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Agroecological training on biofertilisers improves women’s livelihoods in Togo.
In the Plateaux region of Togo, the natural richness of the soil means that farming is the primary livelihood of those who live there. In the Kpélé Prefecture, in the south-west, the relatively mild climates and good rainfall should make it perfect for agriculture. However, the farming communities have witnessed...
Togo
np - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Case study
Combating climate change with Agroecology
Climate change remains the most significant challenge facing farmers in Benin. Irregular and unpredictable rains, coupled with prolonged droughts and increased incidents of high winds, are decimating crop production across many regions.
Benin
np - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
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Bio gardening innovations: Food forests in Kenya are using modern forestry techniques to create food sovereignty and security
The holistic gardening project in Emuhaya, Western Kenya, is attracting local and international acclaim. Bio Gardening Innovations (BIOGI) is equipping smallholder farmers to break away from monocultures and create thriving, overflowing “food forests” on their farmland.
Kenya
np - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
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A pathway to food security: Tackling the Issue of Land Rights as a Pathway to Food Security in Uganda
Amplifying the voices of women farmers is proving an effective way to help tackle gender inequality and promote agroecology, helping small-scale farmers take back power over their land.
Uganda
np - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
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Strengthening harvests: Soil and water conservation practices strengthen harvests in Tanzania highlands.
High rainfalls in mountainous agricultural regions trigger a need for intervention to help farmers confront food insecurity and restore and protect their soil.
United Republic of Tanzania
np - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
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Nigusi Memarta Afari Mebata:the king and his rules shall pass, but the ways of the Afar shall last forever
There are 1.8 million Afar in Ethiopia, making them one of the largest groups of mobile pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ethiopia
np - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
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Changing the fortunes of farmers and families in Muranga's County, Kenya
The Organic Agriculture Centre of Kenya (OACK) saw that by providing the right skills, information and support, they could help small-scale farmers move away from subsistence farming and into thriving livelihoods that improve their local communities and the landscapes they live in
Kenya
np - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
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Sustainable land management: Restoring community farmland in Uganda
KAFSCUL (Karamoja Agro-Farm Systems Consults), a private organization in Uganda, has been working with small-scale farmers in Jie County to improve soil fertility and make farmland more resilient to adverse weather conditions.
Uganda
np - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
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International Society for Participatory Mapping (ISPM)
The Society’s objectives are to encourage and support the development, experimentation, evaluation, and application of participatory mapping methods globally in order to foster interaction and research in this scientific field, and to coordinate with other organizations in the study of participatory processes, mapping, and quantitative analyses. The Society places a...
nd - International Society for Participatory Mapping (ISPM)
Case study
Bringing life back to the land:
Zimbabwean farmers revive stagnant farms through agroecology
The Shashe farms in the Runde catchment area of Zimbabwe extend across three villages. Since 2010, over 500 families from the region have worked alongside ZIMSOFF (Zimbabwe Smallholder Organic Farmers Forum) and AZTREC (Association of Zimbabwe Traditional Environmental Conversationists) to revive arid cattle-ranching land into rich, abundant food forests.
Zimbabwe
n.p. - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
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Agroecology: an effective approach to prisoner rehabilitation
Agricultural communities in Kenya are rehabilitating prisoners through agroecology in a bid to reduce reoffending and revive local independent coffee farms.
Kenya
n.p. - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Case study
Strengthening the productive potential of farmers
Strengthening the productive potential of men and women farmers in arid and poor areas of the Sahel: The case of efficient and accessible agroecological practices in the county of Loga, Niger
Niger
n.p. - Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)
Event
CLOSING NUTRIENT CYCLES: RESHAPING EU AGRI-FOOD SYSTEM FOR GREATER AUTONOMY AND SUSTAINABILITY
As announced in the EU Biodiversity and Farm to Fork strategies and in the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the European Commission is developing an Integrated Nutrient Management Action Plan¹ (INMAP) to tackle the currently unsustainable nutrient flows in the EU. The INMAP will aim to deliver on the European Green...
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Composición funcional de té herbal de guayabo (Psidium guajava L.)
El estudio de la composición funcional del té herbal de guayabo busca mejorar el proceso y la calidad de esta reciente opción de agroindustria del cultivo. A través de esta opción se ofrece un producto que facilita la tradición de usar las hojas de guayaba en infusión o tisana para...
Colombia
202| - Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA)
Newsletter article
'Access Agriculture' Panorama No. 54 - January 2025
This monthly e-newsletter gives a bird’s eye view of all the exciting updates from Access Agriculture, a world-leading organisation for quality agricultural training videos in international and local languages, working across the Global South.
2025 - Access Agriculture
Blog article
FAO ensures transparency and quality in measuring SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators
Statement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The current era is marked by escalating conflicts, increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and disasters, and profound economic shocks that drive migration as people seek to escape harsh conditions.
Against this backdrop, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reaffirms its unwavering commitment, enshrined in...
2025 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Journal article
Illuminating the multidimensional contributions of small-scale fisheries
Sustainable development aspires to “leave no one behind”1. Even so, limited attention has been paid to small-scale fisheries (SSF) and their importance in eradicating poverty, hunger and malnutrition. Through a collaborative and multidimensional data-driven approach, we have estimated that SSF provide at least 40% (37.3 million tonnes) of global fisheries...
2025 - FAO
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Making fish paste and sauce
When there's an oversupply of fish, their prices drop and they become difficult to sell, leading to potential spoilage and decreased income for fishermen and fishmongers. Spoiled fish poses a risk of foodborne diseases. To avoid this, you can make fish paste and sauce by fermenting fish with salt.
2025 - Access Agriculture
Project
Innovative approach to fighting malaria
Malaria, sleeping sickness, dengue fever and other insect-borne diseases continue to present grave health risks to humans and their livestock. This Biovision project is employing a new approach: Animals act as a kind of “natural decoy” to attract insects, which are killed using a newly developed, environmentally friendly insect repellent....
Kenya
2025 - Biovision
Blog article
Cassava seed business changes women farmers’ lives in Tanzania
Tanzania is building sustainable cassava-seed systems for high-quality seed through cassava seed entrepreneurs. However, women are often shut out of such business opportunities due to their lack of land, capital, and social norms that limit their mobility and literacy.
United Republic of Tanzania
2025 - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
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