Engaging local farming knowledge through a right - based approach to agricultural developmentThe purpose of this paper is to argue that agricultural development efforts should support the practical integration of different knowledge systems in various areas and sectors of agriculture to reach the sustainable development goals of a happier and...

Video corto como parte de la campaña 40-84, en el que se resalta la importancia de la Agricultura Familiar Campesina en la producción de alimentos y la necesidad de aprobar la Ley de Desarrollo Rural para mejorar las condiciones de vida de los campesinos y campesinas.

A través del texto se hace un recorrido por las diferencias y similitudes de las dinámicas comunales quechuas y aymaras, en el contexto actual, donde la inseguridad jurídica territorial acecha a las comunidades campesinas del Perú. El estudio presenta cómo las actividades económicas van dinamizando los flujos y frecuencias migratorias,...

In Malawi, where most of the population relies on agriculture and is considered “small farmers”, better characterizing the diversity of agricultural holdings and the drivers of their transformation is key to inform policy makers and design programs better fitted to the diverse needs and capacities. The World Agriculture Watch (WAW)...

La Red Agroforestal Chaco Argentina (REDAF), es un espacio de articulación que reúne a personas e instituciones que trabajan en la región chaqueña. Su interés es contribuir a la construcción de una mejor calidad de vida para comunidades rurales campesinas e indígenas, en armonía con los recursos naturales de este...

This community-friendly animation video explains the concepts and mechanisms of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) through a story of interaction between indigenous peoples and people requesting their consent for new development. Free, Prior and Informed Consent is a core principle of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous...

This publication, Organic Agriculture: African Experiences in Resilience and Sustainability, demonstrates that organic management can benefit people, the economy and ecosystems and that this can be achieved in Africa, where hunger and degradation stubbornly persist, despite decades of development efforts.The work presented in this volume stems from the conference on...

YAAY busca posicionarse como una marca de objetos artesanales, contemporáneos y accesibles comercialmente y desarrolla colecciones de productos como accesorios u objetos utilitarios y trabaja bajo pedido de acuerdo a la necesidad de los clientes. Para este fin el área de desarrollo de marcas comunitarias trabaja con grupos de mujeres artesanas ayudándoles...

A number of partners, including UNEP-WCMC, UNDP, the GEF Small Grants Programme, the Government of Norway, the German Agency for International Cooperation, and the ICCA Consortium, worked closely to develop this toolkit for governing and managing Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Conserved Territories and Areas (ICCAs). The purpose of the toolkit...

In surveys conducted by the Organisation for Rural Development (ORUDE) from 2010 - 2012, maize stood out as the second most important food and cash crop in Busoga after sweet potatoes. Due to climate change, farmers desired to have drought-tolerant seed varieties, However, lack of formalized maize seed supply systems...

The UN-REDD Programme recently launched the UN-REDD Programme Guidelines on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and the associated Legal Companion, which outlines related existing international law and emerging State practice affirming that indigenous peoples have the right to effective participation in the decisions, policies and initiatives that affect them...

A reality in every continent, family farming, is facing huge challenges and uncertainties. And yet, although in many places family farmers - men and women-  have been forgotten and are neglected by pllicy makers, they continue to be the basis of sustainable food production in the world's effort toward food...

De manera creciente, en varios sectores políticos y académicos, la agricultura  familiar  está  siendo  considerada como «parte de la solución». ¿Solución de qué? De todo: de la inseguridad alimentaria (de la falta de soberanía alimentaria); de la crisis energética; de la mala relación con la naturaleza; de la persistencia de...

Ankole Longhorn cattle can survive in extremely harsh, dry conditions such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa – which is becoming drier and hotter. In a context where herders are strongly encouraged to keep exotic and hybrid cattle, the innovative LIFE approach led Ugandan herders to revalue the Longhorns for their...

The countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) met in the First Senior Officials Meeting on Family Farming, on 5th and 6th November 2013, in Brasilia.

El Plan Nacional Indígena Originario de Comunicación que se desarrolla desde 1996/97 en Bolivia por impulso de las Confederaciones Nacionales Indígenas Originarias Campesinas, ha dado lugar en un proceso progresivo a la estucturación de un Sistema Plurinacional de Comunicación Indígena Originario Campesino Intercultural. En mas de 12 años se ha...

The FAO Governance of Tenure Technical Guides are part of FAO’s initiative to help develop capacities to improve tenure governance and thereby assist countries in applying the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. The FAO Governance...

The FAO-Finland Programme is supporting Tanzania in its efforts towards developing and implementing national efforts on integrated fire management as a key factor to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. All stakeholders1 see the fire situation in Tanzania as complex, difficult, widespread and of significant concern. The detail of the fire...

In this book you will find an inspiring array of methods, processes and activities that can mobilize leaders and their communities. The book will assist them in understanding their ecosystems and, whenever and however possible, using their local food to experience the benefits it gives to cultural expression, food security...

El presente trabajo tiene el modesto propósito de mostrar la situación de los derechos territoriales (de propiedad y posesión colectivos) de los pueblos indígenas sobre sus tierras, considerando el marco jurídico que ha ido evolucionando desde la entrada en vigencia de la Constitución de la República, pasando por la adhesión...