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Integrated Landscape Approaches for Africa’s Drylands
This book presents emerging findings on the importance of moving beyond single-sector interventions to embrace integrated landscape management that takes into account the health of the ecosystems that support human livelihoods and contribute to the resilience of rural communities in Sub-Saharan African drylands. Integrated landscape management is particularly important for...
2016 - World Bank Group
Технический документ
Promouvoir le lait local au Sahel
L’expérience des centres de collecte paysans multi-services au Niger
Le lait cru du Niger n’est que très faiblement valorisé, du fait de la très forte saisonnalité de la production et d’un réseau de commercialisation peu développé, alors que les besoins urbains sont importants et en constante augmentation. Le projet Nariindu a permis de développer une solution innovante de centre...
Niger
2016 - Institute for Research and Implementation of Development Methods (IRAM)
Статья в блоге
Synergies et mutualisation des efforts au Congo
Renforcer les capacités des producteurs de Nzambi et de Madingo-Kayes
L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Alimentation et l’Agriculture (FAO) et le Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement (PNUD) lancent le projet de renforcement des capacités des producteurs des districts de Nzambi et de Madingo-kayes, situés dans le département du Kouilou au sud-ouest du Congo, dans les domaines de l’agriculture,...
Congo
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Практики
Fabrication d'une ruche Kenyane trapézoïdale à barettes
La ruche à barrettes dite Kenyane rencontre un grand succès en Afrique et devient populaire sur les autres continents. Ce modèle permet le passage de l'apiculture traditionnelle utilisant des ruches à rayons fixes à une apiculture plus sophistiquée tout en restant simple à vulgariser. En effet, elle possède l’avantage d’être...
Kenya
2016 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
Конференция/совещание
Préservation et utilization durables des systèmes oasiens
Les systèmes oasiens constituent des zones fertiles au milieu d’espaces arides voire désertiques. Ces lieux sont souvent les derniers endroits habités par l’homme avant d’atteindre le désert et ils sont par conséquent extrêmement précieux à la vie humaine malgré les conditions climatiques très pénibles. La présence de nappes peu profondes en zone de bas-fonds...
2016 - Université de Liège
Статья
Doubling the income of milk producers puts food on the table of many African families
Depending on their cattle breeds and husbandry methods, the income difference between Senegalese dairy farming families can be as high as eight-fold. Under the FoodAfrica programme, coordinated by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), a unique yield monitoring programme was conducted,and is now being expanded to dairy farms in collaboration with...
Senegal
2016 - Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Рабочий документ
Decomposing sources of productivity change in small scale farming in Ethiopia
The average farm size in Ethiopia is shrinking and the option for expanding the land frontier is also very limited. As a result, increasing farm productivity is critical for achieving higher growth and national food security. Identifying the drivers of productivity and weighing their significance are therefore vital for effective...
Ethiopia
2016 - African Development Bank Group
Технический документ
Promoting gender equality in irrigation
Feed the Future Innovation Laboratory for Small Scale Irrigation (FTF-ILSSI) project notes
Small-scale irrigation is increasingly recognized as a key strategy for enhancing agricultural productivity and food security under growing climate uncertainty in Africa south of the Sahara. Rainfed production dominates the region, but governments and other stakeholders are increasing investments in irrigation. As these efforts are being rolled out, the gender...
Ethiopia - Ghana - United Republic of Tanzania
2016 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Книга
Tree-Based Production Systems for Africa’s Drylands
Tree-based production systems have enormous potential to reduce vulnerability and increase the resilience of households living in dryland regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Trees are key providers of biomass, which is critical for many livelihood needs. Wood from trees is the leading source of energy in many dryland countries and is...
2016 - World Bank Group
Политический обзор/документ
Social protection and the empowerment of rural women in Africa
With regard to genderdifferentiated impacts on child-specific outcomes, in Lesotho the programme had a strong positive impact on school enrolment and time spent in school (mainly driven by girls) and on a reduction of farm work (mainly driven by boys) for children aged 13–17. These gendered outcomes were also influenced...
