The FAO Director-General argued that the world's rural areas will be the key battleground in the push to achieve the 2030 sustainable development agenda, since it is there that poverty and hunger are most concentrated.At the same time, most of the increases in agricultural yields required to feed a world...

This guide is based on information from the Food Plants International (FPI) database developed by Tasmanian agricultural scientist Bruce French.  The source material and guidance for the preparation of the book has been made possible through the support of Food Plants International, the Rotary Clubs of District 9830, particularly the...

Bimestriel d'informations du monde rural et de l'environnement en République Démocratique du Congo

Ao conceder o Selo de Identificação da Participação da Agricultura Familiar (SIPAF) de número 1.800, a Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD) fez, nesta semana, o balanço dos últimos números do programa. A boa notícia é que já são mais de 145 mil agricultores familiares beneficiados...

El nuevo estudio publicado por la cooperación internacional entre FAO y Brasil presenta un mapeo de los roles de las mujeres algodoneras en cinco países (Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay y Perú), identificando las áreas de empoderamiento y desapoderamiento que, en mayor y menor medida, afectan su participación en este importante...

Despite growing consensus on the socio-economic benefits emanating from enhanced land tenure security, issues related to how best to measure it and what constitute universal indicators of tenure (in)security are poorly understood. As a result, issues of what drives tenure security are poorly understood and inconclusive. This study, thus, examines...

This study investigated correlation and regression analyses designed to asses the respective relationships between the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale/ Prevalence (HFIAS/ HFIAP) as a measure of food access, the Household Dietary Diversity Score, the Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning (MAHFP) as a measure of food stability and (i)...

La investigación y su sistematización en este documento fue posible gracias al fnanciamiento proveniente de la Unión Europea a través de los proyectos “Fortalecimiento a organizaciones andinas para la incidencia en política pública sobre seguridad alimentaria en Bolivia, Ecuador y Perú” y “Democratización, derechos y diálogo intercultural para la inclusión...

The shouts can be heard from a distance as one approaches Domboshawa, 30 kilometres northeast of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. Tokupai madomasi! Tokupai mbambaira! Do you want tomatoes or sweet potatoes? Mune marii? How much do you have? Scores of women and children carrying bundles of vegetables, sacks of sweet...

La temática de esta edición es la construcción social de mercados y su relación con la agricultura familiar. ENTREVISTA: Sergio Schneider. Mercados y agricultura familiar OBSERVATORIO: Indicadores de sostenibilidad para emprendimientos de agricultura familiar DIÁLOGOS: Mesa Técnica de Agricultura Familiar y Economía Campesina de Colombia POLÍTICAS: Primer trimestre de 2017 EN ACCIÓN: Colombia: Implementando estrategias...

Os antropólogos que vão aos Krahô só pesquisam os homens. Eles não pesquisam as mulheres. Neste ensaio, a pesquisadora busca alcançar o entendimento do seu povo, os Krahô, ouvindo as mulheres. Após o contato com os não indígenas, passamos a sofrer para aprender a cultura dos Cupen. O mesmo parece não acontecer...

L’objet de la présente étude est de faire l’analyse de la situation de la petite agriculture (élevage et culture) qui constitue le mode de production prévalent en milieu rural mauritanien en dehors des grandes exploitations irriguées tenues par des opérateurs privés (l’agro-business) et les systèmes pastoraux agropastoraux transhumants et semi-intensifs...

The Neighborhood Women Association from Saschiz was established as a nonprofit association in November 2015, by a group of 23 women who live and/or work in the village: housewives, entrepreneurs, doctors, teachers, aiming to promote and support the common rights and interests of women and families in rural areas at micro-regional,...

El Observatorio de Género y Equidad (OGE) es un fundación que promueve el debate, seguimiento, evaluación y reflexión colectiva respecto a la situación de las mujeres en Chile y las políticas dirigidas a la promoción, respeto y garantía de sus derechos. En él colaboran instituciones y organizaciones de mujeres de la sociedad...

According to the World Bank, since 2005 Zambia has experienced impressive economic growth at an average of around 6-7 % per year, although this has decreased to less than 3 percent in recent years.  This decline has been driven by drought and a fall in the price of copper, one...

This paper helps to fill an important gap that exists in gender responsive fish value chains by analysing the factors that influence women’s participation in fish value chains and value chain governance in Malawi. The study was based on the premise that there is limited information on how fish trade...

El Plan Estratégico Institucional 2015-2030 del Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (PEI 2015-2030), establece los lineamientos que regirán las actividades de nuestra Institución en los próximos quince años en el marco de las políticas públicas del Gobierno Nacional. La expansión y los cambios en la demanda mundial de alimentos, el cambio...

A garantia da procedência atestada pelo Selo Quilombos do Brasil vai agregar valor e aumentar a competitividade dos produtos da agricultura familiar. A expectativa é que sejam geradas novas oportunidades de negócios e renda, fortalecendo assim a cultura e as tradições das comunidades tradicionais quilombolas do Norte do estado do...

Small towns are an essential but often-neglected element of rural landscapes and food systems. They perform a number of essential functions, from market nodes to providers of services and goods and non-farm employment to their own population as well as that of the wider surrounding region.  In demographic terms, they...

Progress towards gender equality is key to meeting global goals of eradicating poverty and eliminating hunger and malnutrition. Women make important contributions to agriculture and rural livelihoods and play a vital role in the care and reproduction of households and communities. However, persistent gender inequalities, such as unequal access to...