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YOF Journey of Hope 3: Home (Myanmar)
The following video is the story of Mr Ko Kyaw Kyaw, a farmer in Maubin Township, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar. Short movie produced by Towards Organic Asia (TOA) with support from ALiSEA Small Grant
Myanmar
2018 - ALiSEA Mekong
Acto
Forum on Agriculture, Rural development and Migration in the Mediterranean
Following the 11th Ministerial meeting of CIHEAM's Member states focused on the root causes of migration from the point of view of agricultural development and food security and in line with the CIHEAM Action Plan for the Mediterranean (CAPMED 2025), the CIHEAM jointly organised a Forum with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Union for...
2018 - Centre international de hautes études agronomiques méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)
Vídeo
Forest and farm producers’ comparative advantages in fighting hunger, poverty, climate change
Charles Nyanjul describes the comparative advantages of forest and farm producer organizations that make them so well placed to fight hunger, poverty and climate change. Citing from the experience of the Farm and Forestry Smallholder Producers Association of Kenya, he cites how members are encouraged to grow fruit trees as...
Kenya
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Artículo de blog
Boosting farm productivity in Africa through the sustainable use of machines
New African Union-FAO framework also aims to create new jobs while reducing reliance on manual labor
FAO and the African Union launched a new framework document that aims to increase agricultural efficiency and reduce drudgery by helping countries in Africa to develop strategies for sustainable farm mechanization. The Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: A Framework for Africa (SAMA) is the result of discussions with policymakers from AU member states,...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Sitio web
Que cada mujer y niña rural cuente
Las mujeres rurales tienen un rol esencial en todas las sociedades del mundo y son fundamentales para las economías de sus países, ya sea por medio de la productividad agrícola y no agrícola, el abastecimiento de alimentos a las ciudades o la reproducción social y cultural de sus comunidades.
Sin las...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Vídeo
YOF Journey of Hope2 : The Spirit of Young Entrepreneur in Cambodia
Young Organic Farmers, The Journey of Hope #2 : The Spirit of Young Entrepreneur in Cambodia is about fresh graduates in Cambodia who instead of migrating to the city for jobs, they head back home and create jobs for themselves and people in the community.
Cambodia
2018 - ALiSEA Mekong
Estudio de caso
Enhancing food security and market access for land constrained women farmers
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Kenyan economy and contributes over 45 percent of government revenue. The agricultural sector is the largest employer, representing 60 percent of total employment. Overall, approximately 80 percent of rural women are employed in agriculture. However, the percentage of agricultural land held by women remains...
Kenya
2018 - ActionAid International Kenya
Artículo de blog
Bees must be protected for the future of our food
On the eve of the first World Bee Day, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has urged countries and individuals to do more to protect bees and other pollinators or risk a sharp drop in food diversity. Bees are under great threat from the combined effects of climate change, intensive...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Acto
Forum on Fisheries Science in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
Bringing together the wider community of scientists and experts working on fisheries and the marine environment in the Mediterranean and Black Sea in order to build a lasting network, discuss advancements in research, integrate scientific knowledge in support of decision-makingand identify research priorities for the coming decade.
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Artículo de blog
Agribusiness in Southeast Kenya — a light at the end of the tunnel
Farming is not an outdated way of life for young, ambitious, would-be entrepreneurs
A youth group called Mwelekeo Mpya, Kiswahili for New Direction, is indeed pushing young people in Nyamala village, Kilifi County, in a new direction. Here, youth are discovering that farming is not an outdated way of life. Amos Mkare and Dominic Mzungu are both 22 and high school graduates. They are...
Kenya
2018 - World Food Programme
Hoja informativa
Small Family Farming in Tajikistan - a country specific outlook
Although only 5 percent of Tajikistan's land area is farmable due to the country's mountainous geography, agriculture accounts for 53 percent of total employment. Among those households that engage in agriculture, almost 90 percent can be classified as small family farms. With 0.2 hectares on average, Tajikistan's smallholders operate on...
Tajikistan
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Libro
Smart villages revitalising rural services
This issue of the EU Rural Review showcases rural communities across Europe taking the initiative to find practical solutions to challenges they face and seize new opportunities.
It explores how digital and social innovation can be used in new, creative ways to improve basic services in rural areas. It further looks...
European Union
2018 - European Network for Rural Development
Artículo de blog
Farmers' Registry - A tool in support of small scale agriculture and rural poverty reduction
The ‘Farmers' Registry - A tool in support of small scale agriculture and rural poverty reduction’ webinar took place on 16 August 2018. The webinar was framed within the context of poverty reduction and the promotion of sustainable patterns of consumption and production. The presentations aimed to discuss recent experiences...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Sitio web
Equilibremos la balanza
Las mujeres rurales representan más de un tercio de la población mundial. Muchas de estas mujeres tienen en la agricultura su principal actividad económica.
Trabajan la tierra y producen los alimentos que nutren al mundo. Con su trabajo, muchas veces invisible en los censos nacionales y agropecuarios, las mujeres aportan a...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Acto
8th International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments
Every two years, ICWRAE – the International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments – brings together a distinguished body of scholars and experts from around the world to share water-related research in a spirit of benevolence and with a global vision.
ICWRAE has the following general objectives:
To exchange knowledge and share...
2018 - International Prize for Water (PSIPW)
Vídeo
Selo de produção da agricultura familiar
A Câmara dos Deputados aprovou a criação do sistema nacional de certificação da produção da agricultura familiar. O projeto também prevê a criação do selo de produção da agricultura familiar, que identifica os alimentos que vêm deste segmento da economia rural. O projeto de lei, do deputado Assis do Couto,...
Brazil
2018 - Agrosoft
Revista especializada
Nature & Faune journal: Creating a forest landscape restoration movement in Africa
This edition of Nature & Faune journal explores the science and innovations (technical, social and policy) that can support the achievement of the African dream of restoring 100 million hectares of its degraded land. Articles in this edition share experiences on challenges, opportunities and successful restoration, including farmer managed natural...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Informe
Civil Society report on the use and implementation of the right to food guidelines
The right to food is a fundamental pillar to the right to life. Yet it is also arguably the most violated human right globally. Today, hundreds of millions of individuals – some 821 million – remain food insecure. They lack consistent physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC)
Artículo
Zumra Nuru and Awra Amba
a story from 10.000 gardens in Africa
Awra Amba is an intentional community of around 500 people founded in northern Ethiopia to combat poverty, exploitation and gender inequality.
At the heart of this magnanimous project is a simple question: why should any one human being exploit another? This is the question that the founder of Awra Amba, Zumra...
Ethiopia
2018
Sitio web
Environmental Justice Atlas
The EJ Atlas is a teaching, networking and advocacy resource focused on conflicts related to accessing natural resources all around the world. Strategists, activist organizers, scholars, and teachers will find many uses for the database, as well as citizens wanting to learn more about the often invisible conflicts taking place....
2018
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