This document discusses CTA's SSOANO initiative to strengthen the agriculture-nutrition nexus by building the evidence base. The initiative focuses on (1) increasing access to nutritious food, (2) applying a nutrition lens to agriculture through nutrition-sensitive design, equity, and resilience, (3) strengthening systems through research, policy integration, capacity development, and communication, and (4) piloting interventions to provide evidence on effective options. Case studies and country projects are commissioned to understand local contexts and identify opportunities. The goal is to optimize agriculture and nutrition outcomes by developing a knowledge base and building consensus around integrating nutrition priorities into agriculture policy and programs.
1) While Tanzania achieves self-sufficiency in major food crops nationally, there are persistent shortages in some areas and regular surpluses in others, showing food availability does not guarantee nutrition.
2) Undernutrition levels in Tanzania, as measured by stunting, underweight, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies, indicate widespread nutrition insecurity despite adequate national food availability.
3) Universities can improve national food and nutrition security through prioritizing these issues in research, developing training programs, mainstreaming related topics, and conducting agricultural research across the entire food value chain to benefit smallholder farmers.
The document presents the results of a rapid country scan conducted in the Solomon Islands to review existing policies, programs, and projects related to the agriculture-nutrition nexus. It finds that the Solomon Islands' national policy on food and nutritional security appropriately focuses on reducing malnutrition, anemia, overweight and obesity, and non-communicable diseases. The scan also identifies various government ministries and NGOs working in the agriculture and health sectors on initiatives linked to the policy's goals.
This document provides an overview of opportunities and challenges for food and nutrition security (FNS) in Mali. It discusses Mali's agricultural production zones, commodities like rice, vegetables and livestock that have potential dual purposes for income and nutrition. While Mali has opportunities to improve FNS, about 8% still suffer from hunger. Acute and chronic malnutrition particularly affect children in certain regions. Natural causes like climate and poverty, as well as issues with food production systems, contribute to these challenges. The document analyzes Mali's policies, programs, stakeholders and institutional framework for addressing FNS, noting improvements could be made to better coordinate efforts. Quality seeds of improved varieties are identified as a key commodity for exploiting other commodities
This document summarizes research on strengthening the agriculture/nutrition nexus in Cameroon. It finds that while Cameroon has developed policies to address nutrition, implementation has been poor. Malnutrition rates remain high due to multiple factors like poverty, education, and water/sanitation. Stakeholder collaboration is needed but currently lacking. The research analyzed malnutrition data, determinants, enabling environments, and lessons learned. It aims to build the evidence base on approaches to strengthen agriculture and nutrition linkages in Cameroon.
This document discusses CTA's SSOANO initiative to strengthen the agriculture-nutrition nexus by building the evidence base. The initiative focuses on (1) increasing access to nutritious food, (2) applying a nutrition lens to agriculture through nutrition-sensitive design, equity, and resilience, (3) strengthening systems through research, policy integration, capacity development, and communication, and (4) piloting interventions to provide evidence on effective options. Case studies and country projects are commissioned to understand local contexts and identify opportunities. The goal is to optimize agriculture and nutrition outcomes by developing a knowledge base and building consensus around integrating nutrition priorities into agriculture policy and programs.
1) While Tanzania achieves self-sufficiency in major food crops nationally, there are persistent shortages in some areas and regular surpluses in others, showing food availability does not guarantee nutrition.
2) Undernutrition levels in Tanzania, as measured by stunting, underweight, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies, indicate widespread nutrition insecurity despite adequate national food availability.
3) Universities can improve national food and nutrition security through prioritizing these issues in research, developing training programs, mainstreaming related topics, and conducting agricultural research across the entire food value chain to benefit smallholder farmers.
The document presents the results of a rapid country scan conducted in the Solomon Islands to review existing policies, programs, and projects related to the agriculture-nutrition nexus. It finds that the Solomon Islands' national policy on food and nutritional security appropriately focuses on reducing malnutrition, anemia, overweight and obesity, and non-communicable diseases. The scan also identifies various government ministries and NGOs working in the agriculture and health sectors on initiatives linked to the policy's goals.
