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One Country One Priority Product in Africa (OCOP)
02/2023

Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative in Africa aims to build more sustainable food value chain systems, support family and smallholder farmers to be profitable and improve their livelihoods, minimize the use of chemical inputs and natural resources, reduce food loss and waste, and limit the negative impacts on the environment. It does this through green value chain development for Special Agriculture Products (SAPs), from green production to storage, processing and marketing.

AfricaAgriculturalGlobal ActionsOne Country One PriorityPlant ProductionSustainable livelihoodsValue chain
Pulses for a Sustainable Future
02/2023

Building on the success of the International Year of Pulses (IYP) in 2016 implemented by FAO and recognising the potential of pulses to further achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) designated 10 February as World Pulses Day (WPD).

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Sustainable agricultural mechanization in China: A comprehensive review
01/2023

This publication summarize the status and strategies of China's agricultural mechanization development, its impacts, experiences and practices, and business models. Furthermore, the publication investigates the related investment and policy recommendations to reach the goal of agricultural and rural modernization by 2035.

Plant Production and ProtectionSustainable Agricultural Mechanization
Climate-smart agriculture in China: From policy to investment
01/2023

This publication introduces the development of China's climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and provides policy proposals. It contains four sections: the background and development status of China's CSA; practices and achievements; opportunities and challenges; and national policy proposals and investments that include local schemes and smallholders.

climate changeclimate smart agriculturePlant Production and Protection
Farmer field schools, gender equality, social inclusion and community empowerment
01/2023

Senegal has had extensive experience with the development and implementation of the farmer field school (FFS) approach across almost two decades.

Community empowermentFarmer Field SchoolsGenderGender equalitySocial inclusionWoman empowerment