Por Lucía Molina

El sector agrícola en Costa Rica enfrenta dificultades en incorporar a las personas jóvenes a un sector altamente riesgoso y con poco apoyo del Estado, pero el especialista en agricultura familiar y juventudes rurales, Pedro Boareto, señaló que la primera barrera la viven en sus comunidades.

Las personas que se dedican a la agricultura cada vez más son de mayor edad en Costa Rica y el sector tiene dificultades para atraer a la juventud a seguir la vocación de cultivar la tierra.

Por:  Jhenifer Mojica Florez

Our food systems are in urgent need of transformation, as humanity faces one of our biggest challenges yet; feeding a future population of 10 billion people with safe and nutritious food while keeping a healthy planet. Our food system has the power to tip the scales and transform the future of our planet and humankind.

Por Jorgelina Hiba

Organizaciones socioambientales de Argentina advierten a la ONU sobre los impactos del modelo agrícola en los derechos humanos. Insisten en que no asegura la provisión de alimentos baratos ni ayuda a enfrentar la crisis climática. 

COVID-19 may have forced the 50th anniversary of Earth Day to be commemorated online last year, yet millions of people participated in calls to action. As we begin to look beyond the pandemic, however, it's vital to remember that we cannot go back to business-as-usual as far as our planet is concerned.

Por Nicolás Esperante

Po r Eduardo Duschatzky

Cada 17 de abril se conmemora el Día Internacional de las Luchas Campesinas. Seis organizaciones de Argentina analizaron la actualidad del sector. Con reclamos tan comunes como históricos (tierra, mayor presupuesto, herramientas, incumplimiento de leyes), señalan caminos posibles para la transición hacia otro modelo agropecuario. Los pasos adelante, los problemas sin resolver y la falta de políticas estatales. Escasas críticas al gobierno nacional.

What are the state-of-the-art and new approaches to land consolidation as part of integrated rural development strategies in North Africa and Near East? That was the main question around which several experts from Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Turkey joined the FAO/ RVO roundtable discussion on land consolidation during the Second Arab Land Conference last February; a session which 110 participants attended – both in person and online.

Por: Víctor M. Quintana S.

The debate about compensation of former white farmers in Zimbabwe continues to rage. The compensation agreement signed in July agreed a total amount of US$3.5 billion to pay for ‘improvements’ to the land that was expropriated. After 20 years of discussion, this was a major step forward. However, there seem to be multiple positions on the agreement and little consensus, along with much misunderstanding. However, some things are happening, and a joint resource mobilisation committee has been established with technical support from the World Bank and others.

El papel del campesinado, “como siempre”, es el de “producir alimentos sanos para la población del mundo”. En tanto, el rol de los gobiernos es proteger a trabajadores/as”.

  Anderson Amaro, Movimiento de Agricultores de Brasil (MPA)

 Por: Javier Suazo