Con el objetivo de impulsar las políticas públicas orientadas al sector campesino, el Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Agricultura y Tierras, MinPPAT, inició las jornadas de trabajo para conceptualizar la Agricultura Familiar en Venezuela. Entre los compromisos acordados durante estas primeras discusiones se encuentra el de sistematizar todas las propuestas,...

The world’s growing population has resulted in rising demand for agricultural products. But, at the same time supply capabilities are shrinking due to reduced land availability and climate change. Analysts claim that an “agri-tech revolution” is needed and precision farming is emerging as an innovation driven solution. Precision farming is...

The 2015 German Federal Government Agriculture Report outlines current challenges, political measures taken by the Federal Government and the state of agriculture over the past four years. It illuminates the profile of a sector that moves within a dynamic field.

The partnership between Kazakhstan and FAO has been constantly evolving since the country became a member of the Organization in 1997. Kazakhstan has recently increased its emphasis on investments in agriculture, forestry and rural development, and aims to modernize the sector while transitioning to a green economy. FAO technical assistance...

These guidelines were created within the frame of a project called ‘Building Regional Produce Supply Chains: Logistics for Short Circuit Agriculture’. The document provides training material for use by anyone providing training in AFDS (Alternative Food Distribution Systems) or anyone eager to learn about organising logistics for local food systems....

El Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG) continua con los trabajos de implementación de tecnología en la agricultura familiar a fin de mejorar los resultados de rendimiento en los cultivos de los pequeños productores. A través del apoyo del Programa de Producción de Alimentos (PPA) del MAG 8.360 hectáreas fueron mecanizadas,...

The website Mémoires en transitions is a digital archive related to an exhibition project that explores the collective memory of farmers families. Its goal is to safeguard and valorise the extraordinary stories which were lived on some specific farms in Luxembourg. New interpretations of these stories - through a research...

Key elements of FAO’s work in Europe and Central Asia – combating land and soil degradation, addressing the needs of family farms, boosting nutrition through agriculture, and studying rural people’s access to social protection schemes – were affirmed by the Organization’s members this week. The 39th session of the European...

In an effort to help EU farming adjust to future nutritional needs, the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2014-2020 aims at bridging the existing gap between research and farming practice.

Este texto recoge los resultados de un estudio cuyo propósito es profundizar en la relación, expectativas y percepciones de los y las jóvenes frente a la tierra y el territorio desde una perspectiva de género e intergeneracional que hiciera posible una lectura más amplia de estas realidades. La aproximación se...

Rural development in the European Union is part of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and it is a vitally important policy area: over 56 % of the population in European Union (EU) Member States lives in rural areas, which cover 91 % of the territory. The EU has 500 million...

El papel de avanzada de la agricultura urbana en Cuba continúa en ascenso, cuando este año deberá ser superada la cifra de hortalizas y condimentos del 2014, que fue de un millón 260 mil toneladas. Según el director del Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Fundamentales de la Agricultura Tropical y jefe del...

Con el objetivo de abordar brechas de productividad y tecnología en la pequeña agricultura, a través de una metodología que permita a las familias campesinas y sus asesores incorporar nuevos conocimientos, el Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIA) y el Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP), firmaron un convenio de cooperación en...

This article is a written work published in an electronic medium. AgriNeTT, the project, is a series of mobile apps which will help farmers geo-spatially understand the characteristics of their land and understand the most suitable crops to plant and will help them to track expenses and profitability of crops and...

Many innovations led by women are based on agroecological principles such as increasing diversity, using fewer pesticides, or building new relationships with consumers. Through small experiments women learn, get organised and strengthen their autonomy. They gain increasing recognition and visibility in their communities and increase their self-esteem. This positive spiral...

Au Sénégal, Agrisud et son partenaire local JAPPOO Développement tentent de lever les contraintes qui pèsent sur l’agriculture familiale des régions de M’bour (sud de Dakar) et de Basse-Casamance. Objectif : se reconnecter aux marchés porteurs, en particulier celui des structures hôtelières du littoral.

Notre analyse porte sur les jeunes fellahs (paysans) en quête de leadership, en postulant que la jeunesse renvoie aux mutations sociales et politiques, notamment au rapport entre générations et au rapport aux politiques publiques. L’histoire politique du Maroc montre que pour asseoir une domination sur les territoires ruraux, l’État a toujours entretenu...

The new Common Agricultural Policy for 2014-2020 prioritises innovation in order to help the sector adapt to the new competitive environment, and promote “greener” policies. In a recent interview with EurActiv, Phil Hogan, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, talked about an “Agri-tech revolution” and the use of advanced ICT...

The debate about agricultural mechanization in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) has largely ignored the role of the capital service market in spreading the use of mechanical technologies. Yet, custom machinery hiring ser-vices have been essential for the widespread use and ownership of tractors and other agricultural machines in...

Ten years after the Economic Community of West African States launched its policy on food and agriculture, coordination remains a serious challenge. Several regional initiatives compete with each other at the political and the project levels, in a complex and fragmented institutional context. This paper is one of a series published...