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Breaking new ground in Northern Uganda
European Commission - Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO) support to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) towards revamping agricultural production in northern Uganda where the communities are rebuilding their livelihoods after two decades of civil conflict.
Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Rapport
Forestry contribution to national economy and trade in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
The economic contributions of forests in Eastern African countries have not received the desired attention in terms of policy and budgetary allocation needed for sustained growth of these forests. This, among other reasons, has led to the reduction of forest zones and an increase in the import of forest-related products,...
Ethiopia - Kenya - Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Vidéos
Agricultural livelihood recovery in Northern Uganda
With financial support from the European Commission, FAO implemented the Agricultural Livelihood Recovery Project in Northern Uganda to enhance agricultural productivity, rehabilitate rural based infrastructure to faciliatte return and resettlement and to revitalise the local economy
Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Vidéos
Uganda: Are you a changemaker?
Achieving Zero Hunger while responding to climate change requires everyday changemakers. In Uganda, various actors respond to what makes them a changemaker and their role in supporting tackle climate change.
Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article de blog
L'Europe rate une occasion unique de construire une nouvelle relation avec les pays africains.
Aveuglée par une politique de libre-échange poussée à l'extrême, la Commission européenne s'apprête à imposer à plusieurs États africains, dans l'indifférence quasi-totale, des Accords de Partenariat Économique (APE) déséquilibrés par un rapport de force à l'avantage du continent européen.
Malgré les mises en garde nombreuses et répétées sur les effets dramatiques...
Burkina Faso - Burundi - Kenya - Rwanda - Uganda - United Republic of Tanzania
2016 - abcBurkina
Vidéos
Equal footing: working together to face climate change in Uganda
Small holder farmer, Mrs Ssekide, joined the Balyejjusa farmer field school and convinced of the benefits persuaded her husband to join too. She tells her story of how successful working as a team has proven to be. In Uganda, almost 80% of households rely upon agriculture for their livelihood, and...
Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Vidéos
Farmer Field Schools in Uganda
The farmer field school (FFS) approach was developed by FAO and partners nearly 25 years ago in Southeast Asia as an alternative to the prevailing top-down extension method of the Green Revolution, which failed to work in situations where more complex and counter-intuitive problems existed, such as pesticide-induced pest outbreaks. ...
Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Note/document d'orientation
The global rush for farmland and peoples’ struggle against it
Tanzania adopts new policy to curb land grabbing – analysis
Tanzania has adopted a new national land policy which, among others, lowers the ceiling under which foreign investors can lease land from the current 99 to 33 years. The new policy comes barely months after the East African nation embarked on a campaign to seize “idle” land and deter “rogue...
Uganda
2016 - Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment (SWAGEN)
Vidéos
Sustainable Livelihoods in Karamoja
Effects of Climate Change in Uganda.
Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Vidéos
Climate change in Mountainous areas - Mt. Elgon in Uganda
Impact, Adaptation and Development in African Mountain Areas
Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Rapport
Developing a community-based cassava seed system for increased productivity and market linkages in Uganda
This is the annual report of the Cassava Community Action Research Project (Cassava CARP) for the period October 2015 – September 2016. The Cassava CARP is aimed at enhancing sustainable production, processing and marketing of cassava and cassava products among the cassava farming communities. Its focus is on quality cassava...
Uganda
2016 - Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Allocution
Open Letter to the Member States of the African Regional Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
Protocol for the Protection of New Plant Varieties
An Open Letter by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food highlighting concern over the Regional Arusha Protocol for the Protection of New Plant Varieties by the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)The letter highlights concern that the Arusha Protocol is inappropriate for the ARIPO region and the non-transparent...
Uganda
2016 - National Committee International Year of Family Farming + 10 of Uganda
Fiche d'information
Building resilience in Africa’s drylands
Populations in Africa are increasingly exposed to the negative impact of natural and human-induced disasters such as drought, floods, disease epidemics and conflicts which threaten the agriculture production systems and livelihoods of vulnerable communities. The initiative on “Building Resilience in Africa’s Drylands” was developed to enhance the capacity of these...
Burkina Faso - Chad - Ethiopia - Kenya - Madagascar - Mali - Niger - Senegal - Somalia - South Sudan - Uganda - Zimbabwe
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Document de travail
Agricultural extension messages using video on portable devices
Increase Knowledge about Seed Selection and Seed Storage and Handling among Smallholder Potato Farmers in Southwestern Uganda
To feed a growing population, agricultural productivity needs to increase dramatically. Agricultural extension information, with its public, non-rival nature, is generally undersupplied, and public provision remains challenging. In this research, we explore the effectiveness of alternative modes of agricultural extension information delivery. We test whether simple agricultural extension video messages...
Uganda
2016 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Rapport
Eastern Africa Climate-Smart Agriculture scoping study Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
The study had the major objective of identifying and documenting climate-smart agriculture initiatives, technologies, practices and stakeholders in the Eastern Africa Sub-region with a special focus on Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, so as to produce a report that would enable stakeholders to understand the opportunities and constraints associated with adopting...
Ethiopia - Kenya - Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article de revue
Implementing access and benefit sharing in eight countries
Since 2012, national teams in eight countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America have been identifying options for policy, legal and administrative mechanisms for the implementation of the multilateral system of access and benefit sharing (MLS) for plant genetic resources. This article summarises if and how access and benefit sharing...
Bhutan - Burkina Faso - Costa Rica - Côte d'Ivoire - Guatemala - Nepal - Rwanda - Uganda
2016 - ILEIA - centre for learning on sustainable agriculture
Note/document d'orientation
Overcoming challenges for crops, people and policies in Central Africa
The story of CIALCA stakeholder engagement
The great lakes region of Central Africa is beautiful and abundant in hills, people and conflicts. Its high altitude and cooler climate make it ideal for crops. But soils have been exhausted, spare land is rarely available, and competition and struggle for resources has marked much of the region’s history...
Burundi - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Rwanda - Uganda
2016 - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Pratiques
Fish powder
Remaining fish parts that are not eaten are usually wasted. Fish powder made from fish remaining can be used to enrich staple foods such as maize and cassava, and therefore improve levels of micronutrients in the diet. This practice describes the benefits of the fish powder, how to produce fish...
Uganda
2016 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Ouvrage
Agroecology: the bold future of farming in Africa
The 88 page illustrated book showcases 15 case studies, showing how agroecology benefits Africa in terms of food and nutrition, livelihoods, restoration of biodiversity, knowledge and innovation, and climate change resilience.
Leading experts in their fields explain how agroecology reforms food systems to promote better nutrition and health, especially among poor...
Burkina Faso - Ethiopia - Ghana - Kenya - Malawi - Togo - Uganda - United Republic of Tanzania - Zimbabwe
2016 - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) & Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM)
Article du bulletin d’information
The Karamoja Pastoralist
The first edition of a biannual magazine supported by the Karamoja Development Forum, this publication gives a glimpse into the life of a Karamajong herder. It compiles essays, opinion pieces and articles by individuals who come from the Karamoja region of Uganda, spanning pertinent issues such as climate change, resilience,...
Kenya - Uganda
2016 - Karamoja Development Forum (KDF)
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