From Entrepreneurs to Stewards: Development Policies for Family Farming in Chile
A new Rimisp report explores the evolution of public policies aimed at smallholder family farming in Chile, identifying the various government approaches and their effects on rural areas.
Rimisp Participates in the 3rd Annual Conference on Conflict, Climate Change, and the Environment in the MENA Region
Rodrigo Yáñez, director of Rimisp, attended the event held in Istanbul, Turkey, where he participated in an international panel that discussed lessons and experiences from cases outside the Middle East and North Africa region.
Colombian Rural Dialogue Group: Toward an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable agribusiness sector.
The fifth session of the Rural Dialogue Group (GDR) aimed to further the technical analysis of the path toward an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable agribusiness sector.
Chile: On-site training sessions for smallholder family farming in Ñuble and La Araucanía have concluded
As part of the Connected Communities project, the three courses of the “Digital Transformation for Family Farming” Training Program concluded this week. This initiative drew in-person participation from nearly 350 people across 14 rural areas.
An Agenda for Territorial Development between the State of Guatemala and the Q’eqchi’ people
The recent signing of the agreement between the Government of Guatemala and the Jolom Na’h Great Council in Chisec, Alta Verapaz, is the result of years of community work and dialogue with different government agencies, aimed at building bridges between ancestral knowledge and public policies.
INCATA Project: Evidence and knowledge on the role of the “hidden environment” in agricultural transformation
The initiative has completed its activities in Africa and Odisha (India), the final work focused on the publication of documents with the project’s findings.
GDR Colombia: The role of agribusiness in competitive and sustainable agriculture
The purpose of the fourth session of the Rural Dialogue Group (RDG) was to deepen the technical analysis of the strategic challenges facing the country’s agrifood systems.
Rimisp and international partners conclude INCATA project activities in Nairobi, Kenya
Rodrigo Yáñez and Andrés Fuica from Rimisp, together with Carolina Trivelli of the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP), participated in the INCATA project in the closing public event of the INCATA project in Nairobi, Kenya on February 4th.
Rimisp 2025: 39 years transforming rural Latin America
Rimisp – Latin American Center for Rural Development celebrated 39 years of existence. This anniversary is not just a number; it is a reflection of almost four decades of research and advocacy dedicated to understanding and transforming rurality in our region.
The role of the “hidden link” in agrifood systems marked the debate at the International Seminar of the INCATA project
Within the framework of the INCATA project, international experts met to discuss how the linkage between small-scale producers and agri-food MSMEs boosts rural development in Africa, Asia and Latin America.