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...

This paper summarises the key findings of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) ‘2015 Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet’, and provides additional insight on trends in economic performance and the potential drivers of such trends. It also includes supplementary analyses focusing on trends by...

Las variedades de trigo que ha desarrollado el Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo, con sede en el Estado de México, han sido replicadas en todo el mundo en países como Australia y Argelia. En un mundo donde se proyecta que la población alcanzará 9,000 millones de habitantes para...

In the European Union, the use of organic agricultural land has almost doubled in recent years. Austria, Sweden and Estonia have the highest proportion of organically farmed land in Europe. EU citizens are also increasing their demand for organic products. Europe is the second largest market in the world, worth €22.7 billion. Germans,...

En el trabajo se analizan las incumbencias, la formación esperada por los futuros ingenieros agrónomos en el campo laboral que visualizan como futuros ingenieros agrónomos.

Rice-fish culture is the simultaneous or alternate production of fish in a rice field. It consists of stocking the rice field with fish of selected size and species to obtain a fish crop in addition to rice which is the main crop. If properly implemented it could increase rice farmer’s...

The CAP has been strongly influenced by the EU’s External Actions. The various Enlargements, and trade policies to favour its neighbours to both the East and South, and for its former colonies, have left their mark. However it is external pressures through the GATT/WTO that have had the most defining...

La revue Alternatives Rurales est une revue qui a pour objectif d’offrir un espace de communication, réflexion et débat sur le développement rural et agricole au Maroc, mais aussi dans d’autres pays de la région.Cette revue s’adresse aux acteurs du développement agricole et rural, aux acteurs institutionnels, aux chercheurs, aux organisations professionnelles,...