About 60 million people across Southern Africa and the Horn, Central America, and the Pacific face worsening hunger and poverty due to droughts and crop failures in 2014/5 that have been exacerbated by the El Niño weather system in 2015/6. This number is likely to rise. This short report gives...

Women cocoa farmers are central to the sustainability of the cocoa supply chain and cocoa growing communities. Although too often unrecognized, women’s labor makes significant contributions to the amount of cocoa produced, which is under increasing demand. Empowering women cocoa farmers not only has a positive impact on the lives...

家庭农场是2016年农村经济新亮点，那么2016年国家对家庭农场扶持政策有哪些呢?据资料显示，各省对家庭农场的扶持力度都很大，如四川省就出台了8项扶持政策，涉及登记服务、示范创建、土地流转、财政扶持、金融支持、用水用电用地、社会化服务和人才培养等方面，对四川家庭农场主或有意涉足者来说，无疑是多重利好。

FONTAGRO organizó un concurso con el fin de identificar casos exitosos de adaptación al cambio climático en la agricultura familiar, y difundir las lecciones aprendidas. El concurso fue realizado en alianza con el proyecto llamado “Mecanismos y Redes de Transferencia de Tecnología Relacionada con el Cambio Climático en América Latina y el Caribe” financiado por el Fondo...

Launched in 2011 by the European Union (EU) with the support of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Studies in Agronomy – Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier (CIHEAM – IAMM), the European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development South (ENPARD – South) wishes to reinforce the partnership between the...

En el marco de la implementación del Plan de Seguridad Alimentaria, Nutrición y Erradicación del Hambre 2025 de la CELAC, FAO y ALADI han definido una serie de acciones orientadas al fortalecimiento del comercio intrarregional y la agricultura familiar, apuntando a aportar soluciones a los grandes desafíos de las pequeñas...

Instancia de conversación y colaboración que ha sido coordinada por 28 entidades en base a las ODS. En este sitio encontrará información de quienes lo organizan, lo que se persigue y el programa del evento. La Organización de Naciones Unidas promulgó en septiembre del 2015, los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), como una apuesta...

The study had the major objective of identifying and documenting climate-smart agriculture initiatives, technologies, practices and stakeholders in the Eastern Africa Sub-region with a special focus on Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, so as to produce a report that would enable stakeholders to understand the opportunities and constraints associated with adopting...

The present report summarizes findings of the first PtoP case study on rural women’s economic empowerment and focuses on the public works component of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP) – the Government of Rwanda’s flagship programme for poverty reduction providing countrywide social protection. The research was based on a...

In Africa, small-scale agriculture – including post-production activities such as handling, processing and marketing – is a major source of income in rural areas. In recent years, women have increased their role in the rural sector significantly, and their contribution to household and commercial agriculture is fundamental. Empowering and investing...

En esta nota se describe la situación regional, de cómo aumenta el porcentaje de mujeres a cargo de explotaciones agropecuarias en América Latina y el Caribe y sus características centrales. En América Latina y el Caribe, entre el 8% y el 30% de las explotaciones están a cargo de una mujer....

Este trabajo se interesa por investigar enfoques innovadores para abordar la temática del empoderamiento económico de las mujeres rurales pobres. Para ello, se examinan los elementos conceptuales y de política que surgen del enfoque territorial del desarrollo y del enfoque de género, en una perspectiva de articulación entre ambos que...

El objetivo del Seminario “Equidad de Género para el Desarrollo Territorial” es analizar y discutir los últimos análisis respecto al vínculo entre género y territorio con actores claves en el desarrollo de políticas públicas de América Latina y el Caribe. Para esto, se ha invitado a actores relevantes que profundicen en la...

Em Campo Grande (MS), a comunidade indígena Água Bonita tem concentrado esforços na transição para tornar a produção totalmente orgânica. Para isso, buscou apoio da Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (Ater), uma das políticas públicas que a Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead) realiza em parceria...

Ethiopia is facing a massive drought and food insecurity crisis. The impact of failed rains and droughts have been worsened by the 2015 El Niño, which itself has been supercharged by climate change. Urgent humanitarian action is needed to support millions of people who have lost food, water and livelihoods....

The Regional Conference on “Building a future for sustainable small-scale fisheries in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea” (7-9 March 2016, Algiers, Algeria) enjoyed the robust attendance of over 200 participants, which included policy-makers, scientists, practitioners, fishers representatives, fish workers, civil society organizations, NGOs, research institutions, international organizations and more....

The Karianet network, in collaboration with the FAO Regional Initiative on small-scale agriculture for inclusive development in the NENA region and the FAO Communication for Development team, is inviting specialists and practitioners to contribute to mapping applications of ICTs and RCS for family farming and rural development in the NENA region. The survey aims at determining the way Rural...

Access to information by rural farming communities is one of the major constraints to agricultural development in Uganda because of inadequate extension service delivery. The use of information communications technologies (ICTs) can potentially address this blockage. Although the application of ICTs in rural development is not new, its application in...

The TheruBeedi Seed Bank and Producer Group facilitate informal benefit sharing mechanisms that can be very effective in protecting biodiversity and encouraging farmers to contribute to the genetic pool. The approaches include offering family farmers incentives to cultivate traditional or rare varieties, providing assistance in the marketing of their products,...

Ainda que no meio rural o trabalho seja feito majoritariamente por homens, a Empresa de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural de Rondônia (Emater/RO) investiu em um projeto de Ater só para mulheres. Uma ação que revolucionou a vida de agricultoras dos municípios de Ouro Preto do Oeste, Teixeirópolis, Nova União,...