After Senegal and Burkina Faso, the second event for disseminating innovative technologies was held in Mali from 17 to 21 October 2022. Several activities were on the programme: visits to test fields, training for drone pilots, and a farmers’ day, among others. In Mali, the plant Gliricidia Sepium is highly prized by farmers and is very effective in fertilising the soil and an excellent feed for livestock. However, not all
Work package 6: Co-creation of a feed ration calculation tool for ruminants. Presentation of the tool to representatives of national producer federations and innovations platforms in all three of the project’s focus countries. Following a first study with experts in Senegal on the applicability of a pilot ration calculator developed by the section Animal Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Kassel (‘Optimizing a feeding tool with nutritional details
Siyabonga Mokoena is a 21-year-old radio host working with the Children’s Radio Foundation (CRF). He is one of half a dozen young African reporters who attended the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to produce a series of podcasts on climate change to be broadcast on 15 radio stations around the continent. Before attending the conference, Mr. Mokoena was hard at work recording the stories of people whose lives have been
PAFO attended the Dakar 2 Summit – “Feeding Africa: Food Sovereignty and Resilience” (#AfricaFoodSummitDakar2). The three-day Summit was hosted by His Excellency Mr Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and the Chairperson of the African Union, and co-hosted by the African Development Bank Group. Held on 25-27 January 2023 in Dakar, Senegal, the Summit brought together Governments, Private Sector, Multilateral Organizations, NGOs, and scientists to meet the escalating
The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Agroecology, an Introduction” is an online course that aims at helping you discover what agroecology is through the complexity of the various approaches that have emerged over the years and in various regions of the world, and through the ways they can be implemented in the fields, and studied, as agricultural practices. The syllabus has been designed at the interface of agronomy, ecology
Addressing climate change and biodiversity loss in rural Africa through high-impact radio programs. Climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the most defining environmental crises that challenge the world today. Nature-based solutions for climate change adaptation have evolved as an innovative yet essential tool to address this challenge. They merge Indigenous viewpoints and ecosystem-based solutions to tackle climate adaptation efforts. If appropriately implemented, these solutions can expedite progression towards a
The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Nutrition and Food Systems: Pathways to sustainable and healthy diets” is designed to apply a systems-thinking approach to food security and nutrition issues, thus contributing to a transformation of food systems towards more sustainable, equitable and healthy diets. It was designed and developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Agreenium (Institut Agro Montpellier et Cirad) and funded by the German Federal Ministry of
Social capital is defined as the enduring connections of networks, reciprocity and social norms that exist among a group of people. In farming, social capital has various benefits such as facilitating farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing, increasing access to information, and connecting farmers to different sources of support. In Tanzania, social capital was a key contributor to the success of the implementation of System of Rice Intensification (SRI), as part of the
Often, broadcasts are designed on the premise that listenership is uniform. However, the audience is diverse, and programmes, therefore, should be responsive to the different expectations of listeners. Gender inequalities can arise in the professional practices with radio stations, whether during production process, programming, management, or in the choice of content and people interviewed. Media should put in place mechanisms to ensure that the opinions of women and men, regardless
The capacity and potential of digital technologies to help solve many complex problems in our agrifood systems came under the spotlight at a special event of the World Food Forum’s Science and Innovation Forum. The Digitalization of Agrifood Systems event hosted last Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) at its Rome headquarters, explored the digital capabilities and opportunities to usher transformational impact for vulnerable populations in