This document provides an overview of opportunities and challenges for food and nutrition security (FNS) in Mali. It discusses Mali's agricultural production zones, commodities like rice, vegetables and livestock that have potential dual purposes for income and nutrition. While Mali has opportunities to improve FNS, about 8% still suffer from hunger. Acute and chronic malnutrition particularly affect children in certain regions. Natural causes like climate and poverty, as well as issues with food production systems, contribute to these challenges. The document analyzes Mali's policies, programs, stakeholders and institutional framework for addressing FNS, noting improvements could be made to better coordinate efforts. Quality seeds of improved varieties are identified as a key commodity for exploiting other commodities
This document summarizes research on strengthening the agriculture/nutrition nexus in Cameroon. It finds that while Cameroon has developed policies to address nutrition, implementation has been poor. Malnutrition rates remain high due to multiple factors like poverty, education, and water/sanitation. Stakeholder collaboration is needed but currently lacking. The research analyzed malnutrition data, determinants, enabling environments, and lessons learned. It aims to build the evidence base on approaches to strengthen agriculture and nutrition linkages in Cameroon.
The document discusses two 2014 Malabo Declarations related to agriculture in Africa. The first is focused on agricultural growth and transformation to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods. It includes commitments to end hunger by 2025 by doubling productivity, reducing post-harvest losses, and reducing child undernutrition. The second declaration focuses on nutrition security for inclusive and sustainable development. The document also discusses NEPAD's role in catalyzing and coordinating Africa's development programs and projects through research, advocacy, monitoring, and resource mobilization.
Some 805 million people in the world are undernourished, and more than 2 million children die each year of malnutrition. Promoting agriculture for improving nutrition is urgently needed.
In this context, a framework for joint action "Agriculture and nutrition: A common future” was launched by the European Commission, FAO, the World Bank and CTA at the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), held in November 2014, in Rome.
The framework was presented by CTA’s Director, Michael Hailu, and lays out how the four organisations will align their efforts to deliver concrete actions that make a difference to those most affected by malnutrition.
For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/1F8aOOf
The document discusses the status of food and nutrition security in Kenya. It finds that over 10 million Kenyans suffer from chronic food insecurity and malnutrition, with nearly 30% of children stunted. It also notes a double burden of malnutrition, with rising rates of overweight and obesity. The impacts of malnutrition include increased mortality, healthcare costs, and reduced productivity. The document outlines several national policies and strategies aimed at improving food and nutrition security and the roles of various actors. It also profiles Kenyatta University and its programs related to agriculture and food/nutrition, recommending ways it can better address food security challenges through coordination, curriculum improvements, and community engagement.
in 2015 the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) established a Community of Practice (CoP) focusing on the use of drones for agriculture in collaboration with the International Potato Centre (CIP).
The CoP is open to all interested parties via http://www.uav4ag.org .
In addition CTA established a dedicated Twitter account @uav4ag where latest updates on the technology are shared.
Presentation by Laurianne Ollivier and Judith A. Francis (CTA) at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
The document outlines strategic priorities for controlling aflatoxins in Africa. It discusses the impacts of aflatoxins on public health, food/nutrition security, and trade. The Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA) was created to advocate and coordinate aflatoxin control across the continent. PACA's strategy involves activities at the continental, regional, and country levels. At each level, PACA aims to strengthen policies, build capacity, increase awareness, and support the development and adoption of solutions to reduce aflatoxin contamination in Africa.
The document discusses Ghana's cocoa sector, which is managed by the Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through a centralized marketing system. It summarizes how the sector was developed and nationalized after independence, then declined due to mismanagement and overvaluation of currency. Reforms in the 1980s corporatized COCOBOD and increased producer prices. The system now stabilizes production and prices through quality control, regulated buying companies, and COCOBOD services, though there is debate around full liberalization. Cocoa remains an important economic and political issue in Ghana.
The document discusses research gaps on food security and nutrition under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). It identifies the top research gaps as food access/availability, value chain development, children and women malnutrition, market access, climate change and agroforestry, and post-harvest losses. It also describes the role of the Food Security Portal in providing information to policymakers, enabling information sharing and coordination, and influencing policy to increase food security.
