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Virtual Knowledge Share Fair for resilient agricultural livelihoods
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are organizing The Horn of Africa and Sahel Virtual Knowledge Share Fair: Promoting innovation to build resilience against climate shocks. The virtual event will...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Worm control in sheep
Every sheep grazing on pasture is infested with one type of worm or the other. Failure to control clinical worm infestation in sheep can result in blood loss, underweight animals, and death. In the case of hydatid disease, which is a disease related to infestation with tapeworm, failure to control...
Kenya
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Étude de cas
Okavango Delta : recognizing cultural heritage in a natural site
The Okavango Delta, in northwest Botswana, is one of the very few major interior delta systems that do not flow into a sea or ocean, with a wetland system that is almost intact. Land rights issues came out strongly during the inscription process of the Okavango Delta as World Heritage...
2020 - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
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Rearing dairy goats
Throughout Eastern Africa, pressure on land is increasing. Average farm size is decreasing as plots are sub-divided and farmers struggle to find space on their farms to grow subsistence and cash crops as well as to keep livestock. Many farmers would like to keep dairy cows but do not have...
Kenya
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Étude de cas
Community conservation of land and sustainable utilization of biodiversity in Zimbabwe.
By eliminating unwarranted opening of new land for farming, indiscriminate cutting of trees and bushfires, woodlands are regenerating, wild mushrooms can be harvested again and small wildlife like bushbucks are returning. Tortoises and snakes including the much feared black mamba cobras are reoccupying their original habitats. The degraded environment and...
Zimbabwe
2020 - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
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La fabrication et l’utilisation du compost dans les exploitations cotonnières
Une technique en application au Bénin, au Burkina Faso et en partie en Côte d’Ivoire, est la fabrication et l’utilisation du compost dans les exploitations cotonnières. Elle aide les exploitants agricoles à améliorer leur rendement. La fabrication du compost respecte une procédure stricte à suivre pour avoir un rendement meilleur....
Benin
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Processing tomatoes
Tomatoes are widely grown and used in Eastern Africa. During the peak season most farmers sell their tomatoes at throw‑away prices and substantial quantities go to waste because they are highly perishable. To avoid this, farmers can process tomatoes into various products for storage and use at home or as...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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The role of standards in maize
The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) aims to increase the contribution of research to the sustainability of agricultural productivity, economic growth, food security and the eradication of poverty, through the development and dissemination of technologies, knowledge and information. Maize is one of the main crops in Uganda. Therefore, it is...
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Étude de cas
The Benet’s struggle to secure their land
Government gazetted the land of the indigenous Benet people into Mt. Elgon Crown Forest back in the year 1993 without consultation or the consent of the community. The Benet were allowed to stay in the forest but under strict rules like restriction on cultivation, keeping goats etc. A series of...
2020 - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
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Pests and diseases management in maize
The following technology describes the most common corn pests and their characteristics. The technology is provided by Uganda's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO).
Uganda
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Making high-quality cassava flour
Cassava is not fully utilized in Eastern Africa compared to West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana). Cassava is drought tolerant, easy to grow and simple to harvest. All parts of the cassava plant are valuable. Cassava leaves can be used to make soup or as feed for livestock, the stems can be...
Nigeria
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Sweet potato production techniques
Sweet potato, a rhizome-producing crop, not only serves as a food source, but also protects the soil against erosion by covering it with foliage. Sweet potato cultivation is based on three varieties, preferably in mountain ranges or hills. Harvesting, which can take up to four months, is based on the...
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Les bonnes pratiques de production du soja
Conçue au Bénin par le Programme de Promotion de l'Agriculture au Bénin (ProAgri) en partenariat avec le projet COMPACI, la technologie décrit les étapes nécessaires requises pour la production du soja. Ce fichier couvre la sélection du sol approprié jusqu’à la conservation des graines de soja en passant par la...
Benin
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Pratiques
Cultura intensiva de arroz
The demand for rice on the world market is constantly growing. However, despite the Green Revolution, production levels are insufficient to meet demand. Irrigated rice production is carried out by millions of farmers around the world. The technique is based on an almost permanent flooding of rice paddies, which makes...
Madagascar
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Étude de cas
In Search of Common Ground
Mbororo Social & Cultural Development Association (MBOSCUDA) is the largest membership-based association of the ethnic Mbororo pastoralists of Cameroon. Its mission is to contribute to the human, economic, social and cultural empowerment of the ethnic Mbororo pastoralists of Cameroon. In 2006 MBOSCUDA organized a series of consultation meetings with a...
2020 - The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
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Bonnes pratiques de transformation du soja en fromage
Conçue au Bénin par le Programme de Promotion de l'Agriculture au Bénin (ProAgri) en partenariat avec le projet Competitive African Cotton Initiative - COMPACI, la technologie souligne les étapes nécessaires requises pour transformer le soja en fromage. L’illustration met en exergue deux étapes principales à savoir la production du lait...
Benin
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Étude de cas
ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF FOOD INSECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION IN ZAMBIA
Situated at the end of Zambia’s Great Rift Valley, the Luangwa Valley has ecological riches but pervasive poverty. Poaching and subsistence farming of maize and sorghum are the main livelihoods. Increasingly, families are also relying on cash crops, such as cotton and tobacco, rendering them less able to meet their...
Zambia
2020 - e Oakland Institute and the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA
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Webinar - FAO Brussels Dialogue on Opportunities for Recovery: Creating jobs for young people in Africa
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic together with the socio-economic crisis, lack of employment and high food prices have already aggravated food and nutrition security in many parts of Africa. A green and inclusive recovery should ensure that no one is left behind. Governments, resource partners, the private sector and...
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Evergreen agriculture: the use of fertilizer trees in maize production
As supplementary technology in evergreen agriculture, agroforestry technology will focus on the concept of simultaneous intercropping of proven fertilizer trees in replenishing soil fertility and increasing crop yields. Simultaneous intercropping is an agroforestry technique whereby nitrogen fixing woody trees are simultaneously grown with annual crops on the same piece of...
Malawi
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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Making banana chips and flour
Bananas are a staple food in many parts of Eastern Africa. Currently, there is very limited commercial processing of bananas. Most people consume bananas fresh, steamed or boiled. During bumper harvests, farmers sell bananas at give-away prices and many go to waste. A detailed process of making banana chips and...
United Republic of Tanzania
2020 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
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