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This is a collection of SARD good practices that have had a demonstrated impact at community level. It includes cases, lessons and successful stories documented through interviews and field assessments by the Initiative’s stakeholders in Africa. Each practice pays particular attention to innovative elements, success factors and outstanding issues, while highlighting the environmental, social and economic benefits. The practices are sorted by region and by the FAO Best Practice themes. This effort adds value to and updates existing databases of SARD good practices such as those reviewed elsewhere on this site.
CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
Conservation Agriculture for smallholder farmers in dryland areas, Laikipia District, Kenya
Farmer to farmer extension system, Kenya
Farmer Field School for upscaling soil management technologies, Kenya
Integrated crop-livestock farming system, Burkina Faso
Small holder common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) seed production, Malawi
Fertilizer micro-dosing and warrantage credit system for small-scale farmers in the Sahel
Efficient water utilization through gravity irrigation, Kianguni, Kenya
Conservation Agriculture for sustainable crop production, Tanzania
DISEASES AND PESTS OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS
Agricultural Workers and Integrated Production and Pest Management, Uganda
Biocontrol-based IPM for the Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella), Eastern and Southern Africa
FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
Participatory fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) of small scale fishing zone, Guinea
Chorkor smoker, an efficient post-harvest processing technique, Africa
FOREST MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
Forest plantation development system for equitable benefit-sharing, Ghana
Community based forest management among pastoralist communities, Suledo forest, Tanzania
Afforestation initiative, Kakamega, Kenya
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
Community-managed pastoralist slaughterhouse Keekonyokie, Kenya
PROPERTY RIGHTS
Mapping and documentation exercise on property grabbing among orphans and vulnerable children, Zambia
Capacity building of local community members in claiming land title deeds, Nyando basin, Kenya
RURAL LIVELIHOOD AND FOOD SECURITY
Participatory technology development, Masavengo, Zimbabwe
Farmer life schools for food security and HIV/AIDS, South Africa
Reducing human-elephant conflict and ensuring farmers’ food security around Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana
Rural savings and credit scheme, Kiamuhu self help group, Gatundu, Kenya
Establishment of small and medium forest-based enterprises, The Gambia
Farmer field school to enhance revenue generation and social cohesion, Democratic Republic of Congo
Promoting farmer innovation in farmer field schools, Kenya
Box gardens for vulnerable households, Kitwe, Zambia
SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Promotion of organic agriculture, Bungoma District, Kenya
Mixed farming system, Kisii, Kenya
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGRO-INDUSTRIES
Soybean (Glycine max) promotion for improved nutrition and soil fertility in smallholder farms, East Africa
Milk chilling and marketing for improved incomes, Siongiroi Division, Kenya
GENDER AND EQUITY IN RURAL SOCIETIES
Gender mainstreaming in flower farms, Naivasha, Kenya
OTHERS
Kenya Pastoralist Week
In publishing these cases, the FAO does not accept responsibility for their veracity or authenticity. The cases have been presented on the basis of information collected during interviews, through literature review and distribution of a questionnaire to document, synthesize and share successful field experiences to achieve SARD. Additionally, the designation employed and the presentation of material in this database does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
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