Does the Landowner’s Gender Affect Self-Cultivation and Farm Productivity? An Analysis for India
Land ownership has long been argued to enhance farm productivity by improving tenure security. But would this hold for female and male owners alike? The relationship between land ownership and productivity has been investigated relatively little from a gender perspective in most regions, with work on Asia being especially sparse. Even less explored are gender differences in the likelihood of landowners self-cultivating as vs. leasing out their land.
Forum des leaders de la recherche agricole de l’AOC
L’adoption d’une science, de technologies et d’innovations de qualité, l’accès aux mar- chés, le libre-échange et les cadres réglementaires adéquats sont les conditions néces- saires pour accroître la productivité de l’agriculture et transformer les systèmes alimen- taires de l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre (AOC)1.
Por un Decenio para la Agricultura Familiar Campesina Comunitaria
El Observatorio del Cambio Rural – Ocaru- en el marco de su campaña <
Este es un documento que tiene como objetivo aportar en la construcción del Plan de Acción Nacional del Decenio de la Agricultura Familiar en Ecuador.
Alimentos: somos vulnerables y dependientes
El Perú y buena parte del globo viven actualmente una crisis agroalimentaria. Si consideramos que alrededor del 10% de la humanidad sufre de hambre, a pesar de que la producción de alimentos es suficiente para todos, debe concluirse que hay “fallas” en el sistema alimentario, como nos lo ha recordado el secretario general de las NNUU, António Guterres a propósito de la realización de la Cumbre Global de Sistemas Alimentarios, realizada en setiembre del 2021.
Appropriation du concept d’agriculture de « seconde génération » dans les versants sud des monts Bamboutos
L’agriculture dite de « seconde génération » est désormais le chemin à suivre pour le développement du Cameroun. Dans cet article, il est question de saisir la signification de ce concept et d’explorer les conditions d’une mise en œuvre réussie.
Dossier Mujeres Rurales en Colombia
Las mujeres del mundo rural están mucho más expuestas que las del urbano a la sobrecarga que las tradiciones de división sexual del trabajo les han impuesto. Su papel en la reproducción social es invisibilizado por la subvaloración “del trabajo reproductivo, productivo y para el autoconsumo” (Fao, 2017, p. 1) y por su baja posibilidad de participación política institucional.
Agricultura familiar y seguridad alimentaria en el Perú
RESUMEN EJECUTIVO
National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods: The Republic of Azerbaijan
This country gender assessment (CGA) for the Republic of Azerbaijan was undertaken as part of FAO and national commitments to promote gender equality while integrating a gender perspective into its operations. The resulting CGA report focuses on the intersections of gender, agriculture and rural development, and presents a snapshot of critical gender-based inequalities and their consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods in Azerbaijan.
Agricultural investment at the crossroads in Cambodia:
Agricultural investment at the crossroads in Cambodia: Towards inclusion of smallholder farmers?
Vozes Femininas. Por uma recuperação econômica verde e inclusiva.
O planeta Terra vive uma emergência climática e a necessidade de soluções e ações se tornou ainda mais urgente com a crise mundial ocasionada pela pandemia da Covid-19. As relações entre o modelo de produção do agronegócio, o desmatamento, a destruição da biosfera e o aquecimento global, entre outros fatores que desequilibram o meio ambiente, favorecem o surgimento e a proliferação de novas doenças em escala mundial. Um novo pacto social, político e econômico verde precisa ser debatido e muitas ideias e ações devem ser colocadas em prática para não haver um colapso ainda maior. As mulheres
Healthy soil, Healthy planet, Healthy people
We cannot live without healthy soil and land. It is on these resources that we produce most of our food and build our homes. We need them to provide clean water and precious plant nutrients, to conserve biological diversity and to cope with climate change. And they form the basis for the livelihoods of millions of people. But despite such known facts, these valuable resources are in a dire state. A third of all soils world-wide are already degraded, and each year, further huge expanses of fertile land go lost.