The 2011 Agricultural Policy Report outlines current challenges, political measures taken by the Federal Government and the state of agriculture over the past four years. It illuminates the profile of a sector that moves within a dynamic field.

In this brochure seven farmers are explaining how they protect our environment with their agriculture and preserve it for future generations. The Austrian farmers have already been working for centuries with the natural bases of life water, soil, air and biodiversity. By means of their near-natural management they have succeeded...

Le projet pilote RIM (Réseau des irrigants méditerranéens) a permis de réaliser des formations professionnelles sur les économies d’eau en irrigation et le développement des filières, au bénéfice de groupements paysans de l’agriculture familiale au Maghreb. Le projet a connu deux phases au Maroc (phase 1 : 2008-2009 et phase...

Este número de Mundos Rurales incluye artículos sobre: A un año de las Elecciones: Autonomías en Bolivia, entre incertidumbre, prudencia y dejadez La necesidad de mantener la esperanza y el cansancio promueven un acuerdo para las cámaras en Cancún. Vivir bien…sentirse bien Política de tierras en Bolivia. Una mirada a cinco años de gobierno...

The study analyses the structure and economic performance of small-scale coastal fisheries (SSF) in Europe. Eighteen main clusters within SSF are identified and their distribution by NUTS-2 region is presented. The contribution of SSF in terms of income and employment to the economies of the NUTS-2 regions is also assessed....

Noto Peninsula has a rich history and culture that dates back over 2100 years. Though life on the peninsula was initially typical of a hunting and gathering society, according to archeological surveys, the roots of today‘s agricultural system can be traced to the Nara Era over 1300 years ago.  Over...

The workshop was the first in a series of consultations around the world organized to discuss the Voluntary Guidelines on Small-scale Fisheries (VGSSF) and propose measures, keeping in mind the interests and concerns of small-scale fisheries and fishing communities. The workshop was also a forum to make the role of...

Mountain farming in Europe is based mainly on ruminant livestock and utilization of locally produced forage resources by grazing and hay. Farmland extends from mountains in the eastern Mediterranean to the Atlantic coast, with major areas at the highest elevations in central Europe, thus encompassing wide variation in geology, soil,...

Austrian grassland farming is marked by very differing climatic and topographical conditions and, compared with many European countries, it is also distinctively small in structure. While mountain regions follows traditional methods which are ecologically orientated and sustainably maintain the utilisation of the land. Austria has chosen the path of widespread...

Sierra Leonean farmers benefit from new business skills. This final video of a three-part series shows how FAO has used EU Food Facility funding to train farmers on how to better market their produce.

'Africa is for sale’ is how some characterise it: there is a ‘land grab’ underway. Others are more cautious, speaking of ‘large-scale land acquisitions’, while the World Bank notes euphemistically the ‘rising global interest in farmland’. Whatever the prevailing terminology and ideologies, there is now ample evidence that large swathes...

Luxembourg, like other countries, contains forest owners who have inherited their forest land but they themselves are not involved in professional forestry. These types of forest owners may tend to leave their forest alone and not manage them. An INTERREG project helped to identify such ''passive'' forest owners and Leader funds...

The socio-economic frame-conditions of land-use change in the Alps are diverse, as is the adaptation of agriculture. Generally, the Alpine space is a land of meadows and pastures. This is a result of developments on the European agricultural market and a better economic context for the production of milk and...

Este documento corresponde a una tesis, trabajo de investigación y recopilación, sobre instalaciones porcinas, tipos de parideras y cajones de recria, con sus ventajas y desventajas, también hace una revisión breve del sistema productivo enfocado en pequeños productores. El siguiente proyecto se deriva del gran crecimiento en el que se encuentra...

This paper analyses the likely impact of climate change on European grasslands in relation to their present agro-climatic conditions. Such an analysis is an essential part of any assessment of climate change impacts on agriculture given that grasslands are of high importance for agriculture in temperate and humid regions of...

Water scarcity and society’s urgent need for increasing water quantity and quality – considered to be very significant public goods – force scientist and policymakers to reexamine and exclude water-demanding cultivations from areas with water scarcity. 

Con el objetivo de encontrar alternativas de diversificación al tomate, se realizó una evaluación agronómica y económica de cinco híbridos de pepino (Cucumis sativus L.) y trece de pimentón (Capsicum annuum L.), mediante el establecimiento de cultivos semicomerciales. La evaluación económica comparó cinco proyectos: tomate larga vida, pepino cohombro y...

En el marco del programa de investigación "Aprovechamiento de aceites esenciales de especies nativas y foráneas promisorias para uso agrícola en Colombia (2007v7163)" se realizó el presente trabajo guiado con el objetivo de: describir la producción, uso y comercialización de especies aromáticas en región Sumapaz, Cundinamarca. La información que se...

Linking farmers to markets is widely viewed as a milestone towards promoting economic growth and poverty reduction. However, market and institutional imperfections along the supply chain thwart perfect vertical and spatial price transmission and prevent farmers and market actors from getting access to information, identifying business opportunities and allocating their...

La finalidad del presente documento es incursionar en países seleccionados de América Latina sobre el aporte de las mujeres rurales a través de sus ingresos a diferentes tipos de hogares, haciendo visible su aporte y facilitando la elaboración de políticas públicas que beneficien a las mujeres: en el empleo, en...