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Africa: The NARO PAH-safe fish smoking kiln
Greater support is needed for the adoption of a safe and effective fish smoking technology, associated with numerous positive socio-economic outcomes
Smoking fish is one of the most common methods of food preservation among fishing communities in Uganda. The most common species that fishing communities smoke include Nile Perch and Tilapia. However, one of the main hazards associated with traditional smoking methods is the risk of cancer due to Polycyclic Aromatic...
Uganda
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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‘During droughts, pivot to agroecology’: Q&A with soil expert at the World Agroforestry Centre
As the drought in Kenya persists, pastoralists in the region are struggling as millions of livestock die and vast swaths of crops perish. Food insecurity affects approximately 4.4 million people in the country. International food agencies have described the situation as a dire humanitarian crisis, emphasizing the critical need to...
Kenya
2023
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The regional agroecology fund in eastern Africa
The Regional Agroecology Fund in Eastern Africa is a financing and learning tool to support agroecology networks and organizations across the region, which form the core of Eastern Africa’s agroecology movement. The purpose of the fund is to: • Offer donors a simple way to fund grassroots organizations, networks, and...
2023 - The Agroecology Fund
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What’s New, Webby?: CAOPA Profiles
CAOPA, the African Confederation of Professional Organizations of Artisanal Fisheries, recently launched an exciting new series on its website that captures the stories, lives, struggles, challenges and achievements of women leaders in African fisheries.
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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What’s new with technologies in Africa? Newsletter #3
The third newsletter of the African Technology Assessment Platform (AfriTAP) has been released, highlighting recent developments in various technology areas, including geoengineering, agriculture, genetics, and digital technologies. AfriTAP is a collaborative effort by African and international civil society groups to monitor and respond to the impacts of new technologies on...
2023 - https://assess.technology
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The sound and vision of organic farming for rural audiences: Webinar dedicated to media houses
A webinar titled ‘The sound and vision of organic farming for rural audiences’ was held by Access Agriculture on 14th March for the English-speaking audience. For the French-speaking audience, a webinar on the same theme, titled ‘Le son et la vision de l’agriculture biologique pour les audiences rurales’ was held...
Kenya
2023 - Access Agriculture
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Rapport de capitalisation - Partenariats économiques responsables : passerelle innovante entre organisations de producteurs
Cette capitalisation restitue les expériences des quatre premiers partenariats économiques responsables, impliquant des organisations agricoles françaises et africaines, mis en œuvre par Afdi (en Nouvelle-Aquitaine et Pays de la Loire ) dans les filières ananas bio-équitable et noix de cajou bio et équitable au Bénin, soja bio au Burkina-Faso, et...
2023 - Afdi
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Africa: Making fish smoking safe and sustainable
A simple yet efficient new technique to smoke fish prototyped recently holds great promise for effective and sustainable postharvest fish processing
In a bid to revolutionize fish processing methods and promote sustainability, a pilot study of a prototype fish drum oven was recently carried out. The study used innovative technology to address the limitations of traditional fish smoking techniques while ensuring the preservation of nutritional value and product quality. Based on...
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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Women Smallholders Will Drive Africa’s Transition to Regenerative Agriculture
Regenerative agriculture techniques provide a lifeline to the world's poorest farmers, restoring soils and increasing yields and incomes while sequestering carbon emissions. Because women account for 80% of Kenyan farmers, women must drive the transition to regenerative farming at scale. According to a report released last year by the IUCN and...
2023
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The challenges of being a female farmer in Uganda
Nambiro Fatuma is a single mother of 4 kids that fully depend on her. She, on the other hand, depends on her income that comes from a family farm owned by her father. “I produce bananas, maize, beans, cassava, sweet potatoes, mangoes and avocados…” she says. “I once thought about starting a poultry...
Uganda
2023 - Food Security Center
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Young entrepreneurs in Uganda empowered with digital skills
As part of a joint project with FAO Farmer Field School (FFS) in Uganda, eight youths belonging to three entrepreneur teams from Karamoja region in Uganda took part in an orientation course, 15-17 March, to master the use of a solar-powered Digisoft smart projector (containing all Access Agriculture farmer-training videos)....
Rwanda
2023 - Access Agriculture
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First Access Agriculture videos in South African languages
Access Agriculture conducted a translation workshop 7-9 March 2023 for South Africa, under the Knowledge Centers for Organic Agriculture (KCOA) Project, in Cala, Eastern Cape, in South Africa.
The training brought together nine participants, four from Vukani Community Radio Station in the Eastern Cape Province and another four from Muletsi Community...
2023 - Access Agriculture
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Maintaining biodiversity-friendly landscapes
Protecting our ecosystems requires more than the enlargement of protected areas. With the right incentives, farmed landscapes could be managed in a way that enhances the numerous benefits nature offers to society and that support the biodiversity conservation targets of protected areas.
The enlargement of protected areas and carbon price incentives...
2023
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Exploring the benefits of organic agriculture in Africa
Ernest Aubee, the former Head of Agriculture Division at ECOWAS, recently spoke to Journalists Go Organic about the potential of Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA). According to Aubee, EOA is a sustainable production system that prioritizes the health of soils, ecosystems, and people. He noted that there are ample opportunities for...
2023
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Social protection and rural transformation in Africa
This article develops a conceptual framework on pathways through which non-contributory social protection can contribute to a resilient and inclusive agricultural growth in rural Africa. It draws insights from a review of rigorous empirical evidence on the impacts of cash transfers and multifaceted cash plus programs on range of relevant...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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Improving farmers’ access to smart learning with videos: Insights from a young Indian changemaker
Audio podcast of Access Agriculture Co-founder Phil Malone in conversation with Neeraj Kumar, Co-founder of Khetee, an NGO in Bihar, India, on his experience as Access Agriculture’s Entrepreneur for Rural Access (ERA). Listen here ...
India
2023 - Access Agriculture
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Joining forces to improve food and water security
Water and food security are closely linked. WFP and UNEP agree to work together to improve food, water and environmental security in vulnerable communities.
Biodiversity and ecosystem loss, the climate crisis, and environmental degradation are having devastating impacts on the food and water security of millions of people around the world....
2023
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Le haricot mungo, Vigna radiata (L.), une alternative à l’association sorgho-niébé pour la diversification des cultures en conditions soudano-sahéliennes ?
La diversification des cultures est un des leviers qui pourraient contribuer à stabiliser, voire améliorer, les rendements dans les régions soudano-sahéliennes contraintes par des conditions climatiques semi-arides et des sols très faiblement fertiles. Elle peut permettre aussi d’atténuer les risques liés aux marchés. Cette diversification peut être mise en œuvre...
Burkina Faso
2023 - CIRAD
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Africa: Interview with Editrudith Lukanga, EMEDO
Interview with Editrudith Lukanga, Environmental Management and Economic Development Organization (EMEDO), Tanzania. In Tanzania, I founded an organization called Environmental Management and Economic Development Organization (EMEDO). As part of implementing the SSF guidelines, under an FAO-supported project titled “Implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines for gender equitable and climate resilient food...
United Republic of Tanzania
2023 - The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
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Hausse des prix et crises géopolitiques : quelle résilience pour les agricultures africaines face aux chocs ?
Depuis le milieu de l’année 2020, les prix des matières premières agricoles et de certains intrants utilisés en agriculture sont en hausse sur les marchés mondiaux. Ces chocs de prix accentuent la pression sur les producteurs agricoles, qui développent des stratégies d’adaptation et de résilience.
2023 - Fondation pour l'Agriculture et la Ruralité dans le Monde (FARM)
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