This document summarizes a side event at the 2016 ReSAKSS conference in Accra, Ghana on biofortification in Africa.
1) The session included introductions and presentations on nutrition and socio-economic impact evidence, crop releases and delivery, and partnerships for scaling up biofortification. Research has shown that conventional breeding can increase nutrient levels in crops without impacting yields, and when consumed these nutrients can significantly impact human nutrition. Farmers are willing to grow and consumers are willing to eat biofortified crops.
2) Over 20 African countries are developing, testing, and releasing several biofortified crop varieties. Delivery operations are active in several countries, using commercial and non-commercial channels to reach
A consortium led by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has been awarded a grant by The Netherlands Space Office (NSO) to implement a project that will harness ICTs to supply extension advice in Uganda. The Market-led, User-owned ICT4Ag Enabled Information Service (MUIIS) project, which runs from 2015 to 2018, will use data generated by satellite to improve production and marketing prospects for producers involved in three value chains – maize, soya beans and sesame. Partners in the project are the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), aWhere Inc., the East African Farmers’ Federation (EAFF), EARS Earth Environment Monitoring (EARS-E2M), the eLEAF Competence Center (eLEAF) and Mercy Corps, Uganda. ow.ly/THSCI
Improving food security in Latin America and the Caribbean by reducing food ...FAO
This document discusses reducing food losses and waste in Latin America and the Caribbean to improve food security. It notes that the region loses around 15% of its available food. Some countries are taking measures to address this like improving infrastructure, facilitating food banks, and awareness campaigns. It proposes a regional strategy with pillars of research, technology, information, governance, and partnerships to study food chains, quantify losses, disseminate campaigns, and establish public policies and codes of conduct to reduce food loss and waste by at least 30%. Reducing waste is important for future food security given continued production and climate change.
This document provides an overview of the African Union's Agenda 2063, which aims to achieve an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa over the next 50 years. The agenda was developed through extensive consultations and technical analysis. It identifies 7 aspirations for Africa's development, including eradicating poverty and developing human capital. The agenda will be implemented at national, regional, and continental levels over successive 10-year plans. Successful implementation will require leadership, participation from all stakeholders, and adequate financing strategies. Challenges to achieving the agenda include conflict, economic issues, and climate risks.
The document discusses two 2014 Malabo Declarations related to agriculture in Africa. The first is focused on agricultural growth and transformation to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods. It includes commitments to end hunger by 2025 by doubling productivity, reducing post-harvest losses, and reducing child undernutrition. The second declaration focuses on nutrition security for inclusive and sustainable development. The document also discusses NEPAD's role in catalyzing and coordinating Africa's development programs and projects through research, advocacy, monitoring, and resource mobilization.
Some 805 million people in the world are undernourished, and more than 2 million children die each year of malnutrition. Promoting agriculture for improving nutrition is urgently needed.
In this context, a framework for joint action "Agriculture and nutrition: A common future” was launched by the European Commission, FAO, the World Bank and CTA at the International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), held in November 2014, in Rome.
The framework was presented by CTA’s Director, Michael Hailu, and lays out how the four organisations will align their efforts to deliver concrete actions that make a difference to those most affected by malnutrition.
For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/1F8aOOf
The document discusses the status of food and nutrition security in Kenya. It finds that over 10 million Kenyans suffer from chronic food insecurity and malnutrition, with nearly 30% of children stunted. It also notes a double burden of malnutrition, with rising rates of overweight and obesity. The impacts of malnutrition include increased mortality, healthcare costs, and reduced productivity. The document outlines several national policies and strategies aimed at improving food and nutrition security and the roles of various actors. It also profiles Kenyatta University and its programs related to agriculture and food/nutrition, recommending ways it can better address food security challenges through coordination, curriculum improvements, and community engagement.
in 2015 the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) established a Community of Practice (CoP) focusing on the use of drones for agriculture in collaboration with the International Potato Centre (CIP).
The CoP is open to all interested parties via http://www.uav4ag.org .
In addition CTA established a dedicated Twitter account @uav4ag where latest updates on the technology are shared.
