Over 80 percent of Uruguay’s land area is used for livestock farming, dairy production, foliage and crop rotation, thereby generating about 70 percent of the country’s export[i] 13 percent employment rate and 9.3 percent GDP.[ii] Most farms are family managed &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/who-needs-large-farms-anyway/… reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src=

The GCARD-2 Foresight paper (F3), “The voice of smallholders in shaping priorities”, raises a number of questions about why the inclusion of farmers, particularly resource-poor farmers, in foresight (and in ARD processes generally) has so far been limited. This prompted &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/involving-smallholders-in-agr… reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog…; width="1" height="1" />

It&#8217;s EVERYWHERE! At the GCARD2 success stories, inspiration and motivation are all plentiful for the young Social Reporters. Several youth, present at the event can relate and share experiences, particularly in the discussions on: Individual Learning and Empowerment of Women &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/whos-listening-youth-women-em… reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog…; width="1" height="1" />

Desde hace varias décadas, varios países como Inglaterra, Francia, Australia, entre muchos otros, han alcanzado con éxito un nivel sostenible de progreso socioeconómico. Aunque también es conocido que  estos países actualmente se enfrentan con grandes problemas. Un aspecto particular es que &#8230; <a href="https://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/la-importancia-del-liderazgo… reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=89934…; width="1" height="1" />

October 30th 2012 was the hottest day in Uruguay, the hottest day if we consider that it was the day when the F.2.2. Foresight at Global Level session discussed&#8230;.where we should go from here.

Between 2008 and 2011 I did a PhD in rural development in Romania. I studied over 50 rural communities, their habits and culture in order to develop a better socio-economic development strategies.

“Imagining the world at the end of the century is like imagining the evolution of communications 40 years ago “stated Walter Baethgen at the P2.3 conference session on improving adaptation to climate change for sustainable development in the agricultural sector &#8230; <a href="https://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/learning-to-adapt-with-flexi… reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0&q

¿Qué se ha aprendido? Cuando las capacidades de los productores se fortalecen gracias a los resultados de la investigación participativa, se observan cambios significativos en la productividad regional. Las políticas públicas deben apoyar los procesos complejos de investigación, transferencia de &#8230; <a href="https://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/de-la-mano-para-llegar-a-la-… reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=gcardblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=89934…; width="1" height="1" />