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Kenya: Country Technical Note on Indigenous Peoples Issues
The Republic of Kenya has a multi-ethnic population, among which more than 25 communities identify as indigenous.
Climate-smart smallholder agriculture: What is different.
Cada vez hay más consenso en cuanto a que el cambio climático está transformando el contexto del desarrollo rural, cambiando los entornos físicos y socioeconómicos y encareciendo el desarrollo de los pequeños productores. Pero el consenso es menor en cuanto a la manera en que las prácticas agrícolas en pequeña escala deberían cambiar como resultado de ello. La pregunta que suele plantearse es la siguiente: ¿cuál es realmente la diferencia que plantea la agricultura en pequeña escala “climáticamente inteligente”, que trasciende las mejores prácticas utilizadas usualmente en el ámbito del desarrollo?
Investing in rural people in Burundi
IFAD has funded nine programmes and projects in Burundi for a total investment of US$141 million. IFAD’s experience in the country confirms that even under adverse circumstances programmes and projects conceived and designed on the basis of adequate consultations with incentives to rural communities can help improve household food security.
During more than a decade of open conflict in Burundi, IFAD continued to implement programme and project activities. In keeping with its mandate for rural and agricultural development, the organization supported participation in social development and the cohesion of rural communities that were directly or indirectly affected by massacres and combat. By continuing activities in the face of insecurity and within the constraints of an international embargo on Burundi, IFAD helped communities maintain a sense of normalcy.
Facilitar el acceso de los jóvenes rurales a las actividades agrícolas
Este documento de trabajo para la sesión de juventud del Foro Campesino 2012 proporciona una visión de conjunto de las conclusiones del proyecto común MIJARC/FIDA/FAO sobre “Facilitar el acceso de los jóvenes rurales . a las actividades agrícolas’.
Este documento será completado e inserido en el informe final que se publicará después del Foro Campesino.
Good Practices in Building Innovative Rural Institutions to Increase Food Security
Evidence from the ground shows that when strong rural organizations such as producer groups and cooperatives provide a full range of services to small producers, they are able to play a greater role in meeting a growing food demand on local, national and international markets. Indeed, a myriad of such institutional innovations from around the world are documented in this FAO case-study-based publication.
Nevertheless, to be able to provide a broad array of services to their members, organizations have to develop a dense network of relationships among small producers, between small-producer organizations and with markets actors and policy-makers.
Syrian Arab Republic: Thematic study on participatory rangeland management in the Badia - Badia Rangelands Development Project
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Country Technical Note on Indigenous Peoples Issues
The DRC is a multi-ethnic country with some 250 ethnic groups, including several indigenous Pygmy groups.