The Iraqi government and United Nations agencies have earmarked $2.5 million this month to boost literacy and train women and girls in rural provinces to work in agriculture.

Cet article analyse le rôle de la mobilité géographique non permanente des jeunes ruraux dans le développement du territoire rural à partir de données d’enquêtes auprès de 80 jeunes (hommes et femmes) de la localité d’Ait Ali au Saïss au Maroc. Cette mobilité désigne tous les déplacements effectués par les jeunes,...

In a region where women still struggle to close the gender gap, Morocco stands out. In the past ten years it has enacted laws to eliminate discrimination against women and guarantee gender equality. But how do these laws make a difference in remote rural areas? It could be as simple...

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...

Agroecological methods of farming have always been a part of the social and cultural life in Mozambican rural communities. To strengthen these practices in the face of corporate agriculture, the Mozambican Farmer’s Union, UNAC, has promoted the practices of agroecology, such as the conservation of native seeds and local systems...

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...

Amongst the various models for sustainable livelihoods being tried and tested in the tribal areas of India, the Wadi model has shown a lot of promise. Abhijeet Mohanty, Kieran Robson and Rosie Clarkson, find out why and how the Wadi model is doing in the tribal areas of Koraput district...

This research aims to provide the evidence required to help put dryland issues firmly on the development agenda at national, regional, and global levels. Dryland Systems research informs the interventions required by providing international public goods – tools, methods, practices, policies, and technologies – to enhance the economic and social...

Climate change is undermining the ability of African nations to feed themselves. Women smallholder producers are on the front line of dealing with the impacts, but are not first in line for international climate finance. Wealthy countries have committed to helping countries in Africa to adapt to climate change, but...

El encuentro, que se pretende desarrollar anualmente, busca visibilizar proyectos, propuestas y reflexiones sobre extensión y desarrollo rural. En su primera versión, se hace énfasis en los aportes de la extensión rural a los procesos de desarrollo y paz en los países latinoamericanos. El ejercicio se orientará desde nueve mesas temáticas...

El boletín, correspondiente al primer trimestre del año 2015, presenta las actividades más importantes llevadas a cabo por la Representación de FAO en Ecuador durante los meses de enero, febrero y marzo. En el documento se destaca la celebración del Año Internacional de los Suelos, los esfuerzos conjuntos de FAO...

Sin Fronteras es una serie documental que consta de diez capítulos que relatan las historias de productores rurales de Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay. A través de distintas experiencias e historias de vida de diferentes emprendedores, estos documentales proponen acercar el mundo rural al público en general. A lo largo de este capítulo se verán...

November 2015: The AgriCultures Network presents ten inspiring agroecological initiatives throughout Asia and the Pacific. Some have long existed, other have just started. They connect the rural and urban worlds, improve soils, and nourish farmers and citizens with healthy food. They ensure that production can be maintained for the generations...

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming, recognizing contributions of family farming to food security, poverty reduction and sustainable development. And in 2015, the international community agreed on a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In line with this international development agenda, UNCTAD’s...

El 15 de octubre de 2015, en la Ciudad de Guayaquil, se desarrolló el “Encuentro Nacional de Mujeres Rurales por el Derecho a la Alimentación”, evento que contó con la participación de representantes de organizaciones campesinas de la Costa, Sierra y Amazonía. Este evento organizado por FIAN Ecuador, contó además...

The countries of East and Southern Africa have made major commitments to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment, and they are starting to pay off. A number of countries have achieved substantial progress towards gender parity in primary school enrolment. Nearly all countries have adopted quota systems requiring women’s participation...

El II Congreso Internacional de Agricultura Urbana, Suburbana y Familiar que tuvo lugar en la sede de Oxfam en Cuba. Especialistas cubanos y de otros países subrayaron la agricultura urbana y el protagonismo de las mujeres como puntos clave para el desarrollo de Centroamérica, el Caribe y otras regiones del mundo.  

  Young men from even the remotest places in the Himalayan mountains are leaving their homes in search of income opportunities elsewhere. This trend of out-migration has been driven by increased mobility and access to information, in combination with the effects of climate change, including both increased flooding and drought. Drought...

El cambio climático es una de las principales amenazas para la justicia alimentaria, los modos tradicionales de subsistencia y la vida de las personas. Los impactos del cambio climático en América Latina son cada vez más preocupantes; en particular aquellos que afectan al sector agropecuario y forestal, dada su alta dependencia...

We are delegates representing diverse organizations and international movements of small-scale food producers and consumers, including peasants, indigenous peoples and communities (including hunters and gatherers), family farmers, rural workers, herders and pastoralists, fisherfolk and urban people. Together, the diverse constituencies our organizations represent produce some 70% of the food consumed by humanity. They...