The CAP aims to address (regulate, support) the totality of EU agricultural activity and agricultural land. Agricultural land must fall into one of only three categories named by the policy, i.e. permanent crops; arable and permanent pasture (permanent grassland in the definition proposed in the reformed CAP Regulations, see Section...

Somos un programa de cooperación que impulsa políticas, programas, estrategias e iniciativas para salvaguardar y promover las cocinas de Iberoamérica, como vía para alcanzar un desarrollo sostenible en nuestra región.   Desde 2014 trabajamos para rescatar y fomentar nuestras cocinas tradicionales, sus saberes y significados, cadenas productivas sostenibles e innovación culinaria.  Iberocinas es...

Part of the International Family Farming Year proclaimed by the United Nations Organization, the Zagora Oasis International Forum association held on December 18-21; 2014 the Forum's 3rd edition under the topic "Oasis Family Farming: Opportunities and threats" Over three days, participants made of associations, experts and researchers along with the...

Jujube is a unique fruit species native to China. Located in the Jinshaan Canyon at the middle reach of the Yellow River, the Jia Count is recognized as the place with the longest history of jujube cultivation. It boasts a large over-one-thousand-year-old jujube community. The community presents the whole domestication...

En la Región Autónoma del Caribe Norte de Nicaragua se encuentra la reserva Biosfera de Bosawas y otras áreas que forman parte del Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano, el área protegida binacional más importante de Centroamérica constituida por las reserva biosfera Bosawas en Nicaragua y en la hermana república de honduras, las...

Originating in the Persian Gulf, jasmines were introduced into China during the West Han Dynasty. Ever since, they have been cultivated in China for over 2000 years. Fuzhou is most famous for their cultivation as the city boasts the most favorable climate for the many species. It‘s in this city...

Seguimos avanzando en el esfuerzo de tener una región libre del hambre. Los últimos datos provistos por la FAO en el Estado de la Inseguridad Alimentaria en el Mundo 2014, indican que la proporción de personas que sufre subalimentación en la región se redujo de 15,3% en 1990/92 a 6,1%...

To feed a growing world population, there is a pressing need to increase crop production while ensuring sustainability and enhancing resilience to fa ce new challenges. This is particularly relevant to rice production in Asia, where increases in productivity are slowing and land, water and labour are moving out of...

El presente documento corresponde al Marco de Salvaguardas Ambientales y Sociales del Proyecto de Inclusión Socio-económica en Áreas Rurales, el que será ejecutado en el ámbito del Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de la Nación. Dadas las acciones y objetivos considerados por el Proyecto se espera que sus impactos ambientales y...

 Su finalidad apunto a fortalecer la capacidad de gestión social e influencia de organizaciones campesinas, indígenas, sindicales y de pescadores, a través de la formación de sus dirigentes y líderes jóvenes (mujeres y hombres), para contribuir a disminuir la situación de exclusión social que los afecta. a) Contribuir a la formación de...

Nutrition has become one of the buzz words of the year, like resilience, and landscapes. What they have in common is that they refer to complex situations, where economic and political forces override the needs and aspirations of rural and urban communities. However, the nutrition challenge remains clear, with a...

La presente ponencia tiene como principal objetivo determinar los factores, condiciones, cambios y proyecciones que han permitido que el «Proyecto Escuela de Kamayoq» , — una de las iniciativas desarrolladas por la ONG Soluciones Prácticas — sea considerada una innovación matriz. En las próximas líneas, buscaremos destacar su relevancia en...

En el periodo comprendido entre julio de 2011 y mayo de 2014, Soluciones Prácticas implementó, con el apoyo financiero de Christian Aid, el proyecto “Fortaleciendo redes de gestión de riesgo para influir en los medios de vida en comunidades nativas de San Martín- Perú Proyecto PPA”. El proyecto se ejecutó...

 Smallholder farmers in rural Nigeria face farm labour shortages and the need to find ways of dealing with this problem is therefore apt for food security and socioeconomic improvement. In an attempt to deal with this problem, Nigerians rural farmers constitute themselves into farmers’ labour groups in other to meet...

There are few publications on the use and diversity of wild leafy vegetables (WLVs) in Morocco. In order to address this gap, we conducted ethnobotanical field work in Taounate, Azilal and El House regions.Ethnobotanical collections, free listing, qualitative interviews and a 7 day food frequency questionnaire.More than 30 species in...

The livestock has been affected by climate change causing reduced productivity and poor development of the animal. With the purpose of knowing the different adaptive strategies used by farmers on San Vicente (Colombia), knowledge was characterized through a semi-structured interview; seven research themes were established according to the knowledge base...

Ecuador is going through a substantial nutritional transition. This, coupled with the paradox that rural families that produce food are often those most affected by undernutrition, shows the ironies of ‘modern’ food systems. It also highlights the importance of rural-urban linkages around family nutrition which can help to address such...

From a situation of widespread undernutrition, consuming fresh vegetables all year round has now become a reality for many Nepali households thanks to their expanding home gardens. But the stories they tell show that the benefits of home gardens are not limited to improving household nutrition. The gardens also help...

The product of a two-year collaborative effort among Khon Kaen University, Thailand, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other partners, this publication sheds light on the need to promote underutilized and indigenous food sources for overcoming malnutrition and hunger in the Asia-Pacific region. I sincerely hope...

Recurring drought and crop failure in many parts of the world have led to food and nutrition insecurity, and a dependence on food aid. But recently, some farmers in Kenya have been developing their own sustainable way to secure enough nutritious food along with extra income so that they can...