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Date of Publication: Aug 2016
This presentation is CSA scoping study which was undertaken in order to establish the status of CSA understanding and implementation in SA at different levels and to establish the current CSA Policy...
Date of Publication: Aug 2016
Improving milk production in East Africa faces multiple constraints, however lack of farmer understandingof the productive cows’ nutritional needs – and how to satisfy them – are...
Date of Publication: Jul 2016
This paper presents a review of the commercial sustainability, profitability, challenges, impact, and potential contribution of weather index insurance (WII) products to improving resilience in...
Date of Publication: Jul 2016
- This paper presents a review of the commercial sustainability, profitability, challenges, impact, and potential contribution of weather index insurance (WII) products to improving resilience...
Date of Publication: Jul 2016
The paper gives an overview of agricultural insurance for small farmers in developing countries. It presents various emerging trends and examples from different countries.
Date of Publication: Jul 2016
The Final Report on the Development of a Climate-Smart Agriculture Manual for Agriculture Education in Zimbabwe is out and can bedownloaded from this page. Accompanying the report if...
Date of Publication: Jul 2016
Mr Subhash Palekar gave a public talk on talk on Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) on 28.07.16 at the Farmer Training School of the Food and Research and Extension Institute in Mauritius. “...
Date of Publication: Jul 2016
How can we transfer natural risks out of rural livelihooods to empower and protect people?
Date of Publication: Jul 2016
Project Brief on the Vuna report “Comparative Assessment of Selected Agricultural Weather Index Insurance Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa,” by Carlos E. Arce (August 2016).
Date of Publication: Jul 2016
Based on the Vuna report “Comparative Assessment of Selected Agricultural Weather Index Insurance Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa,” by Carlos E. Arce (August 2016).
Date of Publication: Jun 2016
This policy brief aims at stimulating and enriching discussions without attempting to provide a final answer to the question of synergies and links between adaptation components in intended...
Date of Publication: Jun 2016
The Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS) is the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of Zambia mandated to provide services that prevent the introduction and spread of plant...
Date of Publication: Jun 2016
Traditional or local vegetables include many species which are wild, semi-cultivated or are protected in some way. They may also include species mainly cultivated for their pods, fruits, roots or...
Date of Publication: Jun 2016
This folder explores the issue of food loss in more detail and presents current experiences, challenges and areas of action.
Date of Publication: Jun 2016
Ce dossier souhaite apporter un éclairage plus approfondi sur la thématique des pertes alimentaires et présenter les champs d’action actuels, l’expérience acquise et les défis à surmonter...
Date of Publication: Jun 2016
Majority of farmers in Zimbabwe are small-scale based, poverty stricken and vulnerable to climate shocks, stresses and impacts. The small-scale farmers have no access to bank loans, crop insurance...
