Agroecological methods of farming have always been a part of the social and cultural life in Mozambican rural communities. To strengthen these practices in the face of corporate agriculture, the Mozambican Farmer’s Union, UNAC, has promoted the practices of agroecology, such as the conservation of native seeds and local systems...

El proyecto tiene como fin la construcción de un modelo sostenible y sustentable de innovación de la cadena de frutas andinas y empoderamiento del mismo por parte de pequeños productores y transformadores. El proyecto se desarrolla en los siguientes componentes: Caracterización, tipificación y zonificación de cultivos en el área geográfica de influencia. Preservación...

The author focuses on the evaluation of 20 years of public policies in favour of family farming in Brazil, and in particular on the PRONAF (Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar – National Programme for Strengthening Family Farming). Launched in 1995 as the result of an intense involvement of family...

Por la importancia que tiene el riego para las economías familiares campesinas, el Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca (MAGAP) priorizó su intervención en las pequeñas y medianas unidades productivas, donde solo el 7% tiene riego tecnificado. La mayoría, es decir, 93% de los pequeños y medianos campesinos, riega sus...

The agricultural markets and their prices have evolved substantially during the last decade. World trade in agricultural goods has soared from the combined influence of strong population growth, changing diets and increasing income levels in developing countries.

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...

La Representación Nacional debe debatir y aprobar el dictamen de la Ley de Promoción y Desarrollo de la Agricultura Familiar, porque tiene la obligación ineludible de sancionar una norma de reconocimiento a los cerca de dos millones y medio de agricultores que laboran en el campo, a fin de que...

The rising demand for agricultural products, combined with the need to protect the environment, has put pressure on the EU executive to find “innovative” ways in the farming sector. Several stakeholders claim that introducing new technologies in EU farming would help the sector address this challenge.

Farmers in the eastern end of the country were recently introduced to an innovative way of beating the drought which still has its grips on the country. The Jamaica Sustainable Farm Enterprise Programme (Source Farm) in Johnstown, St Thomas, hosted a farmers' workshop which focused on simple systems that can help...

Global agriculture is challenged by a combination of climate change, biodiversity loss, and the growing demand for food, feed, fiber and energy. The research and development community has been looking into various ways of making agriculture more sustainable, and agroeoclogical approach gives high expectations.

Dans cet article, nous proposons d’éclairer les dynamiques professionnelles des jeunes en agriculture sur un front pionnier saharien en Algérie en mobilisant une lecture en termes d’agricultural ladder (trajectoire socioprofessionnelle permettant l’accumulation de savoir-faire et de divers types de capitaux) et de cluster (concentration géographique d’entreprises du même secteur), dans le cas de...

Farmers in Madagascar adopt agro-ecological practices A film by the Research and Development Institute and the French Global Environment Facility. In Madagascar, new farming practices are being introduced to combat climate change and maintain food security in rural areas. The French Global Environment Facility is funding a development project implemented by...

Amongst the various models for sustainable livelihoods being tried and tested in the tribal areas of India, the Wadi model has shown a lot of promise. Abhijeet Mohanty, Kieran Robson and Rosie Clarkson, find out why and how the Wadi model is doing in the tribal areas of Koraput district...

Noticia donde se destaca que Guatemala no será la excepción en conmemorar y se unirá al lanzamiento oficial del Año Internacional de los Suelos junto con la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO-Guatemala). La Semana Mundial del Suelo 2015 coincide con el Año Internacional de los...

Apoyo en la puesta en marcha de un consejo consultivo; trabajo sobre los sistemas de información y registro; apoyo al rediseño de la Dirección Nacional de Coordinación y Administración de Proyectos (Dincap). El Programa FIDA Mercosur CLAEH desarrolla esas tres áreas de trabajo en una intensa misión en Paraguay. En primer...

The new Common Agricultural Policy for the period 2014-2020 is expected to provide nearly 180,000 young farmers with an installation grant, an EU spokesman has told EurActiv.

This research aims to provide the evidence required to help put dryland issues firmly on the development agenda at national, regional, and global levels. Dryland Systems research informs the interventions required by providing international public goods – tools, methods, practices, policies, and technologies – to enhance the economic and social...

El evento ha sido organizado por la Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL), el H. Senado de la República y la Red Mexicana por la Agricultura Familiar y Campesina. Tiene como objetivo crear un espacio de diálogo y construcción colectiva entre actores de la sociedad civil, gobierno, academia, agricultores y campesinos...

In Central Asia, unsustainable land management has turned large areas of productive land into wastelands. “Not possible, no water, too hot…” has for a long time been the standard response from locals when asked why there has been so little effort to reverse natural resource degradation. But in recent years,...

Los objetivos de este curso-taller son: Brindar conceptos básicos para entender, diagnosticar, prevenir, mediar e intervenir en problemas y conflictos sociales, desde la perspectiva de la no-violencia durante su gestión, negociación, transformación y resolución. Compartir metodologías, herramientas y experiencias provenientes de casos similares al peruano, para que sean capaces de lidiar de...