Water and Food Security facing global change: what challenges, what solutions
Water and Food Security Water and Food Security facing global change: what challenges, what solutions? Contribution to the international debate The subject of this report is “water for food” as a key issue for food security. It relates to water as a “resource” for irrigated and rain-fed agriculture – a fundamental resource since food cannot […]
Guaranteeing access to water for small farmers
Access to water for small farmers Guaranteeing access to water for small farmers Water is an essential resource for farmers in developing countries. They need it to produce food, irrigate their crops, water their livestock and maintain fish stocks, but competition over access to water is constantly intensifying due to demographic growth, industrialisation, urbanisation, and […]
For a system of fair trade which favours rural farming organisations
AVSF and fair trade For a fair trade that serves rural farming organizations Reference text Fair trade labelling was launched in the context of an economic crisis (at the end of the 1980s, beginning of the 90s) which was caused by low prices and the great difficulty faced by small producers in gaining access to […]
French NGOs recommendations for the Durban Climate COP 17
Agriculture in DURBAN COP 2011 Coordination Sud’s recommendations for the Durban Climate Change Conference The United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 17) held last November in Durban, South Africa. The French NGOs, which are grouped in “Coordination Sud“, had already criticized small advances of the previous conferences in Copenhagen and Cancun. They have thus […]
