In Dodoma, Tanzania, a group of poor smallholder farmers is planting grapes and setting up a vineyard in a bid to pull themselves out of poverty. It's a project they hope will ensure they and their families have an income for the next 30 years. To get started, they needed...

Video presentación del 8 de setiembre del 2013 en el Curso Internacional Agroecología, Resiliencia y Seguridad Alimentaria. Evento previo al IV Congreso Latinoamericano de Agroecología SOCLA 2013.

Avec "AMAP Bénin", le jeune étudiant français Quentin Testa nous invite sur son lieu de stage, à la découverte de la première AMAP béninoise, qui compte aujourd'hui près de 300 adhérents, (environ 1000 consommateurs). De la production à la vente directe, en passant par l'Institut de recherche agricole du Bénin, le...

El conocimiento tradicional indígena es una fuente de información que debe ser protegida por ser parte y producto de la cultura y espiritualidad con la que el indígena se identifica en su entorno. Esta forma que tienen de percibir el ambiente que les rodea se demuestra en el cuidado que...

Objectif global du projet à long terme:  améliorer les conditions économiques et de sécurité alimentaire des familles des 18 villages du district d'Ambatolampy, dans les Hauts plateaux de Madagascar par l’intensification de l’agriculture familiale.Dans un premier temps, le projet d’une durée de 18 mois concerne neuf groupements d’agriculteurs dans trois villages...

Este trabajo se propone caracterizar la situación de un grupo de agricultores que utiliza prácticas agroecológicas como enfoque alternativo a la agricultura convencional. La idea de realizarlo surgió en la Asociación Nacional para el Fomento de la Agricultura Ecológica (ANAFAE), que se prepara para participar en un evento nacional, presentando...

Bjarteyjarsandur Farm is northwest of Reykjavík in Hvalfjörður Iceland.  It is nestled on the north side of a mountainous fjord between acres of rolling hills and the mussel-filled coastline. María Reynisdóttir Kynningarstjóri, the Communications Manager at Icelandic Farm Holidays, suggested Bjarteyjarsandur as the perfect place to learn more about Icelandic farm...

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...

This paper presents the results of an economic, social and cultural study relating to family farms in two cooperatives: Feiraco in Galicia, Spain and Drinagh, County Cork in Ireland. The research is focused mainly on the production and analysis of the results of a specialized survey that dealt with the...

In the westernmost region of the Caroline Islands of Micronesia lies the Republic of Palau. Palauan traditional farming shows how agriculture, family values and culture are interconnected. Despite these connections, family farms are facing challenges. By joining forces, the small-scale family farms of these islands are standing up for their...

In 2011 Spain was the number one EU Member State concerning the number of hectares dedicated to organic farming. It increased by 11.76% that year and now includes 1,845,039 hectares. Almost all Spanish regions show increases in the area dedicated to this type of farming. The number of organic farmers...

Some may view indigenous communities as being conservative and backwards. However, the Kabekwa in Costa Rica show that such communities can be adaptable and innovative. In response to changing circumstances, this community has been adapting its farming practices constantly, benefiting from it in multiple ways.

La mayoría de las estadísticas disponibles que predicen impactos climáticos sobre la agricultura campesina son aproximaciones muy burdas que no toman en cuenta la heterogeneidad de la agricultura campesina-indígena, ni la diversidad de estrategias que los campesinos han utilizado y aun utilizan para enfrentar las sequías, inundaciones, huracanes, etc. Alrededor del...

Smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable to risks.  They are vulnerable to risks from disease, pests, drought, floods and unpredictable rainfall – and they are also vulnerable to the fact that we are increasingly reducing the variety of products that we are producing and consuming. “Out of the 7000 food crops...

While many contemporary rural social movements once argued for increased industrial farming inputs and machinery for their members, the past few years have seen an accelerating shift toward the promotion of agroecology as an alternative to the so-called Green Revolution. In this paper we both describe this phenomenon in its...

El presente documento busca recoger la experiencia de las Cajas Urbanas en Honduras, dando el protagonismo a sus principales impulsoras, las mujeres, quienes, a través de la riqueza de testimonios, describen el proceso. El trabajo, además, muestra de forma inicial el contexto y la realidad local a la que ellas...

Pretende visualizar de manera más clara el concepto de huerto escolar pedagógico sostenible, por medio de las vivencias de diferentes municipalidades que trabajaron y obtuvieron resultados positivos en el tema de Huertos Escolares. El objetivo del estudio fue sistematizar las experiencias exitosas de huertos escolares en los municipios y identificar...

Les quatre témoignages présentés ici de paysans bio en AMAP (maraîchers, éleveuse, boulangère), montrent l’intérêt pour chacun d’être partenaire en AMAP : cela sécurise les producteurs en garantissant les débouchés, leur permet de parler de leur métier et d’être en contact régulier avec les acheteurs. Avoir le profil d’un paysan, c’est...

This document was prepared under the supervision of Nadia El-Hage Scialabba, as part of “Preparations and Follow-up to Rio+20”, a project of the FAO Natural Resources Management and Environment Department (NRD). It highlights the positions and common agenda of small-scale farmers´ organizations who participated in Rio+20 with the support of...

The objective of the Market and Pasture Management Development Project is to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods of nomadic herder households and households living in permanent settlements in soums (districts) and aimags (provinces). The project focuses on three components: • Market development• Pasture management• climate change adaptation The project is aligned with Mongolia's Agricultural Development Strategy...