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The Sahel region of West Africa has experienced some of the most severe multidecadal rainfall variability over the past 50 years. Based on recollections of the past and observations...

Protected areas are a widely diffused instrument for preserving the environment by restricting human activities in locations with a high natural value. However, such restrictions may create...

This note summarizes lessons and practices deployed in embedding climate resilience into the design of projects that received catalytic funds from The Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility (AFRI-RES). It...

Highlights Farmer Field Schools (FFS) are a participatory rural development approach that help farmers redesign their farming systems. We investigate farmers' implementation...

Highlight: West African Heads of State and ministers affirmed their commitment to accelerate investments and reforms to make fertilizers more accessible and affordable during the high-level roundtable...

Highlights: The 4 priority areas of the draft ten-year Action Plan for Fertilizers and Soil Health in Africa are: 1. Strengthening sectoral policies and the policy and regulatory...

Cas du sorgho et du niébé dans l'environnement soudano-sahélien Dans la zone soudano sahélienne d'Afrique de l'Ouest, la productivité agricole...

This publication describes FAO’s engagement in South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTC) in support of efforts to boost agricultural productivity, enhance food and nutrition security and alleviate poverty in developing...

Agricultural innovation has played a critical role in the economic transformation of developing East Asian countries over the past half century. The Green Revolution—in the form of modern...

Agriculture in Africa has been traditionally seen as an important employment provider, supporting agriculture-based livelihoods of the vast majority of the African population, (James, 2014; World Bank...