Located in the central-western part of the country, Lake Chapala is Mexico’s largest lake, and one of the many fishing villages bordering the lake is Petatán, with a population of only 423 inhabitants. However, what makes Petatán special is that most fish caught in Lake Chapala—tilapia and carp—as well as...

This publication offers facilitators technical guidance to manage field farm schools to support local famers in all aspects of rice crop management. Technical knowledge gained by farmers will revitalize the rice industry in Fiji and assist food security by alleviating dependance on rice imports.  

Poverty, hunger, malnutrition: the solution to these global challenges rests upon unlocking the full potential of women in the world of work. Did you know that 52% of Zimbabweans are women, and yet there are fewer women being represented in parliament (32%), local Authority (16.7%) and in managerial positions in the...

This paper provides empirical evidence that improved supplemental irrigation (ISI) can be justified on both environmental and economic grounds. Results of a stochastic frontier model which explicitly and simultaneously accounts for technical inefficiency and production risk applied to data collected from 513 wheat farms in the rainfed areas of Syria...

The video was shot at Bishop Koji, an island 10 minutes speed boat ride from Central Lagos Nigeria. It highlights the role of women in the seafood industry, their personal sacrifices vis-à-vis economic contributions to livelihoods, the lack of social support and amenities from the Local Government in terms of...

Stretching more than 4000 kilometres north to south, from the Atacama desert to the Tierra del Fuego, Chile is home to an incredible wealth of biodiversity, as well as a conflation of food cultures that span indigenous peoples and migrants from across the globe.

Betty Ndugga used to be a clothing trader in Uganda's capital of Kampala. After her husband died, she returned to her village and joined a local farmer field school, supported by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, where she was trained in coffee production. After that, she decided to establish...

To underline the need for radical, systemic changes, we have chosen the term “AgroEcological Transitions” for the title of this volume. It stresses that a transition towards sustainable agriculture requires more than improving agribusiness as usual. To us, agroecology refers to broad and varied processes of experimentation and innovation that...

Effective organizations are critical for sustainable development and particularly important for food security and agriculture. This course explains how to carry out effective analysis and development of state and non-state organizations in member countries and provides illustrations of organizational change including in government ministries, producer organizations and research institutes.

Using mobile technology to scale the impact of agricultural development service provision.

Depuis la découverte de son grand potentiel hydrique, et la baisse du coût de mobilisation de l'eau souterraine, le Sahara, où existait une agriculture oasienne en difficulté, est considéré comme l'espoir de l'agriculture algérienne. Sous l'effet conjugué de politiques publiques généreuses, notamment en matière de réalisation d'infrastructures, et de dynamiques...

Video: Convite para Concurso vozes, imagens, historias e experiências das mulheres rurais

At organic market in Odisha, middle-class consumers get to interact with the producers of their food and appreciate traditional knowledge systems

Apoiar a população residente na zona rural, em especial as mulheres, é uma das prioridades do Governo de Minas Gerais. Prova disso é que está em andamento o diagnóstico sobre a situação das trabalhadoras rurais do estado. Desenvolvido pela Secretaria de Estado de Desenvolvimento Agrário (Seda) e a Fundação João...

Un nouveau modèle agricole semble devoir s’imposer. En Amérique du Nord, en Europe, mais également dans certains pays d’Amérique du Sud et d’Asie, les systèmes de production agricole ont connu une véritable révolution pendant la deuxième moitié du vingtième siècle. Avec une production agricole standardisée, des rendements fortement augmentés et...

This course aims to guide actors in member countries in effectively enhancing country capacity and to ensure that programmes and projects lead to truly effective and sustainable change. It consolidates existing knowledge, tools and lessons learned from FAO’s work.

IFAD recognizes that securing the land and natural resource rights of its target groups is critical for the outcomes of the projects and programmes it supports, and in general for inclusive rural development and poverty eradication. Over the years, IFAD has supported a range of national, regional and global initiatives...

If there’s one thing wheat farmers agree on, it is the importance of sowing high-quality seeds. More than 50 farmers in Tajikistan last week attended an FAO field day where new wheat varieties were introduced – part of a project to improve access to high-quality seeds by producing them right...

Ecologistas en Acción finally published the e-book : Compartiendo la cosecha: Agricultura Apoyada por la Comunidad, una guía ciudadana, a Spanish version of Sharing the Harvest, by Elizabeth Henderson y Robyn Van En. In this Spanish translation of the thoroughly revised and expanded classic, Elizabeth Henderson provides us with valuable...

On observe depuis une vingtaine d'années l'émergence de bassins de production maraîchère dans le Sahara algérien par la mobilisation des eaux souterraines profondes, en marge des oasis traditionnelles. Dans la vallée du Souf, les agriculteurs se sont orientés vers la culture de la pomme de terre, irriguée par des petits...