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This video presents issues facing Cambodian rural farmers and different approaches introduced by the GEF funded project namely Life and Nature. The project aims to improve adaptive capacity of rural communities to impacts of climate change and strengthen ecosystem services to support agriculture and to attain food security. The [...]

Women are often among the most vulnerable and marginalized, with limited access to resources and assets, and face formidable barriers in adapting to climate change. Their vulnerability stems from a variety of sources, including basic gender inequality, distribution of rural work effort, and disproportionate access to economic, health and educational [...]

This video illustrates a series of steps used in the community engagement approach, aiming at building community’s resilience to impacts of climate change. It presents interactive learning approach and tools for community facilitators or practitioners in creating Climate Smart Agriculture Farmer Field School.

The online course “Farmer Field Schools on Farmer Seed Production and Marketing” is part of the program’s work on seed production for the local market. The objective of this work is (1) to improve farmers’ access to seed of well adapted crops and varieties not offered by the formal seed sector [...]

Since most Ugandans live in rural areas and practice farming, raising agriculture incomes a centrepiece of Uganda’s National Development Plan is critical to reducing poverty, boosting prosperity and creating jobs, especially for women and youth. Challenges notwithstanding, Ugandan agriculture has enormous potential to transform the economy and make farming much [...]

Le présent rapport concerne l’évaluation finale du projet «Intégration de la résilience climatique dans la production agricole et pastorale pour la sécurité alimentaire dans les zones rurales vulnérables à travers l’approche des champs-écoles des producteurs» (GCP/NER/043/LDF) financé par le Fonds pour l’environnement mondial (FEM) et exécuté conjointement par l’Organisation des [...]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed this guidance note to assist FFS master trainers and facilitators bring about climate change adaptation in FFS. The guide provides key information on how the climate is changing, and how these changes are impacting the agricultural (crops and livestock), [...]

@FAO, @Global Environment Facility (GEF) with the Royal Government of Cambodia are supporting rural women, among the most vulnerable and marginalized groups, for fostering community resilience to climate change.

Women are often among the most vulnerable and marginalized, with limited access to resources and assets, and face formidable barriers in adapting to climate change. Their vulnerability stems from a variety of sources, including basic gender inequality, distribution of rural work effort, and disproportionate access to economic, health and educational [...]