Ressources Etiqueté: East Africa

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  1. Terracing Practice Increases Food Security and Mitigates Climate Change in East Africa

    Land degradation has spread to two-thirds of sub-Saharan Africa due, in part to the increased pressure ofagriculture to meet the food needs of a growing population and variabilities caused by climate change. But smallholder farmers are fighting to reclaim and revitalize the land, and their...
    Fanya juu Terracing East Africa

  2. Fanya juu Terracing

    The nameFanya juumeans “throw it upwards” in Kiswahili and it is very similar tofanya chinisince it consists of terrace bunds and ditches along the contour. The goal of contour bunds is different considering the environmental conditions of the areas where they are used. Their aim in semi-arid...
    East Africa

  3. Communities’ Perception On The Contribution Of Soil And Water Conservation Measures In Improving Land Productivity In The Dry-Land Areas Of Tanzania: The Case Of Terrace, “Fanya Juu” And Double Digging In Same District

    Abstract,International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research, 2016 Soil and Water conservation (SWC) measures play significant role in improving land productivity. The study assessed contribution of soil and water conservation measures/techniques in land productivity in dry-land areas...
    Fanya juu East Africa

  4. Organic Africa Training

    The African Organic Agriculture Training Manual consists of several modules with materials for trainers and corresponding handouts for farmers. The materials are an intermediate step towards a comprehensive collection of training materials to promote organic and other sustainable farming...
    East Africa

  5. AFSA Case Studies of Seed Sovereignty

    Seed is life. African farmers have been planting, saving and exchanging seeds for countless generations. Millions rely on them for their farming livelihoods, providing incomes and healthy food to feed their families and communities. But farmers are being pushed to abandon their seed systems and...
    Seed Sovereignty East Africa AFSA Seeds Seed Exchange Case Studies East Africa

  6. AFSA Case Studies of Land

    In a continent where 70% of the population depends on agriculture, secure access to productive land and natural resources should be an unassailable right for all. But that is far from the case. Customary governance of farmland, forests and pasturelands by traditional community leaders has been...
    Land Tenure Water Harvesting East Africa AFSA Natural Resource M... East Africa

  7. AFSA Case Studies of Agroecology

    AFSA’s collection of case studies shows how agroecology benefits Africa in terms of food security, nutrition, poverty reduction, climate change adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity conservation, cultural sensitivity, democracy, and value for money. Agroecology works in harmony with nature. It...
    Agroecology East Africa Case Studies Food Security Basic Nutrition Alleviating Poverty Preventing Poverty Climate Change Climate Adaptation Disaster Mitigation Biodiversity Conse... Finance Management Indigenous Knowledge AFSA East Africa

  8. Ecological Organic Agriculture Development in Tanzania

    EOA Documentary English Subtitles
    Organic Tanzania East Africa

  9. Kilomohai Training Materials

    In agriculture, pests are organisms that significantly interfere with the productivity of crops or animals. In conventional agriculture, farmers often use chemical pesticides to manage pests. These can be effective at keeping pests away but they come with negative side effects. Chemical...
    East Africa

  10. Breakout Session : Creative Capacity Building

    Breakout Session, ECHO Appropriate Technology Virtual Fair, September 3, 2020 Hosted by Stacy Swartz, Research & Publications Associate, ECHO Florida
    Creative Capacity ... East Africa