- Noticias de la Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe
- I have one hectare of land and I want to grow pitaya but I need economic help to start my project.
- Source: CGIAR As a result of a major breakthrough, beans – once feared to be a casualty of climate change – are now set to withstand extreme temperatures, protecting a staple food of the poor in developing countries. Amidst fears that global warming could zap a…
- Juanita Chaves Posada, working on behalf of GFAR, is on a mission. She is passionate about informing smallholder farmers in developing countries about their rights. She is passionate about finding ways to translate those rights into practice. The rights she is championing flow from what…
- Source: CCAFS The IFAD-CCAFS Learning Alliance is calling for concept notes with the focus on economic valuation of climate risks and adaptation responses in agricultural development projects. Closing date: 10 November 2014, 08h00 CET. Rationale for the call…
- The Medium Term Plan of Action of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research entails now a specific outcome (Outcome 1) aiming at “Farmers and national stakeholders empowered and informed to better negotiate their own agricultural futures”. In order to achieve this outcome the MTP targets the…
- Source: World Agricultures Watch The WAW Secretariat seized the opportunity of the presence of some WAW stakeholders during the CFS-40 to present and collect views on what was recently achieved by WAW and its Partners. In 2011 and 2012, different public…
- Cooperatives play a critical role in building value chains that links smallholders with higher-value agricultural products. They provide downstream buyers with access to certified and otherwise high quality products, as well as reduce transactions costs for their members. They may also help poor…