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El Programa Integra surgió como respuesta a la necesidad de promover y fortalecer el proceso de transición y mejora continua de los productores de caña de azúcar en Colombia hacia una gestión y producción sostenible. En un contexto marcado por el crecimiento de la población mundial, la presión sobre los [...]

La agricultura en Nicaragua ha seguido un modelo convencional que ha utilizado insumos inorgánicos y pesticidas, contaminando suelos, agua y el medio ambiente, especialmente en zonas afectadas por el monocultivo de algodón en los noventa. Para transformar este sistema hacia una producción sostenible y respetuosa con el medio ambiente, se [...]

El sector agrícola de Nicaragua desempeña un papel clave en el desarrollo del país, pero los avances son desiguales en las distintas regiones, especialmente en el corredor seco, donde vive el 40% de los productores y el 30% de la población se enfrenta a problemas de nutrición. Estos problemas se [...]

This technical study highlights the role of discriminatory social institutions, unequal power relations and agency in influencing climate resilience processes for sustainable agrifood systems. It also defines core characteristics of gender transformative change in climate resilience programming and presents a collection of climate change interventions that address different dimensions of [...]

In a bold step to revolutionize sustainable food systems, the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Agency for International Cooperation – GIZ) joined forces in 2022 to leverage foresight processes in [...]

Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) is an essential component of any programme or project that aims to continuously improve and provide better outcomes. The ultimate purpose of MEL is to track implementation and outputs systematically, measure their effectiveness and allow learning with the aim of improving the quality and effects [...]

FAO has embraced South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTC) as a key delivery modality to catalyze agricultural development, food security, rural development, poverty reduction and nutrition over the past two decades. The FAO-Republic of Korea (ROK) project, aims to strengthen rice research and training institutions in Tanzania, Cote d’Ivoire, and the [...]

The Sowing Diversity = Harvesting Security (SD=HS) programme is a multicountry initiative, led by Oxfam Novib and other partners, aimed at improving the food and nutrition security of smallholder farmers and indigenous peoples. Through the Farmer Field Schools approach, the programme empowers producers, particularly women and indigenous communities to access, [...]

Producers in the Karamoja region of Uganda, one of the poorest region in the country, face challenges related to persistent insecurity, vulnerability to climate change, illiteracy, poor physical infrastructure and access to services, as well as scarce extension services with an extremely low ratio of 1 extension officer for 1:1 [...]

In Northern Honduras, smallholder ranchers faced challenges related to deforestation, poor health, and gender inequality. CARE Honduras partnered with private company Sistema Bio to introduce biodigesters as part of its Farmer Field and Business School (FFBS) programme, coupled with an innovative revolving fund model nested in the rural communities’ financial [...]