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Review of Actions Undertaken for Peaceful Transhumance in West Africa
Producers' Organizations

The Regional Project for Dialogue for Peaceful Transhumance in West Africa (PRODIATA) held its 10th Steering Committee in Ouagadougou on June 22 and 23, 2023. With a duration of 59 months and a budget of € 4,111,111, including a European Union grant of € 3,700,000, PRODIATA began on August 1, 2018. Its goal is to facilitate peaceful cross-border transhumance and improve nutrition in West Africa. The project has yielded significant

International Day of Desertification and Drought 2023: Her Land. Her Rights
Resilience and climate change

This year’s International Day of Desertification and Drought, marked on 17th June by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the international community, illuminates the pressing issue of women’s land rights and their contributions towards combating desertification and drought under the theme, “Her Land. Her Rights”. Women, representing nearly half of the world’s agricultural workforce, play a pivotal role in maintaining the health and sustainability of our lands.

Forest and Farm Facility programme Supports Restoration of Lake Ol Bolossat in Kenya
Resilience and climate change

Lake Ol Bolossat, located in central Kenya, is one of the few freshwater lakes in the region and supports a vital ecosystem. The lake is home to over 180 bird species and is a critical water source for agriculture, livestock, and human consumption. However, the lake has been experiencing a continuous drop in water levels, leading to grave concerns about its long-term survival. In early 2023, FAO Kenya supported the

Call for Proposals - FAO Exhibition on Sustainable Livestock Transformation: 25-29 September 2023
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Better production, better nutrition, better environment, better life The exhibition aims to showcase success stories from different stakeholders, including FAO and its Members, where they have used innovative solutions and approaches to transform their livestock production systems to make them more sustainable. At the same time, key facts, data and messages will be provided to underline the importance of livestock, the challenges of the sector and possible solutions for building

INVITATION: Together to end child labour in agrifood value chains
Gender and youth

It is an alarming fact that 70 percent of children engaged in child labour worldwide – 112 million – are working in agriculture. Their work goes beyond the limits of safety and well-being and crosses into a form of labour that can harm their health and undermine their education, perpetuating poverty and food insecurity. Even more worrisome, child labour has increased between 2016 and 2020, with an additional four million

World Environment Day 2023: Solutions to plastic pollution
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On June 5th, the world unites to celebrate World Environment Day (WED), a global initiative established by the United Nations to raise awareness and take action on pressing environmental issues. This year, WED calls for an urgent effort to restore and protect our planet, reminding us that we all play a vital role in ensuring a sustainable future. The theme for World Environment Day 2023 focuses on solutions to plastic

Webinar 5 - How to make the most of experience capitalization and to generate change.
Communication and ICTs

The 5th webinar in the series on experience capitalization looked at the final phase of the capitalization process, adding value through adoption, adaptation, scaling up and systematic integration of capitalization into organizations’ activities. The capitalization process does not end with the sharing of ideas and knowledge. Its main objective is to use them to generate tangible changes and to increase the impact and effectiveness of our work. The adoption, adaptation

Webinar 4 - How to document and share experience. Fourth webinar in the series on experience capitalization
Communication and ICTs

The 4th webinar in the series on experience capitalization dealt with the second part of implementation of the experience capitalization process, more specifically the steps relating to documentation and sharing. The main objective of a capitalization process is to share the lessons learned and the knowledge generated. These lessons can be presented in different formats (written, oral, audiovisual and/or digital, etc.), depending on the target audience and their specific objectives.

FAO supports a civil society forum as part the participatory process of preparing a national land policy in Chad
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On 16 and 17 May 2023, FAO and OXFAM-Chad organized a 2-day forum for 150 civil society participants to prepare their recommendations for the national land policy under preparation in Chad. The forum brought together civil society actors from the 23 provinces of the country, including peasants and pastoralist organizations, women and youth representatives, as well as paralegal associations. The workshop was part of the participatory process of preparing the land

Webinar 3 - How to collect, organize and analyse data and information in the learning process? This was the topic of the 3rd webinar in our series
Communication and ICTs

The third of the six webinars in the series on experience capitalization was dedicated to the first part of the implementation phase of the capitalization process: the collection, organization and analysis of data and information. It took place on 2 May and was attended by more than 200 YenKasa Africa partners. The second part of the implementation phase is documentation and sharing and will be the subject of the 4th