Presentation by Laurianne Ollivier and Judith A. Francis (CTA) at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
The document outlines strategic priorities for controlling aflatoxins in Africa. It discusses the impacts of aflatoxins on public health, food/nutrition security, and trade. The Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa (PACA) was created to advocate and coordinate aflatoxin control across the continent. PACA's strategy involves activities at the continental, regional, and country levels. At each level, PACA aims to strengthen policies, build capacity, increase awareness, and support the development and adoption of solutions to reduce aflatoxin contamination in Africa.
The document discusses Ghana's cocoa sector, which is managed by the Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through a centralized marketing system. It summarizes how the sector was developed and nationalized after independence, then declined due to mismanagement and overvaluation of currency. Reforms in the 1980s corporatized COCOBOD and increased producer prices. The system now stabilizes production and prices through quality control, regulated buying companies, and COCOBOD services, though there is debate around full liberalization. Cocoa remains an important economic and political issue in Ghana.
The document discusses research gaps on food security and nutrition under the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). It identifies the top research gaps as food access/availability, value chain development, children and women malnutrition, market access, climate change and agroforestry, and post-harvest losses. It also describes the role of the Food Security Portal in providing information to policymakers, enabling information sharing and coordination, and influencing policy to increase food security.
This document summarizes a side event at the 2016 ReSAKSS conference in Accra, Ghana on biofortification in Africa.
1) The session included introductions and presentations on nutrition and socio-economic impact evidence, crop releases and delivery, and partnerships for scaling up biofortification. Research has shown that conventional breeding can increase nutrient levels in crops without impacting yields, and when consumed these nutrients can significantly impact human nutrition. Farmers are willing to grow and consumers are willing to eat biofortified crops.
2) Over 20 African countries are developing, testing, and releasing several biofortified crop varieties. Delivery operations are active in several countries, using commercial and non-commercial channels to reach
A consortium led by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has been awarded a grant by The Netherlands Space Office (NSO) to implement a project that will harness ICTs to supply extension advice in Uganda. The Market-led, User-owned ICT4Ag Enabled Information Service (MUIIS) project, which runs from 2015 to 2018, will use data generated by satellite to improve production and marketing prospects for producers involved in three value chains – maize, soya beans and sesame. Partners in the project are the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), aWhere Inc., the East African Farmers’ Federation (EAFF), EARS Earth Environment Monitoring (EARS-E2M), the eLEAF Competence Center (eLEAF) and Mercy Corps, Uganda. ow.ly/THSCI
Improving food security in Latin America and the Caribbean by reducing food ...FAO
This document discusses reducing food losses and waste in Latin America and the Caribbean to improve food security. It notes that the region loses around 15% of its available food. Some countries are taking measures to address this like improving infrastructure, facilitating food banks, and awareness campaigns. It proposes a regional strategy with pillars of research, technology, information, governance, and partnerships to study food chains, quantify losses, disseminate campaigns, and establish public policies and codes of conduct to reduce food loss and waste by at least 30%. Reducing waste is important for future food security given continued production and climate change.
This document provides an overview of the African Union's Agenda 2063, which aims to achieve an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa over the next 50 years. The agenda was developed through extensive consultations and technical analysis. It identifies 7 aspirations for Africa's development, including eradicating poverty and developing human capital. The agenda will be implemented at national, regional, and continental levels over successive 10-year plans. Successful implementation will require leadership, participation from all stakeholders, and adequate financing strategies. Challenges to achieving the agenda include conflict, economic issues, and climate risks.
The document discusses the EkoBiz project in Split, Croatia which aims to build capacity for youth in organic agriculture. It notes high unemployment rates and land abandonment as issues. The project motivates youth through a study trip to Italy, provides a 15-day educational program on organic production and business planning, and encourages an early entrepreneurial mindset through programs in schools. Results included 15 approved projects applying for funding and the creation of an organic fair. The goal is to develop an entrepreneurial culture among youth to address rural issues.
Presentation by Monika Varga (Research group on Process Network Engineering) at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
Presentation by CAPAD, ISABU, ITEC and the Wageningen University at the 2016 annual meeting of the European Forum on Agricultural Research for Development (EFARD).
