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Video
Pourquoi la collecte du lait local en Afrique de l’Ouest est-elle si faible ?

Comment expliquer le si faible taux de collecte du lait local en Afrique de l’Ouest ? “L’offre est tout d’abord très dispersée”, explique Bio Gouré Soulé, assistant technique élevage et pastoralisme pour la CEDEAO. Dans cette vidéo, l’expert nous éclaire également sur le rôle des centres de collecte de lait...
2023 - Fondation pour l'Agriculture et la Ruralité dans le Monde (FARM)

Report
Agroecology in Brazil: challenges and opportunities

This publication brings a summary of the main insights from the study of agroecology, which point out challenges and opportunities for the strengthening and dynamization of the agroecological transition in Brazil. This study wants researchers, scientists, farmers and activists to be able to take this mapping, expand it or develop new...
Brazil
2023

Article
Trip to Honduras along the coffee supply chain

Las Capucas Sustainable Coffee Village Community
In Las Capucas, a small rural community in the mountains of the municipality of San Pedro de Copán, most families are somehow linked to coffee production. Francisco Villeda, known as Pancho, is among the member producers of the Cooperativa cafetalera Las Capucas and part of the Slow Food Las Capucas Sustainable Coffee Village Community, the...
Honduras
2023 - Slow Food

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“Take me with you, mother maize”. A tale of maize in peasant woman’s livelihoods

Sara’s childhood was full of sunshine. She remembers herself in farming fields under the sun, in the dry valleys of Bolivia. Many seasons had lacked rain which dried the soil and the air she breathed. The landscape became a palette of brown colours, intensifying the feeling of heat. Sara grew...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
La CEDEAO ambitionne de former 12 000 jeunes en agroécologie d’ici à 2024

La Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Cedeao) déploie sa politique agroécologique. Elle a reçu 16,2 millions d'euros de la part de partenaires européens pour constituer, entre autres, une ressource humaine en quantité et de qualité en la matière : former 12 000 jeunes en agroécologie d’ici 2024.
2023

Practices
Struvite’s potential as an alternative phosphorus source for organic agriculture

Struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) is a naturally occurring mineral used to satisfy plants’ phosphorus needs. Struvite obtained from municipal wastewater treatment plants allows P recycling (including some N) and can thus partially replace non-renewable P sources.
2023 - RELACS

Practices
Genetic management of Indian major carps

Collectively carps represent the largest global aquaculture sector, contributing over 20 percent of global aquaculture production. The Indian major carps including catla (Catla catla), rohu (Labeo rohita) and mrigal (Cirhinnus mrigala) are cultured widely across the Indian sub-continent with the main culture system being a multi-species polyculture in ponds, often...
India
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Access Agriculture participates in the 6th Organic Asia Congress

Access Agriculture participated in the 6th Organic Asia Congress, which was held in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines, 6-9 June 2023, under the theme ‘Building World Peace through Organic Agriculture: Food Security Vital to Peace Building.’   The Organic Asia Congress (OAC) is one of the biggest organic events in the world,...
Philippines
2023 - Access Agriculture

Video
REPLAY - Et si l'élevage faisait partie de la solution ? Transition(s) - Ép.4

Retrouvez en vidéo notre émission Transition(s) consacrée à l’élevage. Au programme : une heure d’échanges avec nos invités, des éclairages, des reportages et des solutions concrètes qui montrent comment l’élevage peut contribuer à une transformation agroécologique systémique.
2023 - Fondation pour l'Agriculture et la Ruralité dans le Monde (FARM)

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Where is the Food we need?

It never ceases to amaze me why it’s so difficult to buy locally produced food that is tasty, seasonal, fresh and chemical-free directly from farmers. Why do government policies and programmes always seem to favour big agro-business and supermarket culture? It’s Thursday. I’m on my way to collect this week’s...
Poland
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Les effets des changements climatiques en Tunisie : Déficit pluviométrique et impacts sur l’agriculture

La « Journée internationale de la Terre nourricière », instituée par l’ONU pour rappeler l’urgence d’agir pour la planète est célébrée chaque 22 avril. Elle a été, cette année, l’occasion pour le secrétaire général de l’ONU, Antonio Guterres, de lancer son appel à intensifier l’action climatique et à investir massivement dans l’adaptation...
Tunisia
2023

Practices
Anaerobic digestates as a nutrient source for organic farming

Anaerobic digestion of food and organic waste in a closed system produces fertiliser (digestates) and energy while avoiding greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. Storage in a closed system minimises losses of nutrients like nitrogen (N) and potassium (K).
2023 - RELACS

Manual
African swine fever field manual

Steps in swine handling and sample collection for African swine fever outbreak investigation
The African swine fever (ASF) field manual was published with the aim of equipping Member Nations to manage the handling and sample collection in the investigation of an ASF outbreak. The manual details the handling and restraining of pigs for sample collection during an ASF outbreak investigation. It also details...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Food security and nutrition receive a boost in Mozambique

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Mozambique signed two grant agreements with a combined value of US$4.2 million. These grants will help to build the resilience of rural communities through improved food security, better nutrition and increased incomes. The funding will be channelled through two...
Mozambique
2023

Blog article
Three new Filipino languages added to farmer video website

Following a series of training workshops, Access Agriculture has been able to add three new Filipino languages to its award-winning website.  After holding the Tagalog training at the campus of South East Asian Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) in Los Banos near Manila, three new...
Philippines
2023 - Access Agriculture

Blog article
Semences en Afrique (1/3) : un secteur vital pour la sécurité alimentaire du continent

Face au changement climatique et aux pressions sur les écosystèmes, les semences à travers le monde ont un rôle central pour atteindre la souveraineté alimentaire. FARM a donné la parole à Million Belay, coordinateur général de l’Alliance pour la souveraineté alimentaire en Afrique (AFSA) et membre du Panel international d’experts...
2023 - Fondation pour l'Agriculture et la Ruralité dans le Monde (FARM)

Newsletter
The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology Newsletter

 The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology engages with food system actors in seven countries: Burkina Faso, Kenya, Tunisia and Zimbabwe in Africa, India and Lao PDR in Asia, Peru in Latin America. Transition pathways in each country will encompass different parts of the food systems, for example, farming practices, business models,...
2023 - The CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology

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Who says my land cannot be productive? A farmer’s journey to a forest full of food security!

We are Magdalene and Gillian, trainers working for Kulika Uganda. We are passionate about seeing that people engaged in agriculture adopt sustainable farming practices which are easy to implement and have benefits for the people and the planet. Kulika is a non-government organization working with rural communities to empower people...
Uganda
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Manual
Understanding Soil Health and Watershed Function: ​A Teacher's Manual

The activities in this facilitation manual are appropriate for  adults as well as young adults (and can easily be adapted for younger students as well). It is aligned with Next Generation Science Standards for ease of use by high school teachers.  For those who want to learn more, we offer workshops, and...
2023 - Didi Pershouse

Blog article
GIZ SNRD Africa newsletter highlights Access Agriculture’s innovative delivery model

An article titled ‘Innovating digital extension delivery services in rural Egypt,’ featured in the latest issue of the GIZ Sector Network Rural Development (SNRD) Africa newsletter, showcases a partnership project that successfully supports the co-construction of knowledge and inclusive growth for marginalised farmers through farmer-to-farmer videos and last-mile delivery in...
Egypt
2023 - Access Agriculture
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