Granxa familiar is aimed to help agricultural families in Galicia, where traditionally the main farming system is Family Farming; in the past production was destined mainly for family consumption but now they ready to introduce this production in the market. 

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

El Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) y la organización internacional CropLife Latin America firmaron, este jueves, un convenio de cooperación técnica con el objetivo de promover buenas prácticas agrícolas y el uso responsable de la biotecnología en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). El acuerdo, firmado en Costa...

Soils contain the largest stock of organic carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems and changes in soil C stocks may significantly affect atmospheric CO2. A significant part of soil C is present in cultivated soils that occupy about 35 % of the global land surface. Agricultural intensification has led to practices that...

The aim of the study was to estimate the technical and cost efficiencies of smallholder dairy farms in Kenya (Embu and Meru counties).The results indicated that optimization of farm efficiencies could increase milk yields while concurrently lowering its production cost. The study further provides evidence that any efforts towards reducing...

Entrevista a Luis Ortiz Sandoval, Paraguay. Director del Instituto de Ciencias Sociales de Paraguay (ICSO Paraguay). Doctor en Sociología por la Escuela de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales de Paris, Francia. Magister en Ciencias Sociales por la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales de México D.F., México. Profesor en la Facultad...

Programa de incentivos a la foresteria, con este programa se podrán beneficiar comités, comunidades indígenas, cooperativas, asociaciones/fundaciones, arrendatarios en tierras de reserva de la nación, municipalidades, organizaciones no gubernamentales, personas individuales y empresas.

The Tenth Ukraine–EU Dialogue on Agriculture took place on 21 April 2015 in Kyiv. The Ukrainian delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food in charge of European integration Ms. Vladyslava Rutytska, the EU delegation by the Deputy Director General for Agriculture and Rural Development Ms....

El presidente Juan Manuel Santos  expedirá varios decretos que contemplan una profunda reforma institucional al sector agrícola. Estas medidas incluyen la creación de dos agencias: Agencia de Desarrollo Rural y Agencia Nacional de Tierras. Además se creará la Dirección de Mujer Rural y la Dirección de Agricultura Familiar. También se ampliarán las...

The Kagera River Basin in East Africa occupies a strategic position on the borders of four countries. Good management of the Kagera water flow regime is vital for maintaining the water levels of Like Victoria and outflow to the River Nile. More than 16 million people live here and depend...

CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza) es un centro regional dedicado a la investigación y la enseñanza de posgrado en agricultura, manejo, conservación y uso sostenible de los recursos naturales. Sus miembros son Belice, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, República Dominicana,...

The study investigated the impact of farming systems on determinants of smallholder sugarcane farmers (SSFs) financial sustainability (FS) between Block Farming (BF) and Traditional Farming (TF) systems. FS was analyzed by assessing profitability of the farming system. Semi structured questionnaires were  administered to a random sample of SSFs and officials...

A vast wealth of knowledge about crops, nutrition, medicines, biodiversity, ecosystems, climate change and more, is on the verge of being lost to Africa forever, just when it is most needed. Over millennia, women in most African traditions have played a central role in selecting, storing, and enhancing the diversity...

El encuentro tuvo como objetivo el intercambio de experiencias del sector público en materia de promoción del empleo y empleabilidad de la juventud rural de la región. El Grupo Temático sobre Juventud Rural de la REAF MERCOSUR, fue invitado para compartir su experiencia en la temática desde la mirada de...

This policy brief provides five lessons to support gender inclusive interventions for agriculture and food security, based on evidence and case studies from research in low- and middle-income countries. The brief also offers guidelines for crafting gender-responsive climate policies at global and national levels.  Recommendations cover adoption of new technologies...

An overview about viticulture in Germany.

The year 2014 saw mixed results for food and nutrition security: some countries made headway on policies to cut hunger, while in other countries conflict and health crises took a heavy human toll. Much of the year’s discourse focused on potential priorities for the future global development agenda.

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

Dado que las concepciones de extensión guían las acciones de los extensionistas en terreno, se realizó una encuesta vía correo electrónico a extensionistas argentinos que trabajan en el ámbito público nacional. Se obtuvieron 219 respuestas. Las preguntas abiertas fueron categorizadas y cuantificadas. La concepción de extensión observada no corresponde con...

Food Security New farming method, conservation agriculture taking root in parts of the country