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The spread of Covid-19, and the measures taken by authorities to contain it, meant an abrupt end to our ways of working. We shifted to internet and mobile phone connectedness, strengthened responsibilities of our partner organisations, and increased South-South communications directly between our partners, including cross-country exchange of experiences. In this [...]

Use of Solar Powered Smart Projector in Bihar by Young Entrepreneur. Extension for landless.

Short story about how Digital for Development money D4D from Belgian Government has helped establish a Young Entrepreneur in Bihar, India using a solar powered smart projector.

Kalobeyei settlement was inaugurated in 2016 as an alternative to traditional refugee encampment, predicated on self-reliance and access to livelihoods, homegrown entrepreneurship, and household vegetable cultivation. Whereas Kakuma refugee camp provided free meals and services based on a model of temporary humanitarian aid, nearby Kalobeyei emphasized longer-term livelihood opportunities and [...]

This manual provides instructions and background for the SD=HS Training of Trainers (ToT) courses. In these courses (which mostly take up around three weeks), trainers are prepared to facilitate a season of Farmer Field School activities on Participatory Plant Breeding. Topics include the organisation of a Farmer Field School, the [...]

Case study Science Field Shops (SFSs) in Indonesia promote farmers’ agrometeorological learning enabling them to adapt their farming activities to cope with increasing climate variability. Seven climate services forming the core of SFSs are based on transdisciplinary collaboration between farmers and scientists.

One of the innovative disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies for agriculture is the implementation of the Climate Field Schools (CFS) that aims to teach farmers about the concept of climate change and how it affects their farming activities. The Philippine Climate Change Adaptation Project (PhilCCAP) through the [...]

This guidance note outlines how increasing livelihood support and employment opportunities for youth can: 1. reduce distress migration, addressing it at its root causes in countries of origin, and help to address causes of instability or conflict; 2. meet the immediate livelihood needs of young IDPs and refugees and give them ‘portable’ [...]

In China, a major agricultural challenge is the inefficient use of fertilizer and the environmental effects associated with this overuse. China’s farmers use more fertilizer per hectare (more than 200 kg/ha) than farmers anywhere else in the world except for Japan, The Netherlands and South Korea. Existing studies have shown [...]