Ce rapport decrive: (i) les mesures politiques adoptées par le Gouvernement du Tchad pour contenir la propagation de la covid-19; (ii) les politiques et mesures visant à stabiliser le fonctionnement des systèmes agroalimentaires; (iii) les effets potentiels des politiques sur les systèmes agroalimentaires et les groupes vulnérables. Enfin, ce profil...

The following provides specific steps for shelf-stable high moisture pineapple production. The steps include methods of tray usage, heat management, fruit placement, vapour bath usage, and cooling techniques.​​​

La patate douce est une plante à tubercule, cultivée pour l’alimentation de l’homme et des animaux. Elle couvre bien le sol avec son feuillage abondant et ses longues tiges; elle aide donc à protéger le sol contre l’érosion. Les feuilles de la patate douce sont de très bons légumes. Les...

Pineapple fruit is hand harvested. The fruit is firmly attached to the plant and requires considerable physical force to remove it at harvest. Each plant bears a single fruit. Fruit must be harvested ripe, at half-yellow or quarter-yellow shell colour stage. The full ripe fruits are unsuitable for transporting large...

The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) aims to enhance the contribution of agricultural research to sustainable agricultural productivity, economic growth, food security and poverty eradication by generating and disseminating appropriate technologies, knowledge and information. The following technology describes the different management steps for the pre and post maize harvesting processes....

Coconut oil (also known as coconut butter) is extracted from coconuts and consists of over 80 percent saturated fat. It is typically used in cosmetics as well as in baking and cooking. The ram press was developed in Tanzania during the 1980s to extract oil from sunflower seed. The technology...

Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and in many cases an under-appreciated resource that could benefit from better utilisation and exploitation in rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in loss...

In aquaculture management, we talk about managing the pond to be able to hold both the water and the fish in good condition. It also consists of managing the fish to be able to survive and grow well to reach harvestable size quickly. Pond management involves maintenance of the pond...

Soil fertility is defined as the ability of the soil to produce and sustain high yields indefinitely. In farming, soil fertility may be lost through many ways. Some of the ways are as a result of the farmer’s activities while others may be out of his control. Therefore, the National...

Ce guide de formation a été rédigé par des membres d’AVSF très préoccupés par l’utilisation croissante dans les pays du Sud, en particulier en Afrique sub-saharienne, de pesticides et produits vétérinaires dont une part très importante n’est, vu leur forte toxicité, plus autorisée dans les pays développés.  Cette situation a -...

Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and in many cases an under-appreciated resource that could benefit from better utilisation and exploitation in the rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in...

This practice describes the Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD). It describes its main symptoms on cassava leaves, stems, and storage roots. It also explains how it spreads and how to manage it.

Fruits and vegetables are nutritious, valuable foods full of flavour. Therefore, fruits and vegetables represent an important and, in many cases, an under-appreciated resource that could benefit from better utilisation and exploitation in rural communities. However, in low-income countries, poor care and handling of these crops frequently result in loss...

Since 2006, Terre & Humanisme and its local partners have been training agroecology facilitators in several West African countries, the Mediterranean region and France. These facilitators in turn support farmers' organisations and farmers committed to  agroecological approach. Within the framework of the three-year program "Agroecology for Food Sovereignty and Adaptation to Climate Change in...

This is a simple guide for growing vegetables. It describes how to prepare the land and seedling for vegetables growing, additionally to different pests and diseases affecting vegetables and fertilization methods. And finally how to harvest different vegetables such as tomato and eggplants. It is meant to help farmers and...

With the objective of gaining a better insight into the challenges and opportunities of the livestock sub-sector in West Africa, FAO has conducted several studies and held various workshops in recent years. The outcomes of these studies and workshops conducted between 2009 and 2014 were published and distributed as hard...

According to Food and Agriculture Organization, around 60 to 70% more food will have to be produced in the next 35 years, as a result both of population growth and rising incomes. The demand for cereals (both for food and animal feed) is projected to reach some 3 billion tons...

Strawberries have to be harvested when 75 percent of the fruit surface turns red and the berry is still firm. The strawberry fruit perishes easily and deteriorates within two to three days of harvesting at natural environmental conditions. The temperature is very important for the duration of berry life. Strawberries...

Covid-19 is a wakeup call to us all. Let’s turn the tide away from over-processed foods that are often grown using chemicals and instead build a healthy norm, by eating a great variety of nutritious, locally produced natural foods, including indigenous crops and vegetables that we have often dropped from...

In the coffee-based land use systems of the East African highlands, farming systems are extremely complex and intensive. Indigenous trees are commonly preserved on or near farms for a variety of purposes. For fodder, the farm usually plants Napier or similar grasses for feeding for dairy cattle and small ruminants,...