro empezó en el año 2003, cuando fue implementada la política de desarrollo territorial en Brasil. En sus 11 años, el Foro DRS, ha realizado anualmente un evento Internacional sobre Políticas Públicas de Desarrollo Rural y Territorial, el cual ha estado a cargo de Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para...
2018 - Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)
Artículo de blog
Organic and “conventional” farmers joining forces for innovation
There are a number of innovative projects looking into techniques which can improve production whilst reducing inputs and impact on the environment. These are techniques which can be useful in both organic and ‘conventional’ agriculture. The Operational Group (OG) ‘Special area Altes Land’ in Germany is working on plant protection...
European Union
2018 - Eip AGRI Agriculture&Innovation
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Promoting agroecology for self-reliant livelihood of local upland farmers
Case: native eco-vegetables of Hmong community in Long Lan, Laos
This document contains the local and ethnic knowledge of the Hmong people of Long Lan village, Luang Prabang district, Luang Prabang province, Lao PDR. It relates to community institutions in the management of natural resources, agricultural practices, and animal husbandry, as well as the behavior of the people towards natural...
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2018 - Social policy research institute (SPERI)
Revista especializada
Samudra Report No. 80, December 2018
SAMUDRA Report No. 80, dated December 2018, features articles on fisheries from around the world that focus on a diverse range of issues, from small-scale fisheries and community fisheries to illegal fishing, the SSF Guidelines, conservation of manta rays and fisheries governance, among other topics. The editorial Comment in this...
2018 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Artículo de revista especializada
Sources of innovation in family olive farms: the case of Bejaia province in Algeria
This study aims to check for the contribution of knowledge and information to innovation activity in family olive farms in Bejaia province (Algeria), and looks for the most efficient sources and channels of knowledge and information flows. To do this, we have first computed an innovation index for a sample...
Algeria
2018
Sitio web
Agroecology Case Studies
This website from the Oakland Insitute collects thirty-three case studies on the success of agroecological agriculture in Africa.
They demonstrate with facts and figures how an agricultural transformation respectful of the farmers and their environment can yield economic, social and food securit benefits while also fighting climate change and restoring soils...
2018 - Oakland Institute
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Eastern Africa Peer Review Mechanism on ending hunger in the Horn of Africa
A factsheet outlining the rationale for an effective approach to ensure that the fragmented implementation and institutionalization of Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) policies are coordinated in a harmonious way in East Africa. For this purpose, an Eastern Africa Peer Review Mechanism (EAPRM) is proposed at national and regional levels...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Artículo de blog
The Italian mountain product logo has been presented
On Monday 26 February the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies presented the identifying logo of the ‘mountain product’ optional quality term at the Chamber of Commerce of Sondrio. This initiative gives value to the work carried out by ERSAF together with Euromontana, which in recent years has...
Italy
2018 - Euromontana
Vídeo
Resisting Corporate Seed Laws in South Africa
Resisting Corporate Seed Laws in South Africa - the fourth in a series of six videos covering discussions from the ACB hosted event, National Seed Dialogue and Celebration On 22nd May 2018, South Africa’s draconian corporate seed Bills were approved by the Parliamentary Select Committee, after a lengthy review process....
South Africa
2018 - African Centre for Biodiversity
Acto
Lippo 2018: the Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions that unites small-scale commercial fishers from all around the world
The aim of the event is to exchange experiences and discuss the future of commercial traditional fisheries tackling, amongst other subjects, the knowledge and management of fish stocks and the importance of traditional fishing heritage. Delegations from across the world will participate in the gathering, enriching the discussion with their values...
Finland
2018 - Snowchange Cooperative
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Mechanized: Transforming Africa’s agriculture value chains
The current report—Mechanized: Transforming Africa’s Agriculture Value Chains—summarizes the findings of a systematic analysis of what countries at the forefront of progress in mechanization have done right. It analyzes which policy decisions were taken and which interventions were implemented to substantially increase the uptake of mechanization. The report takes a...
2018 - The Malabo Montpellier Panel
Documento técnico
Pastoralism in Africa’s drylands
Reducing risks, addressing vulnerability and enhancing resilience
Pastoral livestock production is crucial to the livelihoods and the economy of Africa’s semi-arid regions. It developed 7,000 years ago in response to long-term climate change. It spread throughout Northern Africa as an adaptation to the rapidly changing and increasingly unpredictable arid climate. It is practised in an area representing...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Artículo de blog
Can We Improve Public Extension Services Using Corporate Social Responsibility Funds?
In October 2018, I gave a presentation on Seizing and Scaling Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Improving Public Extension Services at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) at Jeonju in the Republic of Korea.
India
2018
Directrices
The Supply Chain Initiative
Rules of governance and operations
The Supply Chain Initiative (SCI) was established on 1st April 2013 by the following European associations representing the food and drink industry (FoodDrinkEurope), branded goods manufacturers (AIM), the retail sector (EuroCommerce, ERRT, Independent Retail Europe, Euro Coop), small and medium-sized enterprises (UEAPME), and agricultural traders (CELCAA).
European Union
2018 - European Union
Informe
2018 Global Food Policy Report
IFPRI's flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2017, and highlights challenges and opportunities for 2018 at the global and regional levels. This year's report looks at the impacts of greater global integration—including the movement of goods, investment, people, and knowledge—and the threat of current...
2018 - INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IFPRI)
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Why bees matter: The importance of bees and other pollinators for food and agriculture
For centuries bees, busy as they are known to be, have benefited people, plants and the planet. But did you know that bees are not the only ones that sustain life on earth? By carrying pollen from one flower to another, bees, butterflies, birds, bats and other pollinators facilitate and...
2018 - FAO
Revista especializada
DEFIS SUD n°136 - Le baromètre des agricultures familiales 2018-2019
La nouvelle édition annuelle de Défis Sud propose un regard sur les agricultures, avec des faits, des chiffres et des prévisions.
Face à l’augmentation de la population, au réchauffement climatique et à la perte de ressources naturelles, les solutions proposées pour répondre au défi de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale devraient davantage...
2018 - SOS FAIM BELGIUM
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