The scientific and economic rationale of small family farms has been explained in the early 20th century itself. If Alexander Chayanov unravelled the nature and rationality of Russian peasantry, later on, Georescue Roegen analysed and confirmed it. Hayami and Ellis, among others, proved its modernization potential, while Kumarappa and Scott...

The farm crisis is real, as is the climate crisis. Left unchecked, the climate crisis will dramatically deepen the income crisis on Canada’s farms as farmers struggle to deal with continued warming, more intense storms, and increasingly unpredictable weather. It is clear that climate change represents a major challenge to...

No es ninguna novedad que seamos las mujeres quienes experimentamos en nuestros cuerpos, en nuestros hijos e hijas, en nuestros territorios, en nuestros quehaceres cotidianos los efectos del cambio climático con una severidad desproporcionada. ¿Por qué? Por el solo hecho de ser mujeres, porque precisamente nuestros derechos básicos continúan siendo...

In 2014 five herb producers joined forces in the organic herb farm ‘Under the Sun’, making them the biggest Portuguese exporter of aromatic and medicinal plants. To save energy costs for herb drying, Gonçalo Costa Martins, one of the farmers, cooperated with a local engineer. Together they created an innovative...

Fishers from the Amazon region gathered to exchange ideas about common challenges and opportunities to sustain and develop indigenous fisheries in the light of the SSF Guidelines

Las vainillas son un grupo de orquídeas trepadoras que incluye alrededor de 110 especies, de las cuales nueve viven en nuestro país. Desde hace cientos de años, el xanath o vainilla ha sido cultivada por los totonacas en el norte de Veracruz y Puebla como fuente de un extracto utilizado...

Empreender com produtos da biodiversidade da floresta amazônica foi o desafio escolhido por Hortência Osaqui, 53 anos. Filha de pai japonês com mãe paraense, Hortência viveu grande parte de sua vida na zona rural, nos arredores de Augusto Corrêa, município situado no nordeste do Pará, na área da Amazônia Atlântica. A...

The ENRD newsletter provides all the latest rural development news from Europe straight to your inbox once a month. From policy updates to ENRD meetings and from project outcomes to online videos, this new and updated tool aims to provide something for everybody interested in rural development policy in Europe....

As part of its food security and livelihood programs, Action Against Hunger (ACF-USA) has organized seed fairs in rural areas of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to provide farmers with seeds. The fairs have been widely spread and had a great number of direct beneficiaries and vendors, successfully...

Es originaria del centro de México y como otras plantas de su familia posee muchas florecitas pequeñas que dan la impresión de ser una sola. Los mexicas en cada solsticio de invierno la desojaban y construían el camino espiritual para que las almas de sus añorados difuntos fueran guiadas por...

Our food production system is at the breaking point. Conventional farming yields large amounts of products for our use, but it uses resources faster than they can recover. If we continue this way, at some point we will have to face the moment when our lands will fail to produce...

Este documento elaborado en el marco del Proyecto “Gestión productiva y económica de pequeños y medianos emprendimientos porcinos de Argentina y Uruguay vinculados al CIAP” presenta estimaciones sobre comportamientos de resultados económicos de modelos productivos y tiene como propósito aportar información que favorezca la inclusión de productores, mejore la calidad...

This Earth Day, we’re celebrating the many ways in which integrated landscape management (ILM) also means insect-loving management. ILM is the process through which community stakeholders come together across sectors and interests to collaboratively plan and design their environment, agreeing on sustainable ways to use land. EcoAgriculture Partners promotes ILM around...

In the past, multinational companies were kept at a distance from public policy. Now, they are often seen by African leaders and donors as key partners when it comes to designing and implementing such policies. What brought about that paradigm shift? How much influence does the “private sector” now have...

Until now, there has been little information available to the international community regarding the state of forests in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Today, however, the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section has released the first regional overview of the forest sector in these countries since they became independent in the 1990s.

Initiated by FAO in Asia, in1989, the Farmer Field School (FFS) is one of the most successful approaches developed and promoted by FAO over the past three decades, empowering farmers to become better decision makers in their own farming systems. FFS is an interactive and participatory learning by doing approach...

L’histoire des Plantes Aromatiques et Médicinales (PAM) est longue et se mêle à celle de nos civilisations. En effet, depuis toujours l’Homme a eu recours aux plantes et à leurs vertus thérapeutiques. Ces organismes végétaux, grâce à leur "spécialisation chimique" sont capables de synthétiser une extraordinaire diversité de composés aussi...

Turkey is home to a great variety of biodiversity and ecosystems. The country’s diverse geographic features range from the Black Sea Mountains to the Mediterranean plains, from eastern highlands to Aegean coastline, with three biogeographical regions. For centuries, Turkey’s ecosystems and biodiversity have been the basis of sustainable agricultural practices...

As mulheres representam 31% dos cargos de comandos - com a tecnologia o campo deixou de ser braçal. Elas são administradoras de fazendas de cítricos, de gado.

The 25 chapters in this book have been divided among 5 themes. Four chapters explore issues around climate change, including impacts and risks. Six investigate mechanisms in seed and crop germplasm delivery systems. Six examine various perspectives and lessons learned on technologies and practices through a CSA lens. Five more...