The third newsletter of the African Technology Assessment Platform (AfriTAP) has been released, highlighting recent developments in various technology areas, including geoengineering, agriculture, genetics, and digital technologies. AfriTAP is a collaborative effort by African and international civil society groups to monitor and respond to the impacts of new technologies on...

La Plataforma de Conocimientos sobre Agricultura Familiar en colaboración con Barefoot Guide Connection organizó una serie de “talleres de escritura”, para ayudar a los profesionales a escribir sus propias experiencias, generando conocimientos que destaquen las prácticas, cambios, innovaciones e impactos de lo que hacen en apoyo a la agricultura familiar. Estos...

Organic vegetables, carefully grown and harvested just 30km from Bucharest (Romania), delivered to consumers in the city on the very day they are picked. ‘bio&co’ farm applies an inspiring social farming model, creating jobs for disadvantaged people in the local area, “The human being is at the centre of everything...

A webinar titled ‘The sound and vision of organic farming for rural audiences’ was held by Access Agriculture on 14th March for the English-speaking audience. For the French-speaking audience, a webinar on the same theme, titled ‘Le son et la vision de l’agriculture biologique pour les audiences rurales’ was held...

Cette capitalisation restitue les expériences des quatre premiers partenariats économiques responsables, impliquant des organisations agricoles françaises et africaines, mis en œuvre par Afdi (en Nouvelle-Aquitaine et Pays de la Loire ) dans les filières ananas bio-équitable et noix de cajou bio et équitable au Bénin, soja bio au Burkina-Faso, et...

Bangladesh’s small-scale fisheries is going through a phase of multidimensional challenges. There is a lack of grassroot associations and organizations which affiliates fishers and protect their interests. The current study found that one of the root causes of all problems for sustainable and small-scale fisheries in the country stem from...

Con enfoque en la innovación social y la tecnología sostenible, el proyecto +Algodón ha trabajado con la Universidad Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) para la implementación de la Iniciativa Lazos, creada para fomentar la inclusión digital, la creación de comunidades virtuales para el intercambio de conocimientos, buenas prácticas e información clave para la...

La région du Sahel est aujourd’hui confrontée à de nombreux défis, à savoir une crise sécuritaire, la montée de l’extrémisme, des perspectives économiques limitées, des emplois décents qui font défaut, sans parler des difficultés pour accéder à l’éducation, à la formation professionnelle et à l’ensemble des services de base. Les...

The global population is growing, especially in Africa – and with it the demand for food. At the same time, we are reaching planetary boundaries: climate change and the loss of biodiversity are limiting conventional agriculture. Based on its 13 principles, the agroecological transformation describes a path towards resilient, productive,...

In a bid to revolutionize fish processing methods and promote sustainability, a pilot study of a prototype fish drum oven was recently carried out. The study used innovative technology to address the limitations of traditional fish smoking techniques while ensuring the preservation of nutritional value and product quality. Based on...

Regenerative agriculture techniques provide a lifeline to the world's poorest farmers, restoring soils and increasing yields and incomes while sequestering carbon emissions. Because women account for 80% of Kenyan farmers, women must drive the transition to regenerative farming at scale. According to a report released last year by the IUCN and...

Nambiro Fatuma is a single mother of 4 kids that fully depend on her. She, on the other hand, depends on her income that comes from a family farm owned by her father. “I produce bananas, maize, beans, cassava, sweet potatoes, mangoes and avocados…” she says. “I once thought about starting a poultry...

La Plataforma de Conocimientos sobre Agricultura Familiar en colaboración con Barefoot Guide Connection organizó una serie de “talleres de escritura”, para ayudar a los profesionales a escribir sus propias experiencias, generando conocimientos que destaquen las prácticas, cambios, innovaciones e impactos de lo que hacen en apoyo a la agricultura familiar. Estos...

As part of a joint project with FAO Farmer Field School (FFS) in Uganda, eight youths belonging to three entrepreneur teams from Karamoja region in Uganda took part in an orientation course, 15-17 March, to master the use of a solar-powered Digisoft smart projector (containing all Access Agriculture farmer-training videos)....

Long-term active restoration is often employed to restore degraded grasslands. The establishment of a viable soil seed bank is the key to successful restoration, as it enhances the resilience of vegetation. However, little is known of how the soil seed bank affects vegetation resilience following long-term active restoration of degraded...

En el marco de la implementación del programa en el país, Mesoamérica sin Hambre AMEXCID-FAO ha colaborado con el Gobierno dominicano en la socialización del contenido de la Ley 589-16 y su reglamento, así como en el diseño e implementación de otros instrumentos normativos y de política pública que promueven...

Increasing the productivity of all livestock systems through innovations for improved feeding, genetics and husbandry practices is essential to contribute to the improvement of agrifood systems leaving no one behind. From 25 to 27 September 2023, FAO will organize the first ever Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation for “better production, better nutrition,...

Non-extractive and power-equalising research involves different knowledge holders (e.g. researchers and farmers) in a process of close cooperative engagement, jointly producing new knowledge, with mutual learning. As such, this form of cooperative enquiry is a significant reversal from dominant roles, locations, and ways of knowing. I offer some examples and reflections on...

La Plataforma de Conocimientos sobre Agricultura Familiar en colaboración con Barefoot Guide Connection organizó una serie de “talleres de escritura”, para ayudar a los profesionales a escribir sus propias experiencias, generando conocimientos que destaquen las prácticas, cambios, innovaciones e impactos de lo que hacen en apoyo a la agricultura familiar. Estos...

Access Agriculture conducted a translation workshop 7-9 March 2023 for South Africa, under the Knowledge Centers for Organic Agriculture (KCOA) Project, in Cala, Eastern Cape, in South Africa. The training brought together nine participants, four from Vukani Community Radio Station in the Eastern Cape Province  and another four from Muletsi Community...