Resources Tagged: Food Security

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  1. 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...
    AFSA Indigenous Knowledge Finance Management Biodiversity Conse... Disaster Mitigation Climate Adaptation Climate Change Preventing Poverty Alleviating Poverty Basic Nutrition Food Security Case Studies East Africa Agroecology East Africa

  2. Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development

    2001-01-01 The world's food supply needs to rise significantly, yet both arable and water supplies per capita are decreasing. Not only are modern agricultural methods beyond the reach of those suffering the greatest food insecurity but they are also ecologically damaging, relying upon fossil energy and...
    Food Production Innovative Solutions Food Security Water Efficiency Agroecology

  3. CM8 Strengthening Local Economies

    In this issue, several authors indicate the causes of poverty in their area of work. For example Barkin (p.41) points at the processes of cultural oppression and agricultural modernisation that affected the indigenous peoples in rural Mexico; Satheesh (p.20) presents the influence of the Public...
    Downloads COMPAS Agricultural System Rural Outreach Economic Development Food Sovereignty Food Security Local Control

  4. Indigenous Wisdom for Agro-biodiversity, Food Security and Climate Change

    2011-10-20
    Climate Change Food Security Asia Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous Practices ECHO Conference Asia

  5. Governing tenure rights to commons : a guide to support the implementation of the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries, and forests in the context of national food security

    2016-01-01 84 pp. : ill. Governance of Tenure Technical Guide 8 [ Gift of Dr Abram Bicksler Jan 24, 2023 ] This guide aims to support states, community-based organizations and civil society organizations, the private sector and other relevant actors to take proactive measures to implement the standards and...
    Land Tenure Food Security

  6. Agroecological Holistic Perspective: Untapped Potential in Promoting Tanzania Agriculture for Sustainable Food System

    Session:The presentation highlights holistic perspectives of agroecology in making agriculture more productive and ecological. It entails a holistic approach, seeking social, economic, and political change as well as people-led development. It explainsthe agroecological agricultural system's...
    Holistic Management Africa Food Security Food Systems Tanzania Agroecology East Africa ECHO Conference

  7. The Coming Food Crisis?

    Session:This session will go over relating the four areas of Holistic approaches to stop the Food Crisis. Speaker: Seeds of Hope
    Holistic Management East Africa Food Security ECHO Conference

  8. Tree Gardening

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    2011-01-01 Lack of food security is one of the biggest challenges that Central Africans face each day as they toil in their gardens, trying to produce enough food to simply feed their families and afford other expenses in life such as health care or schooling for their children. Main factors limiting...
    Tree Planting Food Security Agroforestry Health and Nutrition Biodiversity Fruit Tree Crops Fruit Forestry

  9. Introducing A New Fruit Crop

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    2011-01-20 Over the past 30 plus years that we have been working with small-scale farmers in Central Africa, we have enjoyed the wonderful lushness of its forests, savannahs, and rivers. In addition, we have been privileged to get to know some of the many people groups, with their different cultures and...
    Nuts Tropical Food Crops Orchard Food Security Fruit Trees