For over a decade ActionAid Mozambique (AAMoz) has worked with strategic partner organisations in the south and north-east of the country to promote agroecology initiatives with 80 farmers’ associations consisting of over 8000 farmers. 96% of the members are women and 30% of them young people, cultivating an average of...

This paper focuses on the rationale for state-based market interventions to support smallholder production along with some case studies that follow the evolution and impact of what we call ‘institutional demand’ policies. Institutional demand is an intervention that aims to improve regional markets by establishing coordinated purchases for regional distribution,...

The EU has 500 million consumers and they all need a reliable supply of healthy and nutritious food at an affordable price. The economic environment is set to remain uncertain and unpredictable. Moreover, there are many current and future challenges including global competition, economic and financial crises, climate change and...

A agricultura familiar é um importante segmento para o desenvolvimento do Brasil. São aproximadamente 4,4 milhões de famílias agricultoras, o que representa 84% dos estabelecimentos rurais brasileiros. A agricultura familiar é econômica, vem dela 38% do valor bruto da produção agropecuária e o setor responde por sete em cada dez postos...

Access to agricultural land has become a major issue throughout Europe - we are witnessing loss of land, land degradation, land concentration, land price increases and speculation. Yet the growing demand for local, fair and organic food cannot be met without the land and the committed farmers. Community Supported Agriculture has...

La FAO organiza el coloquio internacional: Gobernar la tierra en igualdad, en el marco de la iniciativa regional “Acceso de mujeres a tierra: autonomía económica, igualdad de derechos y seguridad alimentaria” junto a ONUMUJERES, buscando intensificar el diálogo con los gobiernos, organizaciones de sociedad civil, sector privado y academia, que...

Los resultados y recomendaciones de este estudio realizado en la cadena agroalimentaria del frijol apuntan a fortalecer la colaboración entre los sectores público y privado (especialmente las universidades, los actores de la cadena y el sector público agrícola) para abordar los retos y riesgos a los que se enfrentan los...

Este livro retrata um pouco da história, dos percalços e das conquistas que marcaram o processo de construção da Política Nacional de Agroecologia e Produção Orgânica no Brasil (Pnapo) – uma política que nasceu das demandas e iniciativas da sociedade civil organizada e foi sendo construída aos poucos, de forma...

En este libro se busca fortalecer el análisis y la formulación de políticas públicas que fomenten un ecosistema diverso de proveedores de servicios fnancieros comercialmente viables, que incrementen el acceso sostenible de los pequeños productores rurales en América Latina a una amplia gama de servicios fnancieros. Para ello, se identifcan...

Since 2015, Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced severe climate-induced disruptions as a result of the El Niño weather phenomenon. The severity and extent of the ongoing El Niño, with its related droughts and floods have been considered the worst since the turn of the century, and have affected the livelihoods of...

 Le Congrès GIRE3D 2017 est une continuité logique des congrès scientifiques antérieurs  (Marrakech 2006 et 2014, Agadir 2010), organisés par le CM-AIH, autour de la Gestion Intégrée des Ressources en Eau et Développement Durable. L’édition 2017 du Congrès GIRE3D sera dédiée aux régions arides et offrira une opportunité à tous les acteurs de...

A coletânea de artigos que compõe a presente publicação tem origem no projeto desenvolvido pelo Observatório de Políticas Públicas para a Agricultura (Oppa)2 em conjunto com o Núcleo de Estudos sobre Agricultura e Desenvolvimento (Nead) do Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário (MDA),3 que contou com apoio da Organização das Nações Unidas para a Agricultura...

A dairy plant in Slovenia created a local mountain supply chain with high added value that resulted in having a positive impact on the local economy and promote the long tradition of the area in dairy production. By modernizing and improving its production technology, the dairy effectively transformed the plant...

En este trabajo se analiza la contribución de los Sistemas Agroalimentarios Localizados y los Circuitos Cortos de Comercialización a la dinamización económica incluyente a partir del estudio de seis casos de activación de recursos específicos en concentraciones de Agroindustrias Rurales con enfoque Sial, en territorios rurales de América Latina y...

Não podemos deixar de reconhecer, que mais uma vez, a pujança do mercado de orgânicos nos países como Estados Unidos e países da Comunidade Européia, que representam 80% do mercado global de quase US$ 90 bilhões/ano, seja o entendimento das tendências de consumo e lifestyle vindas de lá. O mercado global de...

The video provides a brief summary about the First Symposium on Agroecology and Family Farming that took place in Santiago (Chile). Organized by the Institute of Agricultural Development (INDAP, for its Spanish acronym) and FAO's Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, the Symposium brought together agroecological practitioners, representants from...

El concepto de cadena agroalimentaria se utiliza para describir un sistema que agrupa actores económicos y sociales interrelacionados, y que participan articuladamente en actividades que agregan valor a un bien o servicio, desde su producción hasta que este llega a los consumidores, incluidos los proveedores de insumos y servicios, transformación,...

Reliable, comprehensive statistics take the guesswork out of decision-making, and nowhere is this truer than in the agricultural sector. Beginning today, national statistical experts from 20 countries of the region are in Budapest for a week-long roundtable introducing FAO’s new guidelines and data-collection methodologies for the World Programme for the...

Due to the mountainous topography of the Basque Country, livestock breeders often lose a lot of time by going to seek their herd in the mountains every day, which is especially stressful for part time farmers. Thus, the livestock breeders expressed a need for change in the livestock management. This...

A national association of cheese eaters and producers established to support the development of solidarity between urban and rural people, and to encourage the settlement of small farmers and artisans in rural Lithuania. Viva sol has started a farmers’ market in Vilnius, a box scheme, environmental training and activities to support...