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We are an Alliance of practitioners, researchers and development workers from the academe, government agencies, research institutions, civil society organizations, non-government organizations, private sector, among others involved in promoting and implementing pro-poor livelihood initiatives. As organizations, institutions and individuals, we have a wide range of experiences in pro-poor agricultu
07/03/2017
resources detail Populations in Africa are increasingly exposed to the negative impact of natural and human-induced disasters such as drought, floods, disease epidemics and conflicts which threaten the agriculture production systems and livelihoods of vulnerable communities.
07/03/2017
resources detail and food safety incidents before they occur is essential to protecting the food chain. Most food chain crises are preventable with timely actions and the right investments. The
10/10/2016
Four Ways Mexico’s Indigenous Farmers Are Practicing the Agriculture of the Future How can we get the most out of our farmland without harming the planet? I traveled to rural Mexico to learn from indigenous farmers.
30/03/2016
Seeds Explained: HEIRLOOM, HYBRID, GMO
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22/02/2016
The Complete Guide to Growing Tomatoes in Containers Ever wondered how you can enjoy delicious, homegrown tomatoes without a sprawling garden? The unruly nature of tomato bushes and vines might seem hard to contain. But they can be contained. In fact…
22/02/2016
Study: GMO Corn Shown to be Hazardous to Health of Farm Animals In 1997, Gottfried Glöckner, an award-winning dairy farmer in Germany, became the first farmer to grow and feed Bt176 corn to his prized Holstein cows. The test continued until 2002. According to Séralini, this was the longest running and most detailed observation of farm animals ever performed for…
22/02/2016
Monsanto's pride, Monsanto's fall: playing God with the Indian farmer India's farmers are the targets of structural violence aimed at uprooting indigenous agriculture and replacing it with an intensive corporate model based on GMOs and agrochemicals, writes Colin Todhunter. But as Monsanto's GM cotton succumbs to insect infestations despite repeated pesticide applicat…
11/02/2016
Urban Farming Ideas Farming in cities and towns is not a new idea – urban agriculture has been around for centuries (at least). What’s new about it today are the options available to urban farmers and the types …
01/02/2016
Soil carbon -- Putting carbon back where it belongs -- In the Earth | Tony Lovell | TEDxDubbo Tony Lovell will explain the reasoning behind how more green growing plants means more captured carbon dioxide -- more water -- more production -- more biodiversity -- more profit. Did you know that a 1% change in soil organic matter across just one-quarter of the World's land area could sequester 300 billion tonnes of physical CO2.
29/01/2016
With examples drawn from developing countries worldwide, 's "Save and Grow in practice: maize, rice, wheat" shows how eco-friendly farming systems are helping smallholder producers to boost cereal yields, improve their incomes and livelihoods, conserve natural resources, reduce negative impacts on the environment, and build resilience to climate change: http://bit.ly/1PhxFzQ
07/12/2015
Resilient livelihood strategies in the face of climate change: What works and what doesn't | Devex The latest studies on climate change are bleak: At the current rates of greenhouse gas emissions, global temperatures are on pace to warm up to 4.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.
05/11/2015
Africa: Climate Change Poses 'Major Threat' to Food Security - UN Expert Climate change poses severe and distinct threats to food security, and could subject an additional 600 million people to malnutrition by 2080, a United Nations human rights expert warned today.