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Article du bulletin d’information
Fisherfolk organizations: Enablers, drivers and barriers
This article reviews a recent publication on women’s participation and leadership in fisherfolk organisations and collective action in fisheries. For all those who have been working with women in fisheries, this review of literature, undertaken by Enrique Alonso-Población and Susana V. Siar for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
2018 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Manuel
Urban and peri-urban agriculture in the EU
This study presents a state of the art overview on urban agriculture and peri-urban agriculture (UPUA), the diversity of phenomena, motivations, distinctive features, benefits and limitations. UPUA is contextualized in relation to societal and economic transformations, EU strategic objectives, policies and regional food system approaches. Using best practice examples, the...
European Union
2018 - Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union (European Parliament) , Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
Article de blog
En Syrie, l'agriculture malmenée par le climat, en plus de la guerre
Au bout de plus de sept ans de conflit, la production de céréales, qui était déjà en baisse de 40% par rapport à son niveau d'avant la guerre, aux alentours de 2,5 à 2,7 millions de tonnes par an contre 4 millions de tonnes auparavant, "va subir une nouvelle réduction"...
Syrian Arab Republic
2018
Étude de cas
Perspectivas por sectores principales
En los últimos años, las tasas de crecimiento de la producción agropecuaria mundial y los rendimientos de los cultivos han disminuido. Esto ha suscitado temores de que el mundo no sea capaz de incrementar lo suficiente la producción de alimentos y otros productos para asegurar una alimentación adecuada de la...
2018 - Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
Bulletin d'information
Romanian Rural Network Newsletter No. 4
Romanian Rural Network Newsletter, with a lot of news from Romania and EU
Romania
2018 - Romanian Rural Development Network
Article du bulletin d’information
Milestones Taking action: Costa Rica initiates steps to implement the SSF Guidelines
Costa Rica is among the first few countries to respond immediately and favourably to the question of implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (the SSF Guidelines). In a move that extends overwhelming support to the small-scale fisheries,...
Costa Rica
2018 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Article de blog
Why we need small farms
Large-scale, industrial agriculture is often held up as the solution for feeding the world’s growing population. But small farms—with about 25 acres or less—along with family-run operations like Masumoto’s produce over 70 percent of the world’s food.
Raising awareness of the contribution of these farmers inspired the We Feed the World...
2018 - National Geographic
Article de revue spécialisée
Agroecological Transition - What can sustainability transition frameworks teach us? An ontological and empirical analysis
In the next section, we analyze some ontological mismatches of the main sustainable transition frameworks and identify debates and gaps in current research. Instead of reinforcing the understanding of sustainability issues, we conclude that a hasty combination of frameworks without critical reflection on their ontologies generates theoretical inconsistencies and the...
2018
Bulletin d'information
Romanian Rural Network Newsletter No. 3
Romanian Rural Network Newsletter, with news article regarding Rural development in Romania and in EU
Romania
2018 - Romanian Rural Network for Rural Development
Article du bulletin d’information
What’s New, Webby?: Gender on the Agenda in the Seafood Industry
Women in Seafood Industry (WSI) is an international not-for-profit organization whose aim is to reinforce the voices of women in the seafood industry, amplifying their visibility through projects and collaborations with existing associations, and by supporting relevant initiatives and sharing information on the worldwide web.
The WSI website, https://wsi-asso.org, has two interesting...
2018 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Rapport
Evaluation study of the forestry measures under rural development
Austria is a country rich in forests, with almost 48% of its area covered by forests. Against this background, forests play a fundamental role for rural development, for the forest-based sector, and cross-sectoral cooperation such as tourism. Forests are a fundamental element for Austrian cultural landscapes and provide – beyond...
Austria
2018 - European Commission
Rapport
Drought characteristics and management in North Africa and the Near East
Even though drought is a familiar phenomenon in the region, over the past four decades, droughts have become more widespread, prolonged and frequent - likely due to climate change. The region is not only highly prone to drought, but also one of the world's most water-scarce areas, with desert making...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article du bulletin d’information
Film: In Ockhi’s wake
30th November 2017. While scientific terms for it were still being confirmed and relayed on land, hundreds of fishworkers at sea were already hit by the violent terror of a deadly cyclonic storm. More than 300 lives were lost, either battling Ockhi, or in the deathly silence after—tragic conquerors of...
India
2018 - International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
Directives
Designing and Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) for Impact Evaluations of Agricultural Development Research
A Case Study from ICARDA’s ‘Mind the Gap’ Project in Tunisia
Experience suggests that smallholder farmers are unlikely to adopt new innovations without improved models of technology transfer. However, the question of how to design innovative and cost-effective technology transfer strategies has not yet been sufficiently addressed. There is a risk that if we do not critically analyze and carefully manage...
Tunisia
2018 - International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Bulletin d'information
Romanian Rural Network Newsletter No. 2
Romanian Network for Rural Development Newsletter, with a lot of news from Romanian agriculture sector and EU
Romania
2018 - Romanian Network for Rural Develpment
Article de blog
EU budget: the Common Agricultural Policy beyond 2020
With a budget of €365 billion, these proposals make sure the CAP remains a future-proof policy, continues to support farmers and rural communities, leads the sustainable development of EU agriculture and reflects the EU's ambition on environmental care and climate action. Today's proposals give Member States greater flexibility and responsibility...
European Union
2018 - European Commission
Bulletin d'information
ZILAN Newsletter - April-June 2018
The Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) established in 2012 brings together non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working on land and agrarian issues. Membership of the Network comprises organisations involved in research and policy analysis; NGOs working with farmers; farmers’ representative organisations; women’s and youth in agriculture interest groups, and land reform...
Zimbabwe
2018 - Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN)
Projet
Mind the Gap: Improving Dissemination Strategies to Increase Technology Adoption by Smallholders
The 'Mind the Gap' research project is testing new and existing models of transferring innovative technology packages to smallholder farmers by using an RCT approach, aiming to improve dissemination strategies to increase technology adoption by smallholders. Understanding which extension approaches have the greatest success rate help to improve future agricultural...
Tunisia
2018 - 1 International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Événement
8th Latin American and Caribbean Conference on Social Sciences. Struggles for equality, social justice and democracy in a turbulent world
In 2018, our 8th Conference #CLACSO2018 will also be the 1st World Forum on Critical Thinking, a broad, plural, and open space for the contributions and interventions of world leaders who represent and express the ideals of attaining societies that are more fair and equal; progressive intellectuals from diverse theoretical and disciplinary fields;...
2018 - Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO)
Document de conférence
La ineficiencia de la desigualdad
En este documento se toma como punto de partida esta defnición de igualdad y desde allí se avanza en la discusión de su papel como fuerza impulsora de la eficiencia económica. Esta última se define, desde una perspectiva dinámica, como la velocidad con que se puede innovar, absorber las innovaciones...
2018 - Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
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