Soberanía Alimentaria es el derecho que los pueblos, los países o las uniones de Estados tienen para definir sus políticas agrícolas y alimentarias y para proteger su producción y su cultura alimentaria para no ser perjudicados por otros. Este es un tema que nos toca a nosotras feministas, no…
La presente investigación tiene como objetivos: 1) estudiar la participación histórica y económica de las mujeres en la tenencia de la tierra, desde las haciendas hasta la creación de las UAIM en el sistema ejidal; 2) describir y analizar la participación femenina en el proceso de…
En este artículo, Pérez Ruiz proporciona un análisis detallado de los objetivos y carácter de las diferentes organizaciones campesinas e indígenas. Asimismo, Reyes Ramos muestra con datos muy precisos, las consecuencias de tales movilizaciones frente a la invasión y compra de tierras.
Ce manuel de formation souligne la façon de gérer et de résoudre les conflits concernant les droits relatifs au régime foncier, la sécurité foncière et l’accès à la terre dans le domaine du développement rural. Il a pour origine des activités complémentaires entreprises sous l’égide du Programme…
Cette étude propose une analyse de la dimension de genre au sein de la législation relative à l’agriculture et examine le statut juridique des femmes dans trois secteurs clés. Le résultat est une analyse qui identifie les principaux facteurs juridiques et certains facteurs non juridiques ayant…
Water is essential for life and plays a key role in achieving the Millennium Development Goals. As the population continues to grow and the economy develops, competition for water uses between different users has intensified and induced excessive strain on the environment. Climate change and…
Drainage of agricultural land is one of the most critical water management tools for the sustainability of productive cropping systems, as frequently this sustainability is extremely dependent on the control of waterlogging and soil salinization in the rootzone of most crops. On some…
Bioenergy sits at the intersection of three of the world’s great challenges - energy security, climate change, and poverty reduction - and has received an enormous amount of attention in the past few years. Joint work on these issues is vital considering that together, the G8 +5 Countries…
The performance of many canal irrigation delivery systems is unsatisfactory in terms of: (i) water resources management; (ii) service to irrigated agriculture; and (iii) costeffectiveness of infrastructure management. In recent years, participatory approaches and management transfer reforms…
Food availability, access, stability and utilization are all part of the multi-dimensional nature of food security. The “availability” aspect, discussed here, refers to the availability of sufficient quantities of food of appropriate quality, supplied through domestic production or inputs.
Most of the large rice irrigation systems in Southeast Asia have been designed for rice irrigation under a supply-driven mode. Despite their huge contribution to agricultural production, there is a general consensus that these large rice irrigation systems have not lived up to expectations…