What is the optimal size and composition of Rural Financial Cooperatives (RFCs)? With this broad question in mind, we characterize alternative formation of RFCs and their implications in improving the access of rural households to financial services, including savings, credit, and insurance services. We find that some features of RFCs...

In the framework of the project “Adapting small-scale irrigation to climate change in West and Central Africa”, farmers from Gambia talk about the devastating impacts of climate change on their farming activities and crops, leading to crop failure and food insecurity. They also describe the measures they adopted to build...

Foi com versos sobre frutos da nossa terra, da poetisa Tita de Lima e Silva, que a Secretaria Especial de Agricultura Familiar e Desenvolvimento Agrário (SEAD) lançou, na manhã desta quinta-feira (23), em Brasília, a campanha #MulheresRurais, mulheres com direitos. Promovida pela Reunião Especializada em Agricultura Familiar no Mercosul (REAF)...

This report consolidates findings from previous activities by FAO and other stakeholders, and identifies in the four focus countries (Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti & Somalia): - the location and direction of the main livestock trade routes, - appropriate sites for rehabilitation & development of strategic livestock water sources, - good practices...

Global G.A.P is a global standard aiming to ensure the implementation of Good Agricultural Practices in primary production. The fundamental objective of Global G.A.P is to promote safe and sustainable agricultural production worldwide, setting voluntary standards for the certification of agricultural products. It addresses issues such as food safety, environmental...

DPR Korea’s crop production for 2017, including staple rice, maize, potatoes and soybean, has been severely damaged by prolonged dry weather conditions, threatening food security for a large part of its population, according to a new FAO update prepared in collaboration with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre.   Rainfall from April...

Farmers in France are seeking growth through direct sales, short supply chains and local agriculture, targeting a burgeoning market in local produce. More and more consumers are choosing to eat local, and farmers are responding.

Elas são agricultoras, geradoras de renda, de conhecimento, agentes ambientais, pacificadoras do campo, provedoras do lar. Os papeis das mulheres rurais são tão numerosos quanto suas lutas e vitórias. O que não faltam são histórias de vida inspiradoras. Por isso, nesta edição de #MulheresRurais, mulheres com direitos, cinco delas foram escolhidas...

Le numérique, les technologies de l’information et de la communication constituent un déterminant de plus en plus important dans les stratégies agricoles et de développement rural. De manières inégales et différenciées ces dynamiques globales se diffusent dans l’ensemble des pays méditerranéens qui doivent faire face à la rareté des ressources naturelles,...

Rwanda has targeted the transformation of the agricultural sector with significant public investments in land use consolidation, irrigation, land improvement, soil and water conservation, access to inputs, increasing livestock herds, and capital-building through support to cooperative development. Smallholders farm an average of four to five plots that make up an...

On March 31st 2017, representatives from different institutions met in Solčava, a remote village in the Upper Savinja valley in Slovenia, to publicly present their initiative to form a project consortium whose main aim will be to establish a wood value chain for Mountain wood as a developmental opportunity for...

The EIP-AGRI network is holding a two-day workshop dedicated to Operational Groups dealing with organic farming, in cooperation with the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food, Innovationsbüro EIP Agrar Schleswig-Holstein, Innovationszentrum Niedersachsen GmbH and IFOAM EU. Around 300 Operational Group projects supported by the Rural Development Programmes have started....

Desde hace 25 años, Blanquita reside en la provincia de Carchi junto a su esposo Héctor. Ellos se dedican a la agricultura, cultivan legumbres, verduras, frutas y otros productos dependiendo de la época de producción. Esta pareja de agricultores, está vinculada al Programa Nacional de Intervención en la Alimentación Escolar...

A new eco-tourism initiative showcasing the Huvalu Forest Conservation Area has just been launched in Niue, with the aim of informing, educating and exciting both visitors and locals on the importance of Niue’s forests in sustaining the island’s ecosystems, culture, and biodiversity conservation.   The forest area covers almost a quarter of...

The Institute for Motivating Self-Employment (IMSE), a farmers’ organization in West Bengal, is carrying out two major campaigns in support of farmers to enable them to keep the land they till and to use sustainable agriculture practices to make small-scale farming viable while protecting the environment. Village-level awareness camps were...

Each year, rural areas lose a promising share of their workforce, as youth leave their homes and migrate to cities or move abroad in search of a better future. By addressing the links between distress migration and rural development, FAO is making a difference in Ethiopia.

Viva Maria hoje começa com aspas: “Trabalhar é uma coisa, ser homenageada é outra. Hoje, estou sentindo que nós mulheres, trabalhadoras rurais estamos sendo celebridade. Agradeço muito!” Essas foram as palavras da embaixadora do Norte, Maria Julia Serrim, uma das trabalhadoras homenageadas durante a cerimônia de lançamento da Campanha # Mulheres rurais,...

The circular economy is based on “sharing, leasing, reuse, repair, refurbishment, and recycling” of products and materials in an ideally closed loop. The goal is to reduce waste by keeping products and materials within the economy. The necessity for a more circular economy will only increase with increasing pressure on...

La presente “Guía para la Generación Participativa de Políticas Públicas Diferenciadas para la Agricultura Familiar” aborda el proceso de formulación de políticas públicas diferenciadas para la agricultura familiar, mediante el uso de herramientas y mecanismos orientados por el ciclo de políticas públicas, a partir de experiencias de construcción participativa y...

El presente informe recopila la experiencia de realización del Foro Taller: “Innovaciones Sociales para la Agricultura Familiar”, realizado entre el 2 y el 4 de agosto de 2017 en la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, en las instalaciones del Bloque Interdisciplinario, Jardín Botánico y Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales. Este evento fue...