Contract farming is often regarded as an inclusive business model because it engages small-scale producers with high-value agribusinesses. In principle, contract farming can improve family farmers' access to markets and boost their incomes while ensuring that agribusinesses have a stable supply of produce that meets their quality standards. However, there...

As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, achieving a world without hunger and malnutrition calls for urgent action to make agriculture more sustainable, productive and resilient. The impacts of climate change are further increasing uncertainties and vulnerabilities facing farmers and communities. Integrated, cross sectoral approaches like agroecology are...

O artigo assim se justifica pela importância de se discutir e refletir sobre as especificidades da condição de mulher pertencentes à comunidades rurais; pela relevância e particularidades do conceito de Feminismo Comunitário para o movimento feminista; e pela tentativa de reflexão e comparação das lutas de mulheres de comunidades rurais...

Realizado ao longo de 18 meses, o trabalho foi costurado com a participação de cerca de 370 colaboradores da estatal e de instituições parceiras A agricultura tem passado por profundas transformações de ordem econômica, cultural, social, tecnológica, ambiental e mercadológica que impactam o mundo rural. A inteligência estratégica é imprescindível para...

The outbreak of African swine fever in China, first detected last month by authorities there, is accelerating and will almost certainly emerge in other countries in Asia, a regional emergency meeting convened by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) heard today. African Swine Fever (ASF) was first detected in Asia...

A revolution paradigm was needed to establish the required knowledge systems to attain food sovereignty and agroecology. This concept entails the construction of technical and policy-related knowledge that is actively shaped by food producers and consumers, rather than through top-down research and the hegemony of scientism, the privatization of research,...

The use of agent-based modelling approaches in ex-post and ex-ante evaluations of agricultural policies has been progressively increasing over the last few years. There are now a sufficient number of models that it is worth taking stock of the way these models have been developed. Here, we review 20 agricultural...

L’agroécologie propose des techniques simples mêlant sciences agronomiques et écologiques. Toutes les techniques utilisées sont basées sur la connaissance de la vie du sol et des nombreuses interactions existantes. La fertilité naturelle du sol est liée à la vie qu’il abrite et les techniques employées se doivent de respecter cette...

This paper aims to present results of a socio-economic investigation into factors affecting the adoption of mechanized raised bed (MRB) technology in wheat production in Sharkia Governorate of Egypt. The sample consists of 70 wheat farming households, of which 50% had adopted the technology. One dependent and fourteen explanatory variables...

Abertura: Jefferson Coriteac – Secretário Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário do Brasil Raquel Santori – Subsecretária de Reordenamento Agrário do Brasil Manuel Otero – Diretor Geral do Instituto Interamericano de Cooperação para a Agricultura - IICA Palestra Magna: Governança Fundiária e o Papel das Políticas Públicas para Agricultura Familiar. Palestrante: Prof....

This course will critically review a broad spectrum of water-energy nexus issues, including technical and management solutions, tools to support decision-making, sustainability assessment methodologies and pathways for improved policy and governance. By the end of the course participants will: – Gain deep insights into the complex challenges surrounding the water-energy...

El objetivo de este trabajo es caracterizar la influencia y rol de un prestador de servicios disponible en la zona hortícola de La Plata: el técnico privado. Se busca identificar los inicios, su evolución y actual importancia y dependencia.También se pretende describir las características del asesor y de asesoramiento brindado...

Dans le cadre de son programme pluriannuel « TransfromAfrica – Vers une transformation écologique et sociale en Afrique », la fondation Heinrich Böll Afrique du Nord Rabat lance quatre court-métrages dressant le portrait de femmes agricultrices impliquées dans le développement de projets agro-écologiques au Maroc, en Tunisie, au Sénégal  et au Nigéria....

The European Union, in partnership with the Department of Environmental Affairs, together with Solidaridad, LIMA Development Foundation and ICCO are proud to announce the launch of the SWITCH Africa Green, Farmer2Market programme. At the centre of the SWITCH Africa Green, Farmer2Market programme is the ambition to unlock access to market...

Os mercados são uma incógnita para as ciências sociais. Mesmo situados no centro das interpretações clássicas sobre a organização das sociedades modernas, eles ainda despertam as mais vívidas controvérsias teóricas, não apenas junto aos economistas, mas também, e cada vez mais, dentre sociólogos, antropólogos e politólogos. Atualmente, contra a imagem de um mecanismo...

This reflection on the term ‘innovation’ is useful in understanding how the term is passed off as good in itself, and how today, its meaning hides a large part of the capitalist system that seeks to transform food production irreversibly from a communal, social, democratic act that is respectful of...

This course will provide knowledge on the processes underlying GHG emissions and soil C sinks, measuring methodologies and modelling tools in cropping systems. Methods for national GHG inventories and mitigation options analysis, including socio-economic assessment, will be presented. Practical work based on real case studies in Mediterranean conditions will also...

O desenvolvimento da bioeconomia representa uma oportunidade promissora para o Brasil. A partir de recursos biológicos renováveis, assim como dos resíduos de processos extrativos ou de transformação, podem ser produzidos alimentos, energia, artigos químicos e têxteis, entre outros, de valor econômico e ambiental. Para o país, além de significativos efeitos positivos...

Six out of ten international migrants reside in Asia and Europe, and a large share of them are from rural areas. Often, when these migrants settle into urban areas and find work, they send money back home to the families they’ve left behind. The connections among migration, agriculture and the situation...

Il suolo è la base della produzione agricola. In questo video, Sandie Masso di Agridea vi presenta cinque strumenti di diagnostica del suolo che sono sia semplici sia rapidi per l'agricoltore: - metodo della mutanda - slake test - metodo del té verde e roiboos - test della vanga -...