Regional Technical Platform on Green Agriculture

Green Practices Repository

The Green Practices Repository showcases evidence, policies, practices and science on the themes of Green Agriculture.

List of practices
Title Mobile app for field veterinarians
Introduction This practice is frugal and utilizes a mobile app that works offline, allowing veterinarians to input data in the field without internet access.
Start date 01/01/2024
Title Low-cost internet of things sensors for greenhouse monitoring
Introduction As part of the Digital Villages Initiative in Uzbekistan, working in collaboration with IT-Park and the FAO Smart Farming for the Future Generation project, FAO has supported the installation of smart sensors in ten greenhouses owned by smallholder farmers in the villages of Novkent, Yukhsalish and Dustlik in the Fergana valley.
Start date 01/01/2024
Title Digital Villages Living Labs
Introduction As part of the Digital Villages Initiative in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, Living Labs were hosted in FAO's pilot digital villages: Novkent and Yuksalish (two rural communities in Uzbekistan) and the village of Lolazor in Tajikistan. Living Labs aimed to bring together diverse stakeholders, including farmers, researchers, private-sector organizations and local administration, to collectively address pressing development challenges
Start date 01/01/2023
Title Multipurpose land consolidation for sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture
Introduction FAO extends the traditional focus of land consolidation on agricultural development to address challenges such as nature restoration, environmental enhancement, climate change adaptation and infrastructure integration in rural areas.
Start date 01/01/2021
Title Artificial glaciers help Kyrgyzstan meet water needs
Introduction As a high-altitude country, Kyrgyzstan has been experiencing the effects of climate change earlier and more acutely than most.
Start date 26/03/2024
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