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Blog article
Agroecology Boosts Employment, Rural Economies, and Gender Relations in Africa

FoodTank has produced an article based on the May 2022 dialogues on agroecology and the politics of knowledge, co-organized by AFSA, Groundswell International, IPES-Food, CCRP and Agroecology Fund, with the technical assistance of FAO and supported by Global Alliance for the Future of Food.  
2022

Blog article
Comment contribuer au développement de l’agriculture africaine ?

Plusieurs panélistes ayant pris part à  la deuxième édition de ce rendez-vous, par  l’agence AfricaPresse Paris sur le développement de l’agriculture en Afrique ont  proposé des solutions à la problématique de la souveraineté alimentaire du continent. La rencontre s’est tenue mercredi 23 mars 2022 à Paris, dans le cadre de...
2022

Article
Repenser la souveraineté alimentaire en Afrique

Le défi alimentaire accentué par la crise géopolitique avec une inflation des prix liée aux engrais et la famine qui se pointe interpelle tout le monde.
2022

Report
3rd CAADP Biennial Review Report

2015-2021
The Third CAADP Biennial Review (BR) reporting cycle has benefited from the overall coordination of AUC-DARBE and AUDA-NEPAD throughout the process. Our sincere gratitude is extended to the logistics teams that supported the process at various stages. The Policy LINK team is highly appreciated for the excellent logistical support provided...
2022 - African Union

Book
Food Plants for Healthy Diets in Togo

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...
Togo
2022 - Food Plant Solutions

Article
Security in flexibility: accessing land and water for irrigation in Kenya’s changing rural environment

In the semi-arid lands of southern Kenya, a dynamic process of farmer-led irrigation has developed over the past two decades. It is characterised by short-term agreements to access land and water. Resident and migrant farmers, capital providers and local landowners have engaged in diverse partnerships to benefit from water and...
Kenya
2022 - CIRAD

Case study
A new kind of fishing in Uganda

Diversifying income and skills to rebuild livelihoods on Lake Victoria
On the Ugandan shores of the largest lake in Africa, fishers were increasingly coming up empty-handed. Lake Victoria once boasted 500 species of fish but in recent years overfishing and poor fishing practices have taken a heavy toll on fish stocks, the environment and the communities who depend on them. ...
Uganda
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Case study
No sweeter business

Embracing beekeeping as a livelihood in the Gambia’s dryland forests
They are dotted with riverine vegetation, palm and hardwood trees. They are speckled with salt flats, savanna and mangrove creeks. At the first glance, the forests and the woodlands of the Gambia, tinged in different shades of green, look menacing and breathtaking in equal measure. Adorned with an array of prominent...
Gambia
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Report
DRYING OUT AFRICAN LANDS: Expansion of Large-Scale Agriculture Threatens Access to Water in Africa

As the escalating climate crisis threatens access to water for millions across Africa, Drying Out African Lands: Expansion of Large-Scale Agriculture Threatens Access to Water in Africa unveils the devastating impact of large-scale agricultural plantations on the right to water on the continent. Since the 2007-2008 food crisis, Africa has...
2022 - The Oakland Institute

Article
What it would take to provide structural solutions to food insecurity in Africa

A few weeks ago, my colleague Francesco Rampa rightly pointed out the need to seek more structural solutions to Africa’s food insecurity, rather than focusing only on short-term emergency responses. An important question remains: how can this be achieved? And where does the much-talked-about African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...
2022 - ECDPM

Conference proceedings
D’une agroécologie de projets à une politique agricole agroécologique

Plusieurs organisations membres de la Plateforme souveraineté alimentaire mettent en œuvre des projets d’appui à des pratiques agroécologiques, notamment en Afrique sub-saharienne. Ces projets forment des paysans et paysannes-ressources, qui ensuite transmettent leurs connaissances et leurs pratiques à d’autres familles paysannes. Les bénéfices des pratiques agroécologiques sont de mieux en mieux...
2022 - www.souverainetealimentaire.org

Fact sheet
What are the Most-Produced Cash Crops in Africa?

Agriculture makes up nearly 20% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy—a higher percentage than any other region worldwide. From Nigeria to the fertile land across the East African Rift Valley, the continent is home to 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land. Given the massive role of agriculture across the region, this...
2022

Video
Are we doing enough to support small-scale farmers?

Though essential to food security on the continent, Africa’s small-scale farmers are often under-resourced and impoverished while also baring the brunt of climate change and biodiversity loss. With the Ukraine war raising fears about food insecurity and hunger, it’s never been more critical to help remove whatever barriers exist for this...
2022 - Debating Africa

Article
Traque des innovations numériques au service de la transition agroécologique au Bénin

Face au défi alimentaire et aux instabilités climatiques, l’agriculture du Bénin doit accroître ses performances économiques, sociales et environnementales, en particulier par le développement de l’agroécologie. Le numérique est souvent cité comme un levier majeur de la transition agroécologique, mais les innovations numériques en agriculture au Bénin restent peu visibles....
Benin
2022 - CIRAD

Magazine article
N°81 : Partnerships between farmers and businesses

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the structural weaknesses of the global food system and has been an aggravating factor in existing food and nutritional crises. Roughly 690 million people were already suffering from hunger in 2019, and current projections indicate that the pandemic will push as many as 132 million...
2022 - Inter-réseaux Développement rural

Blog article
Tanzanian farmers mobilize for agroecology, food sovereignty and Pan-Africanism

Hundreds of smallholder farmers gathered in the city of Morogoro on November 17 and 18 for the 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Mtandao wa Vikundi vya Wakulima Tanzania or the National Network of Small-Scale Farmers Groups in Tanzania (MVIWATA).  The organization was founded in 1993 by self-organized farmers in the...
2022 - Peoples Dispatch

Case study
Farmers’ Organizations as innovation intermediaries for agroecological innovations in Burkina Faso

Agroecology has been recognized as a paradigm that can offer multiple ecological and socio-economic benefits. In many developing countries, the promotion of agroecology is facilitated by intermediary organizations such as Farmers’ Organizations (FOs). Detailed studies on how FOs support their farmers in the adoption of agroecology innovations are still scarce,...
Burkina Faso
2022 - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Article
Agroecological practices increase farmers’ well-being in an agricultural growth corridor in Tanzania

Millions of people rely on nature-rich farming systems for their subsistence and income. The contributions of nature to these systems are varied and key to their sustainability in the long term. Yet, agricultural stakeholders are often unaware or undervalue the relevance of those contributions, which can affect decisions concerning land...
United Republic of Tanzania
2022

Article
Progress in climate change adaptation and mitigation actions in sub-Saharan Africa farming systems

This paper reviews the progress in climate change adaptation and mitigation actions in sub-Saharan Africa farming systems. Farmers, organizations and Governments in the region have developed policies and innovations to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change. It appears that the developed and implemented innovative adaptive farming systems...
2022 - Laboratory of Genetics, Horticulture and Seed Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Faculty of Agronomy, Abomey-Calavi, Benin

Blog article
Knowledge of sustainable agriculture at your fingertips

Guest blog dedicated to Access Agriculture 10th Anniversary
Traditionally, inadequate delivery of agricultural support services has been, and still is, a major challenge in most parts of the world.  Since 2012, Access Agriculture has reached out to more than 90 million farmers, and is striving to reach more farmers globally, promoting agroecological principles and rural entrepreneurship through capacity development...
Uganda
2022 - Access Agriculture
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