Recursos Etiquetado: Food Security

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  1. Ethiopia : Famine Food Field Guide

    Rural people of Ethiopia are endowed with a deep knowledge concerning the use of wild plants. This is particularly true for the use of medicinal plants, but also for wild plants, some of which are consumed at times of drought, war and other hardship. Elders and other knowledgeable community...
    Ethiopia Wild Plants Medicinal Plants Food Security Famine Food Stress Wild Food East Africa

  2. Real Impact for Sustainable Growth

    Real Impact is a Kenyan Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working to increase food security and improve nutritional health in East Africa. By delivering quality training to many communities we are bringing modern and sustainable agricultural practice and nutrition to the fore.Real Impact helps...
    Food Security Health and Nutrition Sustainable Agricu... Smallholder Farm Agronomy Training East Africa

  3. Diversification in Pastoral areas for food security and improved livelihoods

    2/3/2016 Session: RIPAT- Diversification in Pastoral areas for food security and improved livelihoods Some of the work currently being done in the area of peace-building suggests that economic development and people’s livelihoods are important pieces of the ‘peace puzzle’. Poverty and competition for...
    Food Security East Africa

  4. Village savings and lending as a gateway to the dissemination and adoption of innovations in agriculture

    18/11/2015 Village Savings and Lending Associations (VSLA), a form of micro-banking in rural communities, allows smallholder farmers to acquire the capital required to invest in their agricultural enterprises, while also serving as a gateway to learn about new innovations in agriculture. This presentation...
    Microfinance Food Security Savings Agriculture Develo... Economic Development

  5. Sustainable Food Production: A Manual of Sustainable Methods of Plant Production Helpful in Meeting Food Needs Everywhere

    1/1/1995 Reviewed by Kristin Davis In the first half of this manual, the authors cover a history of sustainable agriculture methods, organic food production, methods of composting, bio-intensive gardening and no-till gardening. There is also a brief section on methods of natural insect control. Somewhat...
    Sustainable Agricu... Crop Production Food Security Crop Selection Gardening

  6. Conservation and Food Security Issues

    8/2/2017 Conflicts abound with conservation and food security issues. Solutions and best practices will be shared. Presenter :Dr. James Kahurananga was the past director of the Africa Wildlife Foundation, and has 50 years experience in the field of conservation of biodiversity within Tanzania, Kenya,...
    conservation Food Security Ecology Biodiversity Wildlife East Africa

  7. Mainstreaming Gender in Food Security Programs

    9/2/2017 The presentation discusses gender in food security programs. The presentation shall focus issues of access and control and impact on food security. The break out session will conduct an analysis of gender in agriculture program and how to address gender gaps that promote continuous women...
    Food Security Gender Women agriculture East Africa

  8. Population and Food Security Challenges in Ngorongoro District

    8/2/2017 Ngorongoro District, part of the Serengeti Ecosystem witnessed a human population growth from approximately 25,000 in the early sixties to 200,000 people in 2016, predominantly pastoralist Maasai. Pastoralism as we know it today can be combined with photo tourism and game hunting activities for...
    Food Security Population Pastoralism Economic Alternatives Pastoralist Maasai Serengeti ECHO Resources East Africa

  9. Diversity of Approaches in Conservation Agriculture in Africa

    7/2/2017 The desire to transform smallholder farming to feed the increasing hungry people, burgeoning population, and adaptation and mitigation to climate change is high. There is an obvious realization that it is smallholder farming and rain-fed for that matter that holds the promise to feed the hungry...
    Conservation Agric... Smallholder Food Security Climate Change Sustainable Develo... Farming Sustainability East Africa

  10. RIPAT – A Menu Approach in Rural Food Security Promotion

    9/2/2017 RIPAT (Rural Initiatives for Participatory Agricultural Transformation) is a participatory extension approach aims to close the agricultural technology gap as a means of improving livelihoods and self-support among rural small-scale farmers. The approach is as well a documented step-by-step guide...
    Agricultural Trans... Food Security Nutrition Farmer Global South Agricultural Devel... Small Scale Appropriate Techno... Technology Transfer East Africa