This document discusses climate change, food and nutrition security in EU development cooperation policy. It lists countries where food security is a focal sector for 2014-2020 EU Aid. It outlines strategic priorities such as stunting reduction, resilience to food crises, and sustainable agriculture. It also discusses two EU-funded programs: FIRST, which provides policy assistance on food/nutrition security and sustainable agriculture; and national information platforms on nutrition, which strengthen data and analysis in six high-stunting countries.
1) The document discusses mainstreaming nutrition into CAADP (Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme) by integrating nutrition goals and actions into agricultural strategies and policies.
2) Key outcomes of FAO's CAADP Nutrition Capacity Development Initiative included 16 West African countries, 15 East/Central African countries, and 10 Southern African countries developing nutrition roadmaps.
3) The MALABO Declaration committed to reducing stunting to under 10% and underweight to under 5% by 2025 through increasing agricultural productivity, reducing post-harvest losses, and improving nutrition.
This document discusses the role and importance of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) in analyzing and responding to global food crises. The IPC provides a common framework and language for classifying the severity of food insecurity situations. It aims to improve consistency, standards, and transparency in food security analysis. The IPC is being implemented in over 40 countries and has trained over 1,600 people. The EU and other partners conduct joint global food security analyses using IPC to inform evidence-based emergency response and development programming. The analyses could be further strengthened by increased partnership in a Global Network for shared analysis, planning, and response to food crises.
Opportunities for Africa to address all forms of malnutrition: How can the UN...ILRI
Presented by Namukolo Covic, Director General’s Representative to Ethiopia, at the UN Nutrition Strategy 2022-2030 Launch, African Union, 31 October 2022
The document discusses FAO's role regarding agricultural biotechnology. FAO considers biotechnology an important option to address food security challenges. FAO assists member countries by providing a neutral forum for discussion, legal and technical advice, capacity building assistance, and access to science-based information. A recent FAO study categorized countries in Asia-Pacific by their application, capacity, and enabling environment for agricultural biotechnologies, identifying gaps such as uneven adoption across sectors and countries and lack of institutional capacity.
MLN Workshop: Regional response for management and control in easteran and so...CIMMYT
1) Maize lethal necrosis disease (MLND) poses a threat to food security in Eastern Africa by affecting maize, a key crop.
2) The disease has spread to several countries in the region since 2012.
3) A regional response is proposed to manage and control MLND through a three-pronged approach of preparedness, immediate responses, and long-term resilience building and mitigation strategies. This would help reduce the disease's impact on food security and limit its spread.
Presentation - Connecting The Dots: Policy Innovations for Food Systems Trans...Malabo-Montpellier-Panel
This document summarizes the key findings from a report on policy innovations for food systems transformation in Africa. It discusses the challenges facing African food systems, including demographic changes, dietary shifts, climate impacts, and economic shocks. It also outlines opportunities like improved agriculture, technology, and infrastructure. The methodology section describes how the report selected case studies of Rwanda, Ghana, Morocco, and Malawi based on their performance on indicators for sustainable food systems and enabling environments. Each country case highlights national policies and programs that have driven progress in areas like coordination, investment, inclusion, and resilience. The recommendations call for taking a holistic food systems approach in policymaking through multisectoral coordination, innovation, monitoring and evaluation, long-
The document summarizes the 2016 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) published by IFPRI, which assesses major global food policy topics and developments as they relate to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It provides overviews of chapters in the GFPR covering issues like value chains, climate change, smallholders, and regional food policy developments in areas like the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. The GFPR is being released in Arabic for the first time in order to engage Arabic speaking audiences on these important global food policy issues.
The document discusses challenges facing African agriculture such as population growth, poverty, climate change, and policies. It outlines Africa's development agenda through programs like CAADP which aim to increase food supply and reduce hunger. The CIAT Africa strategy aims to contribute to addressing complex problems in Africa through research where CIAT has comparative advantages. Through the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA), CIAT and other partners work collaboratively on projects focused on bean variety improvement, disease resistance, and nutrition to benefit small-scale farmers and improve food security.
