African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book argues, Africa can feed itself in a generation and help contribute to global food security. To achieve this Africa has to define agriculture as a force in economic growth by: advancing scientific and technological research; investing in infrastructure; fostering higher technical training; and creating regional markets.
Jardins partagés, potagers sur les toits, fermes pédagogiques… L’agriculture urbaine est plurielle. C’est aussi vrai pour les fonctions qu’elle joue. Découvrez-en plus dans l’article d’Anne-Laure sur le concept d’agriculture urbaine et ses différentes fonctions mais aussi ses chiffres clés en infographie (p.4-5) Les crises semblent être propices au développement de cette forme d’agriculture. Joana revient sur des initiatives portées en temps de crise au Royaume-Uni, à Cuba ou encore à Lisbonne.
The Nile Story is one of immense challenges and remarkable achievements for the economic development of the region. It begins in 1999, when the ministers in charge of water affairs in the Nile countries agreed to form the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI). Between 2003 and 2015, the Nile Basin Trust Fund (NBTF) supported and coordinated cooperative work in the region, which has been delivered mainly through the NBI.
Ce guide est né d’une demande de paysans africains qui souhaitaient s’engager dans des pratiques agricoles plus respectueuses de leur environnement et plus durables. Il a été conçu comme un outil d’accompagnement destiné à tous les paysans et techniciens souhaitant développer l’agroécologie et l’agroforesterie en zone tropicale humide. Après un rapide rappel du contexte et des enjeux actuels de l’agroécologie, il fournit des informations techniques, issues de l’expérience de quatre « terrains » (République démocratique du Congo, Myanmar, Cambodge et Inde).
En este documento el Centro Regional INTA Mendoza- San Juan buscó reflexionar sobre sus prácticas, interpretar críticamente sucesos ocurridos y los factores facilitadores y obstaculizadores para el logro de los objetivos deseados, pero sobre todo poder rescatar las lecciones aprendidas de este proceso analítico como parte de las características de la sistematización de experiencias.
Paper presented to the European Initiative for Agricultural Research and Development (EIARD), 12 January 2015.
The study describes the historic development of the Danish Agricultural Advisory Services (DAAS). This is the case of a national advisory system owned and managed by the farmer organizations and financed with public subsidies combined with farmer/user payments, gradually developed to full user payment. The links and relations between the empowerment of farmers and their organizations, their evolving roles in advisory systems, and the innovative financial mechanisms in extension, especially pull-mechanisms, are analyzed.
The Farmer Field School (FFS) approach has been very successful and witnessed a strong expansion in many areas beyond crop production. Notwithstanding this success, the adoption of FFS in national extension often remains problematic and FFS activities have often been implemented in the margin of national institutions with strong reliance on donor funding. The creation of an enabling environment for institutional support is essential for expanding the effort, improving quality, and strengthening impact and continuity of the FFSs.
The first phase in the development of the Common Framework on Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation systems (CD for AIS) consisted of the review of the existing literature, building up a repository of relevant documentation on agricultural innovation in general and AIS and CD for AIS. This report summarizes this first phase. In particular, Section 1 covers this brief introduction. Sections two and three focus on the review of relevant literature, presenting the methodology used and the structure of the repository itself.
This paper contributes to the ongoing discussion in the scientific literature on the advantages and disadvantages of privatization of extension and advisory services and the shift from thinking in terms of the traditional Agricultural Knowledge System towards a broader Agricultural Innovation System.