Benin - Lesotho - Liberia - Rwanda - Uganda - Zambia
2016 - International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG)
Информационный сборник
FoodAfrica Results Booklet
Investing in agricultural research in developing countries is one of the most cost effective ways to increase sustainable food production. Research-based knowledge provides methods for increasing food production and improving food safety, diets, and market access. Improving the productivity of the agricultural sector can lead to significant economic development and enhanced well-being...
2016 - Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Технический документ
Challenges in implementing a small-scale farmers’ Capacity-Building Program
The case of the food production, processing, and marketing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In 2011, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government launched the Food Production, Processing, and Marketing project—which aimed to raise incomes and improve food security in the target areas by improving agricultural productivity, market efficiency, and the capacity of producers...
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2016 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Статья в блоге
Transforming smallholder farms into profitable businesses
Building an enterprise takes many different tasks, from stepping into the shoes of potential customers to designing products or services, to running a marketing campaign. This was one of the key messages for women farmers at SACAU’s Agro-preneurship training in Johannesburg this month.
The three-day training from 27th – 29th September...
Botswana - Lesotho - Madagascar - Malawi - Mozambique - Namibia - Seychelles - South Africa - Zimbabwe
2016 - Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)
Видеоматериал
IYFF+10 Family Farming Kampala Conference
On 15th to 16th Nov 2016, African National Committees for Family farming conference was held in Kampala to discuss critical issues affecting Agriculture. This was the first IYFF+10 Global Action for Family farming conference in Kampala Uganda. The two day conference drew participants all over the global for the detail...
Uganda
2016 - Support for Women in Agriculture and Environment (SWAGEN)
Видеоматериал
Sustainable and profitable milk production in Senegal – see the Food Africa programme’s video!
Food Africa programme produces videos to support advisory services in the agricultural field. In Senegal, Western Africa, the first monitoring study of its kind on milk yield was been carried out, seeking to shed light on the effect of different cattle breeds and husbandry methods on milk production.
Join a Senegalese veterinarian to visit...
Senegal
2016 - Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Информационный сборник
Indigenous Peoples can feed the world
FAO is one of the leading organizations for its expertise in natural resources management, including food systems. Given the inextricable relationship which exists between nature and indigenous peoples’ livelihoods, FAO plays an important role in protecting the environment and those who depend on it for survival. Many FAO projects relate...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Политический обзор/документ
Integration, efficiency, sustainability - Keys to the future of agriculture
The case of Burundi
Feeding a rapidly increasing global population means that we will need to produce more food in a more efficient and sustainable manner. Fewer inputs must be used to achieve greater yields. The real challenge is not just in producing more, but in doing so against a backdrop of climate change...
Burundi
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Тематическое исследование
Domestication and improvement of tree species in the department of Thiès, Senegal
One of the projects of The Senegalese Association for the Promotion of Organic Agriculture (ASPAB) is called ‘Domestication and improvement of tree species in the department of Thiès’. The aim of the project was to train farmers in the technical skills needed for the cultivation of orchard fruit tree species,...
Senegal
2016 - l’Association Sénégalaise pour la Promotion de l’Agriculture Biologique et Biodynamique (ASPAB)
Статья информационного бюллетеня
Engaging women in family farming to eradicate hunger
Despite the potential of the agricultural sector, many regions of Uganda still suffer from hunger. As everywhere, the serious problem of hunger is linked to climate change, unequal resource allocation, illiteracy, attitude towards farming and poor policy implementation. One of the root causes is also the uneven access of women...
Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Технический документ
Decent rural employment, productivity effects and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa
Promoting decent rural employment, by creating new jobs in rural areas and upgrading the existing ones, could be one of the most efficient pathways to reduce rural poverty. This paper systematically investigates the impact of decent rural employment on agricultural production efficiency in sub-Saharan African countries, taking Ethiopia and Tanzania...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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