As part of the IFPRI Egypt Seminar in partnership with the FAO: “Food Policies and their Implications on Overweight and Obesity Trends in Selected Countries in MENA Region”
This document summarizes a stakeholder consultation meeting for a project to support resilient livelihoods for women and youth IDPs in Maguindanao, Philippines. The project's overall goal is to enable meaningful participation in sustainable agricultural livelihoods through capacity building, provision of inputs, and addressing protection and social issues. Key objectives include enhancing agriculture-based livelihoods, capacities for protection/social services, and gender-responsive disaster risk reduction. Updates provided include orientations held with relevant ministries and plans for technical training on food processing and linkages to cooperatives.
This document summarizes a project that provided learning programs to strengthen food security capacities in three regions. It outlines:
- The project supported regional organizations in designing and delivering learning programs for food security professionals in member states to analyze food security situations and support policy.
- Programs included needs assessments, online courses, workshops, and online mentoring. Example programs in Africa supported the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme.
- Feedback was positive and programs had impacts like establishing country teams and strategies in Sierra Leone and Zambia. Lessons included the importance of needs analysis and how blended learning builds skills.
Authors:
Heather Jacobs, Francesco Tubiello, Rocío Cóndor
FAO -- Climate, Energy and Tenure Division
Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on NAMAs Vientiane, Laos
22-25 April, 2014
1. Agriculture is an important socio-economic sector
2. Agriculture is an important GHG emitter
3. Synergies between Mitigation, Adaptation and Food Security: An opportunity for agriculture NAMAs
Uganda has made some progress improving nutrition but still faces challenges with high levels of stunting and anemia. The government has developed nutrition policies and plans and established units focused on food and nutrition security within the Ministries of Agriculture and Health. However, coverage of key interventions remains limited. A new multisectoral nutrition project funded by GAFSP aims to increase production and consumption of nutrient-rich foods and use of community nutrition services through school gardens, nutrition education, and small community gardens. To further accelerate progress, the document recommends mainstreaming nutrition across agriculture and health programs, strengthening institutions and community interventions, and increasing advocacy efforts.
Similar to ARD4D in the EU development cooperation (20)
This two-day event in Vanuatu aims to strengthen coordination and innovation in priority food value chains in the Pacific to improve nutrition and food systems. Day one will include presentations on a study of key value chains in several Pacific countries, lessons from value chain training, and a launch of an online platform to connect actors. Participants will discuss constraints, opportunities, and how to operationalize the platform. Day two focuses on assessing capacity needs and pilot testing the online platform through working groups, with the goal of finalizing how to implement the platform and a training program to support value chain development in the region.
The document discusses the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and its work in supporting agricultural and rural development in Africa. CTA is an EU-ACP institution focused on strengthening partnerships between Europe and Africa. The document outlines CTA's vision of a vibrant, modern, sustainable and inclusive agriculture in Africa. It also discusses the African Union's Agenda 2063 goals of transforming African economies and empowering women and youth through increased investment in agriculture, value addition, employment, science, technology and innovation. The role of African women scientists and innovators in achieving these development goals is highlighted.
Pendant les deux derniers jours du Forum, le Ministère a eu l'occasion d'écouter les recommandations faites par les dirigeants des coopératives et par les experts du développement des coopératives. Voici la présentation synthétisant les réponses fournies par le MIDSP au Forum. Pour plus d'info http://bit.ly/2mMLoo2
Le Dr. Nicola Francesconi, conseiller technique sénior au CTA, a coordiné l'organisation du Forum des coopératives malgaches, qui s'est tenu du 13 au 17 février 2017. Plus d'infos : http://bit.ly/2mMLoo2
Tovo Aina Andriamampionona et Nirina Razafimanantsoa, élus porte-paroles par les membres des coopératives participantes au Forum des coopératives malgaches, ont résumé les principaux problèmes auxquels les coopératives sont confrontées. Plus d'infos : http://bit.ly/2mMLoo2
This document outlines some of the key action points discussed at the workshop held in February 2017. More information about the workshop: http://bit.ly/2lt7Vbf More information about the impact of open data for agriculture and nutrition: http://bit.ly/2lyjJqW
Presentation made by Peter Bolt (DADTCO) at the Regional forum on cassava in central Africa, on 6-9 Dec 2016, in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Dadtco presentation en francais (003)
United Nations World Oceans Day 2024; June 8th " Awaken new dephts".Christina Parmionova
The program will expand our perspectives and appreciation for our blue planet, build new foundations for our relationship to the ocean, and ignite a wave of action toward necessary change.
Preliminary findings _OECD field visits to ten regions in the TSI EU mining r...OECDregions
Preliminary findings from OECD field visits for the project: Enhancing EU Mining Regional Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply.
Monitoring Health for the SDGs - Global Health Statistics 2024 - WHOChristina Parmionova
The 2024 World Health Statistics edition reviews more than 50 health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals and WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work. It also highlights the findings from the Global health estimates 2021, notably the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
A Guide to AI for Smarter Nonprofits - Dr. Cori Faklaris, UNC CharlotteCori Faklaris
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
The Antyodaya Saral Haryana Portal is a pioneering initiative by the Government of Haryana aimed at providing citizens with seamless access to a wide range of government services
Contributi dei parlamentari del PD - Contributi L. 3/2019Partito democratico
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AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
1. AR4D in the EU development
cooperation
Lisbon, 21st April 2016
Systemic resilience to food crises
Roberto APARICIO
Policy officer Sustainable Agriculture
DG International Cooperation and Develop------------
-----------------------------------------------ment
2. Countries where FNS-SA will likely be a focal sector for 2014-2020
NIP approved Last update 16/02/2016NIP expected Food Security significant
R
Nord
Soudan Djibouti
Ethiopie
Kenya
Somalie
Tanzanie
Ouganda
Benin
Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire
Gambie
Erythrée
Ghana
Guinée Bissau
Libéria
Mali
Mauritanie
NigerSénégal
Sierra Leone
Burundi
Cameroun
Rwanda
Sao Tomé & P.
Tchad
Angola
Madagascar
Namibie
Malawi
Mozambique
Swaziland
Zambie
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Népal
Myanmar Cambodge
Laos
Bhutan
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Timor Oriental
Yémen
Kyrghyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
Georgie
Moldavie
Cuba
Haïti
Suriname
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua RCA
Solomon Islands
Sud
Soudan
RD Congo
Nigeria
Vanuatu
Fidji
3. Four Strategic Priorities
Sustainable Agriculture
PSD and inclusive agricultural growth
Systemic resilience to food crises
Nutrition security and enhancement
4. 1) Sustainable Agriculture
Why it matters?
• Climate change is happening, natural
resources are depleting and inequality is
growing
What are the priorities
• Governance of land, water and
biodiversity for agriculture"
• Sustainable intensification of agriculture,
livestock husbandry, aquaculture and
fisheries
• Building human and social capital for
family farming
5. 2) Private Sector Development &
Agricultural Growth
• Why it matters?
• Highest return on poverty reduction
• 75% of the poor live in rural areas
• Mobilizing private investment to achieve impact at scale.
• Smallholder farmers insufficiently connected to markets
• They lack organisations, capacities, have low productivity or are not
producing in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner
What are the priorities?
• Entry point to work on private sector is the value chain… …Bearing in mind that
the reality is far more complex… Development of rural territories
• Four priorities for our actions:
1. Value chains performance and governance
2. Innovation, support services and farmers organisations
3. Infrastructure and local development
4. Financial innovation and risk management
6. 3) Strategic resilience to food
crises
• 3.1 Protection of productive assets and
livelihoods
• 3.2 Income diversity and stability
• 3.3 Food prices stability and insurance
• 3.4 Food and nutrition security early warning /
information systems
• 3.5 Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
7. 1. Enhance
mobilisation and
political
commitment for
nutrition
2. Scale up
actions at country
level
3. Knowledge for
nutrition
(strengthening
the expertise and
the knowledge-
base)
7
1. Alignment
2. Complementarity and
sequencing
3. Multisectoral approach
4. Partnerships
+ Accountability
+ Communication
4) Nutrition Security and Enhancement
8. Djibouti
Ethiopie
Kenya
Somalie
Tanzanie
Ouganda
Benin
Burkina Faso
Côte d'Ivoire
Gambie
ErythréeMali
Mauritanie
NigerSénégal
Sierra Leone
BurundiCameroun
Rwanda
Tchad
Angola
Malawi
Mozambique
Swaziland
Zambie
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Népal
Myanmar Cambodge
Laos
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Yémen
Tajikistan
Haïti
Guatemala
Honduras
RD Congo
Nigeria
40 EUD NIPs where nutrition is an objective/indicator
(SUN countries with high stunting burden)
Nutrition focus
Anthropometric indicators
Anthropometric indicators:
-prevalence of stunting
-prevalence of wasting
-underweight
-malnutrition
Dietary diversity indicators
9. EU priorities and post-2015 agenda
EuropeAid 9
Global Food Security Challenges
795 million hungry people, more than two billion are
suffering from micronutrient deficiencies, more
than162 million children under five are stunted
Feed more than 9 billion people in 2050
Post 2015 framework for the development agenda
(ambitious approach to Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture with special
Goal 2 ( but also in other goals 5, 8, 12 and 14)
end all forms of
malnutrition
and in particular
stunting
end
hunger
ensure
access to
food
ensure sustainable
food production
systems
double agricultural
productivity and
incomes of small-
scale food
producers
maintain agro
biodiversity;
No food
losses
Our strategic priorities
Nutrition security and
enhancement
PSD and inclusive agricultural
growth
sustainable agriculture
Systemic resilience to food crises
10. FNS-SA in the Global Public Goods and Challenges
programme: a complement to NIPs and RIPs
€ 1,425 million (roughly € 200 million per year)
for these Priority areas:
• 1. Generating and exchanging knowledge and
fostering innovation
• 2. Strengthening and Promoting Governance
and Capacity
• 3. Supporting poor and insecure to react to
crisis and strengthening resilience
12. Main EU political
commitments in FNS-SA
• Support partner countries in reducing the number
of stunted children by 7 million by 2025 (€ 2.8
billion pledge nutrition sensitive agriculture and
implementation of Nutrition Action Plan- first progress
report 2014-2015 for early 2016
• Build resilience and enhance crisis prevention &
management
• Agriculture for growth & job creation - enhancing
private sector/ agribusiness in development
cooperation- AGRIFI- and jobs for youth
• Promote a sustainable agriculture (20% pledge of
EU overall budget)
• Strong engagement in international development
agenda: (CFS World Food Security, UNGA-SDG,
G8/G20, Scaling Up Nutrition, Rio+20, partnership with
3 Rome-based agencies (FAO, IFAD, WFP)
• Support to continental/regional initiatives: (Africa's
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development
Programme (CAADP) and Support to regional
communities and partnerships SHARE and AGIR)
13. The EU approach for AR4D
• Ensuring that AR4D delivers
impact at country and local level
• Exploring new strategic directions
to put research into use and
achieve impact
• Ensuring the success of global
and regional AR4D initiatives
• Improving EU leadership,
coordination and influence
14. On-going programmes
• Support to
• Research
• Institutional organisation and
architecture of research
• Capacity development
• Knowledge sharing, transfer and
use of the results of research
• Research priorities formulated
with stakeholders participation
14
2010-2013 funding
15. On-going programmes (2)
Regional, with priority on Africa (CAADP pillar
IV)
Sub-regional, in particular Sahel and the Horn of
Africa
Complementarity between the
different levels
15
DEVCO Support 2010-2013
16. A new initiative to support AR4D
• To achieve impact on development:
• Ensuring research is effectively servicing
innovation
• Enabling a sustained development by establishing
durable domestic agricultural research and
innovation capacity
• To harness European resources for
effectiveness and improve EU leadership and
influence:
• Pooling resources
• Take advantage of the strong and diversified
European scientific expertise
17. Highlights…
• Magnitude of challenges the world is facing
makes innovation more necessary than ever
• Research is not a goal in itself (from a
development cooperation prospect), it’s an
input to stimulate, make possible innovation
• EU committed to keep supporting AR4D and
stimulate partnerships famers, governments
and private sector to boost innovation
• Farmers well beyond partners, users,
recipients… of research; main characters of
the innovation process