Les réflexions relatives aux stratégies nationales d’agriculture digitale prennent de l’ampleur actuellement en Afrique, en particulier au niveau des gouvernements et des organisations venant en appui au secteur. Où en est-on dans leur mise en place ? Quelles sont les limites observées dans ces processus et comment s’assurer qu’ils contribuent...

Autrefois ignorés, les secrets des paysans sahéliens attirent aujourd’hui l’attention des chercheurs et des décideurs. Et pour cause, ils inspirent de nouvelles voies d’adaptation au changement climatique pour l’agriculture africaine, et au-delà. Ici un article du Cirad qui revient sur la technique du zaï ou l'art de capturer la pluie....

Cette étude a pour objectif de documenter le renouvellement d’une politique alimentaire d’import-substitution au Cameroun. Elle interroge en quoi la production de farines panifiables à partir de productions vivrières locales (manioc, banane plantain, patate douce) peut devenir compétitive par rapport aux importations de blé. Elle utilise pour cela un cadre...

Rural Africans bear the brunt of climate change. From reliance on rain-fed irrigation, dwindling resources, and recurring disasters rural people in sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to climate change, though they are among those least contributing to it. And yet, they are rarely, if ever, consulted in the development of...

This baseline report examines the Refugee Agricultural Value Chains for Economic Self-reliance (RAVES) project in Uganda. The programme adopts an innovative approach, with a focus on providing sustainable long-term solutions beyond humanitarian assistance that mitigate the negative effects of displacement, uplift refugees, and support host communities. The approach allows the...

The main aim of the research was to analyze whether nutrition education and farm production diversification improved household dietary diversity as well as fruit and vegetable consumption among rural households in Zimbabwe. A cross-sectional survey using systematic random sampling was conducted in eight rural districts covering 1417 households. Poisson, Instrumental...

Government officials, fish industry captains, civil society and private sector representatives have launched consultations on a new fisheries and aquaculture bill for Zimbabwe. Hailed as a first of its kind piece of legislation, the bill marks a milestone in efforts by the Southern African nation to bolster its fisheries and...

Les agriculteurs d’Afrique de l’Ouest sont confrontés à une perte de fertilité chronique des sols agricoles. Quelles solutions concrètes peuvent être diffusées pour améliorer la résilience des agricultures forestières ouest-africaines ? A travers la rencontre avec des acteurs de terrain, la Fondation FARM livre dans cet article quelques élément de...

According to experts at the ongoing climate negotiations (COP 28) in Dubai, UAE, such agroecological farming techniques are key to the continent’s food systems because they optimize the use of local resources such as manure and local water sources for irrigation, thereby minimizing the ecological footprint and enhancing the sustainability...

As with every iteration of Foresight Africa, this 2023 edition aim to capture the top priorities for the region in the year ahead, offering recommendations for supporting Africa at a time of heightened global turbulence. The autors hope that Foresight Africa 2023 will promote dialogue on the key issues influencing development...

In a chronically dry region of Kenya, outside Nairobi, women are becoming farmer scientists, working with CIFOR-ICRAF researchers to find ways to make the often-parched soil produce food for their families and the market. The women are testing different types of mulch to see which works best in their difficult conditions. Their next...

The effects of climate change are evident in the coastal areas of Nigeria, particularly in the Ilaje region of Ondo State in southwestern Nigeria. They result in crop failure, erosion and loss of livelihoods due to extreme weather events such as droughts and floods. The coastal region of Nigeria is particularly...

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, has entered into grant agreements with 15 educational institutions to develop agroecology skills among member states, as an element of the ECOWAS Agroecology Program supported by the European Union. The combined budget for these agreements stands at €1,320,784.43, with each institution...

In March 2023, civil society organisations and farmers met with thePortfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Developmentto share views on agroecology and to promote a call from 58 organisationsfor a national agroecology strategy.In support of the process, the ACB conducted a detailed review of 22 key policies across...

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The resilience of KwaZulu-Natal farmers during the Covid-19 pandemic and intersecting crises is highlighted in “Stories of Resilience Built Through Agroecology”, a new book launched by Biowatch. The book includes the experiences of 24 farmers who have adopted agroecology methods. These farmers have improved household food security and nutrition and built...

Zoonoses account for most of the emerging and re-emerging infections in Kenya and in other low to medium-income countries across the world. The human-livestock-wildlife interface provides a nexus where transmission and spread of these zoonotic diseases could occur among communities farming in these areas. We sought to identify perceptions of...

La Formation pour le renforcement de l’autonomie économique des populations rurales (TREE) est un programme élaboré par le Département des compétences et de l’employabilité du BIT et conceptualisé en suivant les principes de la formation au niveau communautaire. Ce guide a été élaboré pour planifier, concevoir et mettre en œuvre...

Les réflexions relatives aux stratégies nationales d’agriculture digitale prennent de l’ampleur actuellement en Afrique, en particulier au niveau des gouvernements et des organisations venant en appui au secteur. Où en est-on dans leur mise en place ? Quelles sont les limites observées dans ces processus et comment s’assurer qu’ils contribuent...

Africa is facing a food crisis of unprecedented proportions. Millions are expected to be at risk of worsening hunger in the near future due to the rippling effects of the war in Ukraine, which are compounding the devastating impacts that conflicts, climate variability and extremes, economic slowdowns and downturns, and...