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The role of fisheries in food and nutrition security in the SADC region

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CCARDESA
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CCARDESA
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The report provides information for a wide stakeholder base on the role of fisheries in food and nutrition security in SADC. It is a result of a study commissioned by CCARDESA to develop collaborative activities with strategic partners in implementing initiatives targeted at ensuring that the region realises the benefits that can be derived from fisheries.

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Food Security
Nutrition
Fish
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CCARDESA
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CCARDESA
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CCARDESA (2015). The role of fisheries in food and nutrition security in the SADC region.

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Fostering the use of rainwater for small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa - A regional baseline study in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

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J. Trichneria
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N. Adhiambo, S. Bila, B. Cuamba, D. Dawit, W. Leal, A. Leão, B.M. Magonziwa, M. Malesu, S. Ngigi, E. Nissen-Petersen, G. Nyamadzawo, J. Nyamangara, A. Oduor, S. Sisenando, J. Pereira, N. Oguge, F. Oremo, B. Simane, T. Tulu, M. Wuta.

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AFRHINET
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This report is part of the AFRHINET project under the ACP-EU Cooperation Programme in Science and Technology (S&T II). The overall aims of the project are to enhance options for sustainable integration of rainwater harvesting for irrigation through understanding adoption constraints and developing networks for capacity building and technology transfer.

The main goal of the baseline study was to conduct a capacity and technology transfer assessment in the field of rainwater harvesting for irrigation management. The national baseline studies were conducted through an extensive literature review, in-depth key informant interviews with representatives of stakeholder institutions and experts in the field of rainwater harvesting management and small-scale irrigation. Relevant information was also collected in the field and during national multi-stakeholder workshops, where information and experiences of relevant stakeholders was shared.

Keywords
Rainwater
Small Scale Irrigation
sub-Sahara Africa

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J. Trincheria
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De Trincheria et al. (2016). Fostering the Use of Rainwater for Small-Scale Irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa. AFRHINET Project. Hamburg University Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany.

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Climate-Smart Agriculture Case Studies 2018: Successful approaches from different regions

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Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
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1.00
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This publication was launched yesterday at the COP24 in Poland at the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture side event. Hard copies of this CSA publication can be found at the Rome-Based Agencies booth.

 

The aim of this publication is to provide the best FAO-led examples of how the CSA is not a “one-size-fits-all” approach that can be universally applied but, rather, involves different elements embedded in local contexts. The case studies show how the management of farms, crops, livestock and aquaculture can balance short- and long-term food security needs with priorities for the farmer/ producer, as well as build adaption to climate change and contribute to mitigating GHG.

 

The case studies were selected and adapted from the Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook Second Edition 2017, and other FAO projects.

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Climate Smart Agriculture, CSA, FAO
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Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations
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FAO. 2018. Climate-Smart Agriculture Case Studies 2018. Successful approaches from different regions. Rome. 44 pp.

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Commemorating 20 years of tackling climate change in Namibia, 1995-2015

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Van Wyk
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Lesley-Anne

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Hanns Seidel Foundation
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In two weeks’ time, the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will hold the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) in Paris, France. Namibia has been a signatory to this international treaty since 1995 and is as such at an important juncture of commemorating the progress and lessons to come out of the past 20 years of responding to the challenges presented by climate change within the context of international development. Another important juncture in international development is that of the soon to be enacted intergovernmentally agreed set of targets, the Global Goals for Sustainable Development (SDGs). In less than two months, the SDGs will take effect when UN member states are expected to enact policies and legislation to realise them and their associated targets.

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Climate change,
Mitigation,
Sustainable development,
Environmental management,
Namibia
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Hanns Seidel Foundation
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Van Wyk, Lesley-Anne. Hanns Seidel Foundation Namibia, (2015). Commemorating twenty years of tackling climate change in Namibia, 1995-2015.

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Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Scoping Study: Case Study of South Africa

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 Pearson Mnkeni
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Charles Mutengwa

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University of Fort Hare
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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 framework in South Africa in terms of effectiveness and equity.

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Climate Smart Agriculture,
CSA,
South Africa,
Productivity,
Adaptation,
Mitigation,
Development
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University of Fort Hare
Citation

Pearson Mnkeni and Charles Mutengwa, (2016). FANRPAN, Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Scoping Study: Case Study of South Africa. p.31. 

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Farmers and scientists celebrate SIMLESA achievements

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Cowan C.
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Maize is currently grown on 35 million hectares of land in Africa and is easily the most important staple food crop in the continent, feeding more than 200-300 million people and providing income security to millions of smallholder farmers. Nonetheless, African maize growers face many challenges, including lower than average yields, crop susceptibility to pests and diseases, and abiotic stresses such as droughts. They generally lack access to high yielding improved seed and other farming innovations that could help them overcome those challenges.

The Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) project, launched in 2010, supports farmers and partner organizations to achieve increased food production while minimizing pressure on the environment by using smallholder farmers’ resources more efficiently.

SIMLESA is led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and funded by the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). It is implemented by national agricultural research systems, agribusinesses and farmers in partner countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

A new video highlights the outcomes and achievements of the SIMLESA project and it features interviews with farmers and scientists.

Other Partners

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

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Kenya, Mozambique, SIMLESA, Tanzania
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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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Le ricin, solution contre la pauvreté à Madagascar?

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Richer J.
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Dans un article publié par Le Monde, Laetitia Van Eeckhout affirme que le ricin, plante herbacée originaire d’Afrique tropicale, peut être une arme de lutte contre la faim à Madagascar:

Situé à l’ouest de l’Océan Indien, Madagascar n’est pas juste l’île de beauté version africaine aux paysages aussi variés que splendides. Madagascar c’est aussi une autre réalité : un pays dans lequel plus de 80% de la population vit sous le seuil d’extrême pauvreté établi à moins de 1,25$ par jour par la Banque Mondiale. Phénomène complexe et aux multiples facettes, la pauvreté est notamment définie par la faiblesse du pouvoir d’achat. Le pouvoir d’achat a un impact direct sur la consommation d’un individu, il définit la potentialité de se nourrir correctement aussi bien en quantité qu’en qualité. Faute de pouvoir d’achat suffisant, les habitants de Madagascar les plus pauvres troquent parfois leur consommation de riz, base de l’alimentation malgache, contre celle de racine de manioc.

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Le Jatropha à Madagascar : une culture d’avenir ?

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Maholy
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Connue depuis l’Antiquité, cette plante aux multiples utilisations est remise au goût du jour pour en faire du bio-carburant. Son mode de culture simple et ses nombreux débouchés en font une culture de rente pour les plus démunis.

Jatropha curcas est un arbuste de la famille des Euphorbiacées que l’on retrouve actuellement dans toutes les régions intertropicales sèches du monde. En Afrique, il est appelé « pourghère » et à Madagascar « vavavelona », « kinanana » ou « voanongo » selon les régions. C’est une plante très ancienne dont des restes fossiles datant de l’ère tertiaire ont été retrouvés. Il semble qu’elle soit apparue en Amérique centrale avant de se répandre lentement sur tout le continent américain. À partir du XVIème siècle, sa diffusion a été accélérée par l’homme qui a trouvé avec elle une plante aux nombreuses utilisations bien qu’elle ne soit pas comestible.

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Valorisation de l’agrobiodiversité des ignames de Madagascar

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Parmi les plantes à tubercule cultivées, les espèces appartenant au genre Dioscorea (famille des Dioscoreaceae), plus communément connues sous le nom d’ignames en français se concentrent surtout dans les régions tropicales (Afrique, Amérique, Asie). Sur le plan alimentaire, grâce aux valeurs nutritionnelles relativement élevées de leurs tubercules (nettement supérieures à celles du manioc) et à la maîtrise des techniques culturales qui permettent leur domestication et leur production en grande quantité, certaines espèces sont à la base de l’alimentation des populations et contribuent à l’alimentation des animaux d’élevage. Du point de vue de la production, les ignames sont devenues le second tubercule des régions tropicales après le manioc. Le Nigeria, la Jamaïque, le Ghana, le Brésil et bien d’autres pays en sont exportateurs. Plusieurs espèces sont utilisées en médecine traditionnelle (dermatologie, gynécologie humaine et vétérinaire, gastro-entérologie etc…). D’autres sont utilisées par l’industrie : en agroalimentaire comme la fabrication de farine et de flocons et en industrie pharmaceutique telle l’utilisation de la diosgénine dans l’hémisynthèse de pilules anticonceptionnelles et de corticostéroïdes.

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Figue de Barbarie

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Le figuier de barbarie est une espèce de plante de la famille des Cactaceae, originaire du Mexique qui s’est rependu dans d’autres régions du monde, dont le pourtour méditerranéen, le sud de l’Afrique et Madagascar. Ce cactus arbustif pouvant atteindre 4 à 5 mètres nécessite un climat chaud et une exposition bien ensoleillée. Le figuier de barbarie est une plante grasse, caractérisée par des tiges en forme de raquettes épaisses, elliptiques, surmontées de fleurs jaune vif auxquelles succèdent des fruits ovoïdes vert jaunâtre, parfois teintés de rouge.

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