Improving food safety and competitiveness in Georgia’s commercial dairy sector was the focus of the country's first National Dairy Congress, held this week in the capital Tbilisi. The event, organized by FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, drew around 150 participants, including commercial dairy farmers, processors, input and...

Dix ans après un précédent dossier sur le financement des exploitations familiales ouest-africaines, Inter-réseaux a décidé de consacrer de nouveau un numéro de sa revue Grain de sel à ce sujet. Passant en revue les différents moyens qu’ont les exploitations familiales pour accéder à des crédits aujourd’hui, ce numéro s’interroge...

In our last newsletter we announced plans by Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), IFOAM – Organics International, Ecological Organic Agriculture Initiative for Africa (EOA-I), and AfroNet to hold a conference on the changing food systems in Africa. The conference comes at a time when African states are beginning...

The experiments in farming described in this book represent new social forms of agriculture which have arisen in recent years while traditional family farms have declined and industrial agriculture has increased. These new famers involve many local families directly in the decisions and labour which produce the vegetables, fruits, milk,...

Agricultural Productivity in Africa: Trends, Patterns, and Determinants presents updated and new analyses of land, labor, and total productivity trends in African agriculture. It brings together analyses of a unique mix of data sources and evaluations of public policies and development projects to recommend ways to increase agricultural productivity in...

Cette fiche présente un modèle de ruche à barrettes fabriqué par la Plateforme des Apiculteurs des Cataractes (PLAAC), en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). Vous y trouverez des schémas bien détaillés, des photos et conseils permettant à tous de se lancer dans des essais de fabrication de ce modèle de...

Estas directrices han sido desarrolladas para los responsables y formuladores de proyectos y programas de desarrollo rural, que reconocen el valor de la CpD y están dispuestos a integrarla en el ciclo del proyecto para mejorar su eficacia y sostenibilidad. En particular, este documento busca proporcionar orientación práctica durante las...

Este documento brinda las orientaciones para la cooperación técnica que el Instituto les ofrece a sus países miembros para el desarrollo de la AF. Ha sido elaborado mediante el proyecto insignia “Productividad y sustentabilidad de la agricultura familiar para la seguridad alimentaria y la economía rural” (PIAF), a partir de...

Ensuring adequate, nutritious and safe food for a growing population is a complex task – one where food, livelihoods and management of natural resources can no longer be handled separately. Bearing in mind specific regional challenges, the countries of Europe and Central Asia appear determined to get it right. Gathered here...

La revista incluye en esta edición: La colaboración Cinvestav-cimmyt: tecnología de punta para entender procesos edafológicos en sistemas agrícolas Martin Kropff, una nueva visión Publican norma para la elaboración de silos metálicos

Compost is more powerful than manure. What is less known is that the micro-organisms in compost attack striga seeds in the soil. Compost also decreases the amount of striga that will sprout, and reduces its negative effect on cereal crops. Let us look at how farmers in northeast Mali make...

The Haller Foundation, a Kenya based sustainable agriculture best practice organisation is famous for its resource efficient, holistic approach to sanitation, agriculture and livelihoods development in rural communities. They have now broadened their scope to include urban poor and have been adapting state of the art sustainability to the urban...

Land grabbing is a serious issue that affects the environment, economy, social welfare and human rights. Despite the global reach of land grabbing, there is no definition that fully captures the issue. Here, Eco Ruralis presents not only its complete definitional framework, but also an overview of other definitions and...

In September 2015, countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This will shape their development programmes in a transformational way for the next 15 years. At the last FAO Regional Conference for Africa, held in Abidjan in April 2016, many delegates asked the organization to assist countries in their...

Livestock plays an important role in food security and nutrition as well as the economies of countries in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, supporting rural livelihoods and employment, and ensuring access to animal source foods (ASFs). Between 1993 and 2013, while global livestock numbers expanded by 16...

The FAO Regional Conference for the Near East (NERC), like the rest of the regional Conferences, meets once every two years to discuss priority issues for agriculture and rural development in the region. The upcoming event will be the thirty third session of NERC (NERC33) will be held in Rome,...

The revised Common Market Organisation (CMO) is a great opportunity for small-scale fisheries (SSF) producers to better access the market and to compete successfully with imported fishery products. The aim of intervention is to give the consumer the opportunity to buy a fresh, safe, and environmentally-friendly product, and to guarantee...

Aquaculture covers the farming of aquatic organisms (finfish, molluscs, crustaceans, algae…). It takes place in both inland and marine areas. The Commission is helping EU Member States to simplify administrative procedures, implement spatial planning and promote sustainable aquaculture. Aquaculture is a key component of both the Common Fisheries Policy and the...

Indigenous Engineering Techniques on Diary Farming - Success story of Tinson, State Ksheersree Award Winner, Aiswara Diary Farm , Kollam 

The benefits of establishing mixed-species agroforestry in Pacific island countries are widely recognised. There is some underutilised land in western Viti Levu in Fiji, including in areas marginal for sugarcane where planting has ceased due to low profitability, and in areas where unproductive grasses are subject to regular burning. Two...