Esta publicación consta de tres grandes apartados, introduciendo en el primero de ellos el concepto de agroecología, la situación de contexto actual mundial de la alimentación y sistemas agroalimentarios y cómo ha ido evolucionando la agroecología en estos últimos años en el contexto internacional y en la propia FAO. En...

Thirty Syrian workers start new jobs today at the Dağcıoğlu Baharat red pepper production factory in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. They were hired by the factory’s owner, Mehmet Dağcı, at the conclusion of a job fair in Kilis in mid-March.The job fair was part of a project implemented by FAO and Turkey’s...

A travers la Rencontre Africaine des Sols et du Climat, Terre et Humanisme Maroc, Terre Humaine PESI avec la Fondation du Crédit Agricole du Maroc ont réuni leurs expertises et des acteurs de l’innovation pour renforcer les capacités des formateurs agroécologistes africains autour de : la réhabilitation des terres dégradées...

La Red de Comunicadores para el Enfoque Ecosistémico de la Pesca en Argentina realizó el documental “Proteger la biodiversidad. Pesca artesanal en el Golfo San José”. Filmado y editado por el Área de Comunicación y Relaciones Institucionales del Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), la pieza audiovisual resume la historia de la pesca...

In April 2018, FAO hosted the Second International Symposium on Agroecology to Achieve the SDGs; the Symposium had an impressive level of attendance with a total of 768 participants, including representatives from 72 governments, 350 non-state actors (including civil society organizations, academia and research organizations, cooperatives, producers’ organizations and the...

  Following the call for action of the Pretoria Resolution, the purpose of the second conference will be to further strengthen multi-stakeholder action, and to trigger increased political commitment for the creation of enabling policy environments, in order to address the urgent need to transition to sustainable food systems. In this context,...

Entre 17-19 de outubro de 2018 no município de Medianeira, Paraná, ocorreu o 5º Encontro da Juventude Cooperativista, 1º Encontro de Mulheres Rurais do Mercosul ampliado e o 9º Encontro Nacional e 1º Seminário Internacional de Gênero e Geração do Cooperativismo Solidário, organizado pela União de Cooperativas da Agricultura Familiar...

Técnicos da Emater GO, agricultores familiares de base agroecológica, estudantes e organizações parceiras da agricultura familiar da área de agroecologia participaram da capacitação sobre diagnósticos técnicos agroecológico, por intermédio do uso de indicadores de sustentabilidade para avaliação de agroecossistemas, cujo objetivo é a adoção de tecnologias inovadoras, a partir da construção...

Over the past week Slow Food and Hivos have provided the delegates with the necessary tools for continuing advocacy work in their own countries. Though teachers play a great role in enabling students and giving them confidence to plan and execute future actions, the  outcomes are dependent on the students...

"Voices for Change" is a series of 15 video clips (of 1 min. each approximately) edited from the full-length interviews with selected participants of the Global Launch of the UN Decade of Family Farming, held in Rome from the 27th to the 29th of May 2019, to highlight key messages...

FASST objective is to advance the effectiveness of Social Farming at systemic and practice levels by developing concrete and relevant training for the sector (both providers of services and social farmers), deliver the training to validate its relevance and accuracy, develop a system of sustainability, mainstreaming and uptake of the...

Agricultores familiares presentes na 42ª Expointer, feira agropecuária realizada em Esteio (RS), querem saber como podem ser beneficiados pelo acordo entre Mercosul e União Europeia. O pavilhão dedicado ao segmento conta com mais de 300 expositores, que trabalham com vários produtos. O tema foi discutido na Arena Rural, parceria entre...

At a time when the CSA movement globally is working to gain greater recognition by policy makers, it comes a jaw-dropping and agreeable surprise to discover the extent to which CSA in China has gained legal status and is perceived as a genuine part of the way forward by all...

Purity Karemi didn’t plan on becoming a farmer. The 25-year-old went to university in Nairobi to get a degree in procurement and management, and both she and her family expected she would stay on in the bustling city. But an FAO training changed all of that.

This edition focuses on communications uncovering the latest thinking from rural networkers while profiling some great examples of communication using digital channels, on-farm knowledge exchange and marketing initiatives to support Rural Development policy implementation. The edition also includes the regular news and updates from the ENRD and the EU, as well...

The 2019 FAO-OIE-WHO (Tripartite) zoonoses guide, “Taking A Multisectoral, One Health Approach: A Tripartite Guide to Addressing Zoonotic Diseases in Countries” (2019 TZG) is being jointly developed to provide member countries with practical guidance on OH approaches to build national mechanisms for multisectoral coordination, communication, and collaboration to address zoonotic...

Euromontana participated in a public hearing on 10th September 2019 to share comments on the own initiative report on “the macroregional strategy for the Carpathian region”, prepared by Mr Wladyslaw Ortyl, member of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and Marshall of the Polish Podckarpackie region. This draft opinion calls for the establishment of a...

There are an estimated 500 million family farms in the world, representing more than 90 percent of all farms. They are essential to our way of life, producing the bulk of our food and serving as the foundation of agriculture and the rural economy. Family farmers hold the key to...

This study researched the drivers and mechanisms of both structural and non-structural horizontal and vertical integration in the seafood industry in all 22 Member States with a coastline. The objective of the study was to identify trends among the Member States. The observed trends generally fall into three broad, inter-linked...

O incentivo à agricultura familiar tem sido não apenas um forte estímulo ao consumo saudável, mas também um poderoso instrumento de fortalecimento da economia regional. E é de pensar que grande parte dos alimentos que chegam à mesa das famílias brasileiras vem dos pequenos agricultores. Comprar diretamente do agricultor incentiva a...