From farmers’ fields to business enterprises and government offices, CIAT’s research targeting development impact demonstrated in many ways the validity of the eco-efficiency concept that has guided the Center’s work for nearly a decade. It also provided the groundwork for the idea of “sustainable food futures,” the theme of this...

The 2nd Agribusiness Forum seeks to deepen partnerships to promote specific public–private partnerships to boost local production and value addition," said Michael Hailu, the Director of CTA. "The active engagement of the private sector is critical for the transformation of the agrifood sector in the Pacific to address major challenges...

Rimisp cumple 30 años comprometido con el desarrollo de los territorios de nuestra región. Momento propicio para reflexionar y analizar los aportes en tres temas principales del entorno rural-urbano: economía campesina, seguridad alimentaria y desarrollo territorial. En este sitio web, encontrará el link para inscribirse.  El Seminario es un homenaje al destacado investigador...

Victor M. Toledo is a Mexican ethno ecologist and social activist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His work focuses primarily on the study of agro ecological and knowledge systems. In this interview, Toledo explains why co-creation of knowledge is an integral part of agroecology and discusses the changes...

This technology gives an overview of the beneficial insects that might appear in cotton fields in Western Africa. Knowing the pests and beneficial insects present on a cotton plant is a crucial decision-making tool for applying Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

Toute réalité, en tant que sujet d'étude, est abordée à l'aide de catégories qui sont le résultat de l'expérience de travaux antérieurs mais il arrive qu’il soit nécessaire de les adapter à des réalités diverses, ce qui peut conduire à la création de nouvelles catégories, lesquelles ne seront pas des...

A staggering 70% of the food we consume worldwide is produced by smallholders. Peasant and indigenous communities, who produce a great deal of this food, have been developing and saving seed for millennia—from Guatemala through Senegal to Nepal. However, today seeds are under threat everywhere. Laws are increasingly limiting what...

Rural women of all ages spend much of their day engaged in domestic chores, including collecting water and firewood, processing and preparing food, travelling and transporting, and caregiving. These tasks are unpaid and restrict a woman’s time and mobility. Moreover, the drudgery can cause poor health and nutrition for a...

Até pouco tempo, a renda do Luiz Carlos saía toda da plantação de tabaco. Por conta da cultura em produzir o fumo, o agricultor não enxergava outras oportunidades. Mas tudo mudou depois de um trabalho forte de Ater na região, que mostrou que seria possível diversificar a produção. Mesmo ainda...

The McKnight Foundation, a family foundation based in Minnesota, advances a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive. Its teams work in a diverse range of areas toward a shared mission of improving lives.

O Anuário Brasileiro da Agricultura Familiar 2016 é uma publicação que fornece informações sobre políticas públicas e tecnologias voltadas à área rural com o objetivo de auxiliar técnicos e produtores.  Em sua quinta edição, foram incluídas duas ações em agroecologia desenvolvidas pela Embrapa Meio Ambiente (Jaguariúna, SP). Sistema agroflorestal em assentamento paulista: Aborda a...

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have become a widely used tool for marine conservation and fisheries management. In coastal areas, it has become clear that the success of MPAs, and the achievement of sustainable fishery production, requires a combination of effective management and conservation frameworks, maintenance of decent fisheries livelihoods, and...

Although relatively new, Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is attracting increasing interest and attention in various parts of the world including in Central Asia. FAO and other partners have a number of on-going and forthcoming projects which deal with different aspects of the CSA approach. Given the importance of conceiving and...

The article describes a community based seed enterprise for rice seeds, set up as part of a project in the Kurigram region of Bangladesh. The enterprise generates income for the seed growers, processors and traders, but the seed is also cheaper than other seed on the market because of the...

The role of intra-regional trade in managing food price risks in Africa is being discussed in various fora. In response to high food prices, many countries adopted ad-hoc measures to restrict and/or prohibit trade with neighbouring countries. With policy makers, civil society organizations, development partners and other stakeholders as target...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

The status of women's land rights in Zimbabwe is the result of various legal interventions and historical, social, economic, demographic and climatic processes within and outside the country. The interventions produced diverse tenure types, cultural practices and resistance that mediate the way in which the processes impact on the specific...

Agricultores familiares e extensionistas de todo o país vão ter mais estrutura e condições para o desenvolvimento sustentável no campo. O Governo Federal, por meio da Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e do Desenvolvimento Agrário (Sead), vai destinar R$ 52 milhões para fortalecer o serviço de Assistência Técnica e Extensão...

The document explains how organic agriculture supports and enhances ecologically sound systems of food production that can achieve food security.

El Foro Latinoamericano sobre Desarrollo Territorial, Innovación y Comunicación Rural fue una iniciativa de carácter regional liderada por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y organizada en colaboración con la Empresa Brasileña de Investigación Agropecuaria (Embrapa), el Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario (MDA) y...