The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Central American Agricultural Council of the Central American Integration System (CAC/SICA), UN Women, Mercosur's Specialized Meeting on Family Farming (REAF), Brazil's Special Secretariat for Family Farming and Agricultural Development (SEAD), as well as Uruguay's General Directorate of Rural Development in...

El Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible está dirigido por los Estados y abierto a la participación de todos los países de América Latina y el Caribe. Se convoca bajo los auspicios de la CEPAL y se guía por los principios establecidos...

The practice of crop rotation is one of the most effective agricultural control strategies, as it comes with numerous advantages that are very important for reducing the use of chemicals on farms and supporting long-term soil fertility. This article presents 10 benefits of this practice.

The Asia-Pacific region is taking important steps to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) associated with aquaculture in order to to mitigate risks to humans, animals and fish stocks, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today. Antimicrobial resistance is recognized as a serious global threat to human and animal health...

The experts discussed how to stop exotic or invasive plant pests and diseases from entering and establishing themselves in the region. This is especially important given the large volume of international trade in agricultural products. They will also look at ways to increase phytosanitary capacity, prepare regional positions on new...

Es un espacio para que las personas de América Latina y el Caribe que desarrollan actividades de investigación, uso, manejo, conservación y/o gestión de polinizadores y polinización, se reúnan para compartir conocimientos y experiencias que puedan ser utilizados e implementados por otros participantes. Objetivo: Fomentar el diálogo entre múltiples partes interesadas sobre...

El presente documento tiene la finalidad de identificar, desde la perspectiva género, cómo los procesos de lucha impulsados por las mujeres campesinas para acceder a tierra, contribuyen o no a su empoderamiento, al ejercicio de sus derechos y a mejorar sus condiciones de vida, en especial a salir de la...

Welcome to the final newsletter from the Farm-Success project!Since you last heard from us we have been carrying out the final adjustments, tests, and translations to our online training platform. We have also held several multiplier events across Europe in which young farmers and other stakeholders have discussed the importance of succession processes...

The NENA region has some of the lowest levels of freshwater resources in the world, and these mainly underground, non-renewable stocks are being depleted. The amount of available freshwater has reduced by 60 percent in the last 40 years and is expected to fall a further 50 percent by 2050. In...

Este libro, editado por el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) en español e inglés, reúne escritos de 28 autores que abordan, desde diversas perspectivas, la situación de las mujeres del campo y su verdadero aporte a la actividad agropecuaria y al desarrollo de los territorios rurales. Su propósito...

El catálogo “Semillas de Identidad 2018” es una muestra de las semillas nativas y criollas que están ofreciendo las Redes de Custodios y Guardianes de Semillas de varias regiones de Colombia. Luego de un esfuerzo de cinco años de iniciar el proyecto de apoyo a las redes de custodios y...

In sub-Saharan Africa, crop diversification features prominently in many countries’ climate change adaptation strategies. This study focuses on the determinants of adoption and on the impact of seven cropping systems in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. The work finds that the selection of a high volatile or low productive cropping system...

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) make a significant contribution to growth and socio-economic development in countries and regions around the globe. The widespread adoption and integration of ICTs has reduced information and transaction costs, improved service delivery, created new jobs, generated new revenue streams, and helped conserve resources. ICTs have...

Africa has the youngest population in the world, with 60 percent of the population under the age of 25. Many young Africans are unemployed and are increasingly migrating away from rural areas in search of employment. Tens of millions of new jobs each year will have to be created in...

Current Europe-wide policies on renewable energy are not linked closely enough to rural development, according to a report by the European Court of Auditors, which took the Commission and member states to task for failing to take local needs into account. The report by the Court of Auditors has warned that...

Due to beneficial characteristics of cassava such as robustness and versatility for multiple uses, it can have a major role in contributing to local food security. The objective of this study was to find out whether and how the cultivation of cassava benefits smallholder farmers in the regions of Dodoma...

Due to the challenging couple years for Malawian farmers, government and other stakeholders have started teaching local farmers on the climate change resilience farming methods that are making a difference in securing small farmers' livelihoods. 

Montenegro is building on its rich cultural and food heritage and well-preserved natural beauty to become a destination for sustainable tourism. The country’s fast-growing tourism industry already accounts for nearly a quarter of Montenegro’s gross domestic product, with most of that tourism concentrated along the Adriatic coast. Keen to attract visitors...

Through the contributions of some of the actors that led the campaign for the Declaration of the Decade (governments of Costa Rica and Italy, WRF, COPROFAM) the event will address family farming in the context of the results achieved by the IYFF 2014 and their role within the SDGs framework,...

The first issue of the Eastern Africa Field Schools' Newsletter focuses on the launch of the Eastern Africa Field Schools Support, training on managing the Fall Army Worm and farmer’s testimonies on Field Schools.