Award ceremony organized on 29 October 2012, in Punta del Este, Uruguay  29 October 2012, Punta del Este (Uruguay) &#8211; The Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food, launched by Agropolis Fondation, has been awarded to Pamela Ronald, &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/012-louis-malassis-internatio… 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" />

  Ceremonia de entrega del Premio organizada el 29 de octubre 2012, en Punta del Este, Uruguay  29 de octubre de 2012, Punta del Este (Uruguay) – El Premio Científico Internacional Louis Malassis para la Agricultura y la Alimentación, instituido &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/el-premio-cientifico-internac… 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" />

&#160; Cérémonie de remise du Prix organisée le 29 octobre 2012, à Punta del Este, Uruguay  29 Octobre 2012, Punta del Este (Uruguay) &#8211; Le Prix Scientifique International Louis Malassis pour l’Agriculture et l’Alimentation, lancé par Agropolis Fondation, a été &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/le-prix-scientifique-internat… 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" />

Fue una de las frases del Presidente del Uruguay, José Mujica, “la Economía no entiende la existencia de los productores”, se debe definir la realidad sustentable que viven los agricultores para aplicar políticas públicas diferenciadas que permitan el desarrollo del &#8230; <a href="http://gcardblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/ser-agricultor-es-un-estilo-d… 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" />

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.