Using lessons from the case studies this paper draws out five practical steps in reaching and supporting women marginal farmers: 1) take the lead from women marginal farmers themselves in helping build their networks and groups, 2) promote alliances and external links, 3) organising needs based training workshops and regular...

Community forest management (CFM) initiatives comprise a range of efforts to involve people who live in and around forests in forest management decisions. CFM initiatives often vest in communities some degree of decision-making power over forest management and rights to the benefits from such management. These initiatives are expected to...

Les paysages culturels de l’agro pastoralisme sont fortement liés aux pratiques techniques et culturelles des éleveurs utilisateurs et gestionnaires des espaces qu’ils occupent. C’est particulièrement vrai sur la zone de Djelfa, haut lieu du pastoralisme algérien, sur les hauts plateaux. Ce pastoralisme, comme dans l’ensemble du monde méditerranéen, subit des...

L'objectif de cette recherche est d'analyser les performances productives des exploitations familiales agricoles (EFA) de la localité de Zoetelé au Sud Cameroun. Recherche qui s'est intéressée particulièrement aux EFA pratiquant le système de culture à base d'arachide et de maïs. En effet, c'est l'un des systèmes de culture les plus...

Une inscription des steppes du Proche-Orient au patrimoine mondial des paysages culturels de l’agro pastoralisme pourrait s’imposer comme une évidence. Lieu d’émergence de l’agriculture et du pastoralisme, elles recèlent des vestiges de toutes les formes d’exploitation agricole et pastorale du proto élevage néolithique aux aménagements hydro agricoles des époques byzantine...

This guide addresses the linkages between pastoralism, biodiversity, and development / poverty reduction. It aims to raise awareness of tools relevant to the pastoralism sector, which have demonstrated benefits to biodiversity as well as development. Readers can make use of the tools by consulting the supplementary references and sources

The Statistics in Focus are part of a series of country-specific publications on the results of the Farm Structure Survey (FSS) in years 2007, 2005 and 2003. They provide brief but comprehensive insight into the farm structure in Czech Republic. Farm structure in Czech Republic – 2010 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Agricultural_census_in_the_Czech_Republic Farm structure in Czech Republic...

Building sustainable future of rural areas requires more sustainable farming systems with better working conditions for farmers. Liveability is defined as the characteristics of the systems which satisfy farmers' expectations with respect to farming and relations with family and other activities. Farmers expectations of farming conditions are diverse, and deal...

Throughout Europe many examples exist to highlight how farmers and other rural businesses can  succeed in entering new market places. Success factors involved in the process include  identifying a viable market niche, personal perseverance, and making good use of rural development assistance. One such case is evident in Sweden where...

Au Togo comme au Bénin, l’agriculture repose sur de petites exploitations familiales dont l’unité socio-économique de base est le ménage. Le nombre moyen d'actifs agricoles par ménage est de 2 à 4 personnes. Les travaux agricoles sont essentiellement manuels, l’utilisation de la traction animale et de matériel adéquats étant négligeable....

Este artículo muestra los resultados obtenidos en un estudio transversal en cuatro municipios de la zona norte del departamento del Tolima (Colombia) con el fin de caracterizar la avicultura familiar en la comunidad. Información sobre producción avícola, nivel tecnológico, sistemas de alimentación, consumo y contribución a la economía familiar fue...

Este es un documento de síntesis que analiza críticamente los logros y limitaciones del modelo formativo en capacidades técnico productivas y de las estrategias de inserción laboral para jóvenes rurales desarrollados por el proyecto Estamos Listos, con el fin de identificar lineamientos de política que aporten a la construcción de sistemas locales de acceso...

Los bosques bajo ordenación sostenible tienen muchas funciones socioeconómicas y ambientales importantes a nivel mundial, nacional y local; también desempeñan un papel fundamental en el desarrollo sostenible. El poder disponer de información fiable y actualizada sobre la situación de los recursos forestales – no solamente con respecto a la cubierta...

En este artículo se analizan las potencialidades de la agroecología basada en el control de las comunidades locales para hacer frente a enormes problemas humanos como el hambre y el deterioro ambiental. Para ello se revisa la literatura existente y se analizan diversas experiencias locales como la milpa mexicana, las...

El cambio climático es una preocupación tanto para decisores como para la gente común, ya que afecta los medios de vida de los más vulnerables, en este caso, de los pequeños productores que se encuentran en el altiplano andino. El presente documento presenta la sistematización de las buenas prácticas más...

Sint-Jozefhoeve is an active dairy farm which, in the past, has worked hard to expand the  business. Thus, the farm is also an educational dairy farm which welcomes young people in the frame of school excursions and youth camps. Recent renovations in the frame of previous Leader project have created...

Estonia is a maritime nation. At least this seems so if one looks at Estonia on a map. The lifestyle of a shore-dwelling people, however, is not visibly widespread, and coastal fisheries are rather unevenly developed. Nonetheless, it could not be said that coastal fishing is defunct. Naturally, along with...

Climate change scenarios predict negative impacts on agriculture in the southern Mediterranean regions. Preparedness for increasingly frequent droughts requires a good knowledge on how chronic water shortages may affect production and cropping systems. This work investigates recent variations in agricultural production and in cropping practices in Tunisia as induced by...

l’initiative d’Alliance Provence, une rencontre a été organisée entre des représentants des réseaux Equiterre, Urgenci, Alliance PEC Rhône-Alpes et Alliance Provence. Cette rencontre a permis de revenir sur les origines de l’Agriculture soutenue par la communauté (traduction française littérale des Community Supported Agriculture américaines), et la façon dont le modèle...

This e-learning course on Assessing Impact of Development Programmes on Food Security has been designed to support countries and regions in assessing the overall impact of their investments in food security on the well being of the targeted populations. The course brings together the latest information on impact assessment from...