Durante dos años, ocho comunidades de las Comarcas Indígenas de Guna Yala y Ngäbe Buglé, participaron en un proyecto piloto que probó con éxito una metodología innovadora de trabajo para mejorar su seguridad alimentaria y nutricional.La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), a través...

FAO, CIHEAM and the EBRD are convening high-level policymakers, key players from private sector companies, co-operatives and producer organizations, governments, banks, academics and journalists to raise awareness and increase agricultural investment in the Mediterranean. Co-chaired by high-level representatives of the three Organizations, the Forum’s objective is to share good practices and...

The Green Gate Organic Farm is the farm operation part of the National Environment Centre (NEC), a vocational education facility part of TAFE NSW Riverina Institute in New South Wales, Australia. The farm was set up in the mid 1990’s. In the process of planning a number of uncertainties were...

Em Campo Grande (MS), a comunidade indígena Água Bonita tem concentrado esforços na transição para tornar a produção totalmente orgânica. Para isso, buscou apoio da Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (Ater), uma das políticas públicas que a Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead) realiza em parceria...

Le levier du développement de l’exploitation : favoriser les plus aptes à maintenir la continuité de l’unité économique qui fera vivre une famille (loi fermage (1946); attribution préférentielle (1938); salaire différé pour l’aide familial (1939)).

Since 2012, national teams in eight countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America have been identifying options for policy, legal and administrative mechanisms for the implementation of the multilateral system of access and benefit sharing (MLS) for plant genetic resources. This article summarises if and how access and benefit sharing...

For a 2-day event in Budapest, national CSOs from various countries of the region was invited to share their experience on the implementation of the VGGT in their home countries, while FAO and its African and Asian CSO partners was presented their training materials on VGGT for CSOs developed by...

Para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria global, el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, en alianza con Dow Chemical Company y The Nature Conservancy, lanzó la plataforma AgroLAC 2025 con el fin de financiar proyectos que demuestren que inversiones en el acceso a mercados, en el aumento de la productividad a través de...

Tras 10 años de actuación de la REAF, es posible señalar algunos de sus resultados que directa o indirectamente han significado aportes destacables a la construcción de un entorno institucional y de políticas públicas más favorables para el desarrollo de la Agricultura Familiar Campesina del Mercosur. La REAF comenzó su...

The nomadic pastoralist system in Baft district in Kerman province is well known in Iran for producing cashmere from Raeini goats. However, there is little information regarding the organic sheep and goat production systems. Interviews and field observations were carried out with 30 Siahjel nomad families of Raen origin in...

The Bucharest government wants to give organic farming a boost and – at the same time – increase consumers’ confidence in the sector. Despite its longstanding tradition of agriculture, Romania is still lagging behind in organic farming compared to other EU partners. Under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period...

The need for effective communication measures for the implementation and promotion of the EU fund achievements has never been higher. The over-saturation of information in media and public space has created a need to give a memorable message about the opportunities that have been created by your EU funded programme...

  Over the past decade, the Sahel region has witnessed recurrent and multiple shocks. Droughts, floods, conflicts and insecurity have led to the reduction of the most vulnerable populations’ meager assets and capacity to withstand future crises. In a context of extreme poverty and increased exposure to multiple hazards, their food security is at stake. Chad is the second...

Dado que vivimos en un territorio extenso, prácticamente desierto y, además, con una densidad de población muy baja, desde tiempo atrás los australianos hemos tenido que responder astutamente a los desafíos que nuestra geografía y climas extremos nos presentan. Nos hemos visto obligados a, una y otra vez, definir, concebir...

Public procurement refers to the process through which governments or public agencies acquire goods and services to undertake its daily operations, and deliver basic services to its constituents. Governments buy, lease and/ or secure goods and services through other means of exchange in order to implement their plans and programs....

Guarana (Paullinia cupana Kunth var. sorbilis) is a native plant of the Amazon, known worldwide for its stimulant properties. Since 1974, a process of modernization of farming systems has been widespread in the region by monopolistic agribusiness and agricultural research companies. This has resulted in the dissemination of modernizing technological...

Durante uma semana no mês de dezembro, técnicos da Secretaria de Estado de Desenvolvimento Agrário (Seda), em parceria com a Emater-MG e com o Sindicato dos Trabalhadores Rurais, atenderam posseiros de Curvelo, Felixlândia e Inimutaba, interessados em participar do programa estadual de regularização fundiária rural, que estava paralisado desde 2011. Com...

EU has committed many Sustainable Fisheries Partnerships with third countries to enhance sustainable exploitation of fisheries. The annual contribution from the EU to these countries is € 180 million.

Como parte de la campaña Bajío Agroecológico, hemos estado usando el término de “agroecológico” para designar un método de control de plagas más amigable con el ambiente; pero, ¿a qué nos referimos? La palabra clave de esta opción de manejo es biodiversidad, ya que el manejo agroecológico de plagas (MAP) no busca...

The “Be part of CSA!” project - a European Participatory Training Programme for Community Supported Agriculture - has been designed to spread widely CSA initiatives by providing knowledge, skills and competences to local communitie in Hungary, Czech Republic and Romania, and disseminates its outcomes at the European level. The Booklet is here to...