At a European policy level, the ‘EU Action for Smart Villages’ was officially launched in the European Parliament during the Spring of 2017 by the EU Commissioners for Agriculture (Phil Hogan), Regional Development (Corina Creţu) and Mobility (Violeta Bulc). It has received major support from the EU Parliament which promoted...

Suzana Dimitrievska is an organic farmer in North Macedonia. Coming from a line of strong, well-educated women, she has always been comfortable embracing new technology. She is using Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) to increase the efficiency of her family farm. Several years ago, she bought a farm management software that enabled...

This article traces how ‘agroecology’ is co-produced as a global socio-technical object. The site of co-production, the Global Dialogue on Agroecology, was convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in different cities around the world between 2014 and 2018 (Rome 2014; Brasilia, Dakar, Bangkok 2015;...

In the brave new world of fisheries control, all catch reporting to be electronic

Dutch dairy farmer Matté Eikelenboom explores crop diversification in his grazing land, to stimulate soil life and improve the health of his cows. His mixed pastures show promising results for the quality of his feed and the health of his animals. The variety of species also helps increase organic matter...

This new edition of the State of Mediterranean Forests aims to demonstrate the importance of Mediterranean forests to implementing solutions to tackle global issues such as climate change and population increase. The report is divided into five parts. After an introduction, the second part highlights the importance of Mediterranean forests...

Su bisabuelo, Esteban Butiuk, llegó de Ucrania en 1902 a la Argentina para radicarse en la provincia de Misiones. En 1920, empezó a plantar yerba mate y comenzó un emprendimiento que hoy, casi 100 años después, continúa su bisnieto, Jorge, junto a su mujer y sus hijas. Con esfuerzo y...

Promoting the development of farming systems towards more sustainable forms, in particular maintaining production without harming the environment, means being able to analyse these systems in their complexity and dynamic, at the same time providing the means to assess their ecological intensification. The approaches to these livestock systems have to...

O objetivo geral foi apresentar a relação entre os Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS’s), o Desenvolvimento Alternativo e a Agroindústria familiar rural de polpa de fruta Fonte de Sabor como fruto da união de mulheres agricultoras familiares do Assentamento São João II que localiza-se no espaço rural de Pombal, território...

“A terra é uma mãe, aquela que ampara seu filho”. É assim que a agricultora familiar Maria Luzinete, de 63 anos, descreve sua relação com a natureza. Moradora do povoado Lagoa da Volta, no município de Porto da Folha, em Sergipe, Netinha, como é conhecida na comunidade, vive do preparo...

Suzana Dimitrievska is an organic farmer in North Macedonia. Coming from a line of strong, well-educated women, she has always been comfortable embracing new technology. She is using Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) to increase the efficiency of her family farm.

A Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil (CNA) e o Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural (Senar) lançaram o “Programa CNA de Alimentos Artesanais e Tradicionais do Brasil” com o objetivo de estimular a diversificação e agregação de valor aos produtos elaborados pelos pequenos e médios produtores rurais. O programa prevê...

For many people around the world, cotton is a safety net. As a crop resistant to climatic changes, it can be planted in dry and arid zones and represents a real economic lifeline in rural areas where there are high levels of poverty. However, in the last 20 years, many South...

In Nigeria, waterfront communities, whose livelihoods are predominantly dependent on fishing and related activities, live under constant fear of eviction

This report presents the lessons learned from a project in four East African countries – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda – focusing on youth and their agribusinesses. In Burundi and Rwanda, poultry and eggs were sold to retailers but were also provided to schools to alleviate malnutrition. In Kenya and...

Mundialmente, três milhões de cooperativas contribuem significamente com o crescimento econômico, com geração de empregos estáveis e de qualidade, de acordo com a ACI. São mais de 280 milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo trabalhando em cooperativas, o que representa 10% da população empregada. Além disso, as 300 maiores...

With over 40 films from 16 countries, the Pêcheurs du Monde film festival reminds us that despite the severity of various crises facing fishers, there are still signs of hope

The plant and animal health care strategy in organic farming strengthens agro-biodiversity, protects the environment as well as animal and human health. In addition to fully exploiting preventive options, the use of external inputs such as plant protection products, fertilisers or veterinary medicinal products is allowed to prevent inacceptable losses...

Las Organizaciones Comunitarias de Servicios de Agua y Saneamiento (OCSAS) son estructuras sociales creadas por grupos de vecinos, en zonas peri-urbanas y rurales, aunque también urbanas, donde generalmente no llega el servicio de los operadores públicos, privados o mixtos que atienden a las grandes ciudades. Por medio de estatutos de...

A agricultura e a indústria são os setores que mais consomem recursos hídricos no planeta. As indústrias de alimentos, que precisam garantir a qualidade sanitária de seus produtos, são vorazes na demanda de água. Em entrepostos de tilápia, por exemplo, para cada quilo de peixe processado, são utilizados 15 litros...