The publication of this document seeks to promote a critical analysis of the conditions of family agriculture in Caribbean countries; a reflection on possible scenarios that allow its strengthening and sustainable development; and a debate on the design and implementation of public policies that can generate the conditions so that...

A Política Nacional de Agroecologia e Produção Orgânica (Pnapo) foi criada em 2012, com o objetivo de integrar, articular e adequar as políticas públicas que contribuem para a produção sustentável de alimentos saudáveis e livres de contaminantes químicos, aliando o desenvolvimento rural com a conservação dos recursos naturais e a...

An important subset of projects has focused on advisory and business support specifically to the agri-food sector. These efforts can inspire producers and processors with new ideas, help them develop effective business plans and guide them through implementation challenges

A 6ª edição da “Cartilha para Conselheiros do Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar – PNAE”. A finalidade desta publicação é incentivar e aprimorar a atuação dos Conselhos de Alimentação Escolar (CAEs) no acompanhamento do Programa da Alimentação Escolar, que se estende a todo o território nacional. O orçamento do programa...

The objective of this publication is to provide insights on the policy and institutional reforms required for developing and implementing IFPPs, based on a cross-analysis of lessons from eight country case studies covering WFP’s P4P and Brazil’s PAA and PNAE. At the level of the enabling environment, evidence shows that...

The Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.   

O Dia de Campo na TV apresenta uma ferramenta que ajuda produtores e técnicos nas avaliações econômico-financeiras de espécies frutíferas de clima temperado, como ameixa, maçã, caqui, morango, pera, pêssego e uva. É o GestFrut que usa informações que vão desde a produção no campo até a pós-colheita. O Sistema GestFrut...

En 2008, le Maroc a adopté le Plan Maroc Vert, qui vise à faire de l’agriculture un des moteurs de croissance de l’économie nationale dans les quinze prochaines années. Pour atteindre ses objectifs ambitieux, le Plan Maroc Vert cible les exploitations familiales de petite et moyenne taille et les exploitations...

A ministerial conference on Mediterranean fisheries is organized in Malta on 29-30 March 2017 to adopt a common declaration (Malta MedFish4Ever Declaration) on the future of Mediterranean fisheries. The event consists of a Stakeholder roundtable, a launching meeting, a ministerial conference meeting and a ceremony for the signature of the...

The EAFRD Project Examples brochure forms part of a series of ENRD publications that help encourage information exchange. Each edition of the brochure features different types of projects that have received RDP co-finance from the EAFRD.  This edition of the EAFRD Projects Brochure focuses on the topic of ‘Transition to Greener...

On the 5 – 8 of April, FAO hosted for the first time a meeting with the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (GIYC), with fifteen participants across seven world regions visiting its headquarters in Rome to discuss partnerships between FAO and indigenous youth worldwide. By the end of the meeting, the indigenous...

In Zambia, FAO has stepped up its efforts to promote sustainable innovative practices and principles of agricultural production and post-production processes. One of the main factors driving this initiative is integrated programming. Winston is one of over 20 000 contact farmers in (Zambia) who were selected and equipped with Conservation...

Em um mercado com consumidores cada vez mais exigentes, a área de tecnologia de alimentos busca identificar alternativas para diferenciar os produtos no mercado e alcançar a aceitação do consumidor. Nesse contexto, pesquisadores da Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos, em parceria com a Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) e...

Este fue el principal resultado del intercambio de experiencias con la Red Especializada de Agricultura Familiar (REAF) del Mercado Común Suramericano (MERCOSUR), durante la semana del 05 al 09 de septiembre de 2017, en Montevideo, Uruguay, el cual contó con el apoyo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para...

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in the Sahel whose economy is highly dominated by agriculture and livestock husbandry, with more than 70% of the population living in rural areas. The prevailing farming system is smallholder agriculture based on cereal production, especially sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and pearl millet...

Today peasants, indigenous peoples, farm workers, landless peasants, fisherfolk, consumers, women and young people worldwide are faced with difficult challenges. Increasingly, in the four corners of the planet, people are feeling the effect of the growing imposition of financial and market paradigms on every facet of their lives. Subjugation to...

The Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) Digest contains all of the project's recent activities and outputs.   

A crise hídrica é um grave problema que vem se espalhando pelo Brasil. No início deste ano foi a vez da capital do país reforçar medidas de racionamento da água para tentar reverter a escassez. Nesta semana, o Governo do Distrito Federal (GDF) declarou situação de emergência para os próximos...

The Korean Women’s Peasant Association (KWPA) is a leader in South Korea’s food sovereignty movement. Founded in 1989, it is an association that encompasses hundreds of local women farmers’ groups. Intergenerational exchange of knowledge and experiences among women is at the heart of their work. Through this exchange, a new...

This edition of the EAFRD Projects Brochure explores how Rural Development Programme (RDP) funding – co-financed by the EAFRD – has been used not only to support individual rural businesses, but also to create the kind of enabling environment that allows businesses to prosper in rural areas. Supporting rural business usually...