DG AGRI and the ENRD Contact Point jointly organised a workshop on ‘Agri-environment-climate Measures (AECM): Challenges of controllability and verifiability’ in Brussels on 7 December 2016. The workshop addressed specifically the design and implementation of result-oriented AECM; collective approaches to AECM; and support for input reduction. It further discussed challenges...

This research develops four case studies on small-scale fisheries in Central America located within indigenous territories. The ngöbe Bugle Conte Burica Territory in the south of Costa Rica, the Garífuna territory in nueva Armenia Honduras, the Rama territory in Nicaragua and the ngöbe Bugle territory in Bocas del Toro, Panamá....

The Association in Defence of Mediterranean Artisanal Fisheries (ADPAM), the Regional Federation of Canary Island Fishing Cofradias, the Gaia Oceans Association, the Tarragona Fishing Cofradia and the Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) met in Tarragona to ask that Bluefin tuna quoas are assigned by ICAAT specifically to the coastal small...

The Focus Group brought together 20 experts from 15 EU Member States and a diverse range of backgrounds. They explored the potential for making effective use of the EIP-AGRI to improve the long-term viability of High Nature Value (HNV) farming systems and thereby stop/reverse the decline in HNV farmland currently...

On 12 December 2016 the Council, led by the Slovak Presidency, adopted conclusions on strengthening the position of farmers in the food supply chain and tackling unfair trading practices.  The Council acknowledges the importance of a well-functioning food supply chain and expresses concern about the vulnerability of farmers in this context, despite multiple efforts to improve...

A partir de los resultados obtenidos en la primera etapa y mayor protagonismo en la colaboración Sur Sur fue aprobada una segunda fase de definición de una propuesta de directrices voluntarias de políticas agroambienales para la región. En esta propuesta se contribuye a alinear conceptos y proporcionar orietación sobre los...

Ecological impacts of industrial agriculture include significant greenhouse gas emissions, loss of biodiversity, widespread pollution by fertilizers and pesticides, soil loss and degradation, declining pollinators, and human health risks, among many others. A rapidly growing body of scientific research, however, suggests that farming systems designed and managed according to ecological...

上海市松江区推出的“种粮+养猪”相结合的家庭农场模式，符合条件并有意愿的家庭农场主可申请代养松林肉猪，猪棚由松林公司按统一标准建造，虽然提高了农民的收入，但是猪棚的建造是否改变了耕地用途，如果是的话，需要加以取缔和制止，这根弦一定要绷紧。家庭农场，是近些年我国农业生产经营中出现的一种新型经营主体，它以农户家庭为基本生产单位，增加技术、资本等要素投入，实行农业专业化生产、规模化经营，提高农业产出率和农产品商品率，提高农业生产机械化和农业经营集约化水平。2013年中央一号文件提出，鼓励和支持承包土地向专业大户、家庭农场、农民合作社流转，成为近年来农业发展的亮点之一，一时间，更是成为媒体关注的热词之一。

The report of the proceedings of the New Delhi workshop on the SSF Guidelines (Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication). The workshop brought together 95 participants from 13 states representing civil society organizations. governments, FAO, and fishworker organizations from both...

Girls and young women represent a crucial invisible labour force in the developing world, as Carmen Torres explains in her recent article for the Girls Rights Gazette. They play a key role as producers of food, managers of natural resources, income earners, and main caregivers of their families and communities....

LIFE staff and members will meet with DG Mare services on 19th October in a multi-stakeholder consultation ahead of the ahead of the 20th Special Meeting of ICCAT in Portugal, November 14 to 21. Ahead of the stakeholder meeting, LIFE sent a letter to Commissioner Vella calling for a dedicated small scale fishing quota.

The 16th Agricultural Policy Forum (APF), held in Tirana, Albania on 12 – 13 October 2016, brought together around 110 diverse stakeholders from 19 different countries/territories representing relevant international and regional institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations and academic establishments. The main theme of the APF this year was Evidence – Based...

Dans les pays en développement, le crédit agricole ne s’est pas développé pour répondre aux besoins des agriculteurs. En Algérie, seuls 2,2 % d’entre eux ont bénéficié de crédit bancaire en 2015. L’étude des pratiques informelles de financement — largement développées — peut-elle inspirer la mise en place de systèmes de...

Livestock play a special role in the provision of ecosystem services and are an essential part of many agro-ecosystems. They do so by: (1) transforming feeds unsuited for human consumption into nutritious foods and useful products, for example, by converting grass into milk or meat; (2) interacting directly with ecosystems...

In adopting its Multi-Year Programme of Work at its Eleventh Regular Session in 2007, FAO’s Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Commission) agreed to the preparation of a report on The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture (the Report). The Commission stressed that the...

Greater visibility and recognition of inland fi reater visibility and recognition of inland fi sheries could redeem small-scale fi sheries could redeem small-scale fi shers and fishworkers from being amongst the most impoverished class of community

During the World Rural Forum representative Laura Lorenzo’s visit to Hungary, the National Committee on Family Farming showed great interest in providing continuity for the International Year of Family Farming through various action strategies such as the Directives on Family Farming. Using this approach, the National Committee is already working...

Agriculture is an important part of the economy in Central Asia and contributes significantly to the food security of the majority of population. Sustainable development of agriculture, increase of production and improvement of population welfare largely depend on soil condition and its fertility. Over the past decade, the agricultural lands,...

Timor-Leste is a half Island country with a total population of 1.2 million people; it is geographically situated between Asia and the Pacific region. It is a tropical country and 80 per cent of its population live in rural areas. Agriculture, fishery and forestry are the main economical mainstays. In 2013,...

Vegetable production is the most important horticultural sector in Germany, as measured by production area and gross value added. During 2015, open field vegetable production included 115,500 hectares. The annual per capita consumption of vegetables in Germany has increased significantly over the past decades from only 64 kg in the...