Humans depend on a thin planetary ‘skin’ made up of life in all its diversity: biodiversity. Agriculture now covers the largest portion (46%) of the global land surface area; its ecological health and resilience in the face of changing climate is therefore critical to human survival. The biodiversity found within...

The Family Farming Knowledge Platform (FFKP) Monthly Digest showcases the latest contents uploaded in the FFKP to provide its readers with relevant and up to date information on family farming main themes such as agroecology, smallscale fisheries, pastoralism, indigenous people, and more.

YAHI is a youth-led organization committed to eradicating hunger and achieving food security for all, by promoting sustainable and equitable food systems through education, advocacy, and community engagement.

The PROFEAAC project (Promouvoir et Formaliser l’Exploitation Artisanale du bois d’œuvre en Afrique Centrale – Promoting and Formalizing Artisanal Timber Exploitation in Central Africa) has just published two guides in comic strip form to explain how to set up a nursery and plant trees, based on its experience in the...

The Executive Managing Director of CGIAR, a global agricultural research network, Dr Ismahane Elouafi, has praised the achievements of Access Agriculture in reaching farmers, including women and youth, in remote rural areas of Egypt.  Access Agriculture worked with the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and...

As part of the Hand-in-Hand Initiative, whose goal is to help reach Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1 and 2, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) partnered with the Government of Ethiopia to ensure that agricultural investments – namely those linked to a new series of integrated...

A la Une – Retour sur la journée d’études IRAM : Enjeux et défis de la cohésion sociale et du développement économique en République centrafricaine Le 8 février 2023, l’Iram a organisé en partenariat avec l’ONG Echelle – Appui au développement et l’Université de Bangui une journée d’études consacrée aux enjeux...

In early May of 2023, the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) conducted an in-field training on its Land Degradation Surveillance Framework (LDSF) methodology for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) monitoring in Makueni County, Kenya. The four-days training formed part of a broader project to promote NbS for...

“Fish farming is my mother’s business,” says Nurudeen Quadri, a 38-year-old fish farmer from Ijebu-Ode in southwest Nigeria as he enters Eriwe farm village. “I have been coming here since I was very small. When I graduated from university, I started my own farm.” Located at two hours’ drive east of...

Fifteen participants from four development agencies in the Philippines took part recently in a two-week training course to learn the essential skills required to develop high-quality farmer-to-farmer training videos that adhere to Access Agriculture’s strict standards for quality, content and format.

Le second numéro du bulletin réalisé dans le cadre du Programme Agroécologie en Afrique de l’Ouest (PAE) mis en œuvre par AVSF, l’Iram et Inades Formation est disponible. Il contient notamment desarticles sur les acquis et enseignements du projet, ainsi que les der-nières publications réalisées.

Land ownership in The Gambia is a complicated issue. It lives at the intersection of traditional customs, legal processes, competing needs, and momentum from the public sector and local NGOs towards more equitable governance.  Many women face significant disadvantages in owning land due to long-standing customs that govern land distribution within...

Access Agriculture’s innovative model of working with young Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs) to help scale agroecology knowledge among smallholder farmers has been recognised by several international awards. At a recent workshop held in Kampala, Uganda, Ezra Masolaki, Access Agriculture Entrepreneur coach for East Africa, was invited to throw light...

In northern Tanzania, recurring drought in recent years caused by climate change has put pressure on communities who make their livelihoods by keeping cattle. A group of Maasai women have turned to producing honey from beehives in the forest to generate additional income. This has enabled them to pay for...

Les populations des pays du G5 Sahel connaissent une croissance rapide. Par conséquent, la plupart de la population y est jeune. Compte tenu de ces vastes cohortes de jeunes gens, au cours des cinq prochaines années, 11,4 millions de ces jeunes atteindront l’âge de 16 ans, et la plupart d’entre...

Augmenter le potentiel d'un champ avec des cordons pierreux

It all started on the day when I escorted our country director to Rufunsa District, which is located in Lusaka Province in Zambia. We were off to meet the village Chieftainess Mphashya, to talk about our intentions to build a community seed bank in her chiefdom. We were met with...

This video gives an insight into the SWM Programme work with ranchers and community scouts in the Habu Community Conservancy, which is located in the communal livestock grazing areas of western Ngamiland, Botswana. The video introduces Godlop, a community scout benefitting from the SWM Community Conservancy Project, which is supporting...

Fiche technique sur le compostage du fumier pour en faire de l'engrais puissan. Le compostage rend les éléments nutritifs facilement disponibles pour les plantes. Il limite les risques d’asphyxie pour les plantes tout en évitant les risques de propagation des adventices, des ravageurs, des moisissures et des maladies.

Ces dernières années, plusieurs organisations de la société civile au Sénégal ont accompagné le développement d’outils afin de favoriser une gestion participative et inclusive du foncier. Cette note partage les résultats, leçons et recommandations basés sur ces expériences de terrain pour une amélioration de la participation des femmes àla gouvernance...