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Leading the charge for rural women’s empowerment in Niger
Saoudé is inspiring women to challenge gender norms and become financially independent
It is only recently, at age 36, that Saoudé Garba has felt in charge of her own life. Born in the village of Danje in southern Niger, she was married early to one of the three chiefs of the village. She had her first child at the age of 15,...
Niger
2022 - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Informe
Status of digital agriculture in 47 sub-Saharan African countries
Sub-Saharan Africa is uniquely positioned significantly increase its current agricultural productivity to lift the region’s more than 400 million people out of extreme poverty and improve the livelihood of approximately 250 million smallholder farmers and pastoralists in the region. To achieve that, substantive digital transformation of the agriculture sector is...
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Sitio web
Listen to Access Agriculture Podcasts
We are excited to announce that Access Agriculture podcasts are now available in English (https://accessagriculture.podbean.com/category/english/) and French (https://accessagriculture.podbean.com/category/french/). It is a great way to listen to farmers and experts from around the world talk about the topics you care about, as we have repurposed summaries of our popular videos as...
Belgium
2022 - Access Agriculture
Directrices
Investment guidelines for youth in agrifood systems in Africa
The Investment guidelines for youth in agrifood systems in Africa, developed jointly by FAO and the African Union Commission (AUC) through a multi-stakeholder and participatory process, highlight the importance of youth as change agents and key stakeholders contributing to sustainable agrifood systems. The guidelines aim to accelerate investments in and...
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Artículo de blog
« L’homme qui arrêta le désert », une inspiration pour habiter autrement la Terre
Dans le petit village de Gourga, au Burkina Faso, proche de la grande frontière du Sahara, un homme a « arrêté le désert ». Récompensé en 2018 par le Right Livelihood Award (souvent présenté comme le prix Nobel de l’alternative), Yacouba Sawadogo entretient depuis 40 ans une forêt qui a complètement changé les perspectives du...
2022
Vídeo
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 essential workforce. These include a lack...
2022 - https://debating.africa/
Documento/nota de orientación
Challenges and opportunities for small-scale tea producers in Malawi
Tea production accounts for 9% of Malawi’s foreign exchange earnings and is a major employer, but smallholder farmers are struggling. While those in neighbouring Kenya are adding value to their tea crop for their own benefit, Malawi’s smallholder farmers — the majority of whom are women — gain far less...
Malawi
2022 - International Institute for Environment and Development
Informe
Mass tree planting: prospects for a green legacy in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s forests have been declining due to agricultural conversion, increased wood extraction for fuel and construction, and livestock over-grazing. The country has several high-profile tree-planting programmes, including the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI). Proponents say the GLI will help re-green the country, improve local livelihoods and build climate resilience, while critics...
Ethiopia
2022 - International Institute for Environment and Development
Documento de trabajo
Water sector reform, climate change and climate-resilient planning in central Tanzania
Water access is the cornerstone of livelihoods for most rural communities in Tanzania. Yet limited capacity for effective planning, management and governance of water sources is deepening vulnerability to the increasing and often unpredictable impacts of climate change. This paper assesses Tanzania’s recently centralised approach to rural water planning through...
United Republic of Tanzania
2022 - International Institute for Environment and Development
Artículo de blog
Breaking from the rest of the continent
South Africa moves towards recognising smallholder farmers’ Right to Seed and farmer seed systems – but the road ahead is still long
After much anticipation, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) published draft Regulations to implement the Plant Improvement Act (2018) (PIA) – also known as South Africa’s Seed Law – and the Plant Breeders Rights Act (2018) (PBRA), for public comment. The closing date for comments on the...
South Africa
2022 - African Center for Biodiversity
Artículo de blog
A return to agroecology traditions points the way forward for Malawi’s farmers
MONGABAY's Charles Mpaka authored an excellent piece on Malawi's 3.3 million smallholder farming families, which comprise the country's economic backbone, yet many are underprivileged and facing food scarcity. Agroecology has proven to be a lifeline for some farmers, enabling them to increase yields and revenue while lowering the usage of...
Malawi
2022
Artículo
« Tout ce que nous consommons vient de nos parcelles » : au Sénégal, l’agroécologie au service de l’indépendance des femmes
A perte de vue, des acacias et des baobabs peuplent la savane poussiéreuse du bassin arachidier, cette large zone d’agriculture pluviale située au centre du Sénégal. Mais à l’approche du village de Tawafal, 120 km à l’est de Dakar, c’est un autre paysage qui attire l’œil du visiteur : six hectares de...
Serbia
2022
Sitio web
CZU mobiLAB - A comprehensive solution for the detection of infectious diseases in hard-to-reach areas
CZU mobiLAB (developed at Czech University of Life Sciences Prague) represents a complex solution that enables the application of state-of-the-art molecular detection methods in remote or inaccessible areas. The principal advantage of the proposed solution is the concept of a mobile laboratory, which is unique in terms of its size...
Antarctica
2021 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Libro
Involving women and youth in responsible investment in agriculture and food systems in Ghana
Women and youth-led agri-enterprises (WYE) (which may also be operating as family businesses) in agricultural value chains have been identified as catalysts for rural transformation given their potential for creating employment and stimulating value addition both on and off-farm. Given that agriculture and food systems are likely to remain the...
Ghana
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo
Quand la cryptographie promet la souveraineté alimentaire à l’Afrique
Dans sa rubrique tribune, la revue en ligne « cointribune » expose et défend l’idée selon laquelle la cryptographie des aliments peut jouer un rôle fondamental dans l’atteinte de la souveraineté alimentaire en Afrique. L’auteur de la réflexion, Mikaia Andriamaha pense que le « crypto étiquetage » peut retracer le parcours d’un aliment quelconque, de la...
2021
Artículo
Après le sommet Afrique-France, investir ensemble dans l’agroécologie
La crise sanitaire de la Covid-19 nous a rappelé à quel point le métier d’agricultrice et d’agriculteur, partout dans le monde, est essentiel à la vie humaine. L’enjeu de la formation des prochaines générations en Afrique paraît ainsi fondamental. Mais former à quelle agriculture et à quel système de production...
2021
Vídeo
Have a look at Video Report from national news in Zambia about CZU mobiLAB for detection of COVID-19
You will see, how local partners from different hospitals received our CZU mobiLAB with the presence of his excellency Ambassador of the Czech Republic Radek Rubeš. Also, our partners from ADRA and ADRA Zambia were present!
Enjoy this video report!
2021 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Artículo de blog
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)'s new investment programme to boost private funding of rural businesses and small-scale farmers
Rural businesses, which are so vital for transforming our food systems, will get a much needed boost from an ambitious new financing programme launched today by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) (www.IFAD.org), as part of its broader efforts to address rising hunger and poverty levels in the...
2021 - AfricaNews
Declaración
Activities of central and eastern EU countries in research and Innovation partnership with Africa
Let us kindly invite you to the On-Line Thematic Session: Activities of central and eastern EU countries in research and Innovation partnership with Africa as a part of Stakeholder engagement week that is organized within LEAP4FNSSA project
This Session will be held on 2nd June 2021 from 15:00 – 17:00 CET via Microsoft TEAMs (join...
2021 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Artículo de blog
Inspirational ideas: Sustainable farming in French Guiana
Growing sustainable tropical crops in an outermost region of the European Union: that’s what Julien Villard has been doing since 2016. He left his job as a civil engineer on the European mainland and became a farmer in French Guiana. He set up Villandia Farm, 3 hectares of land where...
French Guyana
2021 - Eip Agri, Agriculture & Innovation
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