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Article de revue spécialisée
Constraints to women smallholder farmers’ efforts in ensuring food security at household level
A case of Msowero Ward of Morogoro region, Tanzania
Women smallholder farmers (WSFs) play great roles in ensuring food security at household level as a poverty reduction strategy, but they are faced with a number of constraints that deprive them from fulfilling their potential as farmers, food producer, provider and entrepreneur. In evaluating the constraints on WSFs toward ensuring...
United Republic of Tanzania
2014
Article de blog
Veterinary help for livestock herders brings relief to Angola
The European Union and FAO are working together to strengthen food security in Angola by boosting its veterinary services.
Food security and animal health in Angola, Africa’s second biggest oil exporter, remain as some of the biggest challenges the country is facing. The Strengthening of Livestock Services in Angola (SANGA) project, led by FAO and co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the Institute of Veterinary Services (ISV) of...
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Projet
Conservation des Sols et Sécurité Alimentaire : une préoccupation commune pour les agricultures paysannes du Mali et du Maroc
Le projet « Conservation des sols et sécurité alimentaire : une préoccupation commune pour les agricultures paysannes du Mali et du Maroc », appelé plus simplement « AC Maroc-Mali », a démarré en janvier 2010. La fin du projet était prévue initialement pour le 31/12/2012, cependant celle-ci a été reportée...
Mali - Morocco
2014
Article de blog
Women of Kanem taking the lead in agricultural development
The project has enabled women’s groups to access irrigable and fertile land and farm it in their own names.
In the western Chad region of Kanem, the majority of men from poor rural families have migrated to areas with better economic opportunities to ensure the survival of their families. Women are often left as head of household and assume particularly heavy tasks, including cultivating the land. Agricultural production has...
Chad
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article de revue spécialisée
Assessment of farmers' perceptions and the economic impact of climate change in Namibia
Case study on small scale irrigation farmers (SSIFs) of Ndonga Linena Irrigation Project
This paper examines perceptions of small-scale irrigation farmers (SSIFs) with regard to climate change and their adaptation strategies in terms of its effects. The The Multinomial Logit (MNL) and the Trade-Off Analysis models were applied. Farm-level data was collected from the entire population of 30 SSIFs at the Ndonga Linena...
Namibia
2014 - Polytechnic of Namibia
Vidéos
In the words of family farmers: Ethiopia
76% of the world's poorest people live in rural areas of developing countries. Many, like Boru Gudo, depend on agriculture - and irregular rainfall - to survive. Boru explains how regular access to water has change his life.
Ethiopia
2014 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Rapport
Summary of Cows, missing milk markets and nutrition in rural Ethiopia
In rural economies encumbered by significant market imperfections, farming decisions may partly be motivated by nutritional considerations, in addition to income and risk factors. These imperfections create the potential for farm assets to have direct dietary impacts on nutrition in addition to any indirect effects via income. We test this...
Ethiopia
2014 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI)
Rapport
Agriculture and livestock survey A2 farms 2012
This Report presents the results of the 2011-2012 Agriculture and Livestock Survey (ALS) in A2 Farms conducted by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency.
Zimbabwe
2014 - Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency
Article de blog
Les exploitations agricoles familiales intégrées, solution à la sécurité alimentaire
Des chercheurs ivoiriens du secteur agricole relèvent que des exploitations familiales intégrées peuvent permettre d’atteindre la sécurité alimentaire et le développement durable en Côte d’Ivoire. Une expérience pilote menée de 2011 à 2012 dans la localité de Korhogo par l'organisation non gouvernementale Chigata, en collaboration avec le Comité Français pour...
Côte d'Ivoire
2014 - Chigata
Article de blog
Creating a brighter future for farmers
Charcoal smokers introduced by the South-South Cooperation programme have improved women’s income in the Edeha fish market.
During the past ten years, over 600 Chinese experts and technicians have been deployed in Nigeria to share their agricultural skills with local farmers. The South-South Cooperation (SSC) programme, which has been fully funded by the Government of Nigeria and facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
Nigeria
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article de revue spécialisée
Small-scale irrigation farming system situational analysis in Namibia
Case study from Ndonga Linena Green Scheme, Kavango West Region
The aim of this paper is to examine the perceptions of small-scale irrigation farmers (SSIFs) with regard to climate change and their adaptation strategies in terms of its effects. This study forms part of a broader regional project, namely the Southern Agricultural Africa Inter-Comparison and Improvement Project (SAAMIIP) on integrated...
Namibia
2014 - Polytechnic of Namibia
Article
Le projet AFS4Food :les systèmes agroforestiers au service de la sécurité alimentaire
Interview de Didier Snoeck, chercheur du Cirad et coordonnateur du projet AFS-4-Food, projet contracté par l’Union Africaine sur un financement de l’Union Européenne (EuropeAid). Le projet AFS4Food fait le pari d’améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et le bien-être des ménages ruraux africains grâce à une meilleure gestion de l’agroforgroforesterie dans trois zones d’études...
Cameroon - Kenya - Madagascar
2014
Rapport
Agriculture and livestock survey communal lands 2012
This Report presents the results of the 2011-2012 Agriculture and Livestock Survey (ALS) in communal lands conducted by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency
Zimbabwe
2014 - Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency
Rapport
Nutrition sensitivity
How agriculture can improve child nutrition
In 2011 it is estimated 3.1 million children under the age of 5 years died because of malnutrition. Many more were stunted and suffered poor cognitive development. The economic loss from malnutrition is enormous – around 16% of GDP in some countries. Agriculture provides food to a country’s population and...
2014 - Save the Children UK
Étude de cas
Securing the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in Ethiopia
Water is one of the most scarce resources for African farmers. Access to enough water in semi-arid regions is a huge challenge and shortages can lead to the loss of lives and livelihoods in times of drought. With climate change, water conservation will only become more imperative. Ethiopia has one...
Ethiopia
2014 - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Étude de cas
Securing the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in Ethiopia
Water is one of the most scarce resources for African farmers. Access to enough water in semi-arid regions is a huge challenge and shortages can lead to the loss of lives and livelihoods in times of drought. With climate change, water conservation will only become more imperative. Ethiopia has one...
Ethiopia
2014 - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Ouvrage
Féminin-masculin
Genre et agricultures familiales
Les Nations unies reconnaissent officiellement que parvenir à l'égalité hommes-femmes, en termes d'accès aux ressources de production et à leur contrôle (en particulier la terre et les services agricoles), aurait un effet positif sur la productivité agricole, la sécurité alimentaire et la pauvreté. Pourtant, quelle est la situation actuelle des...
2014 - CTA
Article
找到种玉米以外的法子
在世界很多地方,干旱频繁发生和作物歉收威胁食品和营养安全,并造成这些地区对粮食 援助的依赖。但是最近,肯尼亚许多农户正在自行探索可持续性的方法,确保足够的营养食物 和额外的收入,以便他们能供孩子上学。因为玉米产量猛涨而逐步边缘化的传统耐干旱营养 作物,比如木薯、高粱、小米等,再次得到广泛种植,促使可靠收成的实现,而改善了饮食 和收入。
Kenya
2014 - Centre for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge
Vidéos
Seeds of Sovereignty
Seeds of Sovereignty shares the stories of African communities embarking on a journey to revive their traditional seed diversity, and take back control over their food systems. Forging a path toward a socially just, ecologically sane and sovereign future, they are courageously challenging the corporate, profit driven model of agriculture...
2014
Article de revue spécialisée
The impact of credit on technical efficiency among vegetable farmers in Swaziland
Access to credit is regarded as an important intervention for improving the incomes of the rural population, mainly by mobilizing resources to more productive uses. Production of vegetables by smallholder farmers in Swaziland is inconsistent and lower than the national demand, hence the gap is filled by imports from South...
Eswatini